Thread: Hi

I'm new here and new to straight razor shaving.

I purchased a razor from Vintage Straight Razors which was supposedly "shave ready". I haven't been able to tell if this is true or not. My "shave test" has been less than stellar, but I'm new to this, so it could conceivably be technique. I've looked up a few methods for testing the sharpness of my blade and it seems to fail all of them. I want to keep practicing, but I'm not sure I am getting any better if my razor needs to be honed. Should I buy a new razor (so I can keep practicing) and send this one to be honed? Where should I send it to get honed, since it doesn't seem to make sense to send it to the place that did a poor job in the first place!

Anyway, I am looking forward to getting the swing of this and fully enjoying my straight razor shaving experience.

Thanks!

Welcome!

I just started with straight razors also and found a large learning curve to it. I found that the quality of shave has a lot to do with how long the lather sits on the skin, and of course a sharp blade. I can't really comment on "shave tests", but for honing there seems to be a few members on here that offer their services and look to be very good at it. Member Services - Straight Razor Place Classifieds