Thread: Need a couple of tips.

Hi everyone. My name is Mike from Cocoa Beach, Fl.
I am very new to straight razor shaving. So new that i haven't even tried it but am excited to. I wanted to start cause i barely grow facial hair and only have to shave about once a week. My disposable razors wind up rusting before they get too dull and Ive been throwing money away for years now!
Well my cousin gave me a brand-new-in-the-box-never-been-used.....kriegar. i was gonna get it honed and start using it but then i started doing some research and i decided its not worth the money. So i bought some new(used but new to me) ones. The first is a Dovo full hollow 5/8. The other is a Le Grelot quarter hollow 3/8(i think). These razors are really clean and i got em for a good price.
The tips i need and questions i have are:
After i shave , how should i clean and store the razors? Do i just rinse them with water and put em up?
Who do you recommend for honeing? (In not gonna try to hone these till i get good at honeing my kiregar)
Any other useful tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi, welcome. Classifieds | Members Services up the top takes you to an area where you can find those who hone. It sounds like you have nice razors. We like pictures. I never rinse my razors, I'm quite fastidious when shaving and just wipe the small amount of shavign cream off with a bath towell. In my opinion the less water the better. I wipe them over with a tissue with Eucalyptus oil on it, and stoe them in their case; I have two three razor cases.

Thank you for tthe advice!
Are there other oils to wipe the blades? Why do you use eucalyptus oil?
Pictures will be soon. I JUST got these off of ebay and havn't recieved them. I know everyonei tells the newbs to stay off ebay but I paid 12 bucks for the Le Grelot and the description just basically said vintage razor. In the pictures is where i saw what it really was!
The dovo was listed as solingen straight razor and again in the pics i saw it was a dovo and paid under 40!
When i get them should i post the pics here or somewhere else or pm them to you.

If these are in decent shape you have done good, but lets see some pics. Razor Porn Please!

Post pics here and maybe send some to potential honers from the classifieds.

YES! I do plan on having them done by a pro!
Do you have any input on after shave care for the blades, oils and stuff like that? Thats really the only topic i haveget found that doesn't get attention

I generally rinse my razors with hot water, wipe them dry with a towel and then let them airdry for a couple hours before applying mineral oil with a q-tip. It is not advised to keep your razors in the bathroom if you or family shower in there, too much humidity, move the blades to your bedroom or someplace safe out of reach of little hands. You can buy mineral oil at the drugstore.

Edit: some guys like to use rubbing alcohol occaisionally, it apparently helps to remove soap residue.

A lot of people have rust issues, they also ding their blades on the faucet while rinsing off the lather. Here's a simple trick: If you get the blade wet, it rusts, if you dont get the blade wet it remains dry.Instead of rinsing your blade under running water where it will get wet and you take a chance on dinging the blade on the faucet, wipe the blade, lather and whisker stubble onto a dry tissue, washcloth or towel. If you still feel a need to oil a blade I would suggest mineral oil, safe, non toxic and edible.

Thanks Scookum! That's awesome advise dude! I wasn't even thinkind about the humidity in the bathroom. Im thinking i will build a case(i am extremely talented at wood working) and keep them in the night stand drawer that has a lock on it. I have a 10 month old boy who gets into everything he's not suppose to.

Nun2sharp,
Thank you. I like the idea of keeping them dry and also the faucet hazard! Mineral oil sounds perfect! Like i said above about the little one, he gets int everything and it goes straight into his mouth.

Originally Posted by Surfpunk

...Why do you use eucalyptus oil?...

Why? Because it's there. I just started using it because I had some, we use it for cleaning (we don't use any chemicals). I also figured it's really light, and it's antiseptic too...

Originally Posted by Surfpunk

Thanks Scookum! That's awesome advise dude! I wasn't even thinkind about the humidity in the bathroom. Im thinking i will build a case(i am extremely talented at wood working) and keep them in the night stand drawer that has a lock on it. I have a 10 month old boy who gets into everything he's not suppose to.

Nun2sharp,
Thank you. I like the idea of keeping them dry and also the faucet hazard! Mineral oil sounds perfect! Like i said above about the little one, he gets int everything and it goes straight into his mouth.

Your welcome, and yeah a 10 month old could really harm himself, lock the razors up.