Thread: What have i bought?

Originally Posted by straighty180

Hey everyone,
Just started SR shaving and i purchased a DOVO razor which was supposedly "shave ready" and was pulling and tearing at my face like some kind of feral cat. I started shaving first off with a disposable blade SR and my new DOVO didn't even come close and quiet frankly wasn't near enjoyable compared to the disposable cheaper one. But i have another problem, because i am just starting out and living in Australia i find it really hard to find someone who can teach me and show me how to strop and test a razor to get it shave ready!
Sorry for the SA guys but if anyone could help it would be GREATLY appreciated!
Matt

Sounds like your razor probably wanst shave ready. The best thing to do is to send it out to a honemeister to have it honed.

Alot of sellers list razors as shave ready when in fact they arent!

In terms of tuition I would highly recommend Lynns DVD available from straight razor designs. This has in depth tutorials on shaving, honing and stropping etc...

There are also some great Youtube vids out there as well if you search for "razor stropping" or "straight razor shaving". Jockeys has done a great shaving lesson on there for a start!

I'm not sure if there are any honemeisters from Australia on here, so you might need to mail your razor to someone. Sorry I cant be more help here!

Let us know how you get on!