question about a hone i am going to be recieving.

this hone i bought is made out of electronite and i was wondering if it is rough, or light, or in the middle? this is my first one purchasing :) a rather old one, should i make sure the surface is flat before i use it? i have norton 8/4k and 200/1k stones and a flattening stone so i can...

Could this Old Type Be from a Khaki Set or other Military Set?

Calling all Experts Of B&B:a50: I Bought this a few months ago (It came in a lot) there was no case. The Serial is: H496009 It is Currently being Replated By Krona Kruiser. Here Are Pictures from when i got it. (I apologize if they are Dark)

Donjae Razors

I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with this brand of "Shavette". I'm considering buying one on ebay, and all I know about them is that the look amazing. I was hoping someone amongst those of the forums would be able to tell me a little about them. ...

The Goods! Straight Razor Hobbyist Gallery

Work in progress....

The next Kate Upton

Sticking your razor sets in a dark, musty old drawer: NOT the way to display them!

It's funny - you really don't enjoy these things as much when you have to pull open a dresser drawer just to look at them. Who'da thunk it? I need a display case, but I'm a designer and a furniture snob so one that would meet my approval would cost more than I'm able to spend! My wife is an...

Anniversary PIF Newbie Addendum

Okay, for my 1,000th post anniversary I did a gift certificate PIF from WCS. So many entries, I doubled it--2 $25 gift certificate, 1/19 chance for two groups. Then, impulsive guy that I am, for my actual 1,000th post I decided to pick a noob at random and PIF $10 at WCS. Well, the world works in...

Any 36-Hour Shavers Out There?

Normally shaving from day-to-day, on a 24-hour cycle, I've noticed that some of my best shaves have occurred after a waiting a few hours more, or 36 hours later. Can't really explain it. Maybe it has to do with my shaves being closer as a rule, leaving less to shave after 24 hours, or the...

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?

Plans and replans

So Father's Day was supposed to be my wife's parents and us. They are pretty easy so I found a nice prime steak and picked up 5lobsters for surf and turf. Hoping there would be some leftovers. Well we ended up having 18 people including a bunch of teenagers so plan b was dogs and burgers. I just...