Thread: Knicked razor before I even used it

I agree with the "oops" comments. It will need to be honed. Can you contact the person from whom you bought it for a re-hone? Some honemeisters will recondition a razor for a new straight shaver at no charge to help compensate for accidents such as yours.

How did you have the strop fastened? Was is an achoring into the wall problem or did strop hardware (rings, loops, gizmos) fail? If you are fastening to a gypsum board or plaster wall, you need to locate the studs in the wall and fasten through the wall finish INTO a stud with minimum of 3/4" of screw threads of that screw eye or hook into that structural member, more can't hurt.

Good luck

Hey, am I prescient or what?

Thank you very much Lynn, I really appreciate it. I got the razor from Vintage Blades, so it'll be the second time you see it.
The hook I was using failed. I am renting and thought I could just use an existing hook. It was a pretty small hook simply screwed into the drywall. I didn't think I was pulling very hard. Either way I will be installing my own fastener asap.

Ouch that looks like it would hurt if shaved with.. Definitely use a bigger hook.. if a stud is not convenient then use molly or toggle bolts.

Try a carabiner attached to your towel rack/bar. Mine sit right at waist level, I doubt you'll pull a towel rack out of the wall.
Sorry to hear about your blade.

Mitch

well i can sympathize with you about this tragedy, i got a new razor before christmas but am still waiting for hones and strops etc befor i could use it. the darn thing came not shave ready, which is common. i have been using one of those ones where you snap half of a flat blade onto the removable section, the non strop/hone straight razor so to speak.

good luck with it once it is restored to former glory.

Well I sent it out to Lynn this morning. I'll be using the shavette until its return. I couldn't believe it when it happened. Thanks to Lynn I'm sure I'll be ready to roll in no time.