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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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,...
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.,...
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 ...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
More then likely it is too course razor hines are usally really fine sometimes you can fine nice older hones for $5-$15 on ebay like and old Franz Swaty....
Take a look at the honing forum over at www.straightrazorplace.com There is a significant amount of discussion about hones and honing. There is also some good...
Good afternoon, I recently came across some Hen & Rooster straights in a local outlet mall at a cutlery shop. The blades are stamped "Spain". Are these worth...
Phil, My google-fu yielded this thread on the main site: http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/razors/10986-hen-rooster.html Sounds like they're quality,...
My wife bought a set of Hen and Rooster knives about 2 years ago or so and they've held up remarkably well considering that they're just thrown into a drawer...
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