Thread: Hello from Turkey, and a question in the very first post.

Originally Posted by cbaytan

Thanks Bob. Very nice razors, fits the bill also, but on the internet some says, Revisor steels are hard and brittle, hone unfriendly. I don't have any experience to judge if their comment is true.

Two caveats first; I have only one new Revisor and I am no expert at honing.

The Revisor I have was easy to hone using a 12K Naniwa for touch ups. I also later did a bevel set and went up through the progression to the 12K Naniwa, pasted chromium oxide hanging strop and finally English linen/leather hanging strop with no great difficulties. No more difficult than with my vintage razors. It performs as well as my vintage razors.

Bob

Yes your making yourself crazy with too much info, and some is not correct, get yourself a shave ready razor from a reputable shop that truly hones razors. Or get a vintage from our classifieds so you know it comes from someone who uses it. Then learn to STROP correctly and then SHAVE correctly and you can keep the edge going along time with just maintenance. A finish hone will do it. You don't need a bunch of hones, your bevel will already be set, I know your reading a lot and that is good, but for some it can be bad, because then you start overthinking a proccess that really is simple. Tc

Hi and welcome. Razor maintenance is easy enough and you will only need one hone. If you start doing full honing from bevel set thats when you need a full set and it starts becoming harder to begin and will require practice to get right.

Buy shave ready and refresh regularly before the edge fails and you will be shaving a long time before needing anything more. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask

Originally Posted by cbaytan

Being embarassed thinking how much toxic waste I've created using shaving material all those years, finally I've bit the bullet and ordered two Shavettes from shavenation. . . .

My straight must be a pretty good one, custom honed and under 300$ originally but scales must be cherry red color, slight tortoise or fake horn pattern is ok, plexiglass looking transparent red scales are ok too.
. . .

a) Good luck with the Shavette !

b) _Why_ do you have such rigid criteria for the _handle_ of your first straight razor?

c) Have you considered shaving with a DE razor and blade? The "material waste" is very, very low (it's a new blade every week or so), the cost is reasonable, and (IMHO) it needs less skill than either a Shavette or a straight razor.

If you're already using a DE razor, (c) does not apply.

. Charles

Originally Posted by cpcohen1945

a) Good luck with the Shavette !
b) _Why_ do you have such rigid criteria for the _handle_ of your first straight razor?
c) Have you considered shaving with a DE razor and blade? The "material waste" is very, very low (it's a new blade every week or so), the cost is reasonable, and (IMHO)
. Charles

Hello Charles,
a-Thanks.
b-I gues it comes from my obsession for clear red candies in the early childhood, I found that cherry color so attractive, but there is always a possibility to have the scales get modded.
c-You mean the security razors? If so, I tried them several times without luck, not a bit, I don't know why.
BTW I've just prep shaved my cheeks succesfully minutes ago with my dedicated crappy shavette which actually belongs to my barber shop, with Astra?? razor, supplied by them also.