Lynn Abrams
Lynn Abrams
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Straight Razor Honing-Bevel Setting-Naniwa Traditional 1K Stone
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Straight Razor Bevel setting using a Naniwa Traditional 1K stone. www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37&products_id=3054
Shaving Lather using Esbjerg Shaving Cream
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Face lathering using Esbjerg Shaving Cream and a Semogue Boars hair shaving brush. www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=2041 www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=2072 www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=53_109
Best How to Shave with a Straight Razor Tutorial for Beginners Straight Razor Designs.com
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Demonstration of straight razor shaving for new folks. Showing different width blades with proper angles and transition from Shavette to real straight razor. www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=81&products_id=1932 www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=108&products_id=2393 www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&...
Straight Razor Honing-Bevel Setting on Shapton Glass 1K Stone
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Bevel setting a straight razor using a Shapton Glass 1K stone. www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37&products_id=512 www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37&products_id=292 www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37&products_id=2125
Shaving Lather using Green Mountain Soap
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Using Green Mountain Soap Lime Vetiver for Face Lathering with a Mastro Livi Badger shaving Brush, www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31&products_id=2269 www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=53_115
Straight Razor Honing-Refreshing Straight Razors
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This video shows how to refresh and maintain straight razors for shaving, using chromium oxide, .5 micron diamond spray and higher grit sharpening stones/hones. www.straightrazordesigns.com/the-sharpening-center www.straightrazordesigns.com/the-strop-shop
Straight Razor Shaving Face Lathering
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Face Lathering with Trumpers Cream Soap and a Thater Finest Silver Tip Badger Brush. www.straightrazordesigns.com/shaving-brushes/heinrich-l-thater/heinrich-l-thater-series-49125-1-24mm-finest-badger-silver-tip www.straightrazordesigns.com/shaving-brushes www.straightrazordesigns.com/shaving-creams
Lapping/Cleaning Hones Sharpening Stones
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Lapping a new Norton 4K/8K and general lapping and cleaning of hones using Shapton Glass Diamond Lapping Plate, DMT 325 and Naniwa/Norton Flattening Plate. Lapping and Cleaning Naniwa Super Stones and Shapton Glass Stones. www.straightrazordesigns.com/the-sharpening-center
Straight Razor Stropping for Beginners
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Techniques for new people to learn stropping a straight razor with hanging strops, loom strops and paddle strop. www.straightrazordesigns.com/the-strop-shop
Safety Razor-Double Edge Razor Shaving with a Merkur 413 Travel Razor
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Shaving with a Merkur 413 Travel razor using Trumpers Coconut Shaving Cream and a Thater Travel Badger Brush. www.straightrazordesigns.com/safety-razors/merkur-travel-double-edge-safety-razor-in-leather-case www.straightrazordesigns.com/shaving-creams/geotrumper-coconut-oil-shaving-cream-tube www.straightrazordesigns.com/shaving-brushes/heinrich-l-thater/heinrich-l-thater-21mm-finest-badger-sil...
Straight Razor Honing-Naniwa Super Stones
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Honing a straight razor from bevel setting to finish using Naniwa Super Stones 1K, 5K, 8K and 12K. Naniwa Super Stones are one of the most reliable and consistent straight razor sharpening stones on the market today. www.straightrazordesigns.com/the-sharpening-center/naniwa-value-pack-5000-8000-12000-grit-stones
Straight Razor Maintenance
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How to properly rinse and oil the straight razor. www.straightrazordesigns.com/razor-repair-maintenance/camellia-oil-pure-japanese-blade-protection-p-1888 www.straightrazordesigns.com/razor-repair-maintenance/camellia-oil-applicator
Straight Razor Honing-Rolling X Stroke
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Honing Problem Straight Razors. Rolling X Stroke, Quarter Circle Stroke.
Safety Razor-Double Edge Razor Shaving-Travel Gear
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Shaving products for use when traveling. www.straightrazordesigns.com/shaving-soaps/r-harris-arlington-shave-soap-stick www.straightrazordesigns.com/shaving-brushes/heinrich-l-thater/heinrich-l-thater-21mm-finest-badger-silver-tip-travel-brush www.straightrazordesigns.com/safety-razors/merkur-heavyweight-stainless-steel-double-edge-safety-razor
Straight Razor Repair-Tightening the hinge pin
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Straight Razor Repair-Tightening the hinge pin
Straight Razor Honing-Japanese Sharpening Stone
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Straight Razor Honing-Japanese Sharpening Stone
Straight Razor Stropping-Modular Paddle Strop
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Straight Razor Stropping-Modular Paddle Strop
Straight Razor Stropping-Hanging Strop
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Straight Razor Stropping-Hanging Strop
Straight Razor Honing-One Stone method with Coticule
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Straight Razor Honing-One Stone method with Coticule
Shaving Lather with Badger Brush
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Shaving Lather with Badger Brush
Shaving Lather using Bulldog Mug
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Shaving Lather using Bulldog Mug
Shaving Lather-Using Lather Bowl
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Shaving Lather-Using Lather Bowl
Straight Razor Honing-Shapton Glass Stones
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Straight Razor Honing-Shapton Glass Stones
Straight Razor Honing-Norton 4K/8K Circle Method
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Straight Razor Honing-Norton 4K/8K Circle Method

