Instruction with prof Lynn

I got tired of ok shaves and had a thousand questions about honing repairing and maintaining st razors so I enticed lynn to drive over to indy from ohio for the day...what a great experience I honed probably 20 razors learned what to look at under a microscope...learned how to take out nicks and half moons, how to tighten pins and polish and take out blemishes... I still need lots of practice but my work is pretty good...shaved with one of the newly honed razors and the difference was night and day...no drag no razor burn ...shaved with a few passes...a great experience...lynn showed me several honing tricks ...he spent about 8 hrs with me honing smoking cigars and talking about razrs what collectable and what to stay away from...the guy is a walking encyclopedia of st razrs not to mention he brought over about 60 of his razrs not his best pieces still 4 of them are still here and not in his collection...he is a great guy and the point of this post is that for all you newbies and semi mewbies such as myself you can cut your learning time and really enjoy the art of shaving with these razors if you can find a friend or someone on this forum knowledgeable who is near your geo area who can teach you the art of shaving and stroping and honing a straight razor...charlie

I just got a phone call from Charle and Lynn and it sounds like they were having a grand time. Honing, stropping, shaving, cigars and chili dogs. Fast cars and fast razors, a regular Guy Fest !

Nothing like instructions from the master, Lynn himself.

Have fun guys.

Tony

Dang, I need to take a bike ride up north sometime. Sounds like a great time.

Well now I know why he hasn't posted in a while, he's on tour! So how many thousands of dollars did you have to pay for this honing house call anyway?

his expenses and a few cuban cigars...he has worked with numerous people they usually come to him...he made an exception in my case...the education was unreal and hands on...its one thing to watch a video its another to have the professor sitting next to you watching you hone and correcting your technique showing you exactly how much pressure to exert or not to exert ...the different stroke to use on a curved blade....how to use the different stones... how to use a pummace stone to clean the stone ...the sound a blade makes on a stone when the razr is being honed properly with the correct pressure and blade position ...the length of the stroke varies with the texture of the stone...observing the steel come of the razr during the hone looking for certain characteristics...I could go on and on...its like flying a plane with the instructor sitting next to you as opposed to watching a video and doing it...the video cant talk back to you and say thats not quite right or heres a little trick to make it easier or put a sharper hone on the blade! bye his account he has honed 5-6000 razors ...honing is so important...I thought my razors were sharp they were NOT... my new dovo out of the box was not even close to being shave ready...dull razors mean uncomfortable shaves that pull ,irritate and leavestubbleand razr burns...today I found out really sharp razors glide and shave closewith no irritation...what ever it would cost to go see him or get him to come to you, its worth it to learn the proper techniques... lynn says some people never learn and master the proper techniques ...shaving is uncomfortable and frustrating so they quit and get a mach3..too bad they are missing a great shave...I guess Ive got the sickness really bad! or maybe just a passion for for learning an art thats been around for centurys...we are lucky to have all the experienced forum members around to help us newbies...I apologize for being so wordy...but today was very gratifing ...if he can teach me and get me on the road to mastering these skills...there is hope for everyone else...charlie larman

Apoligize for being wordy! Good Lord man, your expected to post hundreds on insightful things on this site from this point forward. This would be like a site devoted to Yeti sightings; and you had one over for cigars! LOL ....

Lets start here...what was the ONE (or three) things that surprised you the most that Lynn taught you? Specifics man! The world needs to know...LOL

I had a great time Charlie!! You were a super host as well. Maybe someday we will have that Conclave......lol. Lynn

Well now you have to turn the favor and teach your newfound knowledge to as many others as you can find who in turn will do the same. Maybe by the time I leave this earth I can sit with a master and learn the fine art of honing too. I envy you. Congratulations on such an enlightening experience.

Louis

Lynn showedme many things for example all I heard about was a 4000/8000 stone...To really get a sharp edge youneed another stone much finer grit ( a third surface rated finer than 8000 norton ) you finish the hone with this stone ...you also use this stone in a pyramid with a norton 8000 to preform maintaince...on the blade...lynns howed me an agressive honing stroke where you hone theblade intight circles clockwise on one side...counter clockwise on the other side ofblade...takes out nicks and small half moons and reduces normal lengthof pyramid...lynn explained how to get an edge on damaskas steel what you need to stabilize the steel to get he and maintain a sharp edge over a period of 5-6 days...he tought me about tightening pins,polishing blades,handles and removing blemishes from blades...tought me technique and showed me what type of tools to buy and use...he showed me various modificatins of the pyramid systems to getgreat results...more importantly he showedme whatnotto do...tonot harmthe razor orblade...I could go on do youhave about8hrs? when I shaved this morning my shave mademe appreciate how hard I worked and sponged upknowledge yesterday...Iam confident buying used razors now because I can hone, repair, and restore these today with my new found skills...with practice I can really enjoy my new hobby without being at someone's mercey...I am just a student...Lynn is the professor...

excuse the connected words..I am writing these posts on tablet pc andI should have proofed the posts more throughly...charlie

Its OK, we figured you were just excited. Great hobby isn't this?

