Newbie from AZ

Well, I only recently converted to d/e and it only took a few days before I knew I wanted to give a straight razor a try.. The jump from cartridge to d/e was so pronounced for me I was very surprised.

I got a little carried away... Ordered 1 professionally sharpened Dovo, and 2 eBay vintage razors right off... The Dovo will be my razor for both learning to shave as well as a reference for what sharp means. One of the eBay models is supposedly "shave ready"- I guess we'll see. Neither was terribly expensive.

The 2 vintage eBay finds are mostly intended to learn honing on... After watching quite a few videos, posting a couple of questions and reading up a bit, I also ordered some honing supplies; none of which will touch my professionally sharpened Dovo until 1) it really needs it (expecting this to be MONTHS) and 2) I feel confident in the practice that came before on the eBay blades...

My honing kit will consist of:
DMT 8" Coarse 325 for flattening
Naniwa Super Stone 12000
1 x Naniwa Super Stone 3000 & 8000 Grit Combo Stone
Chromium Oxide .5 Micron Spray
15 Carat .5 micron Diamond Spra
And an extra strop w/ 2 felt surfaces for the abrasives...

None of this is in-hand yet; but, I expect my first straight razor shave will be by end of week. And yeah, I predict I'll start with only the flattest area on my dominant side the 1st day!

Why did I have to be 50 years old to figure this out?

Cheers,

-Allen M.
Bisbee, AZ

Welcome to SRP. Good Luck with the honing practice, you have just about the same stones as I have been learning on with the only difference being that I have a Baniwa 1000 to set bevel. They are great stones and I found them easy to learn on. Checkout Lynn's honing video on utube.

Russell

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Originally Posted by Krusty01

...only difference being that I have a Baniwa 1000 to set bevel...
Russell

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I have a set of DMT's i already owned which I hope will be suitable if a more coarse stone is needed...
Thanks!

Oh yeah, I bought Lynn's video, too...

Welcome to SRP from a fellow SE Arizona resident, I'm up the road aways in Tucson. Not that I need the competition on my RAD quest, but if you don't already know, Bisbee has some great antique shops where I have acquired quite a few razors in very good condition over the years in your neighborhood. Take a look around in your backyard and you'll probably found some treasures much to my dismay. :) Keep us posted and enjoy you new hobby and the addictions that come with it.

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Originally Posted by admoore

Why did I have to be 50 years old to figure this out?

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P.S. Better late than never.

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Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

...if you don't already know, Bisbee has some great antique shops where I have acquired quite a few razors in very good condition over the years in your neighborhood. Take a look around in your backyard and you'll probably found some treasures much to my dismay. :) ...

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I actually live in the historic district and although I wasn't able to make the rounds over the weekend, I will be watching the local antique shops with a renewed interest!
Thanks!