Thread: with a can do atitude

I will keep watching for sales maybe I will find something with charecter thats shave ready .Will follow the forums advice with a bit more patience

I need to shave with straight first before coughing up $400 for stones

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Originally Posted by Reijnier

I need to shave with straight first before coughing up $400 for stones

You need to shave with a "shave ready razor" and not one that is dull from the factory. Even then if you have not shaved with a straight razor before it could take months to become proficient with one. If your first experience is not a good one you will be off to a bad start.

Learning to hone a straight razor on your own is another matter altogether. I had to do that and it is another long and frustrating learning curve on top of learning to shave properly with a straight razor. You can basically forget what you may have learned from honing knives as straight razors are just different and in another category.

I am not trying to discourage you but there is really no cheap and easy way to learn this stuff on your own. It just takes time, patience and enough cash.

I think you are off on the wrong foot with your initial purchase, unfortunately.

Bob

Originally Posted by Reijnier

I need to shave with straight first before coughing up $400 for stones

Before 12k stones were readily available, many here learned to shave off the Norton 4/8k hone, and it costs about $100. Add a DMT325 diamond plate, and you are good to go. Your best bet would be to get a shave ready vintage razor to know what you are aiming for as well. There isn't really a quick, easy, and cheap way to go about this sport as you are discovering. Good luck, sir!

Quick qeustion what is coticule

A word that will cost you! Your going backwards again, stick with the easy stuff first,, get your shave ready vintage from the classifieds then see if you can learn to shave. If you stick with it then save your money for the Norton 4/8. Then learn but you were told you do have people in SA they can help you ,, they can keep your razor shave ready till its time for you to get a stone. You may not even like shaving it ha straight. Tc

Coticule is a Belgian natural hone with a rather steep learning curve. And a surprising amount of variance stone to stone. But they can be great razor stones. They're also pricey if bought new or from a vintage dealer that knows what they've got.

Have you considered lapping paper?

No let me check it out thanks