Hello All, I've been interested in using a straight razor for some time now and finally decided to pull the trigger. Is there a chance that any retailer will have good options for a Black Friday sale? Jay
Unknown. Just buy a reputable razor, and send it out to have it honed by a professional. My suggestion would be to get two. That way, if one is off getting honed, you will have one that is ready to work.
That's my plan. I had a nice Sheffield vintage picked out this morning but it was sold before I got home!
Nice choice. Friedrich Schlemper"Focus" 13/16th Full Hollow Now, get that professionally honed, and enjoy. Welcome to "The Dark Side" of shaving.
Sweet! I send all mine to Glen, a member here, known as @gssixgun, whenever they need to be honed. He runs GemStar Customs https://gemstarcustoms.com/ Great guy to deal with.
I actually took nearly a year before I finally started to use the razor. As you might expect, I was overly hesitant during the first few shaves and lets just say the shaves were nothing to talk about. As a bonus, I started to nick the strop and even managed to put a slice in it about half way down. I continued to use the strop and figured I could avoid the damaged area while stropping effectively. As it turns out, I trashed the edges of two new razors to the point I couldn't tolerate shaving with them. For better or worse, I purchased a basic strop, as a replacement, before starting with a third razor. I then sent the first two off to be rehoned....the Focus when to Glen, as planned above. Today I got it back and I can't wait to use it tomorrow night!!! Enjoy the ride, Jay
