Thread: and another person joint the club of the obsessive shavers...

Keep at it! The Renaissance is a beauty once you get it honed up and stropped correctly!

Originally Posted by FloorPizza

Your list of stuff you got shows that you definitely did your homework before buying. There's only one other thing I'd suggest as a fellow newb: get a second straight razor. One that you can *practice* honing on. Buy a cheapie off of ebay. Then send your good razor to a honemeister. That way you can compare your honing work to how sharp a straight can really be. You will be *very* surprised to find that your definition of "sharp" will change dramatically when you see how sharp a professionaly sharpened blade is. I thiink alot of new guys quit straight razor shaving when they get several uncomfortable shaves from a razor they sharpened themselves. If your straight shaving is not every bit as comfortable as the shave you get from a DE, Mach 3, or Fusion, you are doing something wrong. Chances are very good that your blade isn't sharp enough.

good idea, I'm actually looking for a second since a couple of days, but can't find anything yet and my wallet does not permit to get something for another 100$ this month.

The woman already declared me as officially insane...

well I now did the pyramid and afterwords stropped it for 40-50 round on linen and leather. Let's say it's not perfect yet but I got barley any hair on the arms left (quick tests) and the shave was not to bad. (just a quick test with no lather, defiantly beats a mach 3 and no skin irritations sofar )

I guess with some honing practice it will get perfect. I did put tape on the spine, just to make sure I don't destroy the patterns of the razor.

Originally Posted by berlinguyinca

The woman already declared me as officially insane...

Like I said....Welcome to SRP!

Originally Posted by berlinguyinca

good idea, I'm actually looking for a second since a couple of days, but can't find anything yet and my wallet does not permit to get something for another 100$ this month.

The woman already declared me as officially insane...

This may be a good time to visit the classifieds. If you feel confident with your honing, I think there was a Dovo Special (not shave ready) for $65.

Al raz.

Originally Posted by berlinguyinca

well I now did the pyramid and afterwords stropped it for 40-50 round on linen and leather. Let's say it's not perfect yet but I got barley any hair on the arms left (quick tests) and the shave was not to bad. (just a quick test with no lather, defiantly beats a mach 3 and no skin irritations sofar )

I guess with some honing practice it will get perfect. I did put tape on the spine, just to make sure I don't destroy the patterns of the razor.

LOL, yup! Some of us (none of which will admit to it) hardly have any hair left on their legs from honing/testing, too.