Thread: New Guy with Questions

Oh my... The riddle of steel.

Draw is all about personal preference and does not effect the performance of the strop on the leather. RezDog

Listen to this man, he knows what hes talking about.

Hey I have one of those Double Duck Shorties . Great razor. Love mine - but its not the rounded point we normally recommend to noobs. In fact, if its like mine, its a pretty aggressive square.

That's not a bad thing - in some cases it's a boon. But being I usually shave with round points, I did soften the tip a bit as I found I kept nicking myself.

Just to be clear, you by no means have to do that - but you might want to consider asking the dude who's honing it for you if indeed it is a square point like mine, to soften the tip a bit for you to ease you into the blade.

Maybe some others can pipe in and tell me/you if that is indeed something they would recommend, or if I am just being a bit over the top .



Congrats by the way - you're going to love the razor - I love shorties! And I love my Duck .

I always soften the point on my square razors. I don't need or want a spike. I would have it hone that way just as a matter of preference.

I prefere a square tip. The spike is fine when needed. Just watch under your ears