Thread: n00b here.

So i got my razor today and I just shaved. Problem is, it doesn't seem that sharp and it didn't seem that it shaved any closer than my MACH3. Is my blade dull?

Or am i doing something wrong? I also got mad razor burn too.

Infamo,

Could be a lot of things. Where did you get your razor from/
Did you purchase it shave ready? What brand is it?
Where was it made? Just knowing this will allow us to
help you out.


Terry

edit- sorry tried to link to a thread called "putting my skin through too much" which is a page or two back in this section, it details a bit of what i went through with a non shave ready straight.

be carefull and make sure it's shave ready, i gave myself the worst razorburn of my life by being to pumped up and wanting to try my straight before it was sharp enough. it's now off getting shave ready by a generous member here.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

thats the one i bought, maybe it was a mistake buying it off ebay?

Originally Posted by infamo

So i got my razor today and I just shaved. Problem is, it doesn't seem that sharp and it didn't seem that it shaved any closer than my MACH3. Is my blade dull?

Many if not most straight razors are not actually sharp enough to shave well with out of the box. Even though I am sure it is stated that they are. Usually unless you know how to hone its best to send the razor out to someone who is skilled at honing. This is what I, and many others did, especially with their first razor.

Where did you purchase the razor from, and did the person selling it to you hone it for you and/or tell you that it was shave ready?

i bought mine new and "shave ready", it wasnt shave ready as JL was describing even though the print on the blade said so...

id honestly not shave with it again until you get it properly sharp which is another problem becuase i know i had no solid understanding of what was shave sharp (nothing to compare it to being my first straight), i even got my razor to pass the hanging hair test 7 times out of ten and yet the first time i tried going against the grain i butchered my face. many members here are extremely generous and can help you get it shave ready, good luck

Dude, that thing looks like a knife!!! Does the blade open to past 180 degrees? The handle doesn't seem to be conducive to actually shave with. Damn pretty blade though.

-Rob

Infamo,

Thats not a straight razor. More of a box cutter knife
or something to that effect. The seller in my opinion
misrepresented what he was selling.

Check out www.thewellshavedgentleman.com
This company is owned by Tony Miller a member
of this forum. He offers starter kits for beginners.
Do check out this site. In addition www.billysblades.com
The razors he sells are used but according to other members
very good. He doesn't have many at present but should
be adding I do believe 16 razors in a day or two.
His user name on this forum is urleebird.

Hope this helps and don't let this discourage you.



Terry

Well, I think your first mistake was buying that chinese razor. I won't call it a piece of junk but I certainly wouldn't use it. If I were you I would do some research on this site and after that buy a real razor from one of the guys here.

I guess you can use that implement you bought as a box cutter!