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Originally Posted by Packas

Thanks Bob especially about the meet up! I'm aware that knife sharpening is a different skill altogether so plan on taking it slow !

You are welcome. If you can make the meet up you should be able to get some hands on honing instruction to get you off to a good start.

Bob

Hi and welcome. The Ralf Aust, Revisor, Boker razors I haven't heard any quality issues of so they would be a good choice. Don't go overboard to start with and you will find it easier to pick up. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask

Originally Posted by BobH

You are welcome. If you can make the meet up you should be able to get some hands on honing instruction to get you off to a good start.

Bob

Can't make it that weekend unfortunately. Maybe that's not a bad hung right now because knowing my personality I'll want to expand my skill and purchases rapidly. It could get expensive quickly lol

Originally Posted by Packas

Can't make it that weekend unfortunately. Maybe that's not a bad hung right now because knowing my personality I'll want to expand my skill and purchases rapidly. It could get expensive quickly lol

Well, if you want some one on one for honing, stropping, shaving or what's what regarding brushes just PM one of the poster in that thread.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Well, if you want some one on one for honing, stropping, shaving or what's what regarding brushes just PM one of the poster in that thread.

Bob

What I am struggling with is finding a decent brush. The one I have I think is horse hair. I trying to resist just lobbing out $80 for a badger brush but probably think it will be where I'll end up. The one I have is too soft and floppy. I like to give my face a good scrub while lathering up

Originally Posted by Packas

What I am struggling with is finding a decent brush. The one I have I think is horse hair. I trying to resist just lobbing out $80 for a badger brush but probably think it will be where I'll end up. The one I have is too soft and floppy. I like to give my face a good scrub while lathering up

Take a look at omega boar brushes. I just got the 10066 and I love it. Nice backbone to it, soft yet has some scritch to it as well, not floppy at all. Best part is it was only 10 bucks american. Hope that helps you.

By the way, welcome to the forums

Phil

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Originally Posted by Packas

What I am struggling with is finding a decent brush. The one I have I think is horse hair. I trying to resist just lobbing out $80 for a badger brush but probably think it will be where I'll end up. The one I have is too soft and floppy. I like to give my face a good scrub while lathering up

If you are going to consider a badger brush you might want to investigate 2 band silvertip badger brushes. They generally have soft tips with good back bone. I enjoy that type as I face lather.

Another good alternative is a boar brush. I like the same brush as Phil129 suggested, the Omega 10066. It is very inexpensive, has great back bone and soft tips once it is broken in and the tips flag/split. The break in period is about 2 weeks of everyday use for these, at least it is for me.

Yet another alternative is a synthetic brush.

I would PM member HarryWally as he makes some very fine brushes. Andrew should be able to help you out with any questions on knots.

Bob

I really like the 6/8 size. My favorite razor is a vintage 6/8 by J. Wiss.

As far a suggestions go, probably anything on SRD would be fine. If you're patient, you can get great deals in the classifieds and save a ton of money on a nice razor. My other suggestion is to try a grind that is different from your current razor.

Where brushes are concerned, give the boars from Omega and Semogue a close look. They're very inexpensive but I find myself reaching for that Semogue much more often than my silvertip badger brush. Keep in mind that boar brushes have a fairly long break in period, but it's worth the wait and effort.

Welcome to the forum.