Thread: New help picking my first straight razor.

Originally Posted by Phoenix51

That is kind of a funky bevel...I once had a (new) TI that looked like that; never could quite warm up to that blade. My advice to anyone starting off with a straight is to get a new one, professionally honed, made by a quality manufacturer. "Vintage"=OLD.
Kind of like your automobile. Most people (like me nearly 50 years ago) do not have the wherewithall to buy a nice, shiny, brand new car right from the get go (mine was a $300 Ford Fairlane) and with anything like that comes the possibility/probability of some sort if issues.

Buy the Boker..those old, vintage blades will be around once you figure things out.

Thanks Phoenix51,
I'd be getting the Boker from the Invisible edge in the UK, Introduction to razors

Would I still need to get it sent out to be honed?