Thread: New Guy from california

Just got myself my first razor less than a week ago after staring at it online for over a year (Bokers aint cheap) 4/8" with bone scales think im going to enjoy it after i figure it out ....ive learned so far that shave oil is the devil himself incarnate that turns a razor into some kind of sticky face magnet and that i may need a wider strop but all in all i love it, it's something that takes time that's not "california fast" and is worth mastering


P.S. i managed to nick it somehow i'm guessing my strop since it wasn't dropped and has been religiously guarded since it arrived. and by nicked i mean a nearly microscopic one that i only noticed because of the 1600 lumen bulb i just put in my bathroom lol. is it possible to strop it out or will it need honing?

If you can see it with th bare eye, I would say hone it JMO. YMMV

Originally Posted by outback

If you can see it with th bare eye, I would say hone it JMO. YMMV

By the way.
Hello and welcome to the forum

Thanks for the welcome and for the advice i'll have to find someone who knows how to hone.

Welcome. What part of California?

central valley (modesto area) if i remember the drive correctly 8hrs north of you lol

I have a 4/8 boker. Almost shave ready when i bought it. Made around 10 passes on th 12k and stroped to bring it to full shave ready.
Just a little tuggy when used the first time before i touched it up.
Smooth as silk now.
YMMV

I personally don't use an X pattern on a 2" strop. I alternate between stropping on the heel and the toe of the blade. 10 laps heel, 10 laps toe and repeat. Same result and less likely to nick the strop. Welcome to SRP!