Whipped Dog in Texas..Mugs Away..This is the UK..His Razors are Rock Bottom Shave Ready or Not..Hell a Gold Dollar is Luxury Compared to some of His Stuff..I would go vintage too tbh as far better steel. If you want something decently honed and that does the job I would try whipped dog razors in Texas. The guy specializes in selling straights to newbies, is a nice guy and will make sure you are ok. Get his sight unseen in s 5/8 or 6/8 round tip and you will get a functional Sollingen blade for about £35. Post is only 2 bucks and he "helps" with duty.
http://www.whippeddog.com/
There is also a guy called Pete who sells handmade strops who normally has a range of vintage razors for around £50 who is great to deal with too. If you must buy a gold dollar pay a bit more and pay a bit more from a guy called Billy in Cornwall who prepares them properly.
Horses for courses, my good man.Whipped Dog in Texas..Mugs Away..This is the UK..His Razors are Rock Bottom Shave Ready or Not..Hell a Gold Dollar is Luxury Compared to some of His Stuff..
Billy
Honing wouldn't need to be done very often, every few months at the least.
- How often do you think these would need honing?
- How often would you need to hone (is that the right word?) a higher quality blade?
I would go vintage too tbh as far better steel. If you want something decently honed and that does the job I would try whipped dog razors in Texas. The guy specializes in selling straights to newbies, is a nice guy and will make sure you are ok. Get his sight unseen in s 5/8 or 6/8 round tip and you will get a functional Sollingen blade for about £35. Post is only 2 bucks and he "helps" with duty.
http://www.whippeddog.com/
There is also a guy called Pete who sells handmade strops who normally has a range of vintage razors for around £50 who is great to deal with too. If you must buy a gold dollar pay a bit more and pay a bit more from a guy called Billy in Cornwall who prepares them properly.
Honing wouldn't need to be done very often, every few months at the least.
Honing doesn't really depend on how much you spend on the blade. If you get a decent strop, and learn to strop correctly, you can maintain your edge for those few months without any issues. You may need to have a blade re-honed if you drop it or ding it against a tap (trust me, I've done both).
Don't trick yourself into thinking you will just buy 1 razor and be done with it... the spending is contagious...
I believe this is his - http://peters-eaters.co.uk
He's the chap who does paddle strops on eBay as well. I'd say don't worry too much about the intricacies at this stage. When you're starting you don't want something crap and we won't allow you to get something crap!
The gold dollar won't and neither will the whipped dog from what I've heardThis is what I'm weighting up. I don't want to spend to much, but don't want to buy anything that will put me off.
Slit someones throat with itUnfortunately in my humble opinion there isn't a beginners SR. If it is honed and really shave ready it will do as much damaged to your face as anything else if you take it for granted. A shave ready blade is just that. I'm a snob too and a Gold Dollar isn't for me. A nice Solingen or Sheffield 5/8ths round point will do you and they are no dearer than a GD. They have history to them I often wonder when shaving who owned mine, what he did, etc. All part of the fun of owning a vintage blade.
You never know, that's part of the fun of wondering.Slit someones throat with it
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