Hi,
Have just joined - been straight shaving for about a year and a half now, have a quite nice blade which I unfortunately haven't been using as I can't get an edge on it - its been sat in the drawer for about a year. It was a present to me and the buyer isn't best pleased!
Anyhow, to keep in the swing of things, I got a cheap disposable blade straight and have been using that since. I find that I get much more razor burn with it than I did with my "proper" one using Supermax blades and also plenty more nicks because of the corners. I had the razor sharpened at a reputable barbers in St. James but am yet to be able to get an edge with the strops I've used - both a hanging and a paddle. Perhaps I need to invest in a new one and get on with trying again as I pasted the paddle up today and am still struggling to get it anywhere near the handing hair test.
I've also just, on a bad whim, purchased (for over the odds I might add) a Rolls which unfortunately has a cracked hone, but otherwise looks good. I'm hoping to give it a go some time soon. I'm looking to get a replacement stone or another set and get one sorted out then maybe gift the other to my father.
About me...
I'm 24, live in London and work under it. Mainly in my spare time I can be found fixing my old VW and going to the gym.