Cashew lacquer comes from yes, the cashew fruit, the same tree that gives us the nuts. Along with hon urushi, it is a traditional lacquer in...
I composed this post for my friends on another forum who were atruggling a bit with the Japanese color names and what they looked like, and...
Gentlemen, I have taken an edge from the Black Shadow slate for it’s first shave and can report excellent results, the shave was smooth and...
From an email from Maxim (JNS) this morning… Hi Some Bad news About Kanayama He is unfortunate due to sickness have retired now :( So there...
Gentlemen, Questions about Iwasaki razor numbers and grinds appear fairly often, so I thought that I’d post this Iwasaki brochure that Takeshi...
Gentlemen, Many times distilled water is mentioned for use in honing. I would like to discourage that idea and offer some evidence. Distilled...
Gentlemen, I’ve been looking for a sturdy and stable holder for the Shapton Glass Stones that will give me a little more clearance than a...
Gentlemen, I just returned last Thursday from a trip to Sonoma to visit my friend Alex Gilmore (The Japan Stone) and see one of the best...
Japanese naturals were often fitted to a base or stand specific to the stone - the stands were handmade, and even if the stone appears...
[ATTACH] My brick of 3P arrived today from Connaught, 1000ml of soap for about $26 delivered. 3P is an Italian almond croap, this brick is a bit...
[ATTACH] Folks, This is an old French paddle strop belonging to a friend of mine. He noted that the handle cap is removable, and asked what it...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Gentlemen, I went to post a thread about a new hone that I have on the way from Japan, and it occurred to me that...
Badly ground and Worn razors Basically you have two choices, correct the wear or hone the razor like it’s been honed in order to hit all the...
[ATTACH] Honing Razor honing is pressure management. Keep a honing journal describing how you honed difficult razors, or of the issues with...
[ATTACH] Flattening and Maintaining Hones Reasons for flattening Razor hones should be flat or very nearly flat unless otherwise intended. A...
OK, let's get started! Installment 1 on hones (please forgive formatting...) 1 Choosing Hones for Razors Properties of a razor hone A razor...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] So with a little free time over the holiday I decided to do an experiment. I have this black cashew-coated asagi and put some...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Floris is having a summer sale, and while as usual the full size men's products are mostly not on sale, I did get the 4x14 ml...
Hello everyone, I see a lot of friends here and a good straight razor section, so I've signed up. Looking forward to good conversations! Cheers,...
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