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11-21-2012, 09:30 AM #1
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Thanked: 1Hi from Australia
Greetings from down under Gents,
Just stopping by to introduce myself and thank you all for this great forum.
I got into straight razor shaving about 15 years ago when I inherited a razor I've had a hard time identifying. It's marked:
"Extra Hollow Ground"
"Es=ex Razor"
"Wald Solingen" Made in Germany.
It's a 5/8" extra hollow with what looks like bone scales. I shaved with it for a while, but busy life took over, and I found it hard to keep sharp.
A couple months ago I got sick of the electric shaver and the plastic disposables. So I lurked around this place and learnt alot and bought a new Dovo Bismarck with a 3" Latigo strop and a set of Shapton stones from SRP to get the Es=ex back in shape.
That's been a frustrating journey! I'm a woodworker, and I maintain all my own tools, but getting a razor sharp is on a completely different planet. I'm a bit frustrated with the Shaptons (4k, 8k, & 16k) - just couldn't seem to get an edge off them. I finally managed to get an edge off of my trusty 8k Japanese waterstone followed by CrOx on a balsa strop. But I'm still not at a stage where I feel I can confidently go from blunt to HHT5. I wish I could find a local honemeister to learn from, but I don't think there are too many around Canberra - and if there are, I'm not too sure about how to find them.
Anyway, thank-you all for the great site. I'll keep learning, and hope to eventually contribute one day.
Cheers,
Murray