I'm reading this thread with absolute envy :) a hone fest ! .
I guess probably every newbie like myself asks the question - has Lynn make a little honing video like his very informative shave video ? I think the chances of finding Honemiester here in Scotland is not that promising .

Perhaps someday, there will be time for the SRP Convention.

Vegas, perhaps?

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Perhaps someday, there will be time for the SRP Convention.

Vegas, perhaps?

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Myrtle Beach can get in some golf too. Golf in the morning hone in the afternoon drink at night. :O

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Myrtle Beach can get in some golf too. Golf in the morning hone in the afternoon drink at night. :O

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I don't do golf, but I'm up for the drinking in Myrtle Beach. Great place to visit.

why doesnt theforumplan a yearly event where vendors and collectors and sellers bring razors, strops, memrobelia,and get members to put on teaching demos ect golf...

why doesnt the forum plan a yearly event where vendors and collectors and sellers bring razors, strops, memrobelia,and get members to put on teaching demos ect golf...

I vote Vegas too! Nice golf courses also, no Myrtle Beach, but hey no place is MB! Here's the kicker....Vegas has both T & H and Penhaligon's, both at Caesars IIRC...I believe it's cheaper to fly to Vegas...?

Jeff

I think there are pretty cheap flights both to Myrtle and Vegas. I think Hooters Air flies to both... ;p

Don't know about actually getting vendors and stuff - that sounds like it might require *gasp* planning. Be great to come back with some goodies, though!

gentleman,
although lurking here for many months, i have not posted as i dont own any straight razors, let alone have the facilities to care for them properly (im a college student in a dorm room, where would i hang a strop in a communal bathroom?!). but i am a member over at ShaveMyFace.com. we floated the idea of having a convetion of sorts. it seems that a similiar consensus was reached over here. can you imagine walking up and down aisles of fine english creams, speciality razors and possibly a hands on honing class with the master himself. i think there is a possibility for a convention with all forums (badger and blade, SMF, SRP, etc).
it seems that you guys would be definitely be interested in this. just wanted to through my 2 cents in.


Paul Siegel

P.S. we have thought of a name, Shave-Con 1, but that could be changed

PaulDog is that you? Hell yeah we'd be interested. To be fair, however, a lot of us are members of both SRP and SMF. Not sure how the final numbers would stack up.

Jeff

Master Lynn, can your residence accommodate a few dozen people? How big is your yard? We could camp out there! We'll supply the food and booze. You supply the training. Whattaya think?

But seriously, I would definitely go to a convention, no matter where it's held.

-Rob

Nah, im not PaulDog, just paul siegel, a humble college student from seattle by way of atlanta. i realize there is a lot of cross regestration in all the forums. gentlemanwhat we need is to spread the good word! i think a convention is going to come from a grass roots as their is no hierarchy as such.

Paul Siegel

Well, this has been bandied about for a few years ....

I am also a member of several cancer sites (unfotunately). We also talked of getting together a lot, and there was also a time factor to that, due to disease status of many members.

We finally had our meeting(s) - here's what worked:

We decided that travel was the biggest obstacle for most, either physically, or financially. To alleviate that, we collectively picked several sites around the country for members to go to, and held the ALL get-togethers on the same day! People were assigned to take pics at each event, and then they were all posted at a site online for everyone to view. The memories were priceless, as several members have passed. We were glad we did it, and some of the groups and relationships have grown into regular meetings today.

We MAY be able to do that here - select certain geographical locations that would about cover the country with four or five or six sites; have folks volunteer to coordinate the event in their local areas, and eventually get a "Go!" date! Maybe even some common agenda items.

Might actually work that way, if the travel issue is addressed in that manner.

I would volunteer to assist in planning a New England meeting.

Any comments? Thoughts?

We do happen to live on a couple acres.......Do present an interesting possibility eh.....lol. Lynn

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We do happen to live on a couple acres.......Do present an interesting possibility eh.....lol. Lynn

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The Lynn Abrams Annual Honeoff and cookout.
Nice ring to it... roflmao