Thread: My new Gear

Apothecary Style Black mug
Dovo - Prima Klang 5/8" Violetwood
Dovo strop
Vulfix brush
harringbone barber towel
Tabac soap however i forgot to put it in the pic and I'm too lazy to upload more -.-'

lol

Good looking tools, should serve you very well. I am quite fond of vulfix brushes myself.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Good looking tools, should serve you very well. I am quite fond of vulfix brushes myself.

yea this is my first of ... everything... !!

i have to say... I'm a little overwhelmed lol

the brush has a very... animal scent to it. but i don't mind at all...

the blade and strop i need to get used to. i tried stropping for 5 minutes... took my time to figure how it all works

then tried to shave... it was a rather uncomfortable shave

i didn't dice my neck off... which is good but i dunno :/ my beard is terribly coarse and thick ... it was somewhat of a painful experience

Originally Posted by Archerr

yea this is my first of ... everything... !!

i have to say... I'm a little overwhelmed lol

the brush has a very... animal scent to it. but i don't mind at all...

the blade and strop i need to get used to. i tried stropping for 5 minutes... took my time to figure how it all works

then tried to shave... it was a rather uncomfortable shave

i didn't dice my neck off... which is good but i dunno :/ my beard is terribly coarse and thick ... it was somewhat of a painful experience

thats a very nice setup, congratulations on getting it, i would be really proud to own that

as for the painful shave, did the razor when bought mention it was shave ready? im pretty sure it would be ready to shave with out of the box but sometimes it does happen.

other reasons for a painful shave can be your shave technique, keeping the edge of the blade as close to 30 degrees on your face will ensure you get a good shave from the blade, its not something that happens overnight so don't be disappointed if it takes a while to get into, ive been shaving with a straight for a year now and i still manage to let my technique slip every now and then.

and the last reason i can think of if your getting a painful shave is down to you mentioning your stropping technique, i was told that when you first get a razor dont strop it before shaving, just shave with it, if you have been a little out with your practice stropping (i.e too much pressure on the blade, holding the strop to tight) im afraid you might have taken the edge off the blade a little which is now giving you the pulling sensation when shaving.

Try shaving a small section of hair from an arm / leg it should have no problems at all lifting the hair off, if it struggles, pulls etc then it may well be that the blade has lost its edge.

hopefully someone with some better insight into shaving will come along shortly and suggest some other reasons for why its abit painful for you.

kris

Where did you buy the razor? Dovos doesn't come shave-ready from the factory.

lol shooter... a christmas present for lil 'ol me? hehehe


if you guys want to check it out... i bought it from " markofagentleman.com "

says all doves are honed and stropped

Dovo Prima Klang Straight Razor 5/8", Violet Wood Handle | Mark Of A Gentleman


are you guys trying to tell me that i scraped my face with a blade that isn't ready

The ad says the blades are honed and stropped at the factory. A top-notch seller will open the package and put a true shaving edge on the blade for you. It doesn't sound like this vendor did that.

Definitely take up Shooter7473 on his offer; I've bought a couple of blades from him and they were very nicely honed.

Most new straight users wonder if their blade is sharp enough. That's a hard thing to know, because what is there to compare to? Technique counts for a lot of the shave quality, so it is entirely possible to get a poor shave from a fantastic blade.

In my experience, the blade is sharp enough when you aim only to remove the lather from your face and the beard comes off without your noticing it. That's all the pressure you should use anyway, enough to remove the lather. A blade that isn't properly shaving sharp may cause you to try more pressure, and you won't enjoy that sort of shave.

Good luck with your new gear.

The brush will work itself out. You can try a little hair shampoo on it . Then just wash it out with warm water a couple times.
I had a couple of horse hair ones that were a little 'gamey' . I soaked then in a Borax and water mix for a little while and then used shampoo and they were ok after a few shaves.

I love my Vulfix brushes. I've got three of them, two super badgers and a pure badger. If you like the floppy-paintbrush on your face, you'll not be disappointed. If you like backbone, and a stiffer brush....ooops, wrong company!

Originally Posted by Archerr

are you guys trying to tell me that i scraped my face with a blade that isn't ready

Yup, it's not shave ready.