Thread: Just had my first shave with a sharp razor

Timeline of events:

1) Bought crappy shavette wannabe and had terrible shaves with thin blades. Destroyed my face. Still recovering.

2) Bought Dovo half hollow, thought life was grand, though it couldn't get any better.

3) bought hundred(?) + year old wade and butcher for half the price from Whippeddog.com and he said it would be honed etc.

4) used old razor and had BEST SHAVE OF LIFE. Period. End sentence.Stop.

Seriously had awesome super close three pass shave with no nicks etc from this old old old razor. I'm hooked now. Bring on all the vintage razors. I'm ready.
Wife said I am allowed since this shave came out so well.
This just proves to me that there is a difference between a "yeah its honed when I ship it" razor and a YES I honed it myself and I guarantee its sharpyness."(its a word now)

Revel in the wedge's glory.



[insert angels singing]
Even had an old box from WB to go with. How cool is that?

Joking aside yes I am quite impressed with what a vintage blade with a good hone can do. This alone set me to buy my own stones tonight from SRD. From the get go I was not sure I would even tackle that aspect of the hobby being so new to all of this but Glen and Lyn speak encouraging words on this forum so I made the jump. Look forward to lots of newbie honing questions now.

Nice!! Don't forget you are becoming better shaver too!

What stones did/are you going to get uh, uh, uh? lol!

Enjoy, and good luck!

Originally Posted by earcutter

Nice!! Don't forget you are becoming better shaver too!

What stones did/are you going to get uh, uh, uh? lol!

Enjoy, and good luck!

I bought the three piece norton set, the 1k, 4k/8k, lapping stone, DMT 325 and I just got a chinese 12k coming in the mail.

Originally Posted by linearone

I bought the three piece norton set, the 1k, 4k/8k, lapping stone, DMT 325 and I just got a chinese 12k coming in the mail.

Bahahaha - don't let the ribbing get to you lol! That's awesome, and all you'll ever need! It's just... well... well, lets just say the Fed started by printing a mere dollar

Linear, reading this discovery never fails to put a smile on my face. I remember my first really fine edge/shave, and I'll be almost every guy does. Enjoy!

linarone,

Very glad to hear things came together for you. It's a great feeling when you realize what everyone's been talking about. Everybody told me too, "There's a huge difference between a truly sharp shave ready razor and a 'just sharp" razor'." Well, I'm glad to hear that we now both know what that means. Honing might be a bit frustrating at first but will add it's own spice and flavor to your shaving experience and enjoyment. Have a great time!

John

Good one.All my shaves are done with an ancient Gotta and a Scottish Hilliard razor.As you say no nicks and a smooth shave.I haven't had the pleasure of an old Butcher but I'm glad it suits you.If you are getting a good shave dont hone.Not yet.

Originally Posted by JohnnyHoodoo

If you are getting a good shave dont hone.Not yet.

For sure! Trust me I'm not planning on touching this one till it doesn't shave any more but I'd like to run the Dovo over the 8k when I get it to see if I can bring it up to snuff.

And so it begins...

Originally Posted by Snake

And so it begins...