Help getting started with first time honing please!
Hey Gents,
I've been around this forum for just over 2 years now and I always enjoy reading everything you all have to say about the art of Straight razor shaving. I've been shaving with one ever since the day I joined this site to by my first blade from Lynn and straight Razor Designs. Over this time I've acquired two razors, my trusty "best Quality" Dovo and my very pleasant "Bismark" also from Dovo. I've tried a few different soaps and have settled on Mitchell's Wool fat. But believe it or not I've never actually honed either one of these razors, as I've got a very light beard and always strop before and sometimes after a shave, then meticulous care is taken in wiping the blade down and storing in a spritz of gun oil as these razors are in their containers inside a wooden box in my bathroom where moisture is still a possibility.
So Down to the nitty gritty here! I need to hone my "Best Quality" Dovo as I've noticed it's not cutting quite like it has since day one now. none of my blades have ever been dropped or abused so I'd feel quite confident in saying they SHOULD have very straight lines, especially being honed by the best. ;) thanks Lynn! So my question is what would be a suitable "starter" kit for honing, I saw the kit posted in the beginners section and that looks great but I've also heard about the norton pyramid, and spent a few hours at least reading through the honing library and watching videos as well. precision is something im quite familiar with as I do have quite an attention to detail as well as I work with precision instruments of measurement all day in a machine shop. I'd really love some recommendations from the greats of honing out there. I know this has been asked several times before and I've searched but to be honest, all the different recommendations have made me shaky on just what to get, what with all the different options and whatnot.