Thread: New to SR from Nottingham, UK

Hi Gary,

Thanks for the invite, I'll take you up on the offer next time I'm back home. Unfortunately I work away 5 out of 7 most weeks. When is your shop open?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Chrisbombhead;1610525]Hi Gary,

Thanks for the invite, I'll take you up on the offer next time I'm back home. Unfortunately I work away 5 out of 7 most weeks. When is your shop open?

Thanks[/QUOTE

My shop is open Monday to Saturday I,m of Thursdays. Just message me and you can pop round one night after work or so.
Gary

Welcome to the forum and good luck with the learning curve!

Gary is correct about the razor not been the best.

I picked up the same model in green scales as my first. Mine will hold an edge, but the grind was all over the place and it was a real pain to hone. I ended up flattening mine off with diamonds to make it a suitable to learn honing with. It's ugly as sin now but I keep it for testing new hones.

It's easy enough to get a decent blade in the UK, We have a couple of good shops and Gary is a legend (he sold me his old naniwa superstones). Have a meet and a good chat because I'm pretty sure he'll send you down the correct path! He also stocks everything needed to shave and maintain a razor.