Hi guys --
I just picked up a DOVO Renaissance (received it a little over a week ago), and I'm expecting to get my new pasted paddle strop from Tony Miller soon. I've been reading all of the threads I could find about how to go about honing and stropping, and I'm looking for a little advice on how I should proceed.
From what I've read, it seems that it should be MUCH easier to learn how to do all of my honing and stropping using one of these pasted strops. However, I also saw another thread in which Joel was saying that noobs might be in over their head trying to set up the initial bevel and trying to get their first straight to be shave ready (point being that if it's your first straight razor, how would you know what shave ready is?). Should I be worried about really messing up either my razor or strop by trying to do all of this on my own (with the help of all the writings I can find here)? Or should I not worry too much and just give it a go?
I'd really like to do it all myself, because I'm a big fan of learning new skills, but at the same time I don't want to ruin $200+ worth of equipment because I rushed into it too soon. What do you guys think?
Thanks!!
-Matt
I just picked up a DOVO Renaissance (received it a little over a week ago), and I'm expecting to get my new pasted paddle strop from Tony Miller soon. I've been reading all of the threads I could find about how to go about honing and stropping, and I'm looking for a little advice on how I should proceed.
From what I've read, it seems that it should be MUCH easier to learn how to do all of my honing and stropping using one of these pasted strops. However, I also saw another thread in which Joel was saying that noobs might be in over their head trying to set up the initial bevel and trying to get their first straight to be shave ready (point being that if it's your first straight razor, how would you know what shave ready is?). Should I be worried about really messing up either my razor or strop by trying to do all of this on my own (with the help of all the writings I can find here)? Or should I not worry too much and just give it a go?
I'd really like to do it all myself, because I'm a big fan of learning new skills, but at the same time I don't want to ruin $200+ worth of equipment because I rushed into it too soon. What do you guys think?
Thanks!!
-Matt