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Hello from Sweden!
Hello everyone!
I'm Johan from sweden 26 years old, and have since a couple of months been shaving with a straight razor thanks to my father.
I have bought a couple of vintage cheap razors from a Swedish type of eBay and I am trying to figure out the whole honing thing also!
I look forward to get to learn from all you people who have already taught me a thing or two without even knowing it, it's great!
I wish you all an early happy new year! =)
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Hello Johan!
Welcome to SRP.
You'll learn a lot about everything related to straight razors here.
Lot's of great posts and knowledge shared freely.
Ask questions. Watch videos. Read.
Cheers, Willis
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Welcome Johan! Hope you continue on with this adventure and continue to learn something about it everyday. As you already said, I've found this forum's members to be amazingly helpful and supportive. I expect you'll continue to experience that now that you're "official".
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Hey and welcome to the forum Johan.
Bob
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Hello Johan, welcome to SRP.
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Hello Johan and welcome to SRP.
Is your dad a straight razor shaver?
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2016 is going to be a great year Johan!
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Hi and welcome. Good luck with your honing and any questions feel free to ask
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Be welcome, northerner Johan!
I don't need much to take care of my Swedish razors. A coticule for setting bevel and get a pre-finished edge, a translucent arkansas to get it finished, a 10x3 inches paddle strop (leather over balsa) coated with Chrome oxide to polish the edge and a leather hanging strop. I'm sure the natural stones can be easily replaced by selected artificial hones without problems.
With my set-up I bet I'll be able to keep my razors during all my life, replacing just the leather parts occasionally. I have more stuff, but just for lust purposes.
Keep it simple, at first, to acquire experience under controllable conditions.
Best luck!
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Greetings. Love that straights have turned a chore into a hobby. Sounds like you're lucky to have your dad to teach you.
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Greetings Johan & welcome aboard. Be patient & take your time on the honing. There is a learning cure to honing & it may take awhile while very few pick it up fairly quick. You also have the chromium oxide & diamond pastes & sprays but the guys in the old days didn't have that kind of stuff & all they had was a barbers hone & a strop so take it with a grain of salt. You might want to send them to someone close to you for now to get them professionally honed & if not then use one from eBay to practice with. You will be okay in time. Your strop is your most important tool for a straight so proper stropping is very important.
great to have you here, there is so much to learn in the Library here plus there are many knowledgable members so any questions just ask.
Good luck my friend.
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Hej Johan,
We are from the same city in Sweden. Welcome
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Hello, and welcome aboard!!
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Hej!
vælkommen, i am from same city...
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Thank you everyone for the good advice! Looking forward to this =D!