Thread: fell into my lap

That is a nice find indeed! Your best bet would be to check the members services area of the classifieds for someone who can hone it for you. Then put that baby up against your whiskers and see how she cuts!

I just went and tore all the drywall out of my bathroom.
No razors.

How lucky am I? Is this a good razor? What is the razor heirarchy and where does this one stand?

How much is honing? And that stappy thingy? And the cup and brush thing?

I know, alot of questions huh?

I figure if I am going to do this thing I might as well get in the know.

Again, thanks for any or all information you dish out.

Jeff

I am reading the wiki. I am not seeing the ranking's on the razors though.

Razors aren't really ranked best to worst. Well not that I know of and I don't know too much about the brands. I do know that Solingen razors are held in good stead, so you should be able to rest assured that you have a fine tool in your possssion.
Costings for the other questions are best answered by other as well. Personally I own the razor (several actually), a brush, a strop (the strappy thing)...Um yeah...several of them too actually, and several soaps/creams, but no scuttles (cup and brush thing). Some things you don't really need if you don't want them. Many here will recommend everything you mentioned though. Each to their own really.


Mick

Originally Posted by zib

That is way cool...Do you have pics of the hole?/Razor...We like pics.... How come stuff like that never happens to me....?

Maybe you haven't knocked enough holes in your walls yet. Buy yourself a sledge hammer and you too can find the razors hidden in your walls.

How lucky am I? Is this a good razor? What is the razor heirarchy and where does this one stand?

How much is honing? And that stappy thingy? And the cup and brush thing?

I know, alot of questions huh?

Keep reading the Wiki's -- the answers are there. Especially the articles oriented to beginners.

The "Solingen" stamp usually means a good razor -- good steel, properly tempered. The Germans didn't make bad blades. There's no "hierarchy" in razors -- "fancier" (and more expensive) doesn't mean "better shaver". If it's good, it's good, and your razor is perfectly OK.

Honing will be around $15 - $20 -- check the "Classifieds" here. You can learn to do it yourself, but it's a whole new hobby; try it on your _second_ razor.

You'll need a leather strop, to use before each shave. Whipped Dog Straight Razor Sales sell's a "Poor Man's Strop Kit" which has a leather strop and "pasted balsa strop". That kit will keep the razor sharp for a long time, after it's honed. You can spend as much money as you want to, for larger / higher quality / fancier strops. But most of us damage our first strop, nicking it (or slicing into it) with the razor during stropping.

A brush can cost as much as you want -- $10 from drugstore, much more from specialty stores. Same with shaving soap.

Welcome to the club!

Charles

PS -- There's a useful Wiki article here:

Brands of Straight Razors to avoid - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Your razor is _not_ in the list.

PPS -- There's a long thread, on this site, by a previous Mehaz owner. Be sure you read to the very end! --

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...haz-razor.html

Hi Jeff!

What a find to find buried in your walls!

Any razor made in Solingen should shave excellently, so that one should work just fine, once it's been sharpened.

The strappy-thing is called a 'strop' and it's basically a long strip of leather. You'll need one if you're going to learn how to straight-shave. Mugs and bowls and brushes etc are also necessary for making the lather.

The razor will probably need to be honed and stropped before you can use it.

Originally Posted by cpcohen1945

Keep reading the Wiki's -- the answers are there. Especially the articles oriented to beginners.

The "Solingen" stamp usually means a good razor -- good steel, properly tempered. The Germans didn't make bad blades. There's no "hierarchy" in razors -- "fancier" (and more expensive) doesn't mean "better shaver". If it's good, it's good, and your razor is perfectly OK.

Honing will be around $15 - $20 -- check the "Classifieds" here. You can learn to do it yourself, but it's a whole new hobby; try it on your _second_ razor.

You'll need a leather strop, to use before each shave. Whipped Dog Straight Razor Sales sell's a "Poor Man's Strop Kit" which has a leather strop and "pasted balsa strop". That kit will keep the razor sharp for a long time, after it's honed. You can spend as much money as you want to, for larger / higher quality / fancier strops. But most of us damage our first strop, nicking it (or slicing into it) with the razor during stropping.

A brush can cost as much as you want -- $10 from drugstore, much more from specialty stores. Same with shaving soap.

Welcome to the club!

Charles

PS -- There's a useful Wiki article here:

Brands of Straight Razors to avoid - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Your razor is _not_ in the list.

PPS -- There's a long thread, on this site, by a previous Mehaz owner. Be sure you read to the very end! --

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...haz-razor.html

That mehaz thread is how I found this web site. I googled mehaz and found that thread. Then i joined. That sounds like alot of work.

That mehaz thread is how I found this web site. I googled mehaz and found that thread. Then i joined. That sounds like alot of work.

His problem was that he wasn't sure the razor was fundamentally OK, and didn't want to start from scratch.

Once you know a razor is sound, sharpening and honing follow a well-known sequence, and don't take a long time. "Sharpening" is only needed if the edge is really dull, or damaged. "Honing" is needed if the bevel is sound, and the edge is _almost_ sharp.

Honing time is measured in minutes (the $15 - $20 "honing fee" that people charge tells you it doesn't take too long). Sharpening time -- depends on how bad the edge is. I once spent over an hour on a blade that "Previous Owner" had tried to sharpen with a file or very coarse abrasive stone. I'm sure everyone on this Forum has similar stories.

All this is covered in the Wiki's. There's some skill involved in doing a good job. For a 'first razor', it may be wise to send it out.

Charles