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  1. 08-04-2012, 06:24 PM #1
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    My name is Mike and it's time I use my razor.

    I bought my Herbertz Solingen razor in Solingen Germany in 2000 but until now it has just sat in my dresser drawer.
    I met a fellow user of this forum while on vacation and he directed me here.

    I have tried to use this razor only a few times since its purchase and always ended with regret. Then my new found friend explained to me that it needs to be honed before being truly ready to use. So, as I said, it's time to get this razor started.

    I understand Lynn is the one who should hone my razor. So... do I pm him or email or something else?

    I'm looking forward to putting this twelve year investment to use and to meeting some other like minded people.

    Thanks for letting me share.
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    Wow - you are the second guy I have heard of shaving with a non-honed razor today lol. Makes me cringe lol.

    Congrats on moving forward! I am sure someone will pipe up soon with respect to how to get a hold of Lynn.

    Good luck! I am looking forward to hearing what you think after the hone.
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    Congrats and welcome.

    I am new here too (and new to shaving properly). I predict you experience a real earth shattering revelation when you get your honed razor back. Its like having the wind in your hair for the first time...it just feels right
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    Welcome, I dont think Lynn would have an issue if you just PM him. But he is also listed in the classified section under member services. And as I understand it he can put a decent edge on a razor(typed as sarcasticly as possible).
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    Hello Mike:
    Lynn is the master of the straight razor and a gentleman. Please look him up in the Classified section, and I am sure he will be pleased to receive a personal message from you. Indeed, have that razor honed properly before you shave with it. Good luck.
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    Thanks for letting us help. You'll find we're very helpful. Get that razor honed, buy a strop (but don't strop before you use the newly honed razor) and read, read, read...
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    Hey, Mike. Welcome, and boy- are you in for a treat. Especially w/ your past experience. It'll be a real rush to feel that something that sharp can feel that smooth against the skin.

    As the honorable Carlmalsoschneider said - read, read, read. I would only add that when starting, that reading (and physical practice) would be best spent on the 3 basics - the shave technique itself (your first str8 shave is linked on the home page), beard prep/making lather, and stropping.

    Best threads I've found on the latter two are:
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ch-2011-a.html

    How To Build And Apply Traditional Shaving Lather - YouTube


    Your mission, should you decide to accept it (groan), is to practice several times making good lather, massaging it into the beard for a good 2 min. and then try shaving w/ your normal method - and see what a difference that makes. Stropping may be the bigger challenge. I butchered strops while learning. Practice w/ a butter knife on your strop, or with your razor, cut a couple sheets of newsprint the length of a strop. Put a binder clip on one end and attach to a solid anchor about waist height, and practice stropping so you can keep both the spine and the cutting edge in light contact continuously. Glen's recommendation to lay a hanging strop on a hard, flat surface is a good one.

    For the next several months (at least), you'll be mapping your facial topography and especially how the beard lies in what area - and what stretch and stroke cleans each area. Rather than thinking of taking your razor to the stubble, think of making the stubble available to the razor by how you stretch and stroke.

    The best shaves of your life are in your very near future.
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    Great idea re. practising making lather. When I first started SR shaving, and hence investigating the world of 'good' soap and creams, I loved them so much I practised making lathers a LOT. I didn't actually shave, just made the lather, put it on my face, and washed it off :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider View Post
    Great idea re. practising making lather. When I first started SR shaving, and hence investigating the world of 'good' soap and creams, I loved them so much I practised making lathers a LOT. I didn't actually shave, just made the lather, put it on my face, and washed it off :-)
    ...until the stores started circulating Carl's picture to their security staff. Then he started having to BUY the soaps and creams too.

    But seriously folks... welcome to you, scubamyk. Where exactly is this cowboy capital?
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    Quote Originally Posted by roughkype View Post
    ...until the stores started circulating Carl's picture to their security staff. Then he started having to BUY the soaps and creams too.....
    Yeah, where'd all this "honourable Carl" stuff come from anyway???
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