I'm in for the Red Hashir. I've been looking into straights, but I'm totally lost about what to buy. This would be a great way to get started. Thanks for making the PIF available.
Outstanding!!! Got everyone's entries logged up to this point now and just got finished with a complete touch up on both razors to ensure a fresh Honing/Stropping session leaving the edges untouched by human Face
And Here They Are All Honed up and Ready to go to their New Homes:
Progression:
1st: 1K King Water Stone 60 Laps Each
2nd: 6K King Water Stone 60 Laps Each
3rd: 12K Guangxi Slate Stone with Water 100 Laps Each
4th: Cream Colored Hard Arkansas Oil Stone with Smith's Honing Oil 200 Laps Each
5th: Black Hard Arkansas Oil Stone with Smith's Honing Oil 400 Laps Each
6th: Black Duck Cloth canvas Strop I made myself sprayed with 50K Diamond Spray 100 Laps Each
7th: Black Duck Cloth canvas Strop I made myself sprayed with 200K Diamond Spray 100 Laps Each
8th: My Hashir Canvas/Leather Strop 50 Laps on Canvas and 100 Laps on Leather each.
If I can still I will Update the OP because YES even if you have used a shavette you CAN enter. I am going to go and try and do that now. I do not count Shavette's as Straights although they too are amazing shavers with the right technique and right blade.