Thread: Hello from Denver

ummm the Garlic Knot!!!!!,, if you guys don't go to this meet you need a kick in the rear. I traveled 700 miles for it myself, so anyone near Denver should go ,, you will learn a bunch , even though honing isn't as important as stropping a well honed razor from one of the pros till you can shave , but they can show you how. but the friendship and the talk is just awesome, a great bunch of guys in that town Tc

We are all set. Here is the link; http://straightrazorpalace.com/get-t...ml#post1683502

Sorry to report my first experience with SRD was not the best. I'm pretty sure the Dovo 5/8 razor was not shave ready. I stand to be corrected, but I could not get even one pass to cut. I returned the razor for SRD to review. My technique could not be that bad?? Does anyone have any experience with "Hart Steel" American made razors?

Originally Posted by dleonetti

Sorry to report my first experience with SRD was not the best. I'm pretty sure the Dovo 5/8 razor was not shave ready. I stand to be corrected, but I could not get even one pass to cut. I returned the razor for SRD to review. My technique could not be that bad?? Does anyone have any experience with "Hart Steel" American made razors?

I haven't even started using a straight yet. I have 4 straights that need touching up and I need to complete the hardware acquisition of stones and a strop.


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Originally Posted by GeorgeX

I haven't even started using a straight yet. I have 4 straights that need touching up and I need to complete the hardware acquisition of stones and a strop.


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You may want to wait till after the meet to get stones. You can probably sample a few there and see what you like.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

You may want to wait till after the meet to get stones. You can probably sample a few there and see what you like.

Yeah, this is going way slower than my usual decisions


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SRD did promptly return my Dovo Straight 5/8 razor with a better edge than the original send. I'm back in business. Todays first shave went well, but I have a long way to go. Still working the easy areas, but getting a little more adventuresome. Can't wait until the January 14th meeting.

My experience with straights before my first Denver meeting was sketchy. After, I was MUCH better. Hang in there. It does get better!

Originally Posted by Demetrius

My experience with straights before my first Denver meeting was sketchy. After, I was MUCH better. Hang in there. It does get better!

Demetrius, Do you shave with the straight every day? If not, how many time per week?

Originally Posted by dleonetti

Demetrius, Do you shave with the straight every day? If not, how many time per week?

I probably average about five straight shaves each week, except when I'm on a break from school. Then I use one every day. (I'm a teacher.) There are usually a couple of work mornings each week when I still use a safety razor, more for speed than anything else. I'm getting really comfortable with straights, but if I'm in too much of a hurry, that's when I can have some trouble. There are days too, when I can tell after the first straight pass that it's not going well (usually lather problems) so I will switch to a safety razor to finish up. That doesn't happen very often anymore, but I'm still only a little less than a year into this journey. The really great shaves now happen most of the time and my speed has improved a lot too. Good luck and I'll see you in January.