Thread: Extra prep needed for straights?

Hi Harold, have not seen any of your shave ready razors for the new guys in the classifieds,? you have helped lots of new guys, I admire that.

Justino, the better you prep and lather, the smoother the shave, main thing is having a truly shave ready razor, Makes ALL the difference in the World!!

Originally Posted by FAL

Hi Harold, have not seen any of your shave ready razors for the new guys in the classifieds,? you have helped lots of new guys, I admire that.

Thanks -- you may see some soon...I'm oversupplied!

No extra prep needed, get a good lather and have a good shave

I've only used a DE a handful of time, but my prep is minimal. Strop razor (only difference), splash face, lather up, shave. If you're not getting a good shave off your straight, I would think it is either A - not sharp enough or B - technique. Practice makes perfect!

As most have already said, I too need no special prep for straight shaving. Wet face, apply lather, and shave.

I just finished shaving, showered and heated my face, used three razors that were just honed on the Vermio finisher, MAN!!! what A Shave! the extra time made the difference, I shaved directly off the stone, NO stropping, No Irritation. Tried to wring the most from Vermio- =Success!!

Could have finished with any of the 3 razors but wanted to test the edge of each, an Henckles#66, W+B Longtail (Dang sweet) and an French Moultrie, they all shaved almost the same.

I do no prep at all. You need a good slick soap that does not dry on your face, this is very important for straight razor shaving and not so much for DE shaving.