Old guy with a new razor

Syscrush said:

Hey all. After about 25 years of on-again, off-again interest in straight razor shaving, I finally pulled the trigger and picked up a nice Dovo with a tortoiseshell handle. I've been reading articles and watching videos, but haven't managed to get my razor shave-ready yet - it's had a few hundred laps on the linen and leather sides of my strop, but apparently I don't have my technique down yet since it's not sharp enough to cut hair, either testing on my arm or some test patches of my beard.

Anyhow, I'm gonna go give it another go - looking forward to finding my groove with this and refining my technique!

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Syscrush said:

Hey all. After about 25 years of on-again, off-again interest in straight razor shaving, I finally pulled the trigger and picked up a nice Dovo with a tortoiseshell handle. I've been reading articles and watching videos, but haven't managed to get my razor shave-ready yet - it's had a few hundred laps on the linen and leather sides of my strop, but apparently I don't have my technique down yet since it's not sharp enough to cut hair, either testing on my arm or some test patches of my beard.

Anyhow, I'm gonna go give it another go - looking forward to finding my groove with this and refining my technique!

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Alejandro Salemandro said:

Welcome! your razor most certainly needs to be honed. They do not typically come from the factory ready to go.

I am no expert, but am certainly able to get a good edge on my razors, you could certainly learn how to do it as well!
I would suggest getting some lapping film, or I'd be happy to hone it for you if you like.

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