Thread: Getting Rough Rider Black Widow s"shave ready"?

Originally Posted by Will3

I have looked at a kit with a Dovo 5/8", strop, silvertip brush, soap, stand and alunstick for around 200$

If you've been wet shaving for a couple of years you should already have some of this stuff (brush, soap, etc) so you really only need a razor and strop. A Dovo 5/8 is a good razor providing it's been made shave ready. Pick one up and a good strop and you're good to go.

No worries, on the "burn" * can get irritation just looking at a mach 3, but no probs here with a straight once I learned how to use it. I would suggest buying from lynn your first time, he puts a very keen edge on and will give you a nice shave out of the box. Larry from whippeddog.com is another great guy to buy from, it won't be pretty, but will shave like the dickens!

Originally Posted by tiddle

No worries, on the "burn" * can get irritation just looking at a mach 3, but no probs here with a straight once I learned how to use it. I would suggest buying from lynn your first time, he puts a very keen edge on and will give you a nice shave out of the box. Larry from whippeddog.com is another great guy to buy from, it won't be pretty, but will shave like the dickens!

I'll second this. If money is an issue, you could do a lot worse than whippeddog's "sight half seen" razor and "poor mans" strop. It'd give you a chance to try a shave ready razor at low cost and decide whether or not shaving with a straight is for you.

Originally Posted by Will3

...
Shot a picture of the edge, maybe it could work if honed properly?

That edge is awful, i'd try to hone it and see how good it gets.
Don't know if you are able to do it yourself, i wouldn't spend the 20-25$ to get it done.
In principle 440 steel is good, but the final result in therms of hardness and honing capability is depending on the correct heat treatment it has undergone.

Yeah i know the edge is awful.

Im looking for a good beginners razor now for up to 200$, WITHOUT any text or anything on the blade itself
What would be best for a beginner? hollow, half-hollow or solid? 5/8"?

Visit Straight Razor Designs and pick out a new Dovo. It will come honed to shave ready by an expert and you will get a free
second honing when the time comes. You will find some very nice Dovo's for less than $200. Enjoy.

Originally Posted by lz6

Visit Straight Razor Designs and pick out a new Dovo. It will come honed to shave ready by an expert and you will get a free
second honing when the time comes. You will find some very nice Dovo's for less than $200. Enjoy.

This is very good advise.


Terry

Since this thread ia already up and going I am just going to add to it so perhaps somebody searching in the future will find this too..

I just unpacked 10 razors that came in for work/honing to be done here is another Rough Rider Razor





These are total junk, besides the steel being wrong , they are flat just made wrong, in fact dangerously wrong...




Amateur idiots playing at making straight razors can get ya cut

You might take a look at this website too.
For Sale - Gem Star Customs

Run by a very nice gent.

I am soon to be 23 years old, I have been shaving with the DE for 1.5year, before that Mach 3 Turbo and a worthless Philishave.

I held the Black Widow to the face today (JUST HELD NOT TRY TO SHAVE) and i must say it felt VERY MUCH more natural than regular razors!