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Straight Razor Place - Beginners Tips: January 2012


"Shaving Sharp" and "Shave Ready" are two different things

Couple of things you brought up Dave

The Overhoned horn was sounded long and hard here on SRP and other forums it took years to knock it back down,, it is a term like you said that gets tossed out...

Aye meeeee too,,,, and this is where the differences of opinion come into play, we all can pull up papers that defend any side of the argument, granted some are more geared to Tools and Knives which...

Honestly any time somebody says "Wire Edge" and Straight Razor Strop in the same sentence you lose my attention..

I cannot even imagine a wire edge on a razor, besides maybe at the 1k or less...

When it comes to stropping the Verhoeven paper is all but useless.. :( great read for honing and edge dynamics

There is another micrograph study that shows a strop re-alligning the "Fin" after a...

:rofl2: OMG you two are funny heheheheheheheheehe I just about spit my coffee from laughing at those two


The Big Lie: "Honest Honey, we will save money by shaving this way, I will only need...

If the edge is honed correctly then the "Too Sharp" feeling is in your stropping..

A straight razor's true advantage over the other forms of shaving has to do with your ability to infinitely...