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I think for now I have all the information I need ;)

Great thanks to you!

I would update this once I go over the procedures you have mentioned and tell how it worked :)

Really useful :) Now I understand much better what those 4 sides are for. So, I got my blade back from honing (and the blade is tugging) and now I would like to know how to start stropping.
So:...

Yes but my last post was about stropping :)
I really hope I can go at least a month without honing (I shave 3-4 times a week on average). Do you think this is realistic?

I would really like to settle on a single combination stone, if I get 3000/10000 do I really need 8000 and 12000?

Also, what I wanted to know about stropping is like what side to start with? When...

I'm still trying to evaluate the differences, I will only be honing one razor on it, and criswilson mentioned that it is going to last 20 years by honing a bunch of razor (in my case just one ;) )....

Even if I get a honing stone right now, I would still not gonna use for for several months till I have to because as you said I am learning to strop more efficiently :)

Yes, I settled for them but I still did not purchase anything yet. So if I can get an equally decent stone with cheaper price why not do that? ;)

Wow, I'll definitely try this for my first honing.
Could you post the same thing but for stropping? Indicators are also useful like at what point to stop? Some people do hanging hair test some...

Hello again :)
After my very-long search for stones, I have assembled some more brands of stones to compare.
And the first thing I do is to look for people's review on SRP;

I have discovered one...

I edited Norton out, because I realized I had to pay for shipping + there are 20$ custom charges and other crap, with that money I would rather choose a Japanese stone and that's what I'm doing :)
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Sorry, I got a little confused :D Which stone did you just refer to as "indeed the norton stone"? Was it Kasumi?

Now I am kind of stuck between Kasumi and Naniwa.



By interchangeable I mean...

Are 10000 interusable with 8000? Like 3000 to 4000?

Then I might consider Naniwa,
However I also stumbled upon other Japanese brands named "Fudo" and "Wakoli" and "Kasumi Fudo Kombistein Körnung...

To be honest I also got suspicious, But I think I have discovered a way to find good stuff on ebay, I just look for 3000/4000/8000 gritstones and some of them have the "ebay guaranteed" symbols, this...

That's certainly a good warning for me :) My blade is stainless steel completely so should be coating the blade completely in oil?

But I still think most users do not dry their blades...

Thanks :)
I'll look around more and decide now that I know the correct size range

Yes you are right Cotton Razor Sleeve (Price Per Sleeve, <$40 Non-US Orders ONLY)
$12.00

Then I guess this is a way better idea than buying it on SRD.



Also, I am thinking of buying this in...

The straight razor I already bought came with a small box for storage so I do not think to buy something else for storage as of now ;)

But regarding the grit sizes of stones if I have to buy ONE...

I'm not that afraid of a little challenge, anyway I already bought that strop :)
Looks fine enough
Thanks for the suggestion.

Hello again,

I would like to clear certain ambiguities:

1) I have read in several places and on the package of the razor I have bought recently that for storage razors should be oiled with...

I probably wouldn't waste money just for aesthetics :D

I'll have it sharpened if it is not and try my first shave soon.

Thanks to all of you for your insight :)

That's really good to hear, I really thought there was an actual reason to get more razors rather than for collecting or variety,

I'm planning to use this razor for some time till I get reasonably...

Thanks to all of you for useful comments, I have already watched a great deal of videos t know I should dry my blade after shaving :)

Also, from what I've seen buying razors on ebay is risky but...

Well, first I just thought "stainless steel" will be way more resistant to rusting than carbon steel and that just made me favor them. But checking the entires here I have seen people getting...

Awesome, since I'm gonna get my first razor soon and try to be extremely careful regarding stropping and honing (in the future) so It can last forever :)

Can someone explain me this:
1) I know that every time before shaving I have to strop my straight razor around 25-50 round trips (back and forth). I thought after that I could start shaving...