r/straightrazors

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Brush- Pantarei Starry Night

Razor- ERN 13/16

Soap &AS splash- B&M Vespers

Cologne- Mancera Aoud Blue Notes (sample)

Tanaka stamped Nakayama Koppa with a nakayama tomo. Honing my beat up Torrey

**Oct. 11, 2026**
* **Brush:** Simpsons Chubby2 Super Badger
* **Razor:** Wade & Butcher Special
* **Lather:** Martin De Candre - Vetiver - Croap
* **Bowl:** - Sheffield-made shaving mug

Finally got the Wade & Butcher shave-ready. Looking forward to getting to know this one.

Shared from [My Shave Den for iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/1581646387)

Good morning fellow shaving enthusiasts! I'm a 30 year old East Coast Canadian intermediate level "honemeister" looking to take on one-time, or preferably, regular customers needing their straight razors brought back to Shave-Ready Glory!

If you're looking to get your razor/s honed, drop me a DM, and I'll gladly put either a synthetic 12k, Coticule, or CrOx pasted edge (following either the synth/coti)

With recent health issues, it's been some time since I've taken on any customers.

The upside for customers is that my lack of a "backlog" makes for a much quicker turnaround time!

Roman 9/8
Stirling Outdoor Man
Zenith boar

​Path 1: The Master Natural Cascade

​(Coticule → La Lune → JNAT)

This path is for Iwasaki Kamisori.

​Ardennes Coticule (The Foundation):

Start with a medium-light slurry.

20-30 laps.

Dilute the slurry with water drops until you are honing on pure water for the last 15-20 laps.

​Pierre La Lune (The Bridge):

Apply water and 1-2 drops of glycerin.

Perform 30-40 ultra-light laps.

​Ohzuku Asagi + Aiwatani Tomo (The Apex):

Generate a milky slurry with the Tomo Nagura.

Hone directly on the slurry.

Add a single drop of water to thin the mixture as you go (spray).

Finish with 10 weightless laps on nearly pure water.

​Path 2: The Slate Transition

​(Coticule → Duskstone Water Hone)

This path is for the Boker Damashorn.

​Ardennes Coticule (The Eraser):

Watery slurry perform 20 laps, then flush the stone and do 30 laps on pure water.

​Duskstone Water Hone (The Velvet Polish): Use strictly with water. Perform 40-50 light X-strokes it will polish out the Coticule's micro-striations.

As the bevel flattens against the stone, you will feel the water create a slight suction effect.

Once that suction peaks, perform 10 more weightless laps to finalize the buttery edge.

​Path 3: The Hard-Alloy Burnish

​(Pierre La Lune → Burnished Black Arkansas)

For the Fafnir Damasteel.

​Pierre La Lune (The Pre-Polish):

Water with 1-2 drops of glycerin to prevent skipping on the dense surface.

Perform 40-60 laps.

​Dan's Black Arkansas (The Mirror Burnish):

Wipe the blade completely dry.

Apply a few drops of light honing oil to the burnished novaculite surface (Norton honing oil is the one i have/use). Use completely weightless pressure—let the oil suspend the blade.

Perform 50 to 100 laps until the edge is a brilliant mirror.

All this paths are right after the shampton glass 1 and 2k HR and 4 and 8k HC bevel set and synthetic progression kit.

Seems to be working out (dosent harm/irritate my skin so far but i do struggled around my moustache and shin area, my beard might be to thick?? i still have a long way to go, any advice, suggestion, experience its highly apreciated.

Thanks!

Help a newbie out, what are these blemishes and how do I get them out?

So I learned how to shave with cartridge razors, the likes of Mach 3 etc. terrible razor burn and ingrown hairs, I stopped and grew a beard, trimmed it with an electric shaver. For years

But I missed having a clean face so I thought I should give shaving a go. I bought the Wilkinson with the butterfly mechanism and its brush and soap (which were rubbish)

10 months later, I’ve left it aside for the King C Gillette, and more lately, for my (growing collection of) straights! I’ve just bought my 3rd from /u/sustainashave, should go on the stones Monday

I can now do a complete shave with a straight and haven’t had the chance to explore spending more money on soap more than a Proraso.

I feel a lot of people would benefit from taking a single everyday action and turn it into a ritual, do it with pride, and unwind. Especially with straights, I feel taking care of your blade, stropping etc is meditative almost. Modern life could seriously do with a break like this.

I don’t dare imagine how much l I’ll have spent in another year from now, but that’s every hobby, ever!

Cool stubby from FB Marketplace, it came in an unmarked coffin typical of a Sheffield. Can anybody decipher the worn inscription in the second pic?