What have I done?!?

Made by "Shavesmith" (anyone have any experiance with his work) and is pre-honed on a 30k.

Anyone got a beginners guide on how to use and maintain??? =p

Anyone got a suggestion for a strop and/or other accoutrements?

My wife is gonna get mad at me.... =X

Any tips BadDad or hrfdez

Going down another rabbit hole....

Nice blade. Watch out for that French point. You might consider dulling the tip of that point on glass if you have no experience with straights.

For a strop, check out Whipped Dogs poor man strop kit. Chances are that you will cut up your first strop as you learn, so you don't want to drop a lot of coin on your first one.

Go slow. Start on flat areas with no angles or curves, like your cheeks. Some recommend starting with just a couple strokes on each cheek, others recommend going for it. I recommend going very slow and taking each stroke as it's own entity. If you feel good, do another. If not, switch. There is no shame in quitting while you are ahead and saving it for another shave and there is no glory in stitches from pushing the issue.

Have fun, go slow, and whatever you do, never force the blade. If it sticks, just back off and start your stroke over. If you force it it can jump and bite you or just slice you...


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Wow...nice razor. There are so many web resources available to you for starting SR shaving. I suggest that before you put blade to skin that you spend some time watching every video you can find on SR shaving on YouTube. Best advice is go slow...and light pressure...and don't feel you have to shave your whole beard with a SR the first time. Start with cheeks and then finish with a DE...and build from there.

As for how to explain this purchase to your wife...tell her how much money you are going to save by not having to buy any more blades and DEs.

As for how to explain this purchase to your wife...tell her how much money you are going to save by not having to buy any more blades and DEs.

Before or after I tell her I need a strop and chromium powder.... And honing stones....

I have found in the past that when I need to place an order for some shaving essentials, I always make sure I buy a few nice body soaps as well. That way when I open the box and remove my items I can always say, "Wait honey, there's a few things here for you as well...".

Anyone have a recommendation for a good mid-level strop.

Figure I'd like to bypass the entry level stuff.

I use the horsehide available from RazorEmporium.com. My experience with strops is limited but it works well for me. I use just a little bit of Herrold's yellow conditioning paste about every other week. I really like it.

http://www.razoremporium.com/3-razor-emp...de-in-usa/

I use the horsehide available from RazorEmporium.com. My experience with strops is limited but it works well for me. I use just a little bit of Herrold's yellow conditioning paste about every other week. I really like it.

http://www.razoremporium.com/3-razor-emp...de-in-usa/

any opinion about the horsehide vs the slightly cheaper leathers?

I started stropping with an English Bridal leather board strop. IMO a board strop is the best for learning proper technique. It will force you to go slow and concentrate on keeping your blade flat on the strop and making proper turns. I also own a very nice hanging strop...but I still use my board strop every morning!