Thread: Word of Caution...Wink Wink

Hey y'all;
It's been a while since I've posted consistently and I don't even know if this will be moved to another forum. Anyhoo...a few days ago I was ready to give it all up...couldn't get a good str8 shave with my cadillac (Boker) and had to finish with the Merkur DE. Cetainly no shame in using the DE as it IS a good one. I actually went from the cartridges to the DE some 8 years ago then to the str8's 3 years ago so the DE is by no means a shill. MY frustration was that my once trust Boker King Cutter wouldn't...cut. Lo and behold like a thunderbolt it hit me..."maybe it needs some time on the hone"...sure enough that was it. So...the word of caution is...don't forget to give the str8's some lovin' time on the hone before they actually need it. Some of the more well versed and experienced may or may not agree and of course I welcome any input y'all might have. It does seem that as I get older (about to hit 50) that my beard, especially on the chin, is getting way tougher to shave. As things went that morning, it almost got to the point to where I posted my razors for sale in the classifieds here but...my trusty ones will be here with me for some time.

Yup I think its time to get rid of that nasty ol razor ! Just put it in a box and send it to me and I will dispose of it properly

Razors are just like women. A little attention goes a long way.

I periodically give my daily razor a few laps on a crox strop every 5 days or so. Likely unnecessary but ensures a consistently good edge.

If you have RAD bad enough that your rotation grows faster than you can wear an edge down you don't have this problem :<0)

Originally Posted by 10Pups

If you have RAD bad enough that your rotation grows faster than you can wear an edge down you don't have this problem :<0)

Very true. In fairness, your problem then becomes your bank balance being worn down/decimated so it's not without caveats.

I don't always finish off with one of my straights, some parts of my face just respond better
to a DE or....shock-horror, a disposable I'm still learning, we all are.

Keeping my straights shave ready once they've been honed is a simple matter with my Naniwa #12000 and
crox balsa strop.

Works for me !!

I agree. After a while we can end up maybe getting lazy, maybe a little LESS excited about the whole deal than we used to and end up putting up with a razor that's less than shave ready.

Originally Posted by nodakjohns

Yup I think its time to get rid of that nasty ol razor ! Just put it in a box and send it to me and I will dispose of it properly

lol...yyyyeeeaaaahhhhh...send me your mailing address and I'll get then out right now...lol...although my Dovo does still need a bit more attention...

Strop often, and see!