The blood stays on the blade ! -newbie-

[arniola]

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This is what i said (home alone at the time) yesterday when I walked out of the bathroom after shaving with a straight that has a changeable blade for the first time
I had tried to shave with a "shave ready" straight that I got for christmas about two years ago, never cut myself but never got a good shave with it.

Yesterday I found a barber that sold my a "shavette" and rushed to the sink to try it..... just one nick on the chin, but the fool that I can be I decided to trim the unabrow (any one who has a unabrow and doesn´t take care of it, deserves to have a #%&% unabrow)
Just fraction of a second, a hint of pressure .... and nothing could stop the bleeding

Today my face feels horrible, razor burn after razor burn all over. It's ridiculous that something that gave me such discomfort can be something I look so forward to doing again !

A DE shave is something that I can do blindfolded, but I originally started out in the wetshave business intending to use the straight I got for christmas.
I asked the barber to order a stone for me so I might be able to use it, but until then I think I'll switch between my DE razor and the changeable straight (shavette ? or is that a brand name?) to try to get the hang of it.


And btw, the blood will stay on the blade untill next time
(I'll change the blade )

 

[Luc]

Shavette is made by Dovo. They are usually referred to 'disposable straights' but if you say shavette, everyone will know what you are talking about...

Hum, like a DE, you need to find the right blade for the shavette. Go light on pressure, I suspect that's why you have some irritation and nicks. I'm guessing that you know how to prep and make lather at this stage.

The straight razor (real one) needs to be shave ready, was it honed by a honemeister? That might be the problem. Also, you need to strop the razor between each shave to maintain the edge. After a while, you need to send it back to the honemeister.

How many laps did you do on the strop?

 

[ducatisteve]

From what I've read before, the Shavette is made by Dovo and was created for barbers as a hair cut aid, but plenty of guys have been able to get good shaves (but perhaps not great?) out of them. If you have an actual straight already, definitely spend the money on a strop, perhaps off of our B/S/T, and use that instead. Depending on the actual level of shave readiness, you might want to get it rehoned by another guy, per Luc's advise, and try again. If you are really into the idea of a disposable straight, look into the Feather AC or KAI Captain Excelia.

 

[arniola]

I doubt the real straight was ever shave ready to begin with, it was probably gift wrapped right out of the box. I stropped it like crazy when I got the strop, but no go.

Honing stones are hard to come by here (Iceland) and honemeisters even harder, the only stones I've found have been too rough (?) to hone a shaving blade so I've not bothered buying one.

The barber I bought the "shavette" from actually ordered a stone for me, but it won't be cheap, probably about 80-120$ ....

But he also told me that there will be a "class" on how to hone your blade in a few weeks by an eighty-something year old barber that worked for over a half century in the same barbershop. Something I will not miss !

I think you are right about the nicks and irritation thing, it's pretty much the same situation I had the first few shaves with the DE. No big deal, just need a few shaves to get familiar with it.

(hope I don't come across as a moron, english is not my strong point)

 

[Luc]

I doubt the real straight was ever shave ready to begin with, it was probably gift wrapped right out of the box. I stropped it like crazy when I got the strop, but no go.

Honing stones are hard to come by here (Iceland) and honemeisters even harder, the only stones I've found have been too rough (?) to hone a shaving blade so I've not bothered buying one.

The barber I bought the "shavette" from actually ordered a stone for me, but it won't be cheap, probably about 80-120$ ....

But he also told me that there will be a "class" on how to hone your blade in a few weeks by an eighty-something year old barber that worked for over a half century in the same barbershop. Something I will not miss !

I think you are right about the nicks and irritation thing, it's pretty much the same situation I had the first few shaves with the DE. No big deal, just need a few shaves to get familiar with it.

(hope I don't come across as a moron, english is not my strong point)

Don't worry about your English, it's very good!

Having an experienced barber showing you might be best. If you want to have your straight honed, you will probably need to send it out. Here's a list, I don't think it matters where you send it as it will go overseas.

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Honemeister