Hi there,
This forum has really been enlightening and I have been having a good time gleaning info. from the wiki and other posts.
I have just bought a pre-sharpened Dovo Renaissance razor from classicshaving.com. They say that their pre-sharpened razors are honed by them. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with their sharpening and give me a heads up on what to expect. Will I need to touch it up on a pasted strop or hone it?
Another thing I was wondering was what sharpening supplies do people prefer? I already have shapton pros from 1000 to 12000 plus a Japanese natural stone ( I am a woodworker). All lapped and tip top shape. On top of that I have a paddle strop for pastes and a Dovo barber strop. I have been using all of the above on a Boker King Cutter I recently bought from a antique store for $25. I have been getting great results but am not sure if the pasted strop is prefered by everyone. After I was done with the 12000 I thought I had better not use the red paste and ruin my work, so I went at it with the finer black then the bare barbers strop. I have a feeling I could have skipped the paste all together... I am still not sure what to do with the linnen side of my strop either.
Thanks
Kristian