Thread: pulling

Great gear ! You'll get it. The strop is harder to learn than the shave for some. Your dexterity will determine how fast you pick all this up. Hope your learning is smooth and cut free :<0) Welcome to SRP.

the strop has helped greatly also i just ordered.

Naniwa Combination Water Stone 3000/8000 Grit
Naniwa Super Stone w/stand 12,000 Grit

so i should be ready for the long haul for up keep .

my goal is to eventually stop using anything but the straight blades .
i have one more on my list to buy for now any way but can never find it in stock.
the boker edelweiss but i should be good for a bit

Sounds like you have made a promising start to your journey in Straight Razor shaving.
Congratulations on making the choice to learn the art of shaving.

The hones you have chosen will serve you very well for a number of years.
My experience with the Naniwa combination 3000/8000 hone has been very satisfactory and the 12000 hone will be a great finisher.

Enjoy your time here

Thanks for the vote of confidence I feel that I'm off to a fairly good start not to many problems considering I jumped in with both feet and started right off shaving face and the part if my head
that I shave.

This is an exciting time for you at this stage of learning to Shave Like a Man.
It is good to know that there are lots of members here that will have gone thru the same learning curve and are here to guide you thru.

As is often said, "enjoy the journey"........

I am still a newbie but getting more comfortable. What I have learned is to go slow, with short even strokes. And it anything catches, I life the razor from my face immediately (some advice I got here at SRP). I've had a few nicks and some razor burn but nothing serious after about 6 weeks of shaving with my SR. Yes, it felt rough at first but gets better with each shave. And stropping gets easier too. It felt really uncomfortable at first but I've found my technique and feel better about stropping without messing up the blade. I use a Dovo Bismarck 6/8" and it works very nicely for me. And good luck to you. Nice looking shavers BTW.

I'm following your journey with great interest. Two shaves for me so far. Pretty rough. No blood but a few hours later it's like I haven't shaved at all. Please keep us all informed.

Cheers!

with the 12,000 hone and better stroping pulling is gone thank for the help the 12,000 does wonders

Originally Posted by hk9176251

I'm having a problem I just got my first straight razor.
it doesn't feel as comfortable as I've read about.
The feeling is almost tearing and pulling of the hairs.
on the plus side I have shaved my face twice and head once
And haven't cut myself yet although I did the finish work around my ears
, nose and hair line on top of my head with a disposable until I get my handling
skills up to participate thank you in advance for any help you can give!

I had the same exact issues and chalked it up to bad honing. I now have a new straight and it's going out to be honed professionally and see what the end result is!! I feel better knowing I wasn't the only one with this experience !!! And one last thing, jumping in with both feet is the best way to learn at lest in my opinion!!

i had the problem until i got the hones getting your blade sharpened should fix it