About to pull the trigger on a straight razor.

[TheWook]

Looking at the Dovo white micarta wet shaving kit. Been meaning to get one for years as I hate buying cartage's and end up using them for months at a time. An tips thing i should know before I pull the trigger. I know safety razors are easier/safer to use, but the straights really appeal to me.

 

[David Martin]

Do you enjoy sharpening? What stones and strop do you have for a straight? DM

 

[jacketch]

The Dovo is a great razor. If this is the sethttp://www.straightrazordesigns.com/straight-razor-wet-shaving-sets/dovo-best-quality-white-5-8-straight-razor-set you should not have any regrets.

Which ever one it is, make sure it is professionally honed. Then check out some videos on youtube on how to build lather, strop and shave. You should do well with that set. Let us know how it goes.

 

[stoffi]

I bought like six really old straights off eBay or whatever, since I'm really good at sharpening and thought I'd be able to get them into shape. Believe me, I got them extremely sharp as far as a knife is concerned, but when it comes to straights, it's just hairpoppin' squared or more. So, trying to learn how to use one, minimizing variables of error, I got a straight which takes disposable double edge safety razor blades; which, one simply snaps in half. Turns out I'm a natural at shaving with a straight, but have come to the humiliating conclusion that my sharpening isn't good enough for this game yet... or I haven't given it the level of attention that it needs.

I say get a cheap Shavette or something with an assortment of blades and learn the straight first, before going nuts over why you're getting burns and nicks with a traditional, because the disposable blades are unforgivingly sharp.

///A couple of cents from Sweden.

 

[TheWook]

Thanks for the replys, just waiting on my next check to get the set up. I am decent at sharpening, been sharpening my friends SR and he uses it almost daily now. Anyway I will throw some picks up when I get it.