I recently bought a J.A. Henckels Str8 Razor on this BB from Tstebins8, I have to say I am really pleased with the deal.
the Straight razor IMHO is in excellent condition, and the price was more than fair. Telly you are very generous man.
Anyway....As soon as I got a chance this evening, I sat down with the Razor, I did a little polish to the metal, then I Sonic cleaned it, followed by a complete re-honing.
It came pretty sharp, But by Telly's admission it was not quite Shave ready.
So I started back to a 4k stone, then to a 8k stone, finished with a 12k stone, by now this razor is ready to go. I tested it out on what hair is left on my lower leg...LOL.
the hair was coming off with ease.
Now I am ready for the Stropping.
I Have a T Miller Strop, So I did 50 or so laps on the cloth side, and then 50 or so laps on the leather.
I gave it another test shave, and the hair flys off with ease.
Well I am now ready for the actual shave test, that will come in the morning, I am confident that it will be a pleasurable experience. The Razor is well balanced in my hands, the blade is super sharp now, and all I need is a good nite sleep, wake up, and let er Rip...well maybe not the best words...LOL.
Anyway...I wanted to brag a little about my new Razor, and I wanted to give credit to Telly for offering a wonderful Razor at a great price, that was very cool.
Robert
the Straight razor IMHO is in excellent condition, and the price was more than fair. Telly you are very generous man.
Anyway....As soon as I got a chance this evening, I sat down with the Razor, I did a little polish to the metal, then I Sonic cleaned it, followed by a complete re-honing.
It came pretty sharp, But by Telly's admission it was not quite Shave ready.
So I started back to a 4k stone, then to a 8k stone, finished with a 12k stone, by now this razor is ready to go. I tested it out on what hair is left on my lower leg...LOL.
the hair was coming off with ease.
Now I am ready for the Stropping.
I Have a T Miller Strop, So I did 50 or so laps on the cloth side, and then 50 or so laps on the leather.
I gave it another test shave, and the hair flys off with ease.
Well I am now ready for the actual shave test, that will come in the morning, I am confident that it will be a pleasurable experience. The Razor is well balanced in my hands, the blade is super sharp now, and all I need is a good nite sleep, wake up, and let er Rip...well maybe not the best words...LOL.
Anyway...I wanted to brag a little about my new Razor, and I wanted to give credit to Telly for offering a wonderful Razor at a great price, that was very cool.
Robert