Thread: Bevel set to finish!

I picked this Olean cut co. razor off eBay for $10. It was beaten up quite a bit so I figured I would use it for honing practice. Thanks to the stickies and posts I've been reading here, I was able to hone it from being a butter knife to shave ready for me. It's my first razor I've honed myself and it worked great. I feel much more confident about razor upkeep now. Thanks a bunch SRP.


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Congratulations! Well done...it's a great feeling to shave with something you made ready yourself

Nice! One thing to keep in your mind when honing is that all the critical stuff happens early on. The bevel set is the foundation of your edge. A perfect apex from toe to heel and then progressively polish. It sounds like you are off to a great start. I like your choice of razors to start with too. I believe a top quality but inexpensive razor without geometry issues is the way to go.

Good for you. Feels good don't it! Don't get frustrated if the next one isn't so easy as each blade may be a little different. Keep on keeping on!


Mike

Originally Posted by mglindo

Good for you. Feels good don't it! Don't get frustrated if the next one isn't so easy as each blade may be a little different. Keep on keeping on!


Mike

You can say that again! I got one thats is making me pull my hair out. And I dont have much hair to loose. Ha.
Congrads and keep up the good work!

Congratulations on your first razor honing.
There's nothing like the feeling you get from the first successful shave you have with the first razor you honed.
It's a straight razor shaving milestone that happens only once and something to be very proud of.

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by RezDog

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I like your choice of razors to start with too. I believe a top quality but inexpensive razor without geometry issues is the way to go.

Without a doubt, the right path to success in honing for a beginner honer.

Congrats, on your first honing experience. Sure it will lead to more.

Way to go, sir. Successfully completing a full honing of a razor for the first time is quite a feeling of accomplishment, and then you just want to keep on honin'!

Well done!