Hi from Perth, Western Australia
Hi all!
Been a DE shaver for a few years and have been umming and ahhing on taking the dive into straight razors ... and so I've been doing as much research as I can handle, and figure I may as well make an account here and try to learn something :)
I've picked out a 3" wide strop by Premier, some chromium oxide bar thingy, a Dovo 5/8" silver steel razor (mostly because it looks cool, but I heard stainless steel razors were not as good as carbon steel?) ... and then I started getting into honing and the purchasing of stones etc., and am wondering if I really need that, or if it would be better to just strop, and take my razor to a pro to hone when it's necessary ... any thoughts? Am I vaguely on the right track?
I've been watching youtube videos on stropping and shaving with a straight razor, and have read the post here on introduction to straight razor shaving.
Cheerio :D
Hi from Perth, Western Australia
Welcome from a fellow newbie who's maybe a few weeks ahead of you, and from a fellow sandgroper, though I've moved temporarily to the bad-weather-city to escape the hi-viz. I can tell you, I tried honing for the first time recently on a synthetic stone, and damned if it wasn't difficult. Still haven't produced a sharp edge. Good luck.