Originally Posted by
shooter74743
The entire length of a straight razor's edge is meant to be used, but i'm not going to debate with you. After viewing your pictures, only the bevel appears to be damaged at the tip. If you have Lynn's video, you have a good baseline to work off of & then there's the wiki...educate yourself. Pick up a 4k/8k Norton stone and by all means go for it & learn to hone...just educate yourself BEFORE you put that good blade to anything other than your face or a strop. I'm a do it yourselfer as well, so I understand your wanting to learn it all...but you should listen to folks who have the experience. When we recommend a less expensive blade to practice on, we have a reason why...there's a honing learning curve & the blade suffers. We aren't going to lead you astray, we try to treat you newer guys like lil' brothers & want you to enjoy the experience, but most of all learn it properly. So when I say you must not be shaving properly...you probably aren't. The heal & toe of a straight is meant to be used...beginning to use a straight razor is a sure way to cut yourself if you try to wing it versus educating yourself first on how to use it.
Where are you from anyway? There could be someone close to you who could help you out...
Scott