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @demcq9534
    @demcq9534 12 днів тому

    I’ve been using a DE razor for the last 15year and finally bought my first straight razor. I have a beard so I only shave my neck. I just went at it today and didn’t do to bad. Definitely drew a little blood so figured maybe I’d watch a video. This is a good one for sure

  • @hrvojebartulovic7870
    @hrvojebartulovic7870 13 днів тому

    Is there somewhere to buy hairy balloons? I can't neither find them not Google them!?😮😮🫤 Yet so many say to practice first shavings on a balloon!?!?🫤😳🤭

  • @johandeheer422
    @johandeheer422 Місяць тому

    Thank you sir! I started using a shavette and will use your tutorial to try learn how to shave myself without creating a blood bath, which happened yesterday 😁

  • @tacratt6091
    @tacratt6091 Місяць тому

    I’ll stick with my Gillette Mach 5!😂 I learned to shave with a double edged safety razor, never could figure out why they called them safety razors, I have used a straight razor some when I was younger. And I always enjoyed a straight shave at the barber I went to.

  • @ryanbuzar5392
    @ryanbuzar5392 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for the great breakdown ! Just got my first straight razor last week after years and years of electric razors , disposable razors, etc. Really enjoying my Dovo Bismarck so far, and trying to figure out how to get the most out of a shave. I’m excited to try out many of the techniques you displayed in this video. Thanks again, Cheers!

  • @hrares9334
    @hrares9334 4 місяці тому

    No one talks about a major reason to use a straight razor, and here it goes: straight razor is the best tool to shave and be smooth up and down. BECAUSE if you are eating your gf p***y, going up and down, you do not want for her to jump up that "you sting my thighs when moving down. So, thanks for this tutorial.

  • @herreramanuel8516
    @herreramanuel8516 4 місяці тому

    Do you need japanise natural stones ? For finishing

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 4 місяці тому

      In my opinion no. You can finish with synthetic stones in the 12-20K range as you are comfortable with.

    • @herreramanuel8516
      @herreramanuel8516 4 місяці тому

      @@LynnSAbrams i have shapton 16000 and 30000 is it enough, or like all I need to buy japanise stone , because people said they are the best for straight razors and its the best finishing , or it's just a fetishism.

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 4 місяці тому

      @@herreramanuel8516 either of those or both should be fine in my opinion 👍

    • @herreramanuel8516
      @herreramanuel8516 4 місяці тому

      @@LynnSAbrams ok thank you

  • @UB3R1NV3RT
    @UB3R1NV3RT 4 місяці тому

    Thanks from the future. Just learning what I can before I get mine in the mail in a week or two.

  • @johnmartlew5897
    @johnmartlew5897 4 місяці тому

    Thanks. After use and drying as well as I can, I leave my razor open in a shallow V formation, (propped on the leather case to protect the blade) on the counter for a while. A while? Most of the day… +- My soap is a local beautifully fragrant, oil based cottage made soap which I use as a razor oil and deodorant.

  • @DanL604
    @DanL604 5 місяців тому

    Just got 5 minor cuts while doing my first straight razor shave. I’m excited to get better!

  • @joebass5163
    @joebass5163 5 місяців тому

    I bought a kamisori style straight razor with replaceable blades. The handle on a traditional straight razor is distracting and gets in my way.

