Originally Posted by
mscard
Hey guys,
Just posted my first in the Introduction subforum. Anyway, as I said over there, I just got my first straight in the mail today, which is supposedly shave-ready. I'll be testing it out tonight. Anyway, at some point, whether it's shave-ready or not, I know it'll need to be honed. My question is should I send it to Lynn, who I understand is the forum's recognized honemeister, or should I invest in a hone or two? I've got a paddle strop and paste that came with my razor set which I bought from classicshaving.com - will a pasted strop be sufficient for touching up the blade if I don't need to set bevels and things like that, or should I get a 10 or 12k hone? If so, can anyone make a recommendation? I'd like to learn honing at some point so I don't have to continually ship my razor to Lynn, but I'm not sure where to start.
Anyway I'm glad to have joined the straight razor community, and I'm thoroughly excited for my first shave tonight!
-Scott