Thread: I wish I could shave with my Dovo

Atta boy Alewine, don't give up!

I also have hands the size of tennis rackets and it didn't stop me. You just gotta be careful and take your time, especially when stropping.

It never surprises me how much SRP vendors/members will help their customers. My hat is off to you, gentlemen!

Alewine:
I really wish you the best in your shaving endeavours. I think you'll do just fine!

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

It never surprises me how much SRP vendors/members will help their customers. My hat is off to you, gentlemen!

Alewine:
I really wish you the best in your shaving endeavours. I think you'll do just fine!

It used to suprise me, not anymore. Great bunch of Gentleman frequent these pages.

Now thats customer service right there. Lynn and Don are awesome to deal with.

I noticed no one mentioned holding the actual blade of the straight razor, and not the scales when stropping or shaving. The scales are basically there to protect the blade when closed, and as a counter weight may be for the blade? It sounds to me that maybe you are using the scales too much to hold your straight razor? I'm as much a noob to SR's as well, so i might just be plane wrong about the scales breaking problem. I have a vintage razor with plastic scales, and can't see enough pressure created to ever break them if it's held properly.

FWIW --

If I wanted nearly-indestructible scales, I'd get a set made from G10. Fiberglass-reinforced epoxy isn't going to break easily. And they'd be lighter than stainless steel. Several vendors have experience with G10, it shouldn't be hard to find one.

I suspect the previous post is on the money:

. . . When stropping, _don't_ hold the razor by the scales, hold onto the tang.

Charles

PS -- this isn't taking anything from Lynn's fine offer.

Gentlemen,

First, let me thank all of you for your help, encouragement and thoughts. I realize that I have a long way to go before I can care for and shave with my straight razor properly. But, I think that is half the fun of learning to master the razor. I'm sure there are going to be a lot of bumps and pot holes in the road to getting there, but I assume we all go down that same road. The lucky part for me is that there is a web site like SRP and SRD, and gentlemen like Lynn, and most of all people like you guys that use this forum as a way to guide newbies like me. Maybe, someday when I'm more seasoned in the ways of the SR, I also can help someone in some small way.