Thread: Newby here, just found SRP yesterday & signed on!

OCDshaver, Thanks for the info about the Revisor Razors but, I just told Phrank that I scored a Boker Silver Steel 6/8 with white micarta handle. I'll definitely look at some Revisor Razors & may pick one up a little later on.

Jim

Welcome aboard....never to late to learn another craft...I took it up almost 5 years ago at the age of 53......at 58 my hands still don't shake...lol

AG69, I'll definitely be looking into the Revisor Razors & very well may buy one a little later on. I just ordered a Boker Silver Steel 6/8 with white micarta handle. My Grandfather had two Boker straight razors that he used to shave with & he gave me a Boker Tree Brand pen knife for my first knife & I still have it. I realize that things change & not always for the better but, the good Boker knives & I would think the same for the Razors are hand made in Solingen, Germany!

Jim

Hi and welcome. I would suggest you get a cheaper strop for your first as it will bear the brunt of your learning to strop. By all means get a nice one just put it away till your done tearing up your first one. Good luck with your boker. It's one of the razors that I want to get still. Any questions feel free to ask

Ed, I'm a newbie at straight razor shaving, in fact it'll be the middle of May before I get my Boker Silver Steel, it's on backorder until then sooooo, I'll just have to hurry up an wait till then before I commit Hara-Kiri by way of the face & neck. But, I'm not a newbie as far as Knives & Knife sharpening goes, I have a few Water Stones from 600 grit, (a couple of DMT coarse & medium for really buggered up Knives), up to 15,000 grit that I finish off with Horsehide Bench Strop. I don't sharpen every Knife that way, it depends on the knife & the use that it will be put to. I'm confident that I can put a good shaving edge on a straight razor after I try a few times. As I realize that there is a real difference between sharpening a knife & sharpening a straight razor, but I ought to be able to catch on fairly quickly, what do you think?

Don't learn on the one that you use to shave with. Buy a ebay cheapy and practice on that. Watch the vids on YouTube by Gssixgun and Lynn Abrams. I reckon you should be able to pick it up easy enough. With stropping the main thing is the flip and holding the razor between your fingers that takes a bit of getting used to. Generally you will find that at the flip is where you tend to nick the strop. I say buy that cheapy razor now and start practicing and by the time you get your razor you should be able to maintain it no worries.

Hello Jim welcome to the form.

Roger

eddy79, Thanks for the advice, others have told me the same thing, which is something I should have thought of in the first place. I cancelled my razor order & am looking to get a used razor (one with some history to it so to speak), Won't cost as much & may be more than pleased with it!

Jim