Thread: Ready to try a straight shave.

Ron, I like your openness to learning. Any contact now with one of us, before you get to using a straight, can only add to your success. Here's the deal. If you want to make the short hop to Forest Grove, unshaven, on just about any day of your choice (well into retirement and, while busy still, am flexible on availability), I will have you shave with one of my straights so you can judge for yourself if that is the route to take or to stick with a DE (big section of DE users on SRP). PM me with your decision.

I recently took the challenge from a many years ago post and took a razor, put a new edge on at on a 1k stone, stropped and shaved with it. DId the same with a 4k and an 8k. Started with a reasonable 1k shave and ended with a damn fine shave off the 8k. All the higher grits do is polish the edge. Good simile, since you are a carpenter (my son is a contractor) is a house without a good foundation will fail.

Hi and welcome. You will see it said here constantly that the bevel is everything. If the bevel ain't right everything thing after is a waste of time. It's a good idea to get a loupe for inspecting your progress when honing. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask.