Pasted Paddle Strop vs Hones

[riooso]

Lets be honest, within a year, you will most likely have a paddle strop and a collection of hones along with a dozen razors or so- so its just a matter of what you want to buy first.

Jordan

A point well taken but the most important thing in the beginning is to conquer the strait razor demon! Concentrate your energies having to do with the razor to the face. The guys on this forum know of which they speak. The pasted strop, whatever form it has, is the quickest and easiest way to consolidate those energies and help assure success. IMHO


Take Care,
Richard

[ScottS]

Lets be honest, within a year, you will most likely have a paddle strop and a collection of hones along with a dozen razors or so- so its just a matter of what you want to buy first.

Jordan

Aside from the blades, though, I think a person could plan ahead a bit and hold down to necessary purchases. People often buy that next hone because they're not happy with their current outcomes. Buy right, at the start, and some of that goes away.

[Gr8Cook]

A point well taken but the most important thing in the beginning is to conquer the strait razor demon! Concentrate your energies having to do with the razor to the face. The guys on this forum know of which they speak. The pasted strop, whatever form it has, is the quickest and easiest way to consolidate those energies and help assure success. IMHO


Take Care,
Richard

You guys are great. This is exactly the feedback I was looking for and the quote above sums it up very well.

Ok Tony, it looks like I will be placing an order shortly.

My agonizing over this is based on my particularly tight money situation.

Roughly how long will it be before I need to touch up the edge (i.e. paddle strop time)?

Oh and Tony, I HAVE a beard and I don't see that saving me a bunch of money!

(I'll be logging my beard down to a goatee shortly.)

Cook

[ScottS]

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Roughly how long will it be before I need to touch up the edge (i.e. paddle strop time)?

I'll tell you what Tony told me. Could be you roll your edge on your first stropping attempt, and need to touch it up. Could be a month. When you need it, you'll be glad to have it around. I'm finding that I need to touch up after about ten shaves. I think this might be a little short, but I've been shaving with a Feather AC for two years, and I like a very sharp blade.

The key is that once you start, you don't want to have to stop while waiting for the next real necessity to be delivered.

[Tony Miller]

Cook,
I think you find the frequency of use will depend on many factors. Once pasted though I think you will easily go 6 months or more before pasting again is needed and I can do that as well, still saving over buying tubes of paste.
We are switching over to paddle production on Monday so look for them shortly after that.

I too have a partial beard and no, it didn't save me money either <g>

Tony