Do any of you use small towels when you shave? I bought some tea towels at the Giant Retailer That Shall Not Be Named for a dollar each and I use one for each...
First, thanks are in order. Thanks to Lynn for the two razors etched with an eagle. Thanks to Lynn, Maestro Livi, and Tony Miller for the fine strop made with...
I use small barber towels I bought from classicshaving.com: http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/522972/508815.htm I use them to wipe the blade between...
I have an old Shur Kut hone that has some chips in the surface and some discoloration on one side. How do I restore this? [Non-text portions of this message...
... I've been meaning to pickup some lint free detailing towels in the auto section of a "Giant Retailer That Shall Not Be Named" that I thought would work...
Could you guys explain to me, if Damascus razors, beside being beautiful, are also superior quality? Does the steel perrom differently, in what way? Can one...
... The thirty dollar question ;). I've read several debates on this one. Popular consensus out of them was generally with the better tempering process on...
Hi Dave, The Damascus blades are really great looking. From a shaving standpoint, so far, my favorite if the Blue Tonge that the Maestro makes. These are a...
... price ... one. ... tempering ... Aloha, As a blacksmith, and metal connaisseur, I may have an answer about "Damascus steel". #1: Damascus steel was the...
... thank you all for the thorough answer. Pat, you mentioned swedish steel. Which modern razors are made with this steel. And a question that nobody...
I've stated this before but seems like I need to do so again, don't get hung up on techinical terms & brands. I've been dissapointed by $$$ & "big name"...
That doesn't quite answer it for me. All steel edges have microserrations, not a smooth edge. It would seem that serrations made of hard steel would cut...
Damascus, though nostalgic and subject to much lore, was basically an attempt at producing a homogeneous metal. The steel, though high in carbon, was expensive...
That's the real reason for the Damascus steel. In ancient times they were unable to make furnaces that could get hot enough, so they discovered a way of...
The "COST" of a "USED" damascus blade? I haven't been in the straight razor arena as long as some of the vets but I have yet to see a "used" damascus blade....
That should read " . . . as some of the others, much less the vets". I don't consider myself a veteran of straight razor shaving by any stretch. I just have...
... they were unable to make furnaces that could get hot enough, so they discovered a way of making steel that worked with their technology. ... I dunno. The...
Damascus stell probably goes back a lot further than the Crusades. THat may just be when Europeans learned about it. The Crusaders had steel so they must...
Hello -- There was an excellent article that I read about two-three years ago, cited on this Site, by two metallurgists who were trying to duplication the...
Recently, (due to advanced obsessive/compulsive straight razor disorder), some of my customers at ShavingShop.com have started referring to me as a razor...
Hmmm....interesting title John, so you are a Pusher then....lol I'm in need of a fix those eBay specials just don't do it for me anymore, I really need some...
The Vikings came up with basically the same process for making sword blades; twisting and hammering rods of red hot iron and steel till they made a very tough...
It should also be noted that "Wootz" didn't refer to the metal or quality but rather how it was prepped for transport (selling to others). The article I read...
To make a long story short: I cannot hone, and I have tried many times, and read and watched many instructionals, and I have never had a razor sharp enough to...
Hello, I am just getting started with buying the things I'll need to try my hand at straight razor shaving. The next item on my list is a strop. I'm a vegan...
you might want to get in touch with one of the vets. you might also want to join www.straightrazorplace.com and post in there. There are several videos in...
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