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

i post a picture of it when I get of work to get your evaluation of the strop.

and yes I got no issues to admit it, after all it's a hobby and we all need to learn and try to stop further generations from doing the same mistake

From the original post it sounds like the blade was run over a finger nail.

Doesn't that mess up the edge?

What type of damage does that actually cause? Does it just roll the edge?

I've only been straight shaving for a few weeks now so I'm still pretty new to all of this.

I'm also going to suggest that you strop it properly before sending it to be honed or honing it yourself. If you were careful enough not to shred your strop, you just might have a shaving edge on there. Strop the hell out of it and try again.

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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.

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...

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.