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Sure I can, here they are(in order:my straight razor, TOS, Arkansas Stone, Pasted strop as instructed in Wiki, Balsa with rubbing compound, very good quality leather belt :), pure badger brush,...

Yes it's a vintage Kron-Punkt. Rolling X seems difficutle, better start practice with a dummy :)

Thanks guys!

I received the norton and the honing compound. Honed as instructed and stroppped my razor. And voila! My first proper shave. Well, it's not perfect and when I splashed gilette's...

Merhaba tyesai,

I live in Istanbul, in Sisli to be exact. You've just missed the best time for bluefish in Marmara. It's extraordinarily tasty due to the specific temperature of the Marmara. :)
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There are very cheap aluminium oxide 180/230 grit stones for $2 around here. Would these do the trick for lapping and chamfering?

I'm really confused about Turkish Oil Stone now. Is it really that...

roughkype, thank you very much for the detailed advice. I'll follow it through. Just one thing though, I've got a Turkish Oil Stone and an Arkansas Stone(I guess it's the hard one but seems less fine...

Thanks, but I've got a Turkish Oil Stone. They say it's around 1200 grit. I suppose it does the trick.

Yes all the barbers use straight razors with disposable razors. None of them hones or sharpens. My barber really surprised when he saw my straight razor. He never used one :)

I'm sure I'm lacking...

Thanks Jimmy,

The problem is, there's almost nothing on straight razors in Turkey anymore. No honemasters, no strops, no community. I've been looking for them for a while but the closest I get is...

Hi zib,

Sorry for the misunderstanding. It's because I'm confused too. I used this crappy handler for the double edge and it might have been quite old. Here's the razor. Cuts(I hope it doesn't...

Today is 3rd day of my straight razor experience(all after showers) and it's still blood everywhere. I honed the razor using Turkish Oil Stone and then I've got an original Arkansas but I guess it...