  • @carlcarlson180
    @carlcarlson180 5 місяців тому

    Why do you sometimes push the blade and sometimes pull?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 5 місяців тому

      In my experience, going in both directions produces the best results.

  • @anthonydeleeuw
    @anthonydeleeuw 5 місяців тому

    Why did you go the opposite direction with your blade on the stone instead of continuing with the reverse stroke?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 5 місяців тому

      It works very well. 👍

  • @theMuritz
    @theMuritz 5 місяців тому

    Amazing insight. Seems like this is gonna reduce the wear on the blade to basically zero. Same for the lapping routine. The hone, if not warped after drying, doesn't need to be lapped as frequently as is recommended by other honemeisters on YT. I can imagine that a pyramid more easily mitigates planar differences in multiple hone progressions. The pyramid is something new I learned. Definitely gonna try these edge preserving and time saving methods too. Thank you very much

  • @jonboy264
    @jonboy264 7 місяців тому

    Do you let the thick rounded back of the razor touch the stone

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 7 місяців тому

      IMO, the edge from the shoulder to the point only on the stone.

  • @theoavg
    @theoavg 8 місяців тому

    Lynn is the Best. Always coming back to your videos. Have a great year. Happy 2024

  • @Voicist
    @Voicist 8 місяців тому

    I love that he's looking into his own eyes as he instructs us

  • @walterwalden1587
    @walterwalden1587 8 місяців тому

    I occasionally come back and watch this video as a refresh. Good stuff. I hope you are doing well Lynn.

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 8 місяців тому

      Awesome!! Thanks and Happy Holidays!!

    • @walterwalden1587
      @walterwalden1587 8 місяців тому

      @@LynnSAbrams Happy holidays to you. Hope hope sata gives you a new after shave brew.

  • @klav5930
    @klav5930 8 місяців тому

    Like listening to the godfather of shaving!!! I payed extra close attention! Awesome presenter

  • @philipmccann2358
    @philipmccann2358 8 місяців тому

    You should practice what you preach mate ..get a shave !

  • @prakashnayak8316
    @prakashnayak8316 9 місяців тому

    I have use striaght rajar frist time

  • @Belsnikel
    @Belsnikel 9 місяців тому

    I noticed you lead the edge on honing stones but trail it on a strop. I'm a novice and want to learn. I've seen someone else saying you should always trail your edge. which is true and why?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 9 місяців тому

      I’ve not seen many trail and edge on the stone but if it works for that person great. My preference and success have always come from leading the edge. I can feel both the stroke and pressure better.

  • @tedolphbundler724
    @tedolphbundler724 9 місяців тому

    Have used noting but leather strops, an Arkansas stone, fabric strop with chromium paste to maintain my razor for over 10 years. As long as you don't damage the edge, you should never need to re-set the bevel.

  • @kevinmadden186
    @kevinmadden186 10 місяців тому

    Would you recommend lapping the barber's hone before using it? Thanks.

  • @philcoates428
    @philcoates428 10 місяців тому

    What a great no-bull channel this is. I see it's some years since you posted a new video, but there's always new people coming in, and great information like this never gets old. Hope you never take the channel down .

  • @itsallinthehead
    @itsallinthehead 10 місяців тому

    A really terrific tutorial, thank you for posting this.

  • @vascocostaantunes6826
    @vascocostaantunes6826 11 місяців тому

    The diamond paste is better the the Green? Where to by it?

  • @judgetoogood1033
    @judgetoogood1033 11 місяців тому

    Lynn, which finishing stone do you like the best. I am not asking which stone makes the sharpest blade. Which finishing stone feels like shaving with butter. Thanks and I miss Straight Razor Design. Take Care……

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 11 місяців тому

      Suehiro 20K remains my favorite all around finisher. All the best and thanks!

