Honemeister opinion, please

[shm]

I'll try to make it short.

Got a couple of straights from a friend, and since I didn't had any interest in shaving with a straight they have been hanging on the bathroom wall for display.

My mind has now changed, and I've bought a new straight and a strop and has started the learning curve for straight shaving.

So far so good - at least one of the razors in my mind would be suitable to restore for shaving, but as I don't know anything about restoring/honing a razor I'll ask this question for the skilled ones - can it be saved?
I have practised stropping with this one, and in a moment of I don't know what, I tried to run it down my cheek: it didn't feel bad at all, and that is why I hope it can be restored.

The razor closes very nice in the scales, it is not off-set in any way.

If you need pictures from other angles, please let me know and I'll try to take them.

And now for the pic's:

 

[mparker762]

That is a lovely razor and seems to be in excellent shape - no need for anything beyond a honing.

However, it is really too small to learn on - 3/8 is a specialty razor that can be a bit tricky to use, and even trickier to hone. I've got a 3/8 Dovo that is fun and has some interesting uses, but it was a fairly late acquisition for me and even then honing it was a bit more interesting than I expected.

I'd recommend finding a razor that is around 5/8 or 6/8 size and starting with that, because until you've got a year or so experience under your belt you'll likely find this razor an exercise in frustration.

 

[leighton]

That is a lovely razor and seems to be in excellent shape - no need for anything beyond a honing.

However, it is really too small to learn on - 3/8 is a specialty razor that can be a bit tricky to use, and even trickier to hone. I've got a 3/8 Dovo that is fun and has some interesting uses, but it was a fairly late acquisition for me and even then honing it was a bit more interesting than I expected.

I'd recommend finding a razor that is around 5/8 or 6/8 size and starting with that, because until you've got a year or so experience under your belt you'll likely find this razor an exercise in frustration.

All I can add is +1.

If you don't want to go bargain hunting for a suitable razor or invest in one, I have one you could borrow.

 

[shm]

Thanks, just the answer I was hoping for.

I know from this excellent forum that 5/8" or 6/8" is recommended for beginners and I'm going with the recommendations.
I have a Dovo Special 5/8", I'm using to learn the straight technique, I was just curious if it would be possible to restore this one.

But when I hopefully at sometime am comfortable in using a straight it might be fun to try this one out. I quite like that it's not that big.

And regarding honing; I'm not going to do that myself - I don't have the skills and not even sure if I want to learn it, I'll leave that to someone who can, and that goes for the Dovo as well when that time arrives.

 

[The Invisible Edge]

How odd - i have one of these Lang razors on my site at the moment and I never really thought to see another. Really well made and a great edge - I agree it's a bit small to start out on though!

 

[Cedrck]

It's a fine razor and as said before you may want to go a few more rounds of experience with the 5/8th before you try this one out... the only issue I find with razors this size is while stropping... must pay special attention because it is easy to flip over during the stroke, or raise the spine.