Thread: Newbie still trying what do you all think

Thanks to 10pups ​for checking up on me and being a kind,positive influence. I was overwhelmed.Tried to take on too much and he pointed me to get back on track.

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What kind of time frame are we talking about! Just trying to understand the RAD level. Oh and ah ..... how's the shaving going??

Time frame??? About 2 weeks As a newbie with limited tools. Limited skills Its my best for now.Look at the wooden scales... My first try. Looks like a three year olds work, But its my starting point. So I share where I start from. If others can see me. perhaps it will raise the bar for those who follow after me. Its about my best where I am at an today. and setting a mark for others to surpass.

What more can I say? Wow!

I got bit bad. Bidding on more. and shaving every inch of my skin. Soaps brushes bowls....More ,,,More More...Lord save my from the sickness. Nortons,Corticles, verses Eshers. verses synthetic stones... Oh yes the infection is full blown. What kind of buffing wheel and motor do I need to get to Mirror???

I could advise getting with Pups and show him the blades. Let him advise which 2 or 3 should be best to get sharp and shave with. Get a few properly honed. Learn to strop and shave. Accumulating a pile of razors is easy. Learning what to look for and how to make them functional is another story. You won't last long collecting and restoring until you master the basics.
Shave and strop first! Move on from there! JMO

Holy S#!t that's impressive. My biggest ally in keeping the ?AD's in check is my wallet. But good lord that looks like months of fun.

Some of them took hours to half a day to get correct especially the smiles. I been stuck in the library for a month before I attempted this. All straights presented have been bevel set on a 2K then a Blue/White Belguim Corticle. That 10pups said to master on a Gold Dollar before I went to work on the straight shown. I then stropped them on a .5 micron diamond paste from Maggard Razors. Then to the leather strop.I have shaved with all of them. You make a good point. Some shave closer and better than others, Names and pretentioushness aside. 10pups is in Calf. Me Michigan. So I am learning/ apprenticing through this site an PMs. That said I will ask for his input. Good Point. Duly Noted.

Great! Sounds like you are on the path. I hope you know smiles are a good thing. I see more newbs trying to get out smiles than frowns, it seems!
Smiles good! Frowns, BAD!