Thread: New Guy

Hello All

I have been reading this forum for about a week. I like what I see here. Great site. I have been a long time fan of knives and can sharpen any to my satisfaction. I think it will be a challenge to get the edge on a razor. Same process somewhat, but more refined. I think much less pressure on the hone/strop from what I have read. The strop and the higher grit stones 16K 30K are new to me. I do plan on trying this on my finer knife blades at some point.

I’m still mulling over the razors. I plan to purchase one in the near future. I welcome any input or suggestions of my first razor. I have never shaved with a straight razor.

Kingfisher

Welcome to SRP! If you want to learn about straights you've definately come to the right place...tons of info and many helpful people here!

Welcoem to srp i hope that you enjoy it here. Greatest internet site (as far as friendleness) that you will ever come across. May i add that i recomend a Dovo razor from Srd so you know its proplerly honed. Or just about any razor from the classifieds section. noone on here will sell you a crappy razor.

Welcome to SRP! We are all fans of all things sharp, and keeping them sharp ourselves!

As for the first razor, check out the beginner's buying guide in my sig. In the wiki there are lists of brands to avoid and known quality brands that you should look over before you make a purchase. If you want to make sure you are getting something good (and properly sharpened) then post a thread asking the members here what they think of your prospective purchase.

And most of all, enjoy yourself!

The easiest way to start:

. . . Buy a shave-ready razor (new from SRD, or vintage from Classifieds)

That will give you a standard of comparison for your own sharpening work on inexpensive, dull "antique store" blades which you'll start buying.

Razors are easy to sharpen, since they have a built-in bevel-angle guide. But (as you found out) you're working with grits 10x finer than what you'd use for a knife. A full-hollow-ground blade is only a few thousands of an inch thick at the edge -- if you apply pressure during sharpening, it'll bend a little bit and change the bevel angle.

Lots of tricks, lots of Wiki's . . .

Charles

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