  • @judgetoogood1033
    @judgetoogood1033 11 місяців тому

    Yaba daba doo

  • @judgetoogood1033
    @judgetoogood1033 11 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @judgetoogood1033
    @judgetoogood1033 11 місяців тому

    Thank you lynn

  • @judgetoogood1033
    @judgetoogood1033 11 місяців тому

    Awesome

  • @judgetoogood1033
    @judgetoogood1033 11 місяців тому

    Lynn, you were the best. I love my paddle strop. Miss you, all the best. 0:00

  • @isurelike
    @isurelike 11 місяців тому

    Hey Lynn. So I just chipped my new carbon TI razor on the sink. Ive honed knives but never razors. Is this a good way to start?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 11 місяців тому

      Excellent way to start. Tape up the spine of the razor depending on how much metal removal is needed to repair the edge and go for it. 👍

    • @isurelike
      @isurelike 11 місяців тому

      I know that the seller honed without tape. Isn’t it better to keep that consistent?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 11 місяців тому

      @@isurelike To me, it’s a personal preference unless doing a repair. Taping has been a long debated topic.

    • @isurelike
      @isurelike 11 місяців тому

      @@LynnSAbrams oh ok. Why is it more important for a repair?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 11 місяців тому

      @@isurelike Normally with repairs, you are removing a lot more metal than with a normal honing imo.

  • @isurelike
    @isurelike 11 місяців тому

    Lynn - Why is a hanging strop preferred over a paddle? According to what I understand about blade geometry, I can’t see any value in using a strop that may wrap around the apex at all.

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams 11 місяців тому

      Personal preference. With either the pressure should be light enough to keep the edge in good condition.

  • @isurelike
    @isurelike Рік тому

    Ive nicked my strop. How can i fix it? Sand it flat?

  • @Ateles0
    @Ateles0 Рік тому

    11 years later, and I still reference this video when I need to hone my straight razors.

  • @nicks2474
    @nicks2474 Рік тому

    Watched this video about 2 years ago when I first started shaving with a straight razor came back and watched it again and picked up a few new things. Definitely worth a rewatch from time to time as you get better with a razor!!!

  • @ShagWagon
    @ShagWagon Рік тому

    Did I really watch a video of a guy shaving? Yes I did...

  • @tonyhicks2503
    @tonyhicks2503 Рік тому

    I bought a 3000/8000 Naniwa instead of the 4K/8k stone you mention. I didn’t know there was a 4000/8000. Did I make a mistake doing this? Is 3000 too coarse a grit? I have a 230/1000, a 3000/8000, a 12,000 and chromium oxide paste on the inner webbed fabric strop as you demonstrated. I really only got the 1000 for vintage razors that I find at antique shops and which need a bevel set and complete honing. In fact, I have only used the 3000 on those razors as well with varying degrees of success. There’s a LOT TO LEARN! 😂 But I guess my question is would I be best to stay away from using the 3000 on newer razors? Perhaps I should get a 5000 as well?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams Рік тому

      I used the 5000 and 8000 Naniwa’s for everyday honing. You’ll have more success the more you hone. Best of luck.

    • @tonyhicks2503
      @tonyhicks2503 Рік тому

      @@LynnSAbrams Thanks Lynn! Really appreciate the answer … to a comment on a ten year old video, no less! :)

  • @BrianMiller-ht5te
    @BrianMiller-ht5te Рік тому

    Lynn how can I contact you?

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams Рік тому

      Hi Brian. Long retired here. Need a referral?

  • @Trotters80
    @Trotters80 Рік тому

    I dont think i'll find it easy using my left hand

    • @LynnSAbrams
      @LynnSAbrams Рік тому

      Take it slowly and a little at a time to build up your skill and confidence 👍

  • @matheusguitarra89
    @matheusguitarra89 Рік тому

    Very nice of a tutorial. Thank you!

  • @kirbybucks1662
    @kirbybucks1662 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @YourFriendlyGinger98
    @YourFriendlyGinger98 Рік тому

    24 years old and tried once and got a couple knicks, lets see how it goes! Thank you for all the tips and tricks!!🎉

  • @pascalhackbeil3888
    @pascalhackbeil3888 Рік тому

    The Ring on your finger.... are you a mason?

  • @carlmcghee2733
    @carlmcghee2733 Рік тому

    Do you sharpen straight razors for a living

  • @howardsmith613
    @howardsmith613 Рік тому

    Thank you for a great video .

  • @khazza930
    @khazza930 Рік тому

    thank you for the video. I'm thinking about switching to a straight razor and this really shows me what I'm signing up for and how to do it... one question: is there a reason not to go against the grain in your first pass? would that not give the same result as doing it in a second pass?