Thread: Frustrated

Looking for some help. I have been trying to get my razor shave ready with no luck. I have a Solingen razor purchased from The Art of Shaving which was supposed to be shave ready but it wasn't. I have been sharpening the razor on a 8000 water stone then a 12,000 water stone then stropping but it never seems to get sharp enough for a comfortable shave.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

rmisale,
The Art of Shaving carries two brands of straights: Thiers-Issard and Dovo. In my experience, the Dovos are not shave ready. The Thiers-Issards have a little more shave ready edge, but I still would have them honed. I don't know what your honing experience is. If I may suggest, send your razor to a hone master and start afresh. This way you can also compare a professionally honed edge against yours to get a baseline.

Thank you for your help. Any idea where i can send mine.

Thanks

You can go to the Classifieds here on SRP under Member Services to find someone who can hone up that blade for you.

Yes, the Classifieds here on SRP has plenty of qualified names.

rmisale -- I'd be pleased to give your razor a complimentary honing, send me a PM if you're interested.

Originally Posted by rmisale

Looking for some help. I have been trying to get my razor shave ready with no luck. I have a Solingen razor purchased from The Art of Shaving which was supposed to be shave ready but it wasn't. I have been sharpening the razor on a 8000 water stone then a 12,000 water stone then stropping but it never seems to get sharp enough for a comfortable shave.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

Hi rmisale- Hope you've gotten some useful information out of the responses. If you get a shot, swing on by the honing threads and also read the library which is linked at the top of this page. Lots of good info there. I'm not a pro honer but enjoy learning on some stones I have. From what I know, it would take ages to get sharp off that 8k (I'm not that patient ) and that 12k is more for a finish on your blade. If you have the opportunity, purchase another razor that you can compare to your pro-honed one to. I'm a long way off from being a honer like the guys around here but I'm having a heck of a lot of fun chasing them.