Thread: HOLY CRUD

Well as I posted in my into. I have two blades, one old hand me down(that I thou ght was o.k.) the other a new master(from amazon that turned out to NOT be shave ready). Well I picked up a disposabel straight to fill the gap untill I can send them out for a honing. I look like I lost a fight with a weedeater. Thought I understood the concept of light touch. see how the next time go's.

Welcome to SRP. Check out the SRP Wiki here if you haven't already. The beginner's guide and Lynn Abrams' article on 'the first straight razor shave'. Read my sig line below and follow the advice and you may not have tthe 'weed eater' look after your next shave.

Though it may be worth sending the hand me down blade out, I don't think you'll get the other into a shave ready condition. Unfortunately they're one of the makers mention in the Brands of Razors to Avoid list.

Yeah.... I saw that(after the fact), was thinking of sending it to one of the members here who offer their services(not worth it?). the other is a old spike(great grandads as it turns out) somewhat rusted/pitted??? not sure about it. thinking of buying another new one, shave ready(a term I was unaware of untill finding this site).

I can't quit laughing. Lost a fight with a weed eater ? LOL LOL LOL

Originally Posted by smills

Yeah.... I saw that(after the fact), was thinking of sending it to one of the members here who offer their services(not worth it?). the other is a old spike(great grandads as it turns out) somewhat rusted/pitted??? not sure about it. thinking of buying another new one, shave ready(a term I was unaware of untill finding this site).

The problem with razors that are on the DO NOT BUY list is that they are made from low quality steel often with many impurities. This means that a honemeister will most likely not be able to put a "shaveable" edge on it (why would they waste their time anyway) and even if they did manage to sharpen it the razor would dull very quickly (possibly mid shave ). Sorry, I wouldn't waste the money shipping the razor let alone someones time trying to hone it.

I recommend you dull the razor by running the edge on glass or cardboard, and then use it to practice stropping and getting your angle right shaving so when you get your good razor honed you will be ready .

As for your grandad's razor rust and pitting can be removed and shouldn't effect the razor as long as it isn't to bad along the edge of the razor. Send it to a pro for restoration and honing and you should be good to go.