Thread: Do the razors from shavingshop.com come shave ready?

Thinking of buying one of the 7/8th razors. Do they come in shave condition?

I bought a 6\8 Revisor from Mr Crowley and , oh yes,it was shave ready.
In my opinion youll travel a long way before you find one better.


Dunk

You bet. All of John's razors come shave ready.

you guys wouldnt happen to know if his paddle strop is as wide as the blade? I think that might be one of the things that messed my current blade up, having to do an x pattern stroping.

I think only Tony's strops have the 3 inch width but hopefully someone that knows better will chime in.

I like to use a paddle strop because (in my opinion) it's more precise. You're on a flat surface and the stroke is shorter so it's easier to keep the blade perfectly flat to the strop and you can control the pressure easier. With a hanging strop, if you don't keep it stretched tight, you can potentially dull the edge. I'm sure the hanging strop folks will disagree (which is fine) but for me, I get the best results with a paddle.

Originally Posted by gnomore

you guys wouldnt happen to know if his paddle strop is as wide as the blade? I think that might be one of the things that messed my current blade up, having to do an x pattern stroping.

Gnomore, having to do an x pattern on a strop will only mess your blade up if your technique is poor, the same can be said for the paddle strop or any hone\stone, you need to go slowly at 1st and concentrate on your technique.


Dunk

Tony does not make a 3" paddle strop, it would be VERY heavy and not very economical. Since the razor comes shave ready I would order one of Tony's 3" best strops with the latigo leather. You can get leather only, or leather/linen. I would recommend ordering a pre-pasted paddle strop as well for when the razor gets a little dull, should have a good idea of how to strop from the 3" latigo by the time you need to use the pasted paddle strop. The x pattern is pretty easy, but if you dont take your time in the beginning it can definitely work against you.

As an alternative to the X-pattern, you can lay the blade on the strop at an angle with the heel leading such that the entire cutting edge is in contact with the strop. The diagram will help a little bit, but the forum isn't saving the font change to a fixed width

| | ^^^^ stropping direction
| /| <---heel
| / |
|/ | <--tip
| |

I do make a 2 1/2" wide 2 sided paddle and have been thinking about a 3" but with a wooden substrate warpage or cupping becomes an issue as the wood gets wider. I did try making a long 2 1/2" x 24" paddle to use in place of a hanging strop but for things that wide and long a little give is needed. To build it up with flexable, yet firm surfaces would make the cost outweight the advantges over a hanging strop.

So,...for now a 2 1/2" x 10 is it.

Tony

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

I do make a 2 1/2" wide 2 sided paddle

Oops. I guess my Tony Miller paddle strop is a 2 1/2" and not a 3" (I didn't bother to measure). Having said that, it's just wide enough to strop all my razors just fine without having to use an x-pattern.

Ed