Thread: I am so confused! HELP

KingHooper,

Welcome to Straight Razor Place. As many gentlemen have noted, it is essential to have your razors honed by a professional to start you on the right foot. Let's hope these razors are good brands. A hanging strop, as also noted, takes little room. Get yourself a good strop, preferably a three-inch, from a reputable vendor. Please make sure you see what you buy — I don't recommend buying something you can't see. Remember, proper stropping is essential to your straight razor shave. Don't worry about nicking your strop — what if you don't nick it? Strop slowly and with a good tempo and you'll be fine. Whatever you do, don't select your tools on the cheap — because cheap will be your result.

Ok so I just got home and mailman brought me a present lol!

Please tell me if I did good or bad with this one it was under $50.

Also have desided to go with a hanging strop from Straight Razor Designs 3" Premium IV English Bridle.
After all I have read from everyone and the reviews on a lot of strops this one has caught my eye and won my perchase.

Thank you all for all of your words of wisdom and addvice, I keep telling people this is a great group of guys!

Looks great. As noted ^ send it to someone for the first shave. You will have soo much on your mind that first shave. The last thing you want is to be worried about is the sharpness.

After that and you are feeling comfortable sharpen the others yourself. You will have a difficult time with it, but you will know what sharp feels like.

That is a beautiful looking boker. Sure you will get a great shave from it. Good luck

Bootiful Razor!!

You should really enjoy the shaves when you get it honed. Strop it up and see if it shaves first. Sometimes they do.

Have fun.

Well Lynn, my wife informed me that she bought me your English bridle 3" strop for Christmas and that I am not aloud to us it till then. Got to lover her but what a tease.

Originally Posted by KingHooper

Well Lynn, my wife informed me that she bought me your English bridle 3" strop for Christmas and that I am not aloud to us it till then. Got to lover her but what a tease.

sounds like an excuse to get a second one as you NEED a strop to start. Maybe one of Niel Millers or a kanamaya might pass in a pinch

Originally Posted by KingHooper

Well Lynn, my wife informed me that she bought me your English bridle 3" strop for Christmas and that I am not aloud to us it till then. Got to lover her but what a tease.

I think you need to negotiate with her a bit and see if you can get it a bit early, even if you have to give it back on Christmas eve for wrapping. Explain that you will need to buy one for the interim otherwise.

Thanks Ed I am working on her, I have about three weeks give or take before I have a razor back from honing. I have a very well made leather belt from horse hide that I am going to use if I can't use the strop. The belt is a Galco single non-stiched cost me a boat load but it will be worth it if it works.