Thanks! Here´s another question - how do you clean the straight razor in between the strokes, and after the shave? Just wipe it at some cloth or rinse it with...
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Aug 1, 2005 9:08 am
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C. Friedr. Ern is definately among the best! John Crowley ... that...
John, Mine is up now on ebay and someone already snapped up the Henckels 8/8. I am already deciding what to get (smaller) to replace them. -- Tony Miller ...
Peter, Most people, including most barber manuals suggest wiping it on a towel between each pass. I usually rinse under hot water between each pass but you...
Chris, I was checking out ebay and it caught my eye so I put it on my watch list. I then noticed it taking off and I assumed there was something special about...
Although, I haven't yet bought the hones, and I use Taylor of Bond Street cream which doesn't require a mug. I also have *2* straight razors, one of which I...
Hi Jim: For laps I think Nascar Oval, Once around the Oval, going out and coming all the way 'round and BACK to the beginning. Out and back, 1- 1, 2-2, 3-3....
Hi Jim, I've tried to find something for nicks and bleeding, but all I got was some very expensive liquid bandaid which works, of course, but gets very VERY...
Oh, and did I mention the cheapest cup soap they sell here costs almost 8 euros (9,6 dollars) /piece. Of course everybody shaves with Mach 3 and Gillette...
... Ray just posted another update about this on the other site in the "General" forum. They're on the way. Mike...
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Aug 2, 2005 12:08 am
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Hey all I want to compliment you on a great site. I've been interested in alternatives for a while and straight shaving is one of them. I've already learned a...
You can go to Classic shavings SRP razor discription page, he says that they should have arrived to him today, and that if they show today they should ship...
Welcome! A warning...this place and the people here make straight razor shaving and all the things that go along with it ADDICTING! You will soon own not just ...
Just wanted to reinforce with you guys how much experimentation there is sometimes when honing. I am working on a really nice, expensive razor and am close to...
both, But mainly wipe. I now use a second pass using wet fingers to provide locations that need to be retouched. The water from the fingers also acts as the...
Hi Brian! For some reason your first line seemed to me like a reply about the use of TP (Toilet Paper) it got funnier from there. Best wishes, John in Covina...
Of course I'm talking about shaving. But since you mentioned it. B'day ? = ass cleaner the thing next to the toilette in Europe they always tell us Americans...
I have begun using two hands when honing and seem to have had some success. I use very lite pressure (almost none) on the blade just to make sure it is not...
Thanks gang, did not see that when I checked. And in case you don't know it, Straight shaving is like opening a bag of good chips, vvvvvveryyyyy hard to just...
Welcome and enjoy the adventure. There are a super bunch of people here who are willing to share information with you every step of the way in addition to the...
I got a pack of them and love them! I'd like to find a source for that barber's paper stuff, which would be great for wiping off the blade. Do you wash your...
Does anyone have a Red Imp razor with about a 6/8 blade and no rust or pitting that they would sell. The handles condition does'nt matter. Please e-mail me...
I recently traded for a Queen Steel #39 folding hunting knife. It shaves the hair off my neck AND if I lathered up, it would shave my face!!! Those old Queen...
