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And it only gets better. For a real honing adventure try finishing with .3u but only a couple dozen laps and only on picopaper. Sweet! You can...

Mojo = NOJO!

In general I think you are better off with a nice right shave angle no matter what type of razor you use. Try about one spine thickness of gap between the razor spine and your face. Your edge will...

Wow Lynn's video gets good reviews over there? I would never have guessed. Actually I bet it is pretty good though.

Etxhing should not be a problem at all cause blade etching doesn't even touch the balsa. As for the spine wear from a pasted balsa is very minimal even if you are one of those silly tape honers. The...

No I would not call my Coti edges exceptional. They can't beat film and film has set a new standard for me.

The 4k/8k basically does the work of the coticule but in a somewhat different manner. You probably would not use both but would use either the combo or the Coti. The norton is easier to learn. The...

There is sharp and there is sharp. Most straight shavers don't look for absolute sharpness, but for a middle ground of comfort and sharpness, and use their shaving technique to make up the...

If the $300 budget is definitely your max, then I am afraid "true" espresso is likely a no-go. Oh wait a minute I forgot about the hand-presso thing. But anyway for an introductory setup a Hario hand...

Thanks Alfredo. Just what I was looking for.

It is TOO LATE! We have you now! Resistance is futile! HAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

For the cost of the shavette you could have a nice vintage straight, honed shave-ready, and the Poor Man Strop Kit from Larry at www.whippeddog.com. I suggest going with the straight rather than the...

Would anybody care to share their personal method of finishing wood scales with superglue? Favorite brand? Application method?

Bacon fat and crumbs are a great way to flavor nearly anything. Green beans, collard greens, cornbread, meat loaf, pintos of course, eggs, fried rice, (home style fried rice not oriental style)...

I once read some advice on this forum to think of brushing the whiskers from the face with the razor and indeed that mental picture is pretty close to the mark.

On the neck you may not be able to...

You really should try a nice tawny port with your cigar. Not as fumey.

Only on B&B can a thread wander from drugstore brushes to custom made hats in only two pages.

Well I suggest beveling the edges slightly. 600 grit sandpaper will do. Don't go coarser than about 320 and don't sand if you don't need to. You are right that is kinda thin. Be careful how you...

Oddly enough "Chou" can also mean "@$$" in southwest Louisiana like around Cameron. As in "bemois Chou" which is one way to tell someone to kiss your chou. I am probly leaving out some silent letters...

Rasoir ouvert is what the old folks call it down in Dulac and Cocodrie. But that would be a recent development. When Cajun French began to diverge from what is now Canadian French all razors were...

A very good idea. The newspaper is expendable and is easily and cheaply replaced.

Your lap count sounds about right except that you really shouldn't go by lap count. Go by edge condition. Look for a consistent gain in sharpness all up and down the edge and when you think you got...

Take a whole sheet of newspaper and fold it longways over and over until it is a out 3" wide and loop one end over your towel rod. Pinch the ends together, pull it tight, and strop. Works pretty good.

Bingo. A basic strop is just a piece of leather with hardware that allows it to be conveniently hung for use.

Best width is around 2-3/4" IMHO. Barely wide enough to take the whole edge.

A...

If there is a Target near you, see of they have the Shea Moisture black badger brush. It is very inexpensive and will satisfy more than a VDH boar for sure. Better yet get a badger from Larry at...

I have dealt with them on a few occasions and had no problem. But yeah as others have indicated it is a small operation and some times they have other priorities to juggle. Email them. Definitely.
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First read the shave wiki. Then get yourself an inexpensive badger brush from Larry at www.whippeddog.com. And a puck of VDH soap ffor Walgreens and a ceramic mug from the kitchen or thrift store....

So maybe bacon soap is worth trying after all?

Btw does a boar taste like bacon? Sausage? Ham?

Nice post. Eye catching title too!

I would NOT tape. It won't speed up the process all that much. Even for a finish compound bevel it is not needed on the TI. That steel will support a very nice edge. If the razor were heavily worn...

If you get Larry's Poor Man Strop Kit it comes with a pasted balsa for edge maintenance and a basic expendable cheap hanging strop for preshave stropping. Proper use of the balsa can keep the edge...

Break out a window and use that?

Good score! That's with free shipping right? If I was at home I would be stocking up big time at that price.

You will. There is plenty of steel to work with and still end up with a good bevel.

Because I can.
Elitism
satisfaction.
The meditative trance of the shave
environmental friendliness
rebellion against the throwaway marketing driven lies of P&G and others
cool factor
a real...

And to think I was afraid to admit I shaved my pits!

There is a factory on Bourbon. You can watch them being rolled. Not great just adequate smokes. Me I pretty much only smoke Habanos so I don't deal with local shops but occasionally I will have a...

As for the notorious DMT scratches, after the hone gets a little wear on it it smoothes out a lot as the prouder particles get knocked off. A well worn DMT 1200 isn't bad at all. And unlike the...

Good points Kostas. No I didn't worry about the water hardness test because I got the machine for use on the ship and so it is only used with water made aboard ship. I didn't realize that the light...

For spine shaping or thinning or evening out I glue coarse sandpaper to a marble tile and work it flat and even first. Then sandpaper glued to rubber hose of various sizes to address the hollow at...