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Old Straight Razor
By admin | January 28, 2010
Old Straight Razor
Can I use a brand new straight razor and strop 'as is'?
I just got a brand new straight razor and strop since I want to begin to shave old school without these crappy razors they sell these days.
1: I've heard that paste is imperative with a new strop, and I've also heard it's unnecessary.
2: I've heard that razors are fine 'out of the box' without honing, with just a bit of stropping, and I've heard that you need to hone it before ever using it.
3: I've also heard you can use aerosol cream, regular soap or glycerin soap instead of 'cup soap', but I've heard the opposite.
Basically, I don't want to make some mistake and ruin $500 worth of equipment because I wasn't aware of something.
4: Also, was it necessary that I bought a new razor and strop? Some people have said to get used ones in thrift stores and I wasn't too sure about that.
Some clarity on all this would be great, thanks.
You can use the razor straight out of the box and just use the strop for occasional honing. If it gets too dull, just take it along to your local barber and ask him to sharpen it for you.
When I was a little kid I didn't know razor strops were used for sharpening things! My dad only used his for warming our bare butts!
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