I just blew $80 on an 8k whetstone. Do I really need a 12k whetstone for SR honing?

I bought a Kitayama 8K water stone. Should I still buy a 12k stone?

An Unusual Vintage Gillette: British Excelsior Razor Set

I won this Gillette razor set off of eBay UK a while ago, branded "Excelsior". I've not seen this razor set being mentioned in B&B nor in mr-razor's site so I'd appreciate if B&B'ers can provide more information about this razor set: The razor set in it's original shipper: While it may not...

Triumph & Disaster - Old Fashioned Shave Cream

During my time here at B & B and my time wet shaving, i have tried many decent products from all over the world, but nothing from my tiny country (New Zealand) as no one has developed anything worthy of mention, untill now :D The new Kiwi brand Triumph & Disaster has released some decent "real...

Shaving Math: Overconfidence + Hubris = Blood / Burn

Shave 1 went great. A little cautious and careful but I got a decent first shave (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/351502-First-Shave-a-manifesto) Shave 2 I wanted to try soap instead of cream and it went pretty well (I think I preferred the cream for now and will stick with it for a...

Tabac vs mdc

hi folks, i have read various threads about MDC soap, and it seems to be well received on B/B tabac is my favourite soap by a country mile & probably cella next, i find MWF a bit hit and miss, so is MDC really worth a shot as i can get four pucks of tabac for more or...

Klar Kabinett NOT Discontinued!

I just got word from Kevin at WCS and he said that Klar Kabinett is not discontinued! He also stated that they (WCS) has it on order and will be selling it again once it is in stock. This is excellent news and the world is now a happier place.

Short handle superspeed.

Someone here posted a pic of a short handle Superspeed a while back. Is the short handle a mod or is it an actual production Gillette razor? If the razor was a Gillette production razor what model / name was it sold under :confused1

The Goods! Straight Razor Hobbyist Gallery

Work in progress....

My Guess... 3017

Over the course of the last year I have been concentrating on using and finishing product. I have been going through aftershaves, colognes and shaving creams and sold off most of the excess. But the soaps... well, I just like them all and don't want to unload them. Over the last several months I...

The next Kate Upton