Thread: Can't wait to get started!

picked up a $20 Selective NY set of a strop and 2 razors off of ebay earlier in the week. You don't have to say it, I should have known. Ya get what you paid for Snaged a Norton 1000 and 8000 off ebay and found a Silver King for $18 at an antique mall yesterday I cleaned up. My Lynn Abrams dvd came yesterday which as everyone knows is very useful.









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My questions are-
has anyone seen a king silver with black scales? I found a few white ones on the internet but they don't seem too common.

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the edge on the silver king seems pretty good, however by no means can cut the hair test. Is my selective NY strop up holding me back or is it just the new guy syndrom? Or is it not possible to tell just from the internet? I can't get the Selective razors to get anywhere near as close as the sharpness of the SK. Haven't gotten my Nortons yet.

Definitely hard to tell, but it looks like you will want to make sure you even out the bevel on the razor and hone it up. One of the pics looks like there is a little corrosion in the edge as well that needs to come out. Once honed, shaving will be your best test.

Have fun,

Lynn

Further to Lynn's comment, I would like to add the following:

1. Have the razor honed by a professional. Member Services - Straight Razor Place Classifieds has the whole shebang.
2. A 1k and 8k Norton will not cut it. The following Wiki pages have the story:
   
   1. Honing for Beginners
   2. Norton Pyramid Honing Guide - Straight Razor Place Wiki
   3. Progressive Honing Guide - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Other than that, welcome to SRP. Enjoy your stay, and hold on to your credit card.

thank you both for your comments and help. I know I need more than the 1000 and 8000, a 4000 and polishing stone and better quality strop is on the list. The problem being I'm a full time college and EMT student, so money is holding me back just a bit. It's just a matter or time before I can get there. Until then I'm hoping to get by with what I have

Shoot me a PM and I can send you my address. I'll hone this one up for you and you can take care of the postage.

Enjoy,

Lynn

That's a generous offer and par for the course for Lynn! We have a great community here.

Jordan

I absolutely agree A very generous and welcoming offer. Never found anything similar while on any other forums



EDIT:
may she RIP

just finishing up the polishing when.....







It is such a heart breaker. I'm sure it can still be salvaged, but certainly not by me. Sigh

exactly what happened in this thread

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...-part-1-a.html