Thread: Razor Advice

My name's Warren and I'm a recovering electric shaver.

Well, really, I shaved with a straight once upon a time, and I've got two old Henckels carbon steel razors that just bubbled to the surface. One's a 4/8 and the other's a 5/8. The 4/8 has pretty heavy hone wear on the spine, the 5/8 isn't bad. Both are pretty ugly: I don't think there's "active rust" on them, but they're not a bit shiny. The 4/8 cleaned up fairly well with Maas and a Dremel, the 5/8 didn't get much better with the same treatment and I dinged the edge with the felt wheel.

I'm trying to decide whether to have a honemeister put an edge on these or just buy a shave-ready newbie razor. There's no sentimental attachment to the ones I have, but the 5/8 might turn out to be a pretty good shaver. I think my primary objective is to keep the cost down for the time being.

Any advice?

Regards,
Warren

Sounds like two good razors to practice on. You can find a good 'shave ready' from several folks here. Get one 'ready to go' so you can evaluate if you like it and where you want to go from here.

Hi Warren,

I like Firebox' idea too. Later you can get somebody to clean them up if you like.

X

Thanks, guys. Sounds like good advice. I'll keep an eye open for something to start with.

Regards,
Warren