The Goods! Straight Razor Hobbyist Gallery

Work in progress....

Feather Blades.

After two years using Derby and Astras I finally had the nerve to buy and try the so called best blades around.....well I am extremely disappointed. I find them no better than Derby's or Astras......save your money....Feather blades, in my opinion, are over rated.

iPhone 5 Case

Just got the iPhone 5 and I need a case for it. I have my eye on the Otter Box but are there any other suggestions? Thanks, Adam

Vote to rename James' cat!

Many of us here have expressed interest in the name of a certain inky, skittish, Canadian feline. In the interest of protecting said feline's identity, and to avoid causing him any further embarrassment, the idea has been proposed to vote on a new name for Syn's kitty (See what I did there?...

Video Reference and Tutorial Guides

Video Guides We are going to begin making some videos for you guys to show some things that are difficult to explain posting here The videos will appear in this thread and is open to suggestions to anything you guys would like to see us do Just drop a Comment here and we will get to it...

Vintage Conklin Glider

1942 Chicago Conklin- I hear some say this is a third tier pen, but it looks good to me. My question - is the grip section friction fit, or screw in.

Acqua di Gio Real versus Fake video

New guy with questions

I recently decided to take more time into my appearance as I'm finally realizing I won't have a baby face forever. I feel like I just looked in the mirror the other day and noticed cavernous pores on my cheeks and terrible razor burn on my neck. Probably a gross exaggeration but eh. So I...

Not understanding any coolness factor with stubble

I believe the look is supposed to convey manliness or toughness or whatever, but guys with stubble just look like they came off a bender and need a shower and shave to me. I reflexively look in their eyes too to see if they're on something. Norelco et al even sell "stubble maintainer" electric...

PIF Since I made rank!

Well I found out I'm getting promoted to MSgt (E7) in the Air Force today. With this good news, I'm going to PIF an entire starter kit. While it is a starter kit, veteran shavers are more than welcome to enter. So what do you get? 1) Gillette Fat Handle Tech Razor - This razor is not in mint...