Thread: Getting my blade near Boston shave-ready

So I got my razor back yesterday. It went to Siraco Sharpening & Bojo Clipper Service in Lynn, Massachusetts. Don't know if any of you all have experience with them, or can tell me how it would compare to a honemaster who only does straights.

Still waiting for the day when I can get a good shave from a straight razor.

Here are some pictures of the blade before use.

Well good luck with the edge that a sharpening service puts on it. I truly hope it's good, nut don't come back after all the good advise bit%#^*g about the edge, these guys and their machines don't get along with a razors edge, but who knows maybe he really does shave with them and knows his way around a razor hone, probably not, but here's to hoping. Tc

The links to your pictures are broken, so we can't see what they did to your razor. I think you made a mistake in taking it to a sharpening shop, most of them ruin razors. I hope they haven't ruined yours.

The pictures are here now.

Unfortunately I didn't check ahead of time where it was going – this is simply the place where Leavitt & Peirce takes all its customers' razors for honing. Apparently they're happy with it, so I'd hope it wouldn't ruin a blade. I'll keep considering what to do next.

Originally Posted by ansibil

The pictures are here now.

Unfortunately I didn't check ahead of time where it was going – this is simply the place where Leavitt & Peirce takes all its customers' razors for honing. Apparently they're happy with it, so I'd hope it wouldn't ruin a blade. I'll keep considering what to do next.

I can't tell from the pictures how the edge is but it doesn't look like any serious damage was done. If it doesn't shave the way you like, you still have plenty of options. It can be hard when you start to know what a well honed blade feels like, so it might be good to take up the advice of people here on getting a honemeister on it, so you have a standard for comparison.

If you run the edge through the hair on your arm, not right on the skin like shaving but just enough so the hairs touch the edge, does it cut the hairs? Does it catch and pull, or just pop them off? Or do they just go under it without getting cut?

Originally Posted by jmabuse

I can't tell from the pictures how the edge is but it doesn't look like any serious damage was done. If it doesn't shave the way you like, you still have plenty of options. It can be hard when you start to know what a well honed blade feels like, so it might be good to take up the advice of people here on getting a honemeister on it, so you have a standard for comparison.

If you run the edge through the hair on your arm, not right on the skin like shaving but just enough so the hairs touch the edge, does it cut the hairs? Does it catch and pull, or just pop them off? Or do they just go under it without getting cut?

Both before and after, they just go under it without getting cut.

Originally Posted by ansibil

Both before and after, they just go under it without getting cut.

My friend, unless you have truly amazing kung-fu master arm hair, capable of dodging flying razors, that razor is not sharp.

Do you have a car? Because if you do, you should go see Howard Schechter. That Dovo is a really nice razor and you should already be enjoying good shaves with it. If you have a friend with a car, get your friend to drive you out.

Howard is a gentleman and if you call him and explain in advance, he will welcome you into his shop and you and your friend will enjoy the visit and receive an education in honing, shaving, geology, etc.

Originally Posted by jmabuse

My friend, unless you have truly amazing kung-fu master arm hair, capable of dodging flying razors, that razor is not sharp.

Do you have a car? Because if you do, you should go see Howard Schechter. That Dovo is a really nice razor and you should already be enjoying good shaves with it. If you have a friend with a car, tell your friend to drive you out. Howard is a gentleman and if you call him and explain in advance, he will welcome you and you and your friends will enjoy the visit and receive an education in honing, shaving, geology, etc.

I would love to. And I have already been kindly offered in-person shaving advice and honing by a member of this site (about an hour from where I live). Unfortunately, I do not have a car. I am thinking of potentially getting one in the next month or two, in which case all this will suddenly get much easier!