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01-20-2009, 03:03 AM #1
It takes a while to get dialed in to gear, the process, probably variables that I have not even recognized yet. The learning curve can be sort of steep. So, it takes time to get a really close shave, and it takes even more time to get that close shave ‘most of the time’. It will be easy to impress yourself in a few days if you have a truly shave ready razor and don’t blow the edge while stropping. It will probably take a few months until you can repeat that success most of the time. Then you will look back and laugh that you thought you were kicking a@@ a few months earlier. It’s fun all along the way. This is the nature of the beast.
PS – forget about the Zeepk thing. Many people here have had a similar experience. It’s not what real shaving is like. We DO need to work out a castration regime for people who sell that crap. If you are the one who figures it out, you’ll be revered as a God.
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02-24-2009, 12:44 AM #2
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Thanked: 0Well.. it's been a few weeks and I ordered a razor from the classifieds. Wow. A world of difference. The shave is so much closer and I can feel that the edge of the blade is so much better than the Zeepk one I had bought before. I even nicked myself a few times, which was unintended but in a way more satisfying than dragging a crappy razor over my skin and missing whole swaths of hair.
Thanks to all who responded and got me on the right track!
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02-24-2009, 12:46 AM #3
You can get the Wapin from ken at RupRazor.com.
He hones the blade, he is a master at it, then sends it to you where you don't even need to strop it first shave. He also gives you a 3 month honing warantee incase you need a honing or messed up the blade. 58$
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02-24-2009, 01:00 AM #4
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02-24-2009, 01:04 AM #5
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02-24-2009, 01:19 AM #6
Do not worry about the Zeepk piece of crp. I would think that a goodly number here, myself included, started with one because they did not know any better. You live, you shave, you bleed & you learn
Enjoy your shaves!
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02-24-2009, 09:45 AM #7
Yes, make sure you get an actually shave ready blade. Your best bet is to get a good razor from a honemeister here, or to buy a cheap one and send it to a honemeister.
Once you've got the shave ready razor, you'll get a much better result, but dont expect perfection the first time around. Think of it like driving: when you get your license, you can move your car from A to B without major accidents, but you dont have the assurance, the experience, the foresight you've got a few years later. Respect the blade, be careful, watch the angle. It will only get better from there on!