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Agatha

Agatha

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Hi guys, many apologies for promoting my business without following correct procedure. Just too enthusiastic I guess. Anyway, does anyone like shaving with a cutthroat razor here or is that just faddish trend? If you do like a cut throat , what is the best brand to stock?
 
The majority of men using a cut throat usually buy vintage or custom made in top condition or like myself as I'm pretty tight vintage that can be to some degree restored. Straights aren't a fad but they do require a good dose of dedication. I am fully self sufficient as I also hone all my razors.
If you decide to sell straights you will need to have all that goes with them, in particular the availability of a honing service as not all guys can or want to maintain their blades.

Steve
 
Thanks @bald as ! Really appreciate your opinion on this. It is very interesting tracking all these things down. I have managed to find some strops but will need to look into finding all the grinding pastes and papers. Thanks.
 
Agatha said:
I have managed to find some strops but will need to look into finding all the grinding pastes and papers. Thanks.
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To follow up on the comments of @bald as - you will need to know and have contact with someone who can hone straights well. If they are quite proficient and offer their services to other straight shavers, then they are known as a Honemeister. You can't sell a straight razor - new or vintage - for someone to shave with unless it has been honed and "shave ready". Most (some would say all) razors from a factory have not got a sharp enough edge to shave properly with.

A new straight shaver needs (other than lather for the shave):
- a straight razor (that is or will be "shave-ready" by a Honemeister)
- a strop
...and eventually access to a Honemeister or someone who can re-sharpen (hone) the blade.

Hones (natural or synthetic stones), pastes, diamond lapping film, etc all come later. They are quite specialised -especially the natural hones - but you could eventually stock a set of synthetics. It costs a lot of money though to keep those items in stock I would imagine...

So I would try and find a local (Perth right?) Honemeister. There are a few over here on the East Coast but not sure who to recommend on the West. You can always mail razors to someone elsewhere but there is time and postage costs to factor in.

Does anyone know a Honemeister in Perth?
 
I have used shavettes in the past & really enjoyed that. I have a couple that use half a regular razor blade & a couple that use longer blades (that feel more like a true straight razor).
No need for hones or strops.
Having said that, I do want to get into the whole experience, including the honing :)
I'm going to absorb whatever info I can find on here
 
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@raulski is located here in Gladstone
and I recently had the pleasure to meet him and Help start him on his transition from Shavettes to Str8s
How are you going with the fresh edges mate?
 
Agatha said:
Hi guys, many apologies for promoting my business without following correct procedure. Just too enthusiastic I guess. Anyway, does anyone like shaving with a cutthroat razor here or is that just faddish trend? If you do like a cut throat , what is the best brand to stock?
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Agree with advice from the other guys. Even top end razors from Thiers Issard, Dovo, or Parker are not what I would class as shave-ready and need honing before use. The only modern razors I have found to be genuine shave-ready are Revisor razors but even these benefit from a light hone.
I love the challenge of restoring vintage razors and using them for everyday shaving.
 
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