Thread: Straight razor sharp?

I would disagree with that. I have bought two "ready to shave" razors from a local shop, and from an internet site. They were not sharp enough. I would have saved myself a lot of trouble if I realized that earlier. The only one I got that was actually ready to shave with was from Straight Razor Designs.

If you bought the razor from SRD or a similar place where they take pride in their honing skills, only then would I assume that there is something wrong with stropping and shaving angle etc. The frustration of trying all sorts of shaving angles and stropping techniques on a dull ("ready to shave") razor was a main reason why a friend of mine gave up on the whole thing.

Nowadays, if the razor doesn't catch at least some of the fine hairs on my arm in mid-air, then I don't even try to shave with it. It may still work, but it won't be comfortable.

You might want to read this

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ry-2012-a.html


Everything that is being talked about in this thread is right there even the part that JeffR brought up about the stropping..

You need the razor brought to a shave ready condition check the members services section of the classifieds find somebody you trust in there and stop going in circles

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