Thread: Hi Ian from Newport South Wales

Hi my name is Ian from the UK, I was always a bit worried about taking an open blade to my face, but a friend bought a shavet, explained how easy it was to use, so I got one. 3 months in and I have bought a straight cut Razor an A.P. Donovan. I thought it was very sharp so I stropped it and used it. It is making noises like it may be shaving me as I draw it down my face, but it is not taking any hair off. Hope I don't sound dumb, but does any one have any idea what I am doing wrong. Answers on a post card please ..... I am not going to give up but I really want to get this thing working properly. I haven't even managed to draw blood

Good idea would be to get it pro honed so you have a benchmark to go by that way at least you can rule out the razor ,, then it comes down to technique , prep and experience which takes a little while to get ,, read a lot in the library about starting out , and go slow , take small steps then it will come together ,, really take the time to learn the stropping , more razors are dulled in stropping than just about any thing else ,, once you have a well honed razor and your stropping is good ,, you can maintain an edge for quite a while. Good luck. Tc

Thank you for your advice, I obviously have a load to learn, I thought it would besimple

Not very simple, but it is worth the time. Lot's of information in the Library. It gets to be a comforting ritual.


Mike

Originally Posted by mglindo

Not very simple, but it is worth the time. Lot's of information in the Library. It gets to be a comforting ritual.


Mike

Thank's Mike, I will take a look at the library. I can see there is more to it than meets the eye.

Hello and welcome to the forum. You might want to PM member celticcrusader as I believe he is also in Wales and see if he can help.

Bob

Welcome to SRP!
Your straight should shave just as well as your shavette (or better). Use a little bit lower angle than the shavette and no pressure - just the weight of the blade.
To me, it sounds like your straight hasn't been honed. If it is brand new then it probably only has a factory bevel which is not what you want to shave with. You should be able to cut arm hair when the blade is a 1/4" off of your arm. If the arm hair just rolls over the blade, then it is not sharp enough.

Definitely check out the Library and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Hi and welcome. Im just gonna repeat the above advice of hone and read the library. Also might pay to watch a few youtube vids by Lynn Abrams or Gssixgun. Good luck and any questions just ask.