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Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Well I'd like to put a monkey wrench into this discussion and maybe play devil's advocate but think about it, we all have to start somewhere and universally we buy the razor and the soap then the brush then the strop and then duh how do I sharpen this thing or keep it sharp or isn't it shave ready when I buy it or well I'll send it to lynn for sharpening and then what as it becomes dull?
Don't we all approach this thing from a backwards approach? Isn't honing one of the (if not the) most important and difficult things to master?
Maybe, just maybe we should worry about mastering honing before we think about actually using a straight. maybe we should recommend that newbees get an eboy special and a hone and go at it until they master the skill and then buy the real razor and all the other paraphanelia.
What do you all think about that eh?
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I am just beginning and bought a dovo tortoise,an apprentice strop,a norton 4k/8k and a belgian( maybe a little too much). I honed my razor right away because it would pull instead of shave and I have it giving me a decent shave. I feel it may be better to have a razor that is not deadly sharp right away. I have made a few mistakes shaving(like not pulling my skin tight) and am glad that my razor did not grab me and give me a good cut. Now if it was deadly sharp I would probably have an 1 1/2 inch cut on my cheek right now.So, maybe learning slowly how to get a deadly sharp razor can be a good thing. As long as it is shaving you.