Thread: Second razor?

I really would not worry about grinds and sizes much. Just buy what you like the most. Any razor properly honed will shave you just fine. personally this razor to fit a beard thing is alot of poppycock. The proof of that statememnt is that if you went into the typical barber shop say 60 years ago when all barbers were highly experienced shavers what you would find would be mainly 5/8s or 6/8s hollow grind razors. A few old timers preferred wedges because that what they learned with. You may prefer a heavier razor for one of many reasons but if someone can't get a good shave with a 5/8s hollow grind I think they need to review their honing techniques or shaving techniques. IMHO of course.

As far as stainless goes I think one of the honemeisters here once said they actually do not get quite as sharp as a carbon but they last longer and are a little more difficult to hone. So its a trade-off. I have several and they all shave fine but if they aren't up to snuff they can give you a miserable shave. More so than a not quite up to snuff carbon.

+1 thebigspendur!

I'd pm the seller and see if he could rehone.

Did you strop prior to shaving ? Is your stropping technique up to snuff ?

If seller rehones, don't strop when you get it back and just shave with it. This way you can maybe rule out your stroping technique.

Yup, I'm going to buy a second carbon-steel razor, just to have two to spread the load across, and when it gets here I'll send it back for a re-hone. My stropping technique is... well. It's my first razor, first strop. I'm purdy damn sure that errors were made.

Btw, thanks thebigspendur, awesome advice. I hadn't quite found the answer to which actually gets sharper, or if one does.

Thanks for all the help guys.

Very good advice from everyone. I wouldn't be surprised if you rolled the edge....my first brand-new Lynn-honed Dovo I did the same thing to. What a disaster that was! My personal preference with Carbon and Stainless is....Yes. To me there isn't much difference.

Blackstangal is a great guy - I've bought quite a few razors from him here and on B&B and never had any troubles. I'm sure if you explain your situation he'll do what he can. Best of luck and don't give up!