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HI Randolph, ok got it, I have a piece of steel, the wrong stone to hone it and lack of skills and expertise: that sounds like a good recipe for success! :rofl2:
It seems that the most suggested way...

HI Steve, agree, there are very nice razors that can get me started. I´ll need to ask for international shipping but that shouldn´t be a problem, just a little bit more expensive
have a great day!...

HI Mike,
styptic pencil is a good suggestion that I hadn´t considered so far. Well, I guess that my razors are currently so far away from being even potentially dangerous that styptic pencils are...

Hello bouschie,
thank you very much for your advices, much appreciated!
I agree with you that it would be more economical to have the razor professionally honed and then just maintain it but I´m...

Hi BobH,
I´ve posted a couple of pics of my razors. Hope you guys won´t kill me after seeing what I did! :rofl2:
Thank you for taking the time to comment!
nick

HI randydance062449, thank you for the link!
here are some pics of my razors and the stone. I´m sure you guys will be able to spot the damage I did !!
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Hello STF,
no unfortunately I haven´t shaved yet with a razor....that was the plan but mine is now as sharp as a brick so.....
But luckily you guys have been kind enough to give me already quite a...

Hi randydance062449, so there was a proper place in the forum to look into, it was just me not knowing exactly what to look for!:rofl2:
Thank you for your help, I will buy a couple of quality...

Hi DZEC, thank you for posting the link, you saved me some time!!
I believe that I must have wrecked the edge as the razors are less sharp than when I bought them...
I noticed that on the Wikipage...

Thank you Gasman. I guess looking in the right place is the first step to find what you´re looking for! :) So I´ll look for "honing"
And yes, what is condensed into 5-min video on Youtube is maybe...

Thank you rolodave! Agree, a mentoring session is worth more than dozens of videos. I will look for someone close by and try to get in touch.
I see that someone already posted the link to the videos...

Good morning everyone from Munich!
My name is Nick, I´ve just registered on this forum and I am completely a newbie regarding straight razors.
I would need your help for some very basic questions...