Ok, shameless plug time. I ordered a norton 4K/8K stone on Thursday morning, and by Saturday it had went from California to my doorstep in Sarasota, Fl. Those...
... Haha Val, you're so right. At first I was scary with the thing, now I'm scary for a safety because I know what the price is (ingrown hairs etc.) ... ...
Must be ordered at Ray's place. He's got a mailman that can go speeds like warp 6 or something like that. I live in The Netherlands, Europe, ordered friday,...
Bali, Lovina beach. It's a very small world after all. My parents were there for 9 weeks 2 years ago and had the time of their life. They rented a place...
titch: Tell your old man not to worry about the engine. The 283 and the 327 are the same block and crank the only diff is bore, intake valves, maybe cam, and...
Hi Randall! ... I have to disagree at least a bit. The steel you describe is the typical cheap (and rather useless) kitchen steel. Someone who has expensive...
Sorry Randall, to pop in with a correction again but this was ... It's just the other way around and as the color is not added without any reason but actually...
couldn't have said it better-- 'write' on. One thing tho-you get "attritious wear" on steel with abrasives that contain carbon. The carbon dissolves into the...
... Sorry Stephan, *if* the green is Chromium Oxide, it is not coarse, it is fine. Chromium Oxide has an average particle size of 0.5 micron. Does anyone...
I just bought a 4 sided paddle strop from the knifecenter, along with the recommended white, red and black pastes. I currently own a regular strop and am...
When I read "The notch you see at the end of the blade is original and is to put the tip of your finger in to open the blade" I just think someone has tried to...
The notch is original. Several makers at that time used the notches, some of them claimed it was for shaving around your nose and others said it was used to...
I started out with straight razors about 5 years ago and trained with a Belgian-born barber who taught me the basics. He gave me a piece of Belgian Block...
Thanks John for clearing that up. Guy ... From: John West To: straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:44 AM Subject: Re:...
John: I always liked the Wade & Butcher blades for some reason. Now I know why! Thanks for the info. LaterDayz Jim ... some of them claimed it was for shaving...
Hey Bill, You can easily forego the Shapton - it does not put a finer edge than the Norton 8K - or even if it does, the marginal benefit is not worth the cost....
... yes, ... Hi Bill, It ends when you are satisfied with the shave your razor is giving you! :o) Seriously though, we get into subjects on this list at times...
I read somewhere on the web saying the putting oil will insure the paste into the leather better. I dont like that idea. I also found this. Video Tip Using the...
The guy who took this picture was not aware of how the light can play tricks when trying to photograph a ahinny straight razor. I have photographed a bunch...
Speaking of older steel... I have a few razors that I can't seem to hone properly. I get a wire edge or bead along the edge, and I cannot seem to get rid of...
Quality blades, or supposedly quality, Wade and Butcher, Wostenholm, Camillus, even a Genco is giing me problems. The bead appears on both sides of the edge. I...
I'm looking at getting a Thiers Issard, and am wondering what constitutes a good handle, perhaps the only part of the razor to suffer with time even when great...
... Wostenholm, ... me ... Hi Laz, Could be the steel or the razor grind. I recently was honing up a Dubl Duck Satin Edge I purchased a while back when I was...
... abrasives ... Hi Pete, The only info I have is as applied to abrasive wear at grain tips. The Dubl Duck I referenced was definitely due to inclusions in...
Hi, James .... My thoughts on the eternal razor scale material. I believe almost any razor handle produced today (outside of Pakistan, perhaps ;=) has the...
