I'm waiting on a Thiers Issard Evide Sonnant Extra and a stropping board. My first attempt at a straight.
My favorite boar brush.^^^ If you end up liking it, but want one with a bit more backbone, the 620 is pretty much the same brush with a shorter loft and a touch more scritch.
Great to hear, and good to know about the 620- I'm mostly bowl lathering so I guess I think the taller loft is better, but really too new to know. Thanks
Picked up three things from a seller on eBay this week. 1) A Truefitt and Hill cartridge razor (I believe it's a Mach3?), 2) A Crabtree and Evelyn cartridge razor (I believe also Mach3 (I really need to figure that out so I can get some cartridges for these guys...), and 3) An Art of Shaving "Genuine Badger" brush. I'm guessing "Genuine" in this case is "Pure". I rather like the handle. Total cost for all items was 30-something dollars which I think was fair ($24 for the T&H and $10 for the C&E razor and AoS brush)
Needless to say I coudn't resist. Hey, under $20 for a nice heavy duty cotton Tshirt. That's a deal! I don't mind advertising for Chris either.
Didn't know if I could quote the price. Wasn't sure if the Forum Police might haul me off and beat me silly. Or at least silly-er.
Unfortunately it's an expense item but if it would be capitalized you could always have a linear depreciation over its expected life. But don't forget to treat it as an asset even after its fully depreciated if it's still in use (sure, sure the asset cost will be offset with its accumulated depreciation resulting in a zero book value but GAAP is GAAP)
My two bottles of Myrsol aftershave F/extra are now sitting in NYC customs!! This package has more frequent flyer miles than the average traveler. Left Spain----arrived in Germany---left Germany-----arrived in Switzerland-----left Switzerland------arrived NYC. Totally travel days to date. 9. Now the wait begins...
Threw out a lowball wannabe player offer on this..and ended up getting it. It looks as if it would clean up rather nicely. Now I just need to figure out when it's from. Looking forward to getting it in a week or so.
You realize there's only about 5 guys here who have any idea what you just said? Hey, maybe I can have my wife, who's self-employed, purchase it, give it to me and then write it off as a business gift? Sounds like a plan to me!
The first set of those with the wooden handle saw the light of day on 1908 as a travellers set....There was a further set that came out on 1911/12....The same razor though....The original version came out in 1906 and had one of those super long old type Kampfe stropping handles.....We can safely say yours is either a 1908 or a 1911/1912 model.....I have a later one that that...The later ones weren't as well made as the one you have there...The metal was getting lighter and the blade stops were getting dodgy on the later ones because of wear and tear on the factory machinery.....That's a good Un Sir....You will need to shim that to get the blade to sit fully forward in the blade guides....Quite aggressive shavers actually.... Billy...
I am waiting on my Shaving Cream from Norway... Fitjar Fjelheim Should be very fine stuff as far as what i read. Curious...
