I came to SRP in hopes to expand my knowledge on shaving with a straight razor. A few years ago after I randomly became interested in this i asked my barber if he had any info or advice on the topic. He told no barbers he knew of were still using a real straight razor. Little did I know the next time I visited him for a cut he offered me his old razor he found lying around his house.

I'm not to sure that it is of high quality even though it was not listed on the SRP list of junky razors not to buy. The blade reads Special with some scroll work around it in large letters etched into the blade. The holdable portion of the blade reads W.H. Morley & Sons CLOVER BRAND Germany. I was delighted to say the least when i received this.

For some reason I left the razor untouched for around 2 years in my closet. That brings us to about 2 weeks ago when I pulled it out and started tinkering. I am a fairly avid "knife sharpener" so I do own a 1200 and a 6000 grit water stone. I managed to hone what I think is a respectable edge. I bought some cheap Col. Conk soap mug and brush did a quick stropping on a leather belt hanging in my closet and as you may already know I was disappointed to find its not sharp enough for my face.

Certainly I need to invest in a strop and continue absorbing all of the wonderful know how from this forum.