I normally recommend a 5/8 full hollow round point. It is very maneuverable for the new shaver and really doesn't have the flex that folks worry...
It is truly a learned art, that once accomplished will provide you with pleasure for a life time. Have fun, Lynn
To me, the Feather feels the most like a straight razor. I like the professional Feather blades personally with this set up. It has some heft and...
A lot of people have great success with the little barber hones. You do 5-7 strokes on them and they bring the razor around. Some people use...
The biggest problem new straight razor shavers have is that when they hold the straight razor the wrist tends to bend back creating a shaving...
I have several Waterville razors in my permanent collection and have honed a ton of them over the years. They are some of the best shavers out...
I normally recommend that before learning to hone your razors, you try to refresh them with some Chromium Oxide on the back of your strop or linen...
My first razor was a Gillette DE that my Dad gave to me in the sixties. After that, Tract II's and so on until 1973 when I bought my first...
I seem to prefer round ends or square the best. I am forever nicking my earlobes with the spike points. Actually though, if you are careful both...
A picture would definitely make a world of difference. There were hundreds of shops in Solingen in the past and many razors made for hardware...
Normally, roll an edge from stropping, you have to be putting a fair amount of pressure on the edge and lifting up at the end of your stropping...
I always recommend on Heirloom razors that you try to preserve the scales that are on the razor unless they are broken. I think it adds to the...
Shavette blades are also known as disposable. I have seen some people strop them in an attempt to make them last longer. On average, I believe...
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