Thread: New to the site.....but not really

HUH? I have the highest respect for history. I'm sure to learn how to hone you will have to wear down a razor or so to learn proper technique. I already have some very old razors that I want to learn how to restore by getting the rust off and buffing them back to shave ready. Buy some new pins and replace them if they are rusted and so forth. Saying I want to ruin a few razors doesn't mean i'm gonna intentionally ruin them just for fun but i'm sure wearing one down to a certain point with come with learning to hone. I'm sure at first i will stink but i will teach myself and with the help of others get proficient. Hopefully i don't completely ruin a razor but knowing myself i probably will. I mean I make a pretty nice living but razors are expensive and I don't want to spend more than I have to on replacing razors. One razor I bought was very expensive and I don't plan on using it until I have a great handle on shaving and honing, sort of a reward for myself. Maybe i mis-spoke, its kinda like saying i want to sling some lead or burn through some ammo. I'm not really gonna actually sling the lead or actually burn ammo. I just want to get to the range and shoot. Just a figure of speech. By learning how to hone and how to do restoration I will be preserving history. There are a lot of great old razors out there I would love to put back into commission.

Originally Posted by mmilby

HUH? I have the highest respect for history. I'm sure to learn how to hone you will have to wear down a razor or so to learn proper technique. I already have some very old razors that I want to learn how to restore by getting the rust off and buffing them back to shave ready. Buy some new pins and replace them if they are rusted and so forth. Saying I want to ruin a few razors doesn't mean i'm gonna intentionally ruin them just for fun but i'm sure wearing one down to a certain point with come with learning to hone. I'm sure at first i will stink but i will teach myself and with the help of others get proficient. Hopefully i don't completely ruin a razor but knowing myself i probably will. I mean I make a pretty nice living but razors are expensive and I don't want to spend more than I have to on replacing razors. One razor I bought was very expensive and I don't plan on using it until I have a great handle on shaving and honing, sort of a reward for myself. Maybe i mis-spoke, its kinda like saying i want to sling some lead or burn through some ammo. I'm not really gonna actually sling the lead or actually burn ammo. I just want to get to the range and shoot. Just a figure of speech. By learning how to hone and how to do restoration I will be preserving history. There are a lot of great old razors out there I would love to put back into commission.

Gotcha. Hopefully you will take some time and research before taking the plunge. There is a little something different to an old razor I have.

Please please read through this thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ery-razor.html

Long and boring, maybe. But the BEST warning I can think of for someone with a small collections and an itch to repair/hone. Some things are even better if you just leave them alone.

Cool thanks, I will definitely read that. I do read quite a bit and jumping right in for me so far has been buying materials I will be needing and lots and lots of research and reading before i think to begin honing.

mmilby,

I sort of jumped in to honing and shaving at the same time. It sucked basically. That was six years ago. The fire went out after about a year and I stopped. I hadn't gotten very far.

I've been back for the last 8 months or so. For me the obsession is as strong as ever. I'm much more organized than I was back then. I'm making progress. And I'm not exactly doing it on my own this time. Part of it has been accepting advice from those more experienced than me.

Take your time. Look around the site as much as you can. Feel free to disregard any advice you that doesn't apply to you. The more experienced members here will still talk to you, mentor you, and answer your questions. But you may want to ease up a little.

The best part of SRP is the community. Enjoy it!

Originally Posted by mmilby

I read a post that told me that if I am new to straight razor shaving I should not be honing or doing such other things.....I disagree. I want to start shaving right away, I want to ruin a few razors...if needed by honing, I want to buy some old razors and restore them and so be it if my techique stinks along the way.

Good for you! A razor is a tool to be used and enjoyed.

Originally Posted by JeffR

Good for you! A razor is a tool to be used and enjoyed.

Agreed, razor is a tool and should be treated (and enjoyed) as such.

Regarding how you want to do it yourself, since you have clearly stated "this is how I will do it" I'll just say 'ok'...you've made it clear this is how you will do it, so who cares if I'll agree or disagree.

That being said, I'm surprised you follow that up with telling much more experienced folks how they should tell new straight shavers how to do things. You clearly don't want to be told anything until you have a question...it seems strange you would do that very thing...to guys who have been doing this a long, long time.

I just hope none of the razors you ruin along the way are nice, there's already enough people doing that IMO.

Oh well. Goodluck and Godspeed.

I don't have all the answers(obviously). Look i am very bad at expressing what I want to say. In my neurologically sclerosis filled head it made sense when I typed it. I'm shaving currently with a beginner razor that I bought shave ready by a reputable dealer. I will not use or try to hone a nice one until I've got it down(which will probably be quite a while). Sure why wouldn't I want to be told anything? I stated in my original post that I was trying to be respectful, maybe it didn't come off that way. I try to learn what I can to whosoever is kind enough to offfer advice. I was trying to say that I'm jumping in full steam and this is what I want to accomplish. As far as honing I will be using some ones that are a bit worn to begin with so if I ruin them i won't be put out. By the way I love when people say godspeed. I was having a conversation with a buddy two days ago saying I wished more people would say that.

I want to learn to shoot heavy artillery.
I think I'll wander out to the range at camp while the boys are at lunch, and figure it out.

HA. I get your point. Though one kills and one can give you a nick or two or three. Though I can show you to shoot heavy artillery.