Quote Originally Posted by verdel View Post
Thank you guys for your posts. I will buy the 6/8 blade.

What hones and strops do you recommend for best performance?

Like 4k, 8k and 12k stone - what brand? Strop paste?


Strop wise pick your budget... Under or over $50
DO NOT buy a strop off e-bay PLEASE most are crap....
Under $50 get the Illinois #827 (there are others out their too, I just haven't personally used them and many don't have linen) For over $50 look at the SRD Premiums and the Heirloom strops....

Hone-wise I would not touch one for at least 3 months, get an idea of what straight shaving is all about, at the 3 month period you are going to need a touch up, buy your second razor shave ready again... Now you have a new bench mark, and it is time for you to touch up your first razor this should be rather easy since it has a bevel in place and you just need to re-touch the edge.... That is when you should be asking about hones, and you might already have started shopping more razors which would tell you what hone setup you are going to need...