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

Hello all,

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. I've always wanted to use straights but my ignorance on honing material and my honing abilities I always afraid of straight razors, I am not sure if I can get used to shave even with shavettes, but still I've decided to get a decent straight razor anyway, maybe for the regular use in the future, if I can't shave with it, for collection purposes.

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.

So my very first question to you folks, is there a place or person you know of I can get a decent straight razor under $300 and after that have a custom honing and custom scale change too ? (with additional expense of course)
I can also purchase the straighr razor from somewhere else and send it to place where the honing and scale change will take place.

(For instance a Thiers Issard razor, T1 red stamina caught my uneducated eye because of the thumb groove on the tang, thumb groove should give a better control on the razor I guess, what do you say?)

https://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/l...ne-design.html


Thanks in advance.
Regards to all.

Welcome to the forum. Revisor in Germany may have some that fit your needs.

Here are a few of the new production razors with red transparent scales to get you started.

5/8" : 5-0021.

6/8" : 6-0003

6/8" : 6-0049

There are more and also some of the vintage ones may be to your liking too.

Here is their home page 6/8" : 6-0049 . There is lots to browse through.

Good luck in your quest.

Bob

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.

Quote:

---

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.

---

The question then becomes, what stones were those "some" using to hone with, and also how good were those folks at honing.
Harder steel can be chippy when honed with the wrong hone,for lack of a better word, or when honed incorrectly.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mainaman

for lack of a better word, or when honed incorrectly.

---

This is why I couldn't use starights. information is abundant and vary on the internet. (There is noone to help me in town also)

Wondering if this guy doing it correctly, if it's that easy I'll make a full start to straights, otherwise I don't wanna end up with ten's of honing stones lying around and still keep destroying the edges of the state of the art or vintage razors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXVW_S6VaBw

Quote:

---

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.

---

That's the first time I hear this. Revisor razors are made with Herkenrath blanks, the same blanks used by Dovo and Ralf Aust.

The metal on every modern razor I have tried has always been harder than what you see on vintage razors. Thiers Issard being the hardest.

Having said this, if you want softer steel, get a proficiently honed carbon steel vintage razor. If you want to buy a new modern razor, Revisor or Ralf Aust.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Badgister

That's the first time I hear this. Revisor razors are made with Herkenrath blanks

---

Thanks for the great info about brands, in case you wondered I read it from here:

Revisor, what to choose... | TheShaveDen

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by cbaytan

This is why I couldn't use starights. information is abundant and vary on the internet. (There is noone to help me in town also)

Wondering if this guy doing it correctly, if it's that easy I'll make a full start to straights, otherwise I don't wanna end up with ten's of honing stones lying around and still keep destroying the edges of the state of the art or vintage razors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXVW_S6VaBw

---

To maintain your razor all you need is one stone and a strop.

Most people here recommend a naniwa 12k to beginners. If you want a natural stone, a coticule is a good choice.

You can also extend the time between honings using a pasted strop, such as chromium oxide.

It's really not as complicated as some make it out to be.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by cbaytan

This is why I couldn't use starights. information is abundant and vary on the internet. (There is noone to help me in town also)

Wondering if this guy doing it correctly, if it's that easy I'll make a full start to straights, otherwise I don't wanna end up with ten's of honing stones lying around and still keep destroying the edges of the state of the art or vintage razors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXVW_S6VaBw

---

If you want to learn about razor honing and maintenance watch those guys:

Lynn has lots of videos on honing, I suggest you watch them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Glen has lots of videos on honing, watch them:
https://www.youtube.com/user/gssixgun/videos

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by cbaytan

Thanks for the great info about brands, in case you wondered I read it from here:

Revisor, what to choose... | TheShaveDen

---

I'll leave it to Glen to explain his experiences with Revisor. On this forum I have not noticed complaints about the steel being chippy though.

Quote:

---

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

Quote:

---

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

Quote:

---

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. :beer1: