Thread: Starting out with a cheap straight

Originally Posted by boogyman19946

Why does that mean it's not viable to use for shaving? Essentially, buying a better razor is something I'm going to do, but then I would like to keep this one to practice sharpening on or whatever other stuff there is before I get down to business with the better razor.

Hi,

Welcome to the SRP. Lot of info for you to find here.

I agree that you can easily take some advantage of this razor of yours by trying to sharpen it. It is good for practice, if nothing else. And yes, IMHO i believe you can make it a shaver for some time, but for what i've read, these Chinese cheap razors wont keep their edge for long.
If you are ok with your razor then stick with it. Keep practicing and you learn. Get the idea - at least until some point, how steel and hones behave. Hopefully some day you get your hands on some more 'respectful' razor and then you can easily see the difference. There is no need to hurry now if you are willing to try with what you have. Most people usually want more and more, but you seem to be happy with what you have. It is an attitude worth our respect specially from a young gentleman of your age.

Can't say nuthing about consoles. I should ask my son (same age as you are)

Originally Posted by Sailor

Hi,

Welcome to the SRP. Lot of info for you to find here.

I agree that you can easily take some advantage of this razor of yours by trying to sharpen it. It is good for practice, if nothing else. And yes, IMHO i believe you can make it a shaver for some time, but for what i've read, these Chinese cheap razors wont keep their edge for long.
If you are ok with your razor then stick with it. Keep practicing and you learn. Get the idea - at least until some point, how steel and hones behave. Hopefully some day you get your hands on some more 'respectful' razor and then you can easily see the difference. There is no need to hurry now if you are willing to try with what you have. Most people usually want more and more, but you seem to be happy with what you have. It is an attitude worth our respect specially from a young gentleman of your age.

Can't say nuthing about consoles. I should ask my son (same age as you are)

Hello Sailor!

I think that is what I'm going to do. I'm going to stick with this cheap razor for a bit of time and see how that turns out. The hones, strops, and other stuff are not bound to one razor so if this one does not work out too well, I'll just buy a better one, although I'm planning to do so either way. Maybe it'll turn out to be better for a beginner perhaps giving more frequent practice with the hones or something like that. I'm not especially picky about this as I'm sure that the right technique and preparation can compensate for some of the quality that a given tool is lacking; however, if it's not even possible to use it then the next logical thing is to get a better one. Also, thanks for the compliments, I appreciate that

P.S. To be honest, I don't really know that much about consoles either. I sometimes feel left out when my friends talk about it, but it just seems not to appeal to me >.> I lived in America for about 6 or so years now, and for the first 2 years I haven't had many friends who played their consoles frequently. People didn't really have consoles in Poland, so I didn't spend my childhood playing video games, therefore, I don't enjoy them as much as I probably "should" (that's debatable). I do love the older stuff however ^.^ The PlayStation One is my favorite, housing some of my favorite games such as (obviously) Final Fantasy VII Well, either way, the modern games that come out don't really improve anything and don't exactly add anything interesting.