Thread: Hello from Ontario

Hi,

I've been lurking around quietly for some time now and thought I'd better say hello, I have been using a straight razor for 3 weeks now with moderate success (no blood loss yet, LOL) and also ventured into honing, with less success unfortunately.

Also have been struck with this affliction called SRAD, sure hope it slows down soon because I've managed to gather 9 in my short tenure (I'll post pics in the Razor section soon)

Anyways I'd better get back to my stones and Thank You All for your help, past and future

Mark

Hi and welcome to the forum, lots of us on here, and quite a few from Ontario.

Jump in and join the fray!

Mark, Welcome to SRP!

Hello from another Ontario shaver. Best of luck!

HI Mark, and welcome to SRP. Whereabouts are you located? There may be someone nearby who can give you a hand with honing.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

HI Mark, and welcome to SRP. Whereabouts are you located? There may be someone nearby who can give you a hand with honing.

Hi Cangooner, thanks you all for the warm welcome, I'm located in Ingersoll just off the 401 between Woodstock and London

Hi and welcome. Good luck with your honing and any questions feel free to ask

Hello!
When starting out I think it best to use just one razor as each one will be a little different and you have to learn how to best handle each of them, an added degree of difficulty for someone starting out and a mistake I made. Get that one razor honed by a pro (if not done already) so you have a benchmark to judge your work honing the others.

Originally Posted by Hart

Hello!
When starting out I think it best to use just one razor as each one will be a little different and you have to learn how to best handle each of them, an added degree of difficulty for someone starting out and a mistake I made. Get that one razor honed by a pro (if not done already) so you have a benchmark to judge your work honing the others.

I bought a shave ready razor from a member of B&B but unfortunately he didn't pack it very well and the tip was damaged upon arrival so I lost my benchmark, I then bought a Parker Shavette with feather blades to use so I can still practice with straight everyday while I get my hone perfected

I've been honing a W&B but the blade is warped a bit causing me issues so I honed up a nice Robeson and actually had a decent shave this morning so it does look promising

Mark

Hey and welcome to the forum. I see you are off to a good start and right into the deep end with honing right off. As you have discovered some razors have "defects", for lack of a better word, that make honing very tricky. Older razors in particular and some new ones even suffer from warps, twists, poor grinding, improper previous honing and chipping. You are into an interesting and frustrating thrill ride when honing those. Have fun.

Bob