almost shave-ready, but ready to go!
Hello,
I wanted to start my intros before I begin shaving. I haven't started yet. Lynn, will soon be sending back a shave ready Dovo Pakkawood.
To make a long story short, I never thought I'd be using a straight razor. My friend Roger only recently turned me onto DE shaving, and the B&B site. I immediately loved it, and then pulled out this straight my brother gave me years ago. The only time I ever used it was, (gasp!), when I needed a razor in the midst of a upholstering/refinishing job for my 1940's wet bar. Needless to say it seems unharmed. Eventually, I soon found my way to SRP.
So, now I've jumped into this world with great excitement and enthusiasm. I've decided to have my razor honed professionally so I can work from a baseline. I do have a question regarding stones though, I thought I could quickly throw in here.
A local Japanese cutlery place sold me a beautiful natural stone for sharpening. The gentleman told me it's at about 6K. I originally wanted to go with the ubiquitous 4K/8K by Norton, but they had only Japanese makes. Do you think I made a mistake by going with something in the middle (of 8K and 4K)? Will I have to get a Norton eventually?
Also, as posted in this section, I plan on getting an old razor from an antique store (many here in Alameda) to experiment with and gauge against the pro-honed Black Star.
Cheers!
-Lear