Thread: Sorry...

It seems that i skiped the first step...
My name is Milan, i'm from Belgrade. I work as a chef, and sharpnes is my obsession[emoji41]
I'm wandering here for a couple of days, and i've learned a lot.
Now i'm looking forward to learn moore!
Cheers!

If you have not tried it yet, you will find that sharpening razors is quite different from sharpening knives. Both are worthy endeavors!

Welcome to this forum and feel free to ask any questions. Have you used a straight razor yet?

Originally Posted by Utopian

If you have not tried it yet, you will find that sharpening razors is quite different from sharpening knives. Both are worthy endeavors!

Welcome to this forum and feel free to ask any questions. Have you used a straight razor yet?

I know that, so i bought some stones for razor sharpening. Still waiting for them to arrive...
I'm using it for about...two weeks.
No major cuts so far[emoji5]

Excellent! What razor are you using and what stones did you order?

Welcome, Milan! All is forgiven!
1st step is to acquire a truly shave-ready razor for learning to shave as well as to have a benchmark for your honing.
Some of your current hones might be satisfactory. What do you have?
OH! you need a strop, of course!

Originally Posted by Utopian

Excellent! What razor are you using and what stones did you order?

Dovo black star is my first razor, and today i've bougth this Puma 4/8.
I've ordered Shapton 12000 and Vermio natural stone from Greece.
I also have Chroma 8000 ceramic stone, but that one is mostly used for same type of knife.
Here is my razor

It looks like you are off to a great start.

Now I'm off to learn what a Vermio stone is!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Welcome, Milan!
1st step is to acquire a truly shave-ready razor for learning to shave as well as to have a benchmark for your honing.
Some of your current hones might be satisfactory. What do you have?
OH! you need a strop, of course!

Strop has been found, a friend of mine made it. He is also a member here.
Stropping goes really slow at the begining[emoji17]

Originally Posted by Utopian

It looks like you are off to a great start.

Now I'm off to learn what a Vermio stone is!

As i've been told, it is a finnisher stone, finer than Cretan stone.
Looking forward to try it out

Originally Posted by lekic88

Strop has been found, a friend of mine made it. He is also a member here.
Stropping goes really slow at the begining[emoji17]

Yes but with practice and patience it will become second nature, like riding a bike. Practice good technique in the beginning and it will stick with you as you progress to faster speeds.