Thread: help purchasing kit

Those are both excellent razors, I have several Dovo's they are my personal favorite. If you are putting together your own kit the absolute cheapest I've seen that Black Star for is $70.00 at
Dovo. I know it sounds to good to be true but I've ordered from them and they are what they are, and no I'm not affiliated with them.I hope this helps, good luck you'll make your husband very happy, be brave and shave him yourself just don't watch the color purple first.

Interesting shop. Who hones those Dovos for them? I could not find an option to order them honed.

Originally Posted by Rekonball

Those are both excellent razors, I have several Dovo's they are my personal favorite. If you are putting together your own kit the absolute cheapest I've seen that Black Star for is $70.00 at
Dovo. I know it sounds to good to be true but I've ordered from them and they are what they are, and no I'm not affiliated with them.I hope this helps, good luck you'll make your husband very happy, be brave and shave him yourself just don't watch the color purple first.

I don't see a Black Star for anything in the $70's there.

They call it a fibron wood razor I don't think they hone it for you I just said it was the cheapest. I know its a cheesy knife company.

Originally Posted by Rekonball

I know its a cheesy knife company.

Let me see... professional honing: USD 20; shipment: USD 10. So that's USD 30 on top of that price. Quite possibly the most unattractive offer ever. You might want to take another look at our FAQ.

ducky,

Whatever else you do after reading the SRP wiki, make sure that the str8 razor you order has been professionally honed prior to purchase. Many vendors will claim that a razor is "shave ready" but it is not.

I may be too late to assist you, but did you consider purchasing your husband's shaving kit as a complete unit? You could save some money if you purchase the razor, strop, etc. as a complete set rather than a la carte.

Check out the vendors on this site. At least two that I know of offer str8 razors that are professionally honed and come with a strop, etc. The owners are also very helpful and are willing to answer you and your husband's questions about str8 razor shaving.

Best wishes...

Thanks for the tip, I was a little concerned about the honing part. The blade that I purchased was to be professionally honed before shipping it to me. Are there any tips for me to know whether or not it was honed properly before my husband tries to use it? I would prefer that my gift not cut his face all up because it wasn't honed properly.

I really like my new Boker King Cutter It gives great shaves. For that matter my 90 year old Boker Red Inun gives great shaves.


Silver2

if you order from straight razor designs or vintage blades llc it will come honed by Mr. L. Abrams who is also the founder of this site.

Originally Posted by ducky

Thanks for the tip, I was a little concerned about the honing part. The blade that I purchased was to be professionally honed before shipping it to me. Are there any tips for me to know whether or not it was honed properly before my husband tries to use it? I would prefer that my gift not cut his face all up because it wasn't honed properly.

there is a test called 'the hanging hair' test that is probably about the only way to test the sharpness of a blade - i'm certain there are a few youtube vids that display the technique

unfortunately this test is more of a ballpark kind of test. the only absolute test is how it shaves and that can only be done by someone with experience shaving with a straight razor.

my first razor was shave tested by the gent i purchased it from after he honed it for me - i just trusted him