RxY No the shavette wont hold a full DE blade Graham
RyX Never thought of loading a full blade in it - I'll try that tonight and let you know. Graham PS I went looking around on Amazon and found...
Here are the pics of the Victomedic shavette. In answer to your question; no this is a new piece and one of a considerable stock the kiosk...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I found this shavette at a kiosk in Gerrard Square Mall in Toronto. It's a good, solid steel tool that gave a nice shave with...
3 passes - wtg xtg, atg with a hot towel and re -lather before each and then a cold towel after that. Over-kill really but I do enjoy it! Best...
On long trips I carry a little Boker 5/8ths and a Gillette New. My travel strop is a hanger that I made myself. It has no linen (I just use the...
I've sometimes found that a razor that feels really sharp but doesn't shave very well can be put right with a few back-hone passes on my...
Grick It sounds to me like an angle problem. Too steep an angle and the razor will glide but not cut close - too shallow an angle and the...
Actually, this was a problem in the 19th and early 20th centuries - Henry David Thoreau's brother died of lock jaw contracted from a a shaving cut...
Looks lovely - clean and with a nice straight edge. I've never seen a spine like that, but if Henckels made it it should work just fine. Nice...
RayC I've got an old 5\8ths spike point going spare. It's a nice clean blade with plain yellow plastic scales. I dug it out yesterday to give...
Drygulch That's a nice score; no rust, little staining, and enough hone wear to show that someone thought it good enough to use consistently for...
I own a variety of American razors. My favourites are the Torrey No. 156 and the Case Chromic.
That is a very cool razor. It looks like it might accept a Rolls blade with the guard removed.
My absolute favourite Gillette adjustable is the Black Beauty - it's a little more aggressive than the slim, has much the same heft as the Fatboy,...
Love the look of that Aristocrat!
Currently I'm using a flare tip Rocket and a Boker 5/8ths spike point. I've got a couple of those Gillette Techs with the stubby handles designed...
October 23 2012 Geneva Cutlery Co. Army & Navy 5/8ths,full hollow, round point Omega boar brush Crabtree &* Evelyn scuttle VDH Deluxe s/s M&L...
October 22 2012 Gilette Old Bostonian open comb Lord blade(6) Omega "faux ivory" boar brush Kiss my Face unscented s/c Proraso Dopo Barba a/s...
October 17 2012 Genco 5/8ths, full hollow, spike point Vie Long "Cachurro" horse hair Omega s/c Proraso Dopo Barba a/s Givenchy Vetyver e de c...
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