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FuzzySteve said:
Any pointers on my choice so far are most welcome, I'm still feeling my way with my whiskers!!
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I like EJ cream having used the Aloe Vera one before. Advice I've had as a new straight user is that the quality of lather is even more important than for DE razors. I must say that the soap that has never let me down is good old Palmolive. I haven't tried it with the straight yet but it has always given a great lather for me. Also well worth trying are Nanny's and Tabac to name but two.
 
Hello and welcome Steve. The Dovo should serve you well: fit and finish can be variable, but the steel and grinding is likely to be good. What stones are you proposing to use for finishing? - and don't forget the strop.
 
pedro083 said:
Hello and welcome, you might need some higher grit hones than the ones you would use for your knives unless you go above 8k on them :shock: , I would send it away to get honed so you know what you are aiming for. If you are going to do it yourself make sure you lap all your hones truly flat and chamfer the edges. :D
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Cheers for the info on that. I usually go up to 6k grit and no further with my knives, although I may invest in a 10k in the longer term if I feel proficient enough. Anyone recommend a decent honing service?
 
For honing look no further than Neil Miller, author of the straight razor stickies here. You should be looking at getting a finer stone, Steve, 6k is very borderline indeed. If you send a razor to Neil it will typically come back with a 16k edge ...

Neil's website:
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