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Terrible first wet shave >.<
I got a J.S. Holler & Co which was imported to San Francisco, which is where I live. They stopped importing in 1915 and it says Made in Germany so I am guessing it has to be made between 1891-1915. I took it to get sharpening at a knife shop that says they hone straight razors. That was my mistake :nono:
I assumed she did a good job, and went about preparing my face like how I have read in this forum and started into my first wet shave. I felt a lot of tugging and pulling but I thought maybe I just didn't have the right angle or skill yet. So I kept at it, until I had at least 10 nicks on my face and terrible razor burn. It's bad....I don't want to even smile for fear of the pain.
After thinking I was doing everything right, and trying different angles. My beard was mostly still there! So, THEN I tried the hanging hair test and it cut the hair maybe once out of 20 tries and the blade's mirror finish is now mostly satin.
I'm not giving up though! I am sending it in to a honer I found on this site and hoping he can work some magic.
The nancy boy shaving cream and Kingsly badger brush did all they could do, but with a dull razor I guess nothing can be done.
The shop to avoid is Columbus Cutlery in San Francisco, in case any other SRP people are in the area.Attachment 122233Attachment 122234