First shave with a razor I sharpened

Decided I wanted another SR (early stage RAD???) Went down to a local antique mall and found a case full of vintage razors. After looking at every one in the case, I found a 4/8-5/8 Genco Henry's in good shape with a good edge and a better price, ;)
Came home, spent about 2 hrs working it on my barber's hone, newspaper and my strop. After I got it sharp, I couldn't wait to to test drive it. Nice, smooth shave, not BBS, but no razor burn, no nicks and a nice post shave feel.

I also have a Norton 1k/4k, Nagura stone and Norton Flattening stone on the way. For future sharpening endeavors.

That sounds awesome!
You are quickly turning in to a straight aficionado for sure.
Great job on getting that thing providing you with a good shave:)

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Originally Posted by Birnando

That sounds awesome!
You are quickly turning in to a straight aficionado for sure.
Great job on getting that thing providing you with a good shave:)

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It's my OCD kicking in. :rofl2:

Congrats!!
It is a good feeling.

Good on ya. Shaving on a personally sharpened razor is a great skill to have.

...Ray

Thank you gentlemen :beer1: