Hello,
I'm a complete newbie to straight shaving. I've already read the interactive guide and a ton of posts on hones and I still need some help.
If I'm only going to own pre-honed razors and new razors (bought straight from the shop) would the following setup be enough?
I'm not interested in restoring old razors (I would leave that to the pro's) I just don't want to depend on anyone for maintenance.
-DMT 8K
-Chinese 12K
My doubts are:
1) Do any of these two stones need to be lapped, and if so, what additional stones or materials do I need?
2) Would I also need a paddled strop (or a leather strop)?
3) How could I complete this setup so I would never need to send the razor to get it honed. I'm from Spain and I don't know of any local respectable Honemeisters in my country, so I would like to avoid the costs (and time) of sending the razor to a foreign country to get it honed, and avoid depending on other people (which for me is one of the great pro's about straight shaving)
PS:I tend to pay a lot of attention to Joel's posts, but I got a bit confused about the Chinese 12K. In one post he said it's a good choice and in another he said that he would never buy it again, (is the Chinese 12K decieving?)
Thank you very much!
I'm a complete newbie to straight shaving. I've already read the interactive guide and a ton of posts on hones and I still need some help.
If I'm only going to own pre-honed razors and new razors (bought straight from the shop) would the following setup be enough?
I'm not interested in restoring old razors (I would leave that to the pro's) I just don't want to depend on anyone for maintenance.
-DMT 8K
-Chinese 12K
My doubts are:
1) Do any of these two stones need to be lapped, and if so, what additional stones or materials do I need?
2) Would I also need a paddled strop (or a leather strop)?
3) How could I complete this setup so I would never need to send the razor to get it honed. I'm from Spain and I don't know of any local respectable Honemeisters in my country, so I would like to avoid the costs (and time) of sending the razor to a foreign country to get it honed, and avoid depending on other people (which for me is one of the great pro's about straight shaving)
PS:I tend to pay a lot of attention to Joel's posts, but I got a bit confused about the Chinese 12K. In one post he said it's a good choice and in another he said that he would never buy it again, (is the Chinese 12K decieving?)
Thank you very much!
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