Thread: Thinking about buying a straigth but..

Originally Posted by Compa

Should I get a cheap straigth to practice the honing and stroping?

You could, but a dull razor that is good for practicing stropping won't be a good honing practice. It would require a full arsenal of hones and good skills to make sharp. May be make a mock razor out of a piece of cardboard, or use a butter knife.
Or get a really cheap razor, so that it doesn't affect much the good razor budget.

Thanx for the feedback sirs , this is getting even more tempting as you guys give me more advises.

Touchups are actually very easy to perform and should not be intimidating at all.

This is very encouraging

but the most important part is that the edge start really good and then you have to resist the temptation to put it to the hone for the first 6-8 weeks.

Cool, I think I can resist it =)

Some practice razors are a good consideration.

I'll keep that in mind practice leads to mastery right? n___n

You could, but a dull razor that is good for practicing stropping won't be a good honing practice. It would require a full arsenal of hones and good skills to make sharp. May be make a mock razor out of a piece of cardboard, or use a butter knife.
Or get a really cheap razor, so that it doesn't affect much the good razor budget.

Got it

I'm not buying anything yet, have to fix some money issues first and although in the long run it's cheaper shaving with a straigth, the initial investment might be a bit high but it will happen in time

Tanx a lot for the info. this is really really helpful!!