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Mike I will send you and email. Bill ________________________________ From: Captain Mike Haskell <h28twinkle@...> To: straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com ...
Bill Watkins
bladehoner
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Sep 7, 2009
4:30 pm
61827
Hi all, I am Bob Keyes and I have been a member here for several years now, but mostly inactive for quite a while now. Many of you know me from ebay where I...
rojake32
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Sep 8, 2009
1:46 am
61828
howdy! It sounds like that barber really did well by you. I have no doubt but that he gave you all "good stuff." There are many on this forum who prefer other...
kg8da
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Sep 8, 2009
2:11 pm
61829
This is a little plug for Bob. He and I have been calling buddies for quite some time since we met each other on the shaving forums. I can attest, as others...
Bill Watkins
bladehoner
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Sep 8, 2009
3:14 pm
61830
Bob, Captain Mike Haskell here...down in the hinterlands of Guyana. Great website...neat, clean straight to the point. I notice that you make handles from...
Captain Mike Haskell
h28twinkle
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Sep 8, 2009
3:38 pm
61831
Hi Mike, I would like to talk to you about wood handles. Would you please e-mail me off list at, rofak@... Thanks, Bob...
rojake32
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Sep 10, 2009
2:23 am
61832
Hi Folks, The chat over at www.straightrazorplace.com has been cooking all day, every day lately. In addition, Sunday nights are General Chats and Tuesday...
Lynn
adjustme69
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Sep 17, 2009
1:47 am
61833
I went to Bobsrazors.com to buy a straight razor, as a last ditch effort to revive my newfound, albeit, waning enthusiasm for straight-edge shaving. My old...
gabrielnevins@...
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Sep 19, 2009
4:37 pm
61834
I'll make a note of the website. I've used www.nashvilleknifeshop.com with good results. They give you the option on having your razor honed and stropped...
Gene
wick0001
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Sep 22, 2009
2:20 am
61835
Just to offer a correction...classicshaving.com offers a honing service (same as nashvilleknifeshop.com) by Lynn abrams ... the 'Yoda' of honing as far as many...
razorguy268
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Sep 22, 2009
4:14 am
61836
I'll be visiting Santa Fe the week of Oct 5-9 and would like to find anyone in the area who might be willing to give me some information regarding the straight...
Steve L
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Sep 28, 2009
3:15 pm
61837
I'll be in the Albany/Latham NY area Oct 3-9. If anyone would like to get together for a frosty adult beverage or two and some razor-talk for a few hours I'd...
razorguy268
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Sep 29, 2009
5:42 am
61838
hi all very new to the cut throat razor and ive just found out its not sharp enough as it will cut my face to bits but not the hair.if someone could tell me...
drivertaxi2002
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Oct 6, 2009
6:16 pm
61839
You'll find the benchmark is the norton 4000/8000 waterstone. One will set you back about £50. The trick is to go in with a light hand. -Andrew UK ... From:...
Andrew Curl
latheboy2002
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Oct 6, 2009
6:28 pm
61840
Hello all, My name is Dan. I am an Air Force ROTC cadet at a college in the upper peninsula of Michigan. As a cadet, it is important that I get a close,...
dc_hockey@...
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Oct 8, 2009
8:19 am
61841
Welcome to the world of "cut throats" Dan.  I too am fairly new to the group and have had many blood loss episodes. After exhaustive purchases of razors.,...
Bruce Meyerson
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Oct 10, 2009
8:03 pm
61843
Hi Guys, Anyone interested in razor restorations, honing or any other razor topic for that matter can join us in the Tuesday Night Restoration Chat over at ...
Lynn
adjustme69
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Oct 20, 2009
2:53 pm
61844
For a pasted leather strop, does it have to be a decent quality leather or will any old strop do? Thanks, Nawaz...
Nawaz Ali Hajiani
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Oct 20, 2009
7:30 pm
61845
Uaually so long as it's flat, you should be fine. The key to pasting is to use as little as possible. The surface coating should be almost see through for best...
Lynn
adjustme69
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Oct 20, 2009
7:54 pm
61846
Any more than a little bit and when you use it the CroOx will coat the blade and wipe it off the leather. It needs to dry for a couple of days and soak in....
pwhite777
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Oct 20, 2009
8:53 pm
61847
So I am re-reading Christopher Moss' "The Art of the Straight Razor Shave" and have decided that I need to give this art form a try. From his excellent...
ptodddecker
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Oct 22, 2009
1:45 am
61848
Hi P. Todd, and welcome! You can always find great deals at the Classifieds at straightrazorplace.com, or you can buy "new" razors from both ...
Jake Weiskoff
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Oct 22, 2009
2:17 am
61849
Welcome P. Todd....I bought a razor and also have had several honed by Bob Keyes.  Look at his web site at Bobsrazors.com.  This is an absolutely honest and...
Bruce Meyerson
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Oct 23, 2009
1:00 am
61850
Send me an email, I have several razors honed and at a price you can afford. They are from a old barber's collection, so I cleaned them up and was planning to...
Gregg Pocock
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Oct 23, 2009
3:47 am
61852
I own a Smith's "Fine/Medium" combination sharpening stone. I believe it is an Arkansas stone, but I am not sure. It comes in the same cedar box as the...
ptodddecker
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Oct 24, 2009
6:04 am
61853
Todd, This is a difficult question to answer because not knowing the grit of your hone I cannot accurately answer your question. Maybe someone that is...
Bill Watkins
bladehoner
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Oct 24, 2009
2:55 pm
61854
No not really. You'll be better off using hones made for honing razors. ...
pwhite777
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Oct 24, 2009
4:33 pm
61855
Hi, I live in Mexico, just across the border with El Paso, and Am trying to start using a straight razor, the thing is I have not been able to find a decent...
miguel
mickanramos
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Oct 25, 2009
11:44 pm
61856
... Some of the disposable straight razors are very nice. If you have a hair supply store, you can pick up a disposable straight for not too much to start out...
C Watson
docwatsn
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Oct 27, 2009
3:48 pm
61857
You can get some great starter razors at good prices on the sister site at www.straightrazorplace.com under the classifieds section. Phil...
pwhite777
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Oct 27, 2009
3:59 pm
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