Thread: AmsterDan - New to Straight Razor Shave

@BobH
Practice eh? If that is what it takes to get good or master it, then I need to start somewhere, thereby happy to have SRP to my availability!

@eddy79
Ah! The shave ready statement haha. I have read a few things about that and thank you for the reminder. I bought a dual EdgeLogix 4k / 10k ceramic whetstone and a strop. Not much is known about this whetstone and I am fully aware that it is best to go with something time proven quality like a Norton 4k / 8k whetstone. And then I am stubborn enough to try something different haha. So, I will attempt to hone, strop and get it shave ready. Hair popping (hair drop test) will be conducted!

I have been using whetstones before so I am not entirely new to it; however, I am aware that we are talking a whole different (finer) edge here and this takes a respectable skill. Got some honing to do! Literally and figuratively ... I am sure this dad joke has been made a few times.

Stubbornness and straight razor shaving usually do not complement one another.

You definitely can take that route. In part I did but I had access to and old barber who still used straights and at each step of the way got him to check my honing. I also got him to hone one to have something to aim for. Still took some time before I got close to his level. I could shave with it but it was a longer more drawn out process and the edges I can produce now make those attempts seem feeble. I suggest at least 1 shave ready razor otherwise all testing aside you are still shooting blind at a target you have never seen. Could be close or could be capable of much more. You just won't know.