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10-26-2015, 05:24 AM #21
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I was in Vancouver about a year and a half ago for a conference and it was a very nice city. I arranged a mini-meetup for while I was there so I know that there are other straight users in your area. If you do an advanced search in the member list you will be able to find the members in your area who have listed their locations. You might want to contact Cobre and see if he would be willing to meet with you. I guarantee that one on one time in person definitely will speed up your learning process.
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10-26-2015, 10:23 AM #22
djamm
I think it is pretty difficult to determine sharp when you are beginning this endeavour. Here are couple scenarios:
You get your first 'shave ready' razor. You are instructed to shave with it (not strop it). You shave with it and because there are about 23 other variables besides the sharpness of the blade, you feel like the blade is not truly shave ready.
You then strop the blade which you do not think is sharp enough, and it becomes immediately less sharp due to less than optimum results from the steepest of all learning curves, stropping.
I also have a barber hone, a nice one. With mine, honing on it is like honing on glass, zero to no feedback. Plus, I think it takes more skill out of the gate to use a palm held hone.
You might look into a well known and fairly inexpensive finisher like a 10K Naniwa Superstone.
I agree with what has been said above, finding someone to demonstrate honing would be the shortest route to caring for your razor. Until then, you have SRP. I would add that a loupe can also be a valued friend."Call me Ishmael"
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10-27-2015, 06:44 PM #23
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