Results 11 to 20 of 40
-
11-06-2012, 05:22 PM #11
- Join Date
- Feb 2012
- Location
- Sarver, Pennsylvania, United States
- Posts
- 683
Thanked: 88While I've never seen it used on this forum, the reply "I'm not wearing any pants" is appropriate for this thread.
-
11-06-2012, 05:47 PM #12
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Posts
- 29
Thanked: 2Thank you for this information. I appreciate it.
And Yes I agree completely on the fact that it was not shave ready sharp out of the box. I was most definitely a victim of the sales person, who told me it was shave ready out of the box and does not need to be sharpened. I wish I did some research before hand but it was more of a spontaneous buy that I always wanted to get into.
Could you tell us about your equipment too? I noticed from your intro that you went to AOS and I'm not very familiar with their razors ( a bit pricey for my taste ) but would love to hear about them. I've heard mostly good things about AOS other then their prices so I'm eager to hear how that's working for you.
- The Art of Shaving - Cocobolo Dark Wood Razor - Straight Razors from The Art of Shaving
- The Art Of Shaving - Full Size Shaving Kit Unscented Badger Black Brush
- The Art of Shaving - Small Hanging Strop - The Art of Shaving - Buy Razor Accessories
Just another reg flag I should of caught when he sold me the strop, I told him from the get-go I was a complete novice to this.. yet he sold me a strip that is very small and required me to learn how to strop with an x pattern. Which I am getting down.. but would of preferred the most fool proof method.
In this case I really strongly believe the blade did not come shave ready.
Thank you for the kind words.
Not really a complaint, just something I would really like to read into.
hahah where can I get one of those?
I also want to throw out there that I am a senior web developer / computer programmer. I run a small web dev firm where I mostly white label my services. So if you admins/mods need help trying to figure out what's wrong with the library send me a PM and I am willing to help you guys out for free, I see this is a LAMP environment which is my expertise.
As far as sending my blade out to be honed by a pro I agree, but I would really like to learn this my self.. I wish there was someone local to me that could do it.. but no dice on that.
ON the same page tho I ordered by stone with a new straight razor from west coast shaving.. they state there blades are shave ready.. Has any one ordered a blade from them? If so - can you agree that they are shave ready out of the box?
That would be great for me to see what a shave ready razor would feel like and finally achieve my goal of that close shave that everyone is talking about.Last edited by adamf85; 11-06-2012 at 05:56 PM.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to adamf85 For This Useful Post:
Lynn (11-06-2012)
-
11-06-2012, 06:10 PM #13
Not sure about westcoastshaving.com as far as shave ready, could be, but I haven't heard who they use for their honing if they do. If it doesn't come absolutely shave ready, if you cover postage (I think it's about $3 last blade I mailed) I will set the bevels for FREE, send them back and you can go to learning how to use your stones to refine the edge, then later on learn how to set the bevel if you decide to get a coarser stone; or you can check out the Janorton thread, and gssixguns youtube videos for janorton on setting a bevel w/ the 4k. Up to you bro, whatever direction you go...luck be w/ you!
Mastering implies there is nothing more for you to learn of something... I prefer proficient enough to not totally screw it up.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to tiddle For This Useful Post:
adamf85 (11-06-2012)
-
11-06-2012, 06:20 PM #14
I can understand the OP's frustrations; I too was frustrated when I found out that my Norton had to be lapped. It's like "Dang!! I have to buy ANOTHER thing to start honing?!?" But you know what? That DMT 325 is the best $50 I ever spent. It laps perfectly, and is fantastic for raising a slurry (no slurry stone needed). Do yourself a favor and invest in a DMT 325 with a Stone holder....you'll be glad you did!! I know it's not cheap but it'll last you a lifetime...
Amazon.com: DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse: Home Improvement
Amazon.com: Steelex D1091 Sharpening Stone Holder: Home ImprovementLast edited by jpcwon; 11-06-2012 at 06:22 PM.
-
11-06-2012, 06:29 PM #15
The important thing to remember is that if you stick with it and fight through these early problems, you'll pick it up, get proficient, and enjoy the process. Right now it all seems like a bit of a hassle and it is compared to popping a new cartridge into your Mach3. Fight through it and you'll be rewarded.
-
11-06-2012, 06:42 PM #16
I hear you on the small strop. I recently upgraded to a full size Latigo from SRD and I love not having to do the X strokes anymore, makes things a hair more idiot proof. I've used AOS preshave oil before and its very good, and a little bit of it goes a long way. Be careful not to use to much though, I used what I thought was a good amount and it made my skin so slick I couldn't do the skin pulling necessary and wrecked my face. The irritation was something fierce! I haven't had good luck with the aftershave balm though, it feels nice but just doesn't calm down irritation well enough when it happens. Not sure about their creams or soaps since I haven't tried them yet.
Don't give up and accept no negativity! I was so stubborn when I first started that I went nearly a year shaving with a factory edge till I joined up on this forum and was very kindly informed I just spent nearly a year shaving with dull edge. I started on a small Illinois strop with mostly Colonel Conk equipment, so you're already doing better then I did when I first started by virtue of having far superior equipment and having the sense to ask for advice.
-
11-06-2012, 06:44 PM #17
adamf85 welcome to straight shaving and to SRP, I am new also only shaving for just over a week now myself. Hang in there buddy it will come the thing is like the others have said there are many things to learn and many variables that could cause a shave to not be good.
I see that you wrote it would be nice to have someone local to you to hone your razor, where are you?Aloha,
ED
-
11-06-2012, 06:46 PM #18
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Posts
- 29
Thanked: 2@dustoff003 I am in Buffalo, NY.
-
11-06-2012, 06:56 PM #19
Welcome, Adam and remember that patience will overcome your problems. On the wide strops : In my opinion, X-strokes are desirable in stropping. For me, mandatory. Regardless of strop width, long x's are the most effective of stropping strokes. It is absolutely no harder than stropping straight on a wide strop. Obviously, you guys have no smiling edges to strop or you would quickly see. Ask yourself why hones are not made in 3 inch widths. Ask yourself why 3 inch strops(after hundreds of years) are a relatively new product. JMHO, YMMV, etc, and so forth.
Last edited by sharptonn; 11-06-2012 at 06:58 PM.
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to sharptonn For This Useful Post:
Steelstubble (11-06-2012)
-
11-06-2012, 07:01 PM #20
That's interesting Sharptonn. It's true I don't have any blades with smiling edges, perhaps my improvement in shaving quality wasn't due to my change in technique but simply that my new strop is just better. After all my old Illinois strop had lots of noobie damage and my new one is getting used properly.