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Hello, I am new
Hi, guys and gals.
Some of you may know me from Blade Forums. I am a fairly accomplished knife sharpener and lover of all things that are silly sharp.
I have been toying with the idea of straight shaving for years and am finally taking the plunge.
You probably will not hear much from me...I plan to lurk for a while, but who knows, I may develop some questions I cannot find the answer to.
Have a great day!
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Welcome to SRP!
I imagine a background in sharpening knives will come in handy when you are honing your razors!
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Hi, unit, and welcome to SRP!
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Thanks. I like it here.
I hope to share some good photos at some point, for those that appreciate a true patina;)
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'Good to have ya here, Unit.
In your lurking (which is a very good idea), you may notice a number of threads from guys w/ backgrounds in knives that find blade honing radically different and not what they expected. I'm sorta in the opposite end in that I can get a decent shaving edge, but the curved tip of a knife remains very hard for me to sharpen. 'Not to worry. It'll be a fun learning experience. I'd say to post any and all questions that come to mind. You'll find the guys here to be terribly helpful. 'Hope to hear more from you.
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You will hear more;)
So far I have repaired two straights and honed them back to life. I'm not going to brag myself up, but I find the results to be indistinguishable from a professionally honed refurb I purchased...possibly because I'm too much of a noob to discern the difference.
I have been sharpening knives for many years and apparently picked up a few skills that apply to straight honing. I have no doubt that I'll encounter something that gives me fits at some point, but so far (as long as I take my time) I am enjoying the results.
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Welcome Unit,
I know how to sharpen knives, I THOUGHT it would carry over to straights -- it did not! LOL. But I'm learning (Thanks everyone for your patience and understanding!!). Glad to hear that you're off to a good start.
John
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Well it's about time you started using straights!! :) A blade you can use everyday, and show off it's use everyday!! Woot lol.
As for questions lol, there is a bit more to this hobby than just honing lol!! See you on the prep, cream/soap, shaving technique sections lol!!
Glad you are having good luck so far! Welcome to SRP.
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Yeah I realize there is more to it. I think I already have RAD figured out pretty well.
Everything else...yeah, I have some learning to do. But I can't complain about the results do far, it's going better than I expected (guess I set my expectations appropriately;))