Have you had your first shave of the year? Mine was with a 6/8 Puma -- got a little razor burn on my chin, but I'll blame it the champagne. Ooh, had a...
The Vegas Robaina Don Alejandros are spectacular. I have a few left over from a few years ago that are aging in my humidor. When I first bought them they were...
OK Dave....Now you need to try a big Wade and Butcher or other Sheffield razors with meat chopper type wedge blades, properly honed and you'll be amazed at the...
By far my favorite shavers are my Thiers Issards. They always give me a wonderful shave. They can be hard to hone in the beginning which I think may be due to...
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU And not to forget, also for all the people you guys love and care for. Best shaving for 2004 Dirk Rotterdam The Netherlands...
I thought this would be a fine time to introduce myself to this group. I joined it a few weeks ago and am extremely grateful for the wealth of information,...
Hey, I'm in recovery here... at least until I get all my new stuff, then maybe I'll have a big fat relapse. ... honed ... be ... off ... and ... for...
Thanks EL. You know what's funny, my little razor shop in Brussels thinks that razors are only made in Germany, and their French Belgin. Go figure. ... be ......
My new black one was not so sharp as first believed. Oh, it passed the hanging hair test, by the way, but failed to remove the whiskers like the blond does...
The conventional wisdom seems to indicate turning the razor over on it's back. However, I think we all had it in our heads forever that the razor is lifted at...
That's the way I do it .... but for someone just starting out, I'd recommend learning the turn-it-on-its-back technique. -- David Uthe ... on ... that ... and ...
My barber rolls the blade over on the spine just like the rest of us. He was in the army between WWII and Korea and worked in a shop for years that did *LOTS*...
check that. He does lift the blade off the leather a little but always rolls it the direction of the spine. I thought you meant turning it over the top of the...
New Year's greetings to all, and special thanks to The Two Daves, U. and F., who generously provided for me a couple of handsome razors, pre-sharpened. I'm...
Well, I've just been lucky or something because a lot of what you're asking just has not been necessary for me along the way. I've got a "new" old stock strop...
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Hey Nolly, Welcome to the group! When I hear that some guys are either Italian or Indian, I always think "Thick Hair"! I know it is a...
don't think my post went through, i'll try it again. am i honing this thing right? i've been doing one side until the resistence goes away, then switching to...
... and ... I'll attest to this, sort of :-) I have something like a cheaper shavette, same blade setup but it's not great quality. Until I got some nicely...
I can't wait for the school of go around in circles to finally fade away. I can't tell you how many knives, and now I suppose razors have been destroyed by...
i went and checked out arthur boones site at razor central. very nice! i like the specific directions. gonna go try a few right now. one thing bothers me...
ok dave, i followed your advice. i only honed it four times on the swaty and then i gave it a light stropping on the leather side only. for prep work i used a...
Oh, Oops. I forgot to add that you should keep doing that until you pass the ol' hanging hair test. I first try passing the razor over my arm hairs, not...
