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Hi Guys,
Started shaving with a straight and like it! some cuts and other inconvieniances at first.
But It is getting better and better.
I found this place on the web lurked for a while and I like it.
My gear so far: Dovo Bismark 5/8, I,ve ordered a Heljestrand 4/8 :D
Dovo strop, badger brush from a german shop called DM (el cheapo).
Soap etc.
When do I need to hone?
What stone?
Hope to learn a lot here!
Rene
Welcome to the forum!
Nice razors. You'll need to hone when stropping just isn't enough. There's no set time & too many variables.
As for stones there are loads of options. Many go for the Norton 4k/8k, others prefer to go natural & get a Belgian blue whetstone (BBW)/ Yellow coticule. These are just two routes of many. A Chinese 12k is a cheap finisher, or thuringian more expensive. Browse the honing forum & reviews.
you cant go wrong with the srones ben mentioned i thimk the 4/8k norton are themost popular
Goededag and welkom!
You might find these Wiki articles useful:
* Beginner's Guide to Honing - Straight Razor Place Wiki
* What hone(s) do I need? - Straight Razor Place Wiki
Thanks Guys!
Rene
Hallo Rene,
Welkom bij SRP. Funny you mention a DM brush. My father deceased in July last year and I inherited his used DM plus the two he had bought in advance. Every time he saw a bargain he bought not one but usually 2 or 3! He bought some badger and boar DM's. I haven't tried them yet.
My father needed a new brush every year because he never flicked the dry. He only rinsed them and put them away in the bathroom closet.
Hoi Kees,
DM brush is at least better then the one the vergulde hand sells in Holland!
Rene
Welcome to SRP! You have a lot of good advice above. Most of us here use the 4/8k Norton stones and/or coticules including myself. A cheaper way to go if you buy shave ready str8s and don't expect to get RAD and buy a lot of razors :roflmao is to go with a barber hone and just touch up the edge when needed approx. 2-3 months. You should start with shave ready str8s and learn to hone on a different razor if you plan on going the Norton route. This way you can practice your shaving technique and honing separately and not be dependent on your honing skills for a good shave. ;) :gl:
Hi Rene,Quote:
Originally Posted by ReneK
I have been using an Omega boar brush for over 20 years and it still is in great shape.
I never had a Vergulde Hand brush, their soap is crap (dries out on your face) but I heve been using their A/S balm every day for over 20 years..
Welcome to SRP!
+1 on Omega's boar brushes. I have one I picked up slightly used when I started and it's great! It's not the classiest looking brush, but it's very comfortable and gets the job done nicely.
Welkom Rene,
I have been shaving with a straight for two months now and its great and even getting better!
Nice to see I'm not the only one thats not satisfied with the verguldehand stuff..although I havent got problems with the soap..
Where did you get the DM brush?
Groeten,
Maarten
First, welcome to SRP and to straight shaving.
You may not need to hone for a few months. You may want to consider getting a real cheapie razor to develop your honing technique. Another option is to just send your razors out every once in a while to get them honed.
For razors that are shave ready and just need to be touched up every once in a while, I think the yellow coticule would be the way to go.
Welcome to SRP!!
The brush is actually a Balea they are sold by DM in Germany, witch is a large chemist chain over there.Quote:
Originally Posted by mlangstr
Rene
Does anybody knows if the Norton stones are for sale in Europe?
Thanks,
Rene
Hello Rene and welcome!Quote:
Originally Posted by ReneK
I will first just say what stones I got: Norton 4/8k, a flatening stone (first i got the norton flattening stone but I will receive my DMT soon enough) and finnaly a chinese 12k. So I kept it relatively cheap.
As for Nortons in europe, I only know of The store is temporarily closed for maintenance in sweden. But the price is really jucy, so I would recomend buying it from the US. Check out Howard at theperfectedge.com he has the best price, what I know on the norton and DMT. Be sure to get a flatening stone for the norton and the eventual polishing stone. I would recomend you ask Howard what he recomends for flattening the norton (and what ever polishing stone you get) of the DMT's.
For the chinese 12k the best price i know of is this Buy Natural Polishing Water Stone, Water Stones - Woodcraft.com
Hope it helps:gl:
I saw the site is being maintained, but here is a direct link to the norton but the swedish section, hope you can make anything out of it Norton 4000/8000 Kombination Vattenslipsten