Thread: Hello from Finland

Hello from Vantaa Finland. Vantaa and Helsinki are neighbouring cities.

Five or six year ago I done my first shave with straight razor. My wife is barber/hairdresser. She have "clinical use" Dovo, which have replaceable blade. So I take it and start practising. In the begin it was very difficult, shaving takes 45 min or more, huh. Nowadays it is routine.

Two and half year ago I was in Dusseldorf and I bought 6/8 Dovo and a strop. After two year using it blade was so dull. I coulnt use strop. Shaving was painful.

Then I brought Naniwa superstone set: a 1000 grit 5000 grit and 8000 grit stone. Now I have been practising honing about six month. I have Lynns DVD and I read this forum with my poor english. It is not easy to make blade very sharp but I am practising. The blade is not yber sharp but shaving is not painful anymore.

Mikko

Tervetuloa.

Always nice to see more Finns.

Tervetuloa,

You are welcome. Nice to see more countrymen here.

And welcome. It's a small world.

Hello, MikkoH:

Finland: ah, yes, that's the home of Jean Sibelius. Great stuff.

Welcome to SRP. Your English sounds just fine. Thank you for sharing your story.

Regards,

Obie

Thanks for the answers.

This introductions forum is a very good idea. When I find this forum I deside to write here. This is first time ever when I write on to the english language forum. What a confession I have been reading SRP about one year.

Firstly hope I learn to hone/strop propely and secondly this is a good way to learn language. Luckily there are online dictionary in the web.

Lastly this newbie feels a little safer because here are fellow-countyman too.

Mikko

Welcome and enjoy.
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