Hello, Im from Australia

So well hi

my name is Henry
I live in the blue mountains
and i started shaving with a cheap DE razor but it wasnt working so well
then i thought just take the plunge cut my face ill get the experience only by doing
so i bought a Jico straight razor from ebay quite a beauitiful thing i must say

great shave i cut up my face a little but kept improving
and now no nics or cuts
also best shave i have ever had
i love it
sadly my straight is blunt
and i dont know where i can get it rehoned somewhere close

I really want to start my own barber shop up here somewhere

Welcome!!

As far as honing goes (down under) you will find my mate Oz here! His honing is legendary!!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/members/onimaru55.html

I do believe that after you shave with a properly honed razor you will find that what you have been experiencing is NOT what a straight razor will shave like!!

Again! Welcome!

+1 on Oz's honing

Welcome to the forum Henry. And as has been said twice already. Seek out Os (Onimaru55). He is your local razor Guru.


Mick

Hello and welcome, as has been said thrice already get hold of os, he is a top bloke, he gave me a heap of free advice and has honed several razors for me.
Either PM him or look him up in the classifieds.

And we won't hold it against you for being Australian either :) Not even Roy (cudarunner)! ;)


Mick

Hi and welcome. Ed

Hello and welcome to the forum :)

First the good news is that if you've been able to get decent shaves off a Jico you are doing well. Second, the bad news is that, although not specifically listed on our razors to avoid list, IMO (and in the opinion of some well-respected others, e.g. Razor Brands To Avoid) Jicos are not one of the best brands out there. I've honed a few, or at least tried to, and you can do a lot better.

By all means contact Oz (Onimaru55) regarding rehoning your current razor, but if I were you I'd give some serious consideration to obtaining another razor of better quality - it doesn't have to be new, but a new Best Quality Dovo for example will set you back somewhere between 90-110 dollars. There are also some very nice vintage razors to be had in the sub-$100 range. I think you'll notice a difference.

James.

Thanks guys

and jimbo its my first straight razor
it feels like a great shave no rough patches on my face or anything and my neck fells pretty good
ive had it for about 3-4 months and its already gone blunt it cant even cut through 1 arm hair after being stropped for a while
is that what your talking about

Welcome to the 'Place', Henry. Have deleted your duplicate thread & corrected the title spelling for you.

Whilst Jico razors are not on our 'avoid' list they may be a worthy addition. The price is a bit of a give-away re the quality.
I'd heed Jimbo's advice. :)

http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...azors_to_avoid


Edit: A quick query to the seller gave this reply so our suspicions are somewhat well founded.

Made In Pakistan.
Thank you for this inquiry.

I've only ever bothered to hone one razor made in Pakistan. Yes it took an edge but did not last the first pass of the shave.

ok well so basically what your saying is there is no point in honing it and that i should get a new good quality razor

i shall definitely get a new one not made in pakistan

I think that is the gist, you don't necessarily need to buy a new new razor, just a new to you. There are sually some fairly inexpensive vintage razors in the classifieds here, just double check that they are shave ready and you will be good.
Honing seems to range from $15-30 (plus postage both ways)depending on how much needs doing, so if you can pick something.up for around $50 shave ready, you will actually be paying about $25 more than trying to get what you have honed.

cool
ill check the classifieds
is there something you would recommend

I won't make specific recommendations on what's currently available in the Classifieds, but have a look in the razors section of the forum at the various brands and makes available from the vintage era - there are loads. One of my personal favourites, not least because they are ubiquitous in Australia, is the Bengall by Cadman. Very nice little shavers. But of course there are many others that are good too.

The most important thing is to make sure what you get is in good shape - not too much, or uneven, hone wear (flattening of the spine from lots of honing); rust free (may have some patina, a lot of mine do), blade looks symmetric and the edge is either straight or "smiling" (avoid "frowning" edges), scales in good shape with no cracks, pins reasonably tight, etc. Preferably it will be shave-ready from the seller.

Good Luck!

James.

Welcome Henry
from the CQ area
+1 Jimbo
you wont go wrong here, plenty to read & learn from on SRP
happy shaving
Dion

thanks substance

ive actually learnt quite a bit in the very short time ive been on here

there is just so much to shaving especially with straight razors

G'day and welcome to the forum.

G'Day Henry and welcome to SRP