Originally Posted by
cudarunner
I had a co worker interested in using a straight so I asked him into my home, I showed him how to strop, make lather and guided him with just shaving the sideburn area.
He really liked it! I told him that I’d help him find a nice vintage beginners razor and strop and he said OK!!
Well my friend who usually has some didn’t and I wasn’t seeing thing at the classifieds but I was still looking.
About a week later while I was in the check out he came up and proudly showed me his ‘prize’ YUP!! Paki ‘Razor’!! I told him that factory edges weren’t that great and that I’d hone it for him! He agreed to let me hone it.
Well after about an hour plus I knew that it wasn’t a razor, just something that looked like one! I called him and told him that I had his razor done and to come over and pick it up.
When he arrived I handed him the first straight razor I’d bought (from HSNB) a nice Red Point with a fresh hone and test shave on it and he said ‘That’s not my razor’ I told no it wasn’t because what he’d bought was just a fancy letter opener! What I’d given him was a real straight razor.
He’s since left and I’d helped him buy two more razors and I hope he’s enjoying them as I’d love to have that Red Point back as it’s a great shaver!
We all learn from our mistakes! Take in stride! Hell, as I said, you will at least have a fancy letter opener! :shrug:
PM me and I'll see if my friend has any nice beginner razors!! They are usually very reasonably priced and he does a very nice job of honing!! :tu