Hi all. A while back I intended to find and post here the web address of the guy I bought my Jemico strop from. I couldn't find the address to save my life....
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Scot S
chemengguy1234
Oct 7, 2002 6:26 pm
Im in the same boat as you are. Im also a broke college student trying to learn the art of straight razor shaving. I dont use the soap and mug shaves though. I...
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texguy1976
Oct 7, 2002 6:26 pm
Very interesting. Thank you! ... mark. ... a ... Mach3 ... I ... on ... and ... the ... once ... sits ... is ... honing ... untold ... the ... him ... will ...
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adjustme69
Oct 7, 2002 6:23 pm
Matt, A Badger hair brush for $25-30 should prove to be tons better than the Boar bristle. Also check with Bill on a better soap. Even the Colonel Conk is...
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mjwitte99
Oct 7, 2002 6:14 pm
Hi all, I have only been straight razor shaving for a few weeks. I have been getting closer and closer shaves and I can now say I dont cut myself to the point...
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Bill
bshank66
Oct 7, 2002 5:29 pm
Hi Folks, Just added a Word document to the files area. It is about shaving soap and after-shave products. Critical comments would be appreciated. Bill...
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michaelm742
Oct 7, 2002 4:48 pm
... wrote: Hi Rob, I am new to straight razor shaving, just past the one month mark. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but yes, I have never had a ...
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Bill
bshank66
Oct 7, 2002 3:20 pm
Well, I have never used a Mach 3. Over the last 40 years I think I have tried every other method and nothing compares to a shave from a properly sharpened and...
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texguy1976
Oct 7, 2002 2:57 pm
Hi, all! Pardon my ignorance...I'm new to this group. What I'm looking for is the absolute closest shave. Will a straight razor give a closer shave than my...
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sarabande69
Oct 7, 2002 9:12 am
Hello to all straight razor shaving community, last week I ordered myself a DOVO en vogue No. 105, a 5/8" straight razor. Since I am completely new in straight...
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michaelm742
Oct 5, 2002 9:57 pm
... Hi Kerry, Thank you for answering, I suspected my question would attract the attention of you and your husband. As things stand now, my main interest is in...
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bladecollectorz
Oct 4, 2002 11:49 pm
Hi Michael, The short answer to your question is yes. There are custom knife makers making straight razors today. My husband and I are aquaintences of several...
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Stefan P. Wolf
stefanwolf69
Oct 4, 2002 3:46 pm
Hi Lynn, hi all! ... So many people do -- can you imagine they changed the formula of their shaving cream this summer?!!! Lanolin and menthol were taken out...
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adjustme69
Oct 4, 2002 12:29 pm
Stephan, Thank you. Great Site. I like the Musgo Real products as well. Lynn...
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stefanwolf69
Oct 4, 2002 12:03 pm
Hi! I'm a German computer scientist and a big fan of wet shaving as well as a collector of shaving related literature (including books on barber shops, shaving...
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Bill
bshank66
Oct 4, 2002 1:38 am
Lee Valley tools http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp? page=33004&category=1,43072&ccurrency=2&SID= Get the PSA (adhesive backed sheets), easier to use. Bill...
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badquaker
Oct 4, 2002 1:29 am
Bill, Where did you get the micron and sub-micron sheets. I have found down to 3 micron on-line (cant find any local). I want the polished edge I see in the...
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badquaker
Oct 4, 2002 1:22 am
I am new to this group, and very new to shaving with a straight razor. I disliked the little soap puck I picked up at the store. It kept moving as I tried to...
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michaelm742
Oct 3, 2002 11:35 pm
... wrote: Paul, I wanted to respond to you again, this time with emphisis on the barber. There are a few stories in the archives of this group about the...
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michaelm742
Oct 3, 2002 11:09 pm
... Darren, Once you have some practice and am turning out razors, I will surely buy one! I love the idea of an American smith turning out razors. Since...
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Michael Martinelli
michaelm742
Oct 3, 2002 6:09 pm
... John, I mean currently produced. As there are to my knowlege no razors being mass produced here any more, I assume if there are any they are expensive ...
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Bill
bshank66
Oct 3, 2002 4:50 pm
A custom razorsmith would be nice. Check out http://www.texasknife.com/TKS_Mainframe.htm?TKS_Projects1.htm~main Follow the services link, they offer heat...
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Bill
bshank66
Oct 3, 2002 4:49 pm
A razorsmith would be great. Checkout http://www.texasknife.com/TKS_Mainframe.htm?TKS_Projects1.htm~main Follow the services link. They offer heattreating and...
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menseshaving
Oct 3, 2002 1:38 pm
Have a look at this: http://users.bigpond.net.au/peterhernandez Peter http://www.mens-eshaving.com/bin/ap.pl?srp...
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deellis2
Oct 2, 2002 6:51 pm
... in ... ground ... To ... this ... Hi Michael, There certainly must be a few knifemakers/bladesmiths in the US who make straight razors, however, I am sure...
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deellis2
Oct 2, 2002 6:49 pm
... in ... ground ... To ... this ... Hi Michael, There certainly must be a few knifemakers/bladesmiths in the US who make straight razors, however, I am sure...
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deellis2
Oct 2, 2002 6:47 pm
... Bill's ... micron ... Hi Bill, Just wanted to say I enjoyed the images of the sharpening progress, very nice. How do you like that USB microscope? I wish...
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John West
jwest14
Oct 2, 2002 3:49 pm
Michael: Do you mean currently producing razors or in the past? John West ... From: michaelm742 To: straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
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michaelm742
Oct 2, 2002 2:58 pm
Hi all, A question directed at the collectors, are there no knifemakers in this country producing straight razors? I reguarly read Blade and Knife Illustrated...
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michaelm742
Oct 1, 2002 11:25 pm
Hi all, I just ordered my Norton 4000/8000 combination waterstone from Garret Wade and it should arrive by the time I come back from Virginia. I should have...
