Thread: Greetings & Salutations!

Good that you have not really sharpened knives. But I must reiterate, don't rush to learning to hone just yet. The shave mastering is enough to keep you involved for awhile. Learning to re-freshen an edge is the baby step toward honing from bevel to shave ready. When you get to the need to re-freshen all you will need is a barbers hone or a 12k synthetic stone. I shaved for over 10 months before I stepped into the work of honing secure in my shaving skills so as to not worry about technique when I started learning the hones. And let assure you, I am generally the impatient, throw it to the wind type of person but went with caution because I didn't want to spend much more money on having others do the work for me.

And just to drive it home: I'm not eager to hone a pro finished blade. I get me a good blade, use it, careful with the stropping, and if I'm not satisfied with my honing of the practice blade in the first year (cause lets face it, my growth is not fast or heavy), I'll send her out to be pro re-honed.

Like I said, I've been lurking for more than two weeks. Being the youngest of four boys: learning from other's mistakes is like drinking water. The beginner's section is full of "Where newbies always mess up is..."

Oh, almost forgot. I'm A.D.D. I can manage to focus on the shave while I'm doing it, but the train of thought switches tracks as soon as I go into another room after I'm done shaving.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I find your DE cation to be a little amusing because of my own story. I have been shaving with a straight for some time but had my first DE shave this week because frankly they scare the bejeebers out of me.

I'll paint a picture for you . The side profile of a DE, loosely resembling the shape of the scoop on a backhoe, takes a nice round scoop out of that nice juicy vein on your throat like a drunk backhoe operator scooping a water main or sewage pipe.

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Hi Crawler
I think the starter razor you were looking for is here:

Dovo "Best Value" 5/8 - Straight Razor Place Library

It is listed in the Library & it IS a nice good razor.

Hello,and welcome!!