Thread: Any good Honemeisters in Australia?

Hi,

In Australia the straight razor is hardly seen, bummer.

Any recomendations for a honemeister?

Look in the classifieds under services for Onimaru55.

thanks man.

Another one for Onimaru55. He honed up one of my razors when I was down in NZ, and it shaves beautifully!

Originally Posted by kenno

Hi,

In Australia the straight razor is hardly seen, bummer.

Any recomendations for a honemeister?

You just need to know where to look. Plenty of straight shavers and blades to be had. But they cost here.

Oni is very good, and reasonable.

Originally Posted by Drubbing

You just need to know where to look. Plenty of straight shavers and blades to be had. But they cost here.

Oni is very good, and reasonable.

thanks,

plenty? where can i find some straights in sydney, i don't want the trendy dorko's, i'm old school and want one that's got character and class but understated.

Sydney? No idea. You didn't mention vintage, so no, you won't find much at all - that market doesn't really exist in retail, outside of antique stores. Vintage straights outside of selling forums are a treasure hunt.

Nothing wrong with Dovo, and it's the first I've heard them called trendy. Straight shaving in itself is as old school as you'll get. Vintage blades are just cheaper, but the quality is variable IME. I sold my rather average Solingen vintage because it wouldn't cut even after a good hone, and I've found Dovo Special is far superior IMO. It's still hard to learn either way, so don't get fooled by all those vids that make it look easy, and the guys who reckon they've got excellent results after a few attempts; these are the exceptions to the rule. If true.

If you want vintage, then you're going to have to browse the classified here or on Badger & Blade, who have a much busier buy sell trade, so lots of stuff comes up all the time. You could join the great southern land social group on there and ask about finding straights in Sydney. I'll bet they'll say Antique shops though.

Originally Posted by kenno

i don't want the trendy dorko's, i'm old school and want one that's got character and class but understated.

I'll trade you some old ones for these trendy dorkos, i'm starting to run low on them

G'day Kenno and welcome.

Vintage- Plenty of old Bengalls, Gottas etc. are available on ebay at any given point in time. Antique stores work but can be pricey.

New- Shavershop is now stocking straights, as is Mensbiz. I would just buy online if buying new. This widens the scope of choice remarkably. A tip, insist on a postage method that can be tracked. This will save much pain and $.

Depending on where you buy from it is likely you will need to hone your new razor. There are certainly plenty of guys around that could hone your razor for you. Oz, who is most likely too much of a gentleman to spruik his services on this thread, has already been recommended and is the only bloke I know of in the country who has offered his honing services on any sort of a commercial level(based in this community anyhow... I know nothing of B&B) I can personally highly recommend his services too. A great bloke to deal with... and I think he lives near you. You could also try Jimbo (whom I think is an advisor of this forum) who has a legendary reputation on the hones. I think he is based in Brisbane though.

Hope this helps some.

Mykel

Originally Posted by MykelDR

G'day Kenno and welcome.

Vintage- Plenty of old Bengalls, Gottas etc. are available on ebay at any given point in time. Antique stores work but can be pricey.

New- Shavershop is now stocking straights, as is Mensbiz. I would just buy online if buying new. This widens the scope of choice remarkably. A tip, insist on a postage method that can be tracked. This will save much pain and $.

Depending on where you buy from it is likely you will need to hone your new razor. There are certainly plenty of guys around that could hone your razor for you. Oz, who is most likely too much of a gentleman to spruik his services on this thread, has already been recommended and is the only bloke I know of in the country who has offered his honing services on any sort of a commercial level(based in this community anyhow... I know nothing of B&B) I can personally highly recommend his services too. A great bloke to deal with... and I think he lives near you. You could also try Jimbo (whom I think is an advisor of this forum) who has a legendary reputation on the hones. I think he is based in Brisbane though.

Hope this helps some.

Mykel

thanks Mykel, yeah Ozy's a top bloke. very helpful