Thread: hello from essex england

Hi to all from essex England have just brought my first straight razor set from davo a,m pleased with it

G'Day Leslie from the colonies and welcome to SRP.
Glad to hear of your success so far - keep us posted on your progress

Originally Posted by Havachat45

G'Day Leslie from the colonies and welcome to SRP.
Glad to hear of your success so far - keep us posted on your progress

thanks for your message have tried 2 more shaves and have been getting better

Welcome!

There are many Brits on these forums. Everyone is very welcoming. Be sure to read all the FAQs here, as there is plenty of information there.

Originally Posted by rum

Welcome!

There are many Brits on these forums. Everyone is very welcoming. Be sure to read all the FAQs here, as there is plenty of information there.

hi have just pick up your message have just found out my ready to shave razor was not ready to shave as much soreness have done some work on the strop and it is much better know but still think it needs more work have tried the razor on my forearm and it now shaves that very close with no pain have restropped the razor and looking forward to shaving with it now it appears to be sharp enough

Best of Greetings, Leslie.

Bravo for taking the plunge. The best shaves of your life will soon follow.

I wasn't really clear on your razor being new production with factory edge, or if it was professionally honed. As you'll read - factory edges are almost never really shave ready. I'm hoping some nearby members could give you a hand with that edge. If not - its very much worth the cost of professional honing. You also have members from other sites which also offer free honing in the UK.

It takes some time & practice to learn, but the payoff is hard to overstate. If there are members nearby, perhaps connect with them and watch some stopping, shaving. It can be helpful to have that face to face time.

Have fun, Leslie. 'Good to have you aboard.

Hi the razor i have is a dovo and was supplied shave ready but found it was not have watched many clips on stropping and have read many posts on here and have worked on my blade and it is now sharp enough to shave my forearm vey close with no pain without any soap restroped the razor and will be using it after my shower tonight

Welcome, Leslie.

Let us know how it feels on your face. If it's really properly sharp, it will shave whiskers with no more pressure than it takes to scrape away the lather--and that is the proper amount of pressure to use, anyway.

When we hone, the first step is to make sure the bevel is set--that is, that we've created an actual edge. We do this at 1000 grit, usually, then work up through 4000 and 8000 before hoping to shave nicely on the face. At 1000 grit, to test whether the bevel is set, we shave arm hair.

A better correlation to whether the blade has been polished enough to shave comfortably is whether it will cut arm hairs about a half-inch out from their bases, without tugging at them.

Often the first shave from a newly honed blade isn't as nice as the second shave from that same blade. A little actual use, and a few stroppings, make it shave more comfortably.

Like Pinklather said, your best bet is to see if you can hook up with some nearby shavers. I know we've got a bunch of 'em over there. Check out the thread in my signature below; looks like there are meetups coming up in London and maybe the Manchester area.

Best wishes to you, and I hope you got a good shave tonight.

Leslie,

Welcome and hello from Hastings

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Originally Posted by PhatMan

Leslie,

Welcome and hello from Hastings

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Hi russ hi from essex thanks for post