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PIF No. 2A
NOT AVAILABLE TO CONUS OR CANADA RESIDENTS
First in WINS!
If you are serious about getting in to traditional straight razor shaving, this could be the PIF for you. To show that you are really serious, you will need to first put together at least a 0.1µm diamond pasted balsa strop before entering. The PIF is a new shave-ready (to my standard) Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 with African Blackwood scales.
This PIF will be awarded to the first entry meeting all of the following rule requirements. The PIF includes a denim 60mm wide strop, PU leather travel case and international shipping via standard postal parcel service (2 to 4 weeks delivery time) with tracking.
Rules to be awarded this PIF:
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This SR has the following particulars:
NOT AVAILABLE TO CONUS OR CANADA RESIDENTS
First in WINS!
If you are serious about getting in to traditional straight razor shaving, this could be the PIF for you. To show that you are really serious, you will need to first put together at least a 0.1µm diamond pasted balsa strop before entering. The PIF is a new shave-ready (to my standard) Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 with African Blackwood scales.
This PIF will be awarded to the first entry meeting all of the following rule requirements. The PIF includes a denim 60mm wide strop, PU leather travel case and international shipping via standard postal parcel service (2 to 4 weeks delivery time) with tracking.
- Not open to residents of the continental USA or Canada.
- You must have been a member of B&B on 30 June 2022.
- You must not previously have owned a traditional straight razor.
- You must post in this thread "I'm in" together with a photo (including your screen name and date in your own handwriting) of your 300mm x 75mm (12" x 3") balsa strop on proper substrate and tube of 0.1µm diamond or CBN ppaste.
- It is your responsibility to meet all your country's customs duties, taxes and charges and to ensure that your country's customs service allow a straight razor into your country via post.
- Winner will be notified via PM on B&B.
Traditional Straight Razor Shaving Instructions for Beginners
The attached are instructions for beginners in the gentlemanly art of traditional straight razor shaving. Updated instructions will be posted in this thread as they are developed. To keep this thread reasonably clean and easy to read, please post any comments/suggestions in this thread and ask...
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This SR has the following particulars:
- Blade material = high carbon steel
- Blade hardness = approximately 60 RHC
- Edge length = 69mm
- Edge condition = shave-ready (to my standard finishing on 0.1µm, approx. 200k grit, diamond pasted balsa)
- Blade width = 21mm (13/16)
- Blade thickness = 0.17mm at top of bevel
- Grind = half hollow
- Point = Dutch (round)
- Stabiliser = none
- Mass = 66g
- Smile = 1.5mm
- Jimps = underside of shank only
- Tail length = 21mm when opened 270°
- Balance (opened 180°) = 9mm from pivot towards blade
- Spine thickness = 5.96mm
- Spine decoration = none
- Bevel angle = 18.1°
- Scales material = African Ebony timber Lazer etched both sides
- Scales width at pivot = 14.5mm
- Spacer = parallel - timber
- Pins = brass (2)
- Scales thickness (max.) = 14.6mm at about mid-length
- Length overall (closed) = 157mm
- Length overall (open 180°) =243mm
- Height overall (closed) = 23.8mm
- Packaging =PU leather zippered travel case
- Face markings =aas shown
- Back markings = none
- Shank stamping = none
