Thread: Whipped Dog Sight unseen Razor and poor mans strop set

Originally Posted by Chugach68

How often would a razor need to be honed again? Barring accidents with the faucet or...., with proper care and touchups with paste/barbers hones I think even the most worn razor would last long enough to get your moneys worth out of it. Especially if they end up like me, with RAD so I end up rotating razors. I have had my whipped dog for a year now with only stropping. I am guessing it will last many more years before I have to hone it seriously. A touch up on my pasted paddle will keep it going for a long time.

If I had a dollar for every faucet dinged razor I hone .
I think your experience is in the best case scenario which is great for you but not all beginners are so lucky or careful.
Actually worn out razors don't always shave as well as they should & their geometry issues will cost you mo money if you have to pay someone to modify them but yes having a rotation & good maintenance will get you lots of miles.

Originally Posted by Magpie

A razor that cant be honed again is such nonsense.

I have honed and shaved with razors that were half of their original width.

Half their width ? Luxury ! My first razor is a third of its original width & I can shave with it...... if I reaaaally want to .

Originally Posted by Magpie

A razor that cant be honed again is such nonsense.

I have honed and shaved with razors that were half of their original width.

I dont think anyone said that they can't be rehoned, the only comment I have seen is in regards to the cost of rehoning a worn razor. Though as has been said, they are only $8 more than a hone. If the thing lasted 3 months you would be saving over cartridges at around $4 each.
I saw a comment regarding whether Larry ho es the razors himself, this I don't know, I do k ow be offers/ offered a postal honing school where to pay $15 or so, he will send you a razor that you hone, post it back, and he will evaluate it, so maybe some of the groundwork has been done on the sight unseens already, but I dont know, and provided the edge is shave ready when you buy it - who cares.

I think its time for a new razor club (or contest)
The Remnants!

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Half their width ? Luxury ! My first razor is a third of its original width & I can shave with it...... if I reaaaally want to .

Originally Posted by Will0369

I guess I just do not want to spend 100 plus dollars on something that I will not end up liking

With that amount of money, you can buy from other places, such as our classifieds, and have a razor + strop that is shaveready AND fine to look at.

If I was going to start straight shaving today, I would go to the Classifieds and get the Dubl Duck razor advertised for $50. The seller is up front. It has some issues, but it is attractive in appearance and is a well-respected brand name. I might PM the seller and ask if the scales are tight because a razor is difficult to strop and hone if they are loose.

Then I would so to Star Shaving and get a 3" Big Daddy strop. 3" so you won't have to learn the more difficult X pattern, and this particular strop because it is relatively inexpensive and you can get replacement leather for $21.95. I have an SRD Roo strop set aside for use when I get my stropping skills to the point where I don't tear them up, but for now I'm cutting teeth on the Big Daddy.

We can talk beginning honing equipment if the user wants to.

I'm not trying to patronize particular sellers, but I do think the equipment I'm mentioning appears to me to be a good deal based on 3 1/2 years experience with straights.

A DD razor, in the classifieds, 50 bucks, with a detailed description of its problems? I wont even look, my money is on a Stimpy blade. He has a bad habit of over stating flaws, and selling too cheap! Stimpy, if thats you again, STOP IT, you are making the rest of us look overpriced!

As I'm still a really green newbi... I don't have any experience, but my wife just got me a Sight Unseen from WD, and it seems nice.. Simple, no frills but I nice bit of history..I find shaving with a 120 year old razor pretty cool, and think that a new one might not have the same grab for me..... But who knows I may get a new razor at some point and realize that I've been driving around with the parking brake on the whole time... Seems good so far... Great deal..

Stay with the history, learn the basics.

I'm livin' offa ancient razors. It has been a learning curve, but, I gotta tell ya, shaving with razors that are a couple a hunderd yrs old and gettin the best shaves.. What?? Yep. Learn the basics of face prep, stropping, angles, pressure, etc. and you'll be there. Don't even think the path leads through a "new" store-bought razor. However, you may need to have a razor or two professionally honed to remove other possible error factors. Don't worry. With enough mild research, you'll start to unravel the onion.

Siguy.. Thanks... That's plan... as so far I cut myself less, and have less razor burn.. But then again.. I never put this kind of prep and post care into it before..... It's about the aesthetics that make it awesome.. Thanks and I'll keep at it...