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

I mean I have a Case Pocket knife I've carried for years with a Cali clip blade in 420..that I could easily shave with. If you know how to hone you could shave with a Chinese kitchen knife.

You could shave with a chisel too, but it won't be a good shave, pocketknives shaving hair on you arm ain't shaving your face, some steels aren't meant for shaving, a nice chippy rough edge cuts great on a knife but sucks for shaving.
So you shave your face with your knife and I'll take a dull razor and still get a smoother shave. Tc

I've been honing just shy of five years now and one of the ways beginners are able to check their wet stone progress is by shaving their face with whatever it is that they are honing. Pocket knives..kitchen knives..awls..whatever. I can easily get a nice facial shave with a standard pen style Swiss Army blade. Is it suitable for that? Absolutely not; but it is certainly doable. So I disagree with your statement wholeheartedly. My point was you can make any knife "shave ready" if you know how to sharpen cutlery. Especially one with such a soft steel.

This is very entertaining. Somebody comes out of the Blue and digs up a thread that's 4 years old and starts training everybody on steel and honing. Going to keep my head low and watch for little red dots on the wall :<0)

Blue you should have read the whole thread. Or do you sell these things and don't really care about truth ?

Interesting indeed, I've been honing a heck of a lot longer then that and had to forget everything I knew and "learn" to hone razors when I started. Different animals, knives and razors. At least i thought so. Till now that is!

Lol. I stumbled on this thread while looking for a beginner level razor to buy my Navy buddy who wants to get into straights. Having used a RR in the past succesfuly I simply pointed out that if you know how to sharpen, strop, and hone, you will have no issues shaving with a black widow or pocket knife for that matter. Is it the best shave you'll ever have? No. Will it shave like a Dovo? Absolutely not. But you can certainly get any knife shave ready with time and practice. Don't believe me? Pick up an $8 dollar Mora with a scandi grind and tell me it doesn't shave your face. Appreciate the response though it was very resourceful...lol.

Originally Posted by GoBlue2486

Lol. I stumbled on this thread while looking for a beginner level razor to buy my Navy buddy who wants to get into straights. Having used a RR in the past succesfuly I simply pointed out that if you know how to sharpen, strop, and hone, you will have no issues shaving with a black widow or pocket knife for that matter. Is it the best shave you'll ever have? No. Will it shave like a Dovo? Absolutely not. But you can certainly get any knife shave ready with time and practice. Don't believe me? Pick up an $8 dollar Mora with a scandi grind and tell me it doesn't shave your face. Appreciate the response though it was very resourceful...lol.

Now I understand, I thought we were talking "comfortable shave" not "hair removal". I regress.

As you probably well know, it depends on the grind. A straight razor with a hollow grind (like the one listed) is identical to that of a standard pocketknife. Obviously wedge ground straights are a whole 'nother animal.

Originally Posted by GoBlue2486

Lol. I stumbled on this thread while looking for a beginner level razor to buy my Navy buddy who wants to get into straights. Having used a RR in the past succesfuly I simply pointed out that if you know how to sharpen, strop, and hone, you will have no issues shaving with a black widow or pocket knife for that matter. Is it the best shave you'll ever have? No. Will it shave like a Dovo? Absolutely not. But you can certainly get any knife shave ready with time and practice. Don't believe me? Pick up an $8 dollar Mora with a scandi grind and tell me it doesn't shave your face. Appreciate the response though it was very resourceful...lol.

That sounds great! It sounds like you're strapped for money but do have great honing skills. So, instead of arguing let's do something that would help everybody.

Buy that RR razor and hone it well. Then take a video shaving with it, post it for everybody to enjoy and I'll cover the cost of the razor. You can then either keep it or give it to your buddy. Everybody wins.

Lol strapped for money huh? I was looking for something he could get into inexpensively in case he didn't like it. I was simply defending someone who purchased an inexpensive razor..and in turn got blasted by every douchebag on this forum. Much like yourself.