Got my first straight razor
I woke up yesterday and on the counter was the box i got from Vintage Blades. I got a
Dovo "Classic Black" 5/8 with the pre-honed option
dovo XL Russian 3-18" Strop
The Sailing Ship Mug and Col. conks bayrum soap
The Vulfix 2233 Super Badger
And Lynn's DVD
So i open it up all excited in the box is a hand written note from Jim ( It's nice to see things like that these days) and unpack everything. When i get to the razor i try the falling hair test and it dosn't work, somtimes it pushes a bit then cuts, other times it just pushes the hair out of the way. So i don't worry about it to much, figure maybe i just need to strop it before it will do it. I watch Lyns dvd last night and today i strop it up, the blade gets sharper but not a lot.
When i tried to shave with it, the blade just tugs on the hairs, so i stopped. Used my fusion razor with the shaving soap and brush. I have to say its the best shave I've had with the fusion.
But it leaves me with a razor that won't shave, i was thinking on going to lee valley and getting a norton 4000/8000 stone and trying to hone it myself.