Morning gents,
I’m sure this sort of thing gets asked all the time, and if there is a thread that already answers my question please do redirect me.
Recently purchased my first straight razor. Thoroughly enjoying using it, however, I believe it isn’t quite sharp enough because I’m ending up with some bloody terrible razor burn. Using all the right goods as far as I can tell (osma bits and pieces)
Bought a dovo 5/8 from the invisible edge, listed as shave ready. Gave it several passes over the strop. Pretty much until the blade was covered in the very fine dust from the leather.
Still, bad razor burn. Only shaving with the grain so far.
So my question is firstly, how do you tell if it’s sharp enough without going Sweeney Todd. Google brought up sliding it across a moistened thumb nail. Sort of dug in like it suggests it should.
In any case, I should like to get it honed and sharpened professionally and then I can just strop it daily myself (?)
So can anyone give some advice, suggestions and recommendations for the aforementioned?
Cheers,
~A
I’m sure this sort of thing gets asked all the time, and if there is a thread that already answers my question please do redirect me.
Recently purchased my first straight razor. Thoroughly enjoying using it, however, I believe it isn’t quite sharp enough because I’m ending up with some bloody terrible razor burn. Using all the right goods as far as I can tell (osma bits and pieces)
Bought a dovo 5/8 from the invisible edge, listed as shave ready. Gave it several passes over the strop. Pretty much until the blade was covered in the very fine dust from the leather.
Still, bad razor burn. Only shaving with the grain so far.
So my question is firstly, how do you tell if it’s sharp enough without going Sweeney Todd. Google brought up sliding it across a moistened thumb nail. Sort of dug in like it suggests it should.
In any case, I should like to get it honed and sharpened professionally and then I can just strop it daily myself (?)
So can anyone give some advice, suggestions and recommendations for the aforementioned?
Cheers,
~A