Thread: new razor, what do I need more in order to hone it

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That is a good razor, hone, slurry stone and strop. You have all you need.

But... do yourself a big favor and send your razor out for a professional honing by one of the guys here on SRP. Look in the Classified ( top of page) under Services to see who is available. This will save you much time in getting started. Frankly. honing is the most difficult of the skills you will need to learn . It takes practice, practice, practice. But to simply maintain an edge that starts to pull a bit that Coticule will be more than adequate.

Be sure and use a quality shaving soap, perform an excellent beard prep, strop you razor, carefully, for 30-60 roundtrip laps just before each and every shave, and shave just your cheeks to begin with.

Keep us posted,