Thread: new razor out of the box, now what?

Randy,
They are all Amplex diamond compounds, water based, standard concentration. Classic Shaving has them all. I also got a syringe of 3 micron at an industrial supply house bt have not used it yet.

I have other pastes on other strops but have not gotten into experimenting with them yet, ie....the green chromium oxide, Dovo red and black cake pastes and the Dovo types in the tube, red and green.

I also have the Thiers-Issard paste in the tube like a glue stick.

Tony

Originally Posted by 440stainless

Ah, it looks like our posts just missed each other Davis. Yea, its a Dovo, 5/8, carbon steel (my post about it is right before yours). I've decided its too valuble to me sentimentally to risk destroying, so I'm gonna send it out and find a cheap, dull, non-curved razor to practice on for a while.

Sounds good, I was afraid of that. After some practice I'm sure you'll be ready to hit that bad boy. It'll save you some grief anyway. I learned to hone on a nice razor but you whittle down a lot of the spine just learning.

Thanks Tony!

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Randy,
They are all Amplex diamond compounds, water based, standard concentration. Classic Shaving has them all. I also got a syringe of 3 micron at an industrial supply house bt have not used it yet.

I have other pastes on other strops but have not gotten into experimenting with them yet, ie....the green chromium oxide, Dovo red and black cake pastes and the Dovo types in the tube, red and green.

I also have the Thiers-Issard paste in the tube like a glue stick.

Tony