I’ve lately sold a few of my razors and again find myself spending longer than I really intend sharing my subjective opinion on what new users ought to do with them. Of course there are guides out there (and plenty of videos but I’m happy to leave that part to others) but somehow I still feel compelled so I might end up writing one of my own. In order to combat this, I’m trying to gather a comprehensive list of contemporary guides and maybe pick a favourite.

I’ve tried to exclude any that are too superficial, just copied/summarised/LLM’d from elsewhere, or have outright bad advice. Did I miss any good ones? Did I include any I shoudn’t have? Let me know and I’ll try and keep this updated.

Overall (some incl. honing)

Honing

  • gcgallant
    3·
    5 days ago

    Thank you for referencing me! I’m also a huge fan of Shave&Butcher. Johan is a perfect example of someone who makes his own style work and is completely comfortable in front of the camera.

    It should happen mid-month, but I’m planning on sharing my method on how to start shaving with a straight razor, how to delay honing a razor for a long time, and on the basics of how to hone a razor. And in a complete departure, for me, these will be planned, short, videos.

    • PorkButtsNTaters666
      2·
      5 days ago

      And in a complete departure, for me, these will be planned, short, videos.

      What? 😱 Less than 40 minutes? 😱

      • gcgallant
        2·
        5 days ago

        Yes, I’m hoping to maintain a single train of thought :)