Thread: First Shave Questions

Originally Posted by RezDog

No extra fees for honing at classic edge. I have bought razor from Classic Edge and they are shave ready.

I do remember adding honing to the basket when buying a new razor from them.

I had 2x Hickory axe handle blades that wouldn't cut butter from them. I returned them and they honed them for me at no extra cost.

Probably I just got unlucky with a few and like every one says they do come shave ready.

Although this was about 3 or 4 years ago . I've bought 9 blades from them in total. If only I knew about W&B back then

You are the very first person I have heard say that. I have been completely satisfied with the edge on the razors I bought there.

I ordered a dovo from them 4 or 5 years back, can't remember if I had to pay extra for honing, but it did come honed & truly ready. Well, as ready as any razor can ever be for an amateur. 2nd time out the gate I tapped the faucet & put a big ding in the blade.

My advice on pressure is this:
Ideally you'll have already decided exactly where your razor is going before it touches your face. When you go to make contact imagine you're just scooping the foam off your face. Don't think about shaving, or making sure you cut the whiskers, or anything like that, just scoot your blade under that lather nice & easy. Just like scooping a little icing off a piece of cake because there's too much. You don't mash your fork down into the icing, you just slide it in & scoop it off.
That's how my brain works, anyways

Just a thought. Maybe they hone each finished blade to a good standard but if you pay extra for honing , then they brake out the Escher ?

Originally Posted by KenWeir

I ordered a dovo from them 4 or 5 years back, can't remember if I had to pay extra for honing, but it did come honed & truly ready. Well, as ready as any razor can ever be for an amateur. 2nd time out the gate I tapped the faucet & put a big ding in the blade.

My advice on pressure is this:
Ideally you'll have already decided exactly where your razor is going before it touches your face. When you go to make contact imagine you're just scooping the foam off your face. Don't think about shaving, or making sure you cut the whiskers, or anything like that, just scoot your blade under that lather nice & easy. Just like scooping a little icing off a piece of cake because there's too much. You don't mash your fork down into the icing, you just slide it in & scoop it off.
That's how my brain works, anyways

Great advice, and welcome back.