Thread: Newbie with questions

welcome welcome and congrats on the new addition to the family. He will enjoy using that razor too!!!

I'd send out the razor to be honed and then you're in business!!!

Thanks to everyone for their advice thus far. The edge is sharp but not shave sharp. There are no nicks or chips to the blade, but there is a little rust. I'm pretty confident that I can get the rust off, I've done it before on some old knives that I've picked up here and there. I was talking with my father last night and found out that he might have my great grandfather's sharpening stones. He has the strop, but he's not sure of it's condition. I also found out that my great grandfather was the man that all the other farmers in the area would take their razors to to be sharpened. My father remembers watching him when he was little, and the razor wasn't sharp until it would split a hair. I'm hoping that the sharpening skill is genetic, and I've managed to get it. Anyway, thanks for the great advice.

Cool story, I imagine you won't have any trouble.

One might just add this advice that may live on through many situations, not just your heirlooms. . .



TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS

. . . chances are they're probably pretty good when it comes to razors and it's just good policy

And just in case you want to gander, try stropping on a leather belt that doesn't have threads and shaving. A razor that was in use is usually awfully close and at very least will give you a good idea of what you have.

But a honemeister here won't do you wrong, either.