Thread: Just ordered my first straight!

Of course I do not believe that I'll get it straight away, but I don't think it's impossible either. I recently found the tip to get a new DE blade and use that as a benchmark, but surely a straight is much sharper than that?


Och jo, jag talar svenska

And no, sharpening an axe is something completely different, try taking 5 mm deep cuts out of the edge of one with a water-stone by hand.

About the gents.com service, they do quite a good job selling stuff, very good vendor, but their statement that blades sharpened by them last half a year with just stropping makes me wonder how good they really are.

Anyway, I'll try it out, and if I don't get anywhere with it I'll send it off for honing.

Originally Posted by jbcohen

europeanstone.co.uk - does these things in England, Brittan and the United Kingdom may be able to sell services to other parts of europe

They polish and hone stones, esp. marble, why would that be helpful?

Originally Posted by jbcohen

delapena.co.uk - sells honing machines, while you probably do nto want to buy a machine they will tell you

Does not resolve :/

As a knife and tool sharpener with pre-existing stones, hones, skills, misconceptions, valid instincts, I have figured out the razor thing pretty well – at least I think so. All I’ve needed to do is add waterstones in the 8000+ grit range, and one paddle strop with CrOx paste. Any information and advice needed has been acquired here. You’ll do fine.

ser gut!

Originally Posted by kahunamoose

As a knife and tool sharpener with pre-existing stones, hones, skills, misconceptions, valid instincts, I have figured out the razor thing pretty well – at least I think so. All I’ve needed to do is add waterstones in the 8000+ grit range, and one paddle strop with CrOx paste. Any information and advice needed has been acquired here. You’ll do fine.

Nice that someone doesn't think I'm gonna fail miserably as soon as I get my hands on a hone. Hopefully the yellow coticule with slurrystone is going to be enough since I don't have any stones above 1k-2k, otherwise I'll have to go full out and get the BBW and some razor-suited 1k as well.

The parcel with my razor and strop was in Hamburg at the International station 3 am GMT today, so I don't think I'll be getting it today. Thumbs held for delivery on Monday!

Originally Posted by kahunamoose

As a knife and tool sharpener with pre-existing stones, hones, skills, misconceptions, valid instincts, I have figured out the razor thing pretty well – at least I think so. All I’ve needed to do is add waterstones in the 8000+ grit range, and one paddle strop with CrOx paste. Any information and advice needed has been acquired here. You’ll do fine.

Similar story here, Ive been shaving with straights for a little over a month, I get a comfortable shave without any problems and I havent had the luxury of buying a shave ready razor. Im sure I can improve on my edge but its early days, I already had waterstones up to 6000 and Im using a loaded supported strop to finish, when money allows I'll add a couple more stones to get up to 12000 but so far Im quite happy with my edges. I already had a reasonable amount of experience sharpening planes, chisels, axes, making and sharpening knives with a range of steels from plain old 01 through to some of the more exotic modern ultra high carbon crucible steels.

Ive also been absorbing as much info as I can from SRP just take your time and you should be ok.

Okay, my parcel has gone from being sent from Hamburg 3AM GMT on Friday to being received in Finland 10AM GMT today, so I'm quite certain it will arrive tomorrow morning (DHL tends to deliver stuff at 7 AM for some reason here where I live, damn effective buggers these Germans, normally I would be annoyed by being woken that early, but nowadays I get up at 6am anyway so it doesn't matter that much... )

I know a lot of people forget this (including those who live here!) but the UK is in fact in Europe, part of the EU (as is Finland). May I offer my services on that basis?