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06-09-2017, 10:01 PM #1
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Thanked: 580Just a thought, there must be some old time barbers around in Turkey still. Might be worth asking around, see if any can help you.
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06-09-2017, 10:31 PM #2
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Thanked: 0Hmm... I don't think there would be any barbers here who use straight razors. They probably all use razors with disposable blades. Even if there are barbers who ever used straight razors, they probably wouldn't know anyone who would hone such thing anymore. Even in the old days, I'm guessing they used to buy cheap ones in bulk, and only strop them, and discard them once they were blunt, and start using a new one. That said, if I see any authentic looking old barber shop, I can ask.
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06-09-2017, 10:43 PM #3
Off the top of my head, member Frans is in the Ukraine and well respected. He may be willing to provide his services.
Search through the members based on location, I do believe there are members in Bulgaria as well. Most likely there is someone from Turkey who can at least point you in the right direction for equipment.
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06-10-2017, 02:47 AM #4
I would wait until you get back before I started honing them. You really need to find someone with razor honing experience or you run the risk of ruining those nice razors. Honing is a skill all to itself. The proper hones mean a great deal. Good luck whatever you decide to do. I know first hand how hard it is to wait. I also know haste makes waste is true also.
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06-10-2017, 03:33 PM #5
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Thanked: 0I had a small discount for the Iberia, so it cost me $40 to get this, and its edge seems to be flawless:
I also bought this old stropping tool. The cuts on the leather are too deep for the strap to be saved, I guess. I shouldn't use this without changing the leather, right? Anyway, I'm willing to refurbish this old thing. It was only $8.5.
It seems that I will start using the Iberia, and the Ern will have to wait until it gets honed. Now the question is... Would it be enough to get a cheap stropping leather (or use a belt) to start using this Iberia? I have a feeling that I already know what your answer is going to be...
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06-10-2017, 04:23 PM #6
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Thanked: 3795If you are going to try to hone those yourself, please read up on honing with tape. Those razors are too nice to be ruined by incompetent honing, which happens far too often. If you tape the spine, and replace it regularly long before it wears all the way through, you potentially will prevent decades of hone wear during your very first honing session.
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06-10-2017, 04:36 PM #7
Excellent deal on those 2 razors. Looks like you will need to replace the leather on that strop before using it on your blades. Listen to the advice here and see if you can get help honing. If you manage to find an old school barber, perhaps they still have their honing equipment and can help you out. Straight razors were not meant to be disposable items, so even if they use shavettes now, they may have had experience in the old ways.
Without a mentor to assist you one on one, you are taking a big risk damaging the razors honing yourself or at minimum not achieving the desired shave ready results. That ERN is a wonderful razor, but it will require some work to remove the edge damage. Maybe someone else here can provide information on those hone brands you suggested, but I am not aware of their viability for putting a quality edge on straight razors.--Mark
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06-10-2017, 04:27 PM #8
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06-10-2017, 04:30 PM #9
a professional honing is only as far away as a mail box,,, they have postal service in Turkey, and buying cheap crap hones just makes you spend bad money,, learn to shave after its honed then learn to strop right now with a decent strop or make you a newspaper strop for the time being. Tc
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