Thread: first straight razor recommendations

vintagebladesllc.com also has selection on dovo "best quality" in 5/8, 6/8 full hollow, and 6/8 half. I'm pretty sure if you buy from them Lynn hones it shave ready, which would be a big plus.

Thanks for the recommendation

A full hollow sounded good to me in the first place really, I don't know much on grinds at all, but I know a full hollow sounds to be good and all I know that it might provide is a larger space for lather to build as you shave kinda like a cup lol, sorry bad analogy for lack of better prose.

I'm getting a bit excited so, and I already know I have a big case of RAD, just my pocket book restrains me rofl other wise I would be having a purse full of straits and safety razors lol

Nice thread, I kinda know what I want and some thing in a round tip as I read on here but some thing in like maybe a 7/8 or so as 5/8 looks dainty.

My main question I guess aside from the little intricacies would be...do I need more than one? As I have read that these types or razors needs a "Rest" period? I suppose due to fatigue in the metal or some thing due to shaving all the time? If so wouldn't it be likely that 2 straights would do the job in rotation?

Originally Posted by Tartarus

Nice thread, I kinda know what I want and some thing in a round tip as I read on here but some thing in like maybe a 7/8 or so as 5/8 looks dainty.

My main question I guess aside from the little intricacies would be...do I need more than one? As I have read that these types or razors needs a "Rest" period? I suppose due to fatigue in the metal or some thing due to shaving all the time? If so wouldn't it be likely that 2 straights would do the job in rotation?

You don't need more than one. If you do get more than one, that means that more time will go by before either razor needs any honing.

Ah ok, I was brought to wonder on this concept because of talk some where that each razor needs a rest time, thus why there are 7 day razor sets and so on. But that is likely rich guys talking connoisseur stuff, there is so much info out there it is about nuts so I think I am just sticking to this place as ppl seem to know what their talking about.

I'm a blue collar guy so, things are tough all over in my tier of society and things suck for the most part but am trying to get into collage for a better term of employment so hopefully if things go as I want it will get better.

Originally Posted by Tartarus

Nice thread, I kinda know what I want and some thing in a round tip as I read on here but some thing in like maybe a 7/8 or so as 5/8 looks dainty.

I promise:

When you bring a 5/8" razor up to your throat for the first time, it won't look so "dainty".

Most of the antique-shop blades I've seen are in the 5/8 - 6/8 range. I figure that's how most razors were made. And they were made that way because they worked pretty well, for most people.

Charles