Thread: Koraat razors

Just got word that this piece I had done as a gift for someone is done. 14 2.0 slightly rounded tip. This is apparently the first pair of purple acrylic scales he has done.

Very bling!
Please tape that spine whilst honing or even using a pasted strop.

For some reason my message was deleted while trying to edit. Yes Ulrik as told me to use tape when honing. I wonder do I also need to use tape when stropping on linen?

Koraat
http://imgur.com/a/v1yDTro
8/8
24kt gold plating
Snakewood scales
1/4 hollow

Originally Posted by shadowman12

For some reason my message was deleted while trying to edit. Yes Ulrik as told me to use tape when honing. I wonder do I also need to use tape when stropping on linen?

No, you don't.

By the way I right away ordered a new one with the specs you see in belows screenshot, but he seems to have a waiting time of 10weeks!

Since we are incredible busy at the moment, the production time is very high this time, about 10-12 weeks.

Originally Posted by shadowman12

For some reason my message was deleted while trying to edit. Yes Ulrik as told me to use tape when honing. I wonder do I also need to use tape when stropping on linen?

Koraat
http://imgur.com/a/v1yDTro
8/8
24kt gold plating
Snakewood scales
1/4 hollow

Originally Posted by alex1921

No, you don't.

Normally I wouldn't but with a 24kt gold plating I might just because natural linen is abrasive and I don't knot how resilient gold plating is.

I have zero experience with gold plated razors. I have even wondered how safe taping gold plating would be if I was honing someone else's gold plated razor. 24kt is pure gold and softer than lower kt gold. IMO there is no doubt that stropping on linen will eventually wear though the plating, how quickly is an unknown.

All of that said, here is another take on the question of whether stropping will damage the gold. Gold plating is there as a show of opulence. What could be more opulent than allowing the gold to wear naturally with normal use of the razor? I often find natural wear patterns to be attractive.

Hey all, Im a straight razor virgin and Ive just gone berserk and ordered a Koraat from Ulrik.

I know good sense dictates that I should be playing with starter razors and then slowly moving
up the ranks but good sense is not something I have a steady supply of....anyway I am excited
and eagerly looking forward to give this a go. I have been doing a lot of reading on all the
stuff that goes with the upkeep of a razor. 99% of my questions I just google and sure enough
it will lead me to a few threads here or elsewhere so it saves me the trouble of re-asking them.

I hope to benefit from the immense knowledge that this forum presents, once the razor arrives. Im in no
hurry to shave with it until I have everything I need and comfortable that I have covered all the basics..

Originally Posted by Tester28

Hey all, Im a straight razor virgin and Ive just gone berserk and ordered a Koraat from Ulrik.

I know good sense dictates that I should be playing with starter razors and then slowly moving
up the ranks but good sense is not something I have a steady supply of....anyway I am excited
and eagerly looking forward to give this a go. I have been doing a lot of reading on all the
stuff that goes with the upkeep of a razor. 99% of my questions I just google and sure enough
it will lead me to a few threads here or elsewhere so it saves me the trouble of re-asking them.

I hope to benefit from the immense knowledge that this forum presents, once the razor arrives. Im in no
hurry to shave with it until I have everything I need and comfortable that I have covered all the basics..

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your new Koraat. To my knowledge Koraats come decently shave ready. I would recommend learning to strop and stropping the razor before using it, though others suggest that newbies should shave first and then strop so that they can experience a good edge before dulling it with poor stropping. Either way you will need to get your stropping technique to a level of decent in short order. It's not hard IMO.

PS you can start thinking about your second razor in the mean time. It doesn't need to be an expensive razor. Having two razors to compare to one another, especially when you are learning, is a big help IMO.

Originally Posted by Tester28

Hey all, Im a straight razor virgin and Ive just gone berserk and ordered a Koraat from Ulrik.

The old saying is go big or go home! You've jumped right in! I heartily suggest you get another 1 or 2 less costly razors to serve as alternatives while you're developing new skills. Everyone needs at least two. Most have more than that