I watched that Wosty auction. I am not in a great position to buy right now but I still love finding nice items and watching them.
I have a couple and have used them for maintaining razors. They can put a very smooth and fine finish on a razor as well as bring one back from...
If you have a fine grade and pure paste, absolutely. I would be more likely to use FeOx or CrOx. However that is a point of person preference.
I am envious of both those strops.
It is not part of my current routine, but I did use a felt strop with cerium oxide on it for quite some time. Basically I used it daily. I never...
It’s a bit of a challenge to learn to shave and hone at the same time. It is a choice as to if you want to try to do both at the same time....
Well that makes way more sense. I also change directions while sanding. It seems to go faster than sanding in the same direction all the time.
There are two basic stages to honing. The establishment of the apex, so that the edge is a perfect V, the point of the V makes the cutting edge,...
Not all rocks are created the same. I’ve made quite a few hones from stone. Sometimes you wind up with a hone shaped rock. Not all rock has a...
There is a bit of setup to get the grain structure optimized. It’s not just about the hardness or the steel it’s made from. You can have quality...
[IMG] [IMG] I have one JMP razor in my display. It is from between imperial and Filarmonica and is a 14. I have had several others but this...
I do long strokes where I can, and the older I get the more round my face gets and the easier it is to make longer strokes. As a young man I was...
I was surprised at how thinly ground the Saito razors are.
thanks speedster. I have plans of doing some carved or scrimshaw scales on these. It should keep me entertained for some time.
I too shave mainly for comfort. I do two passes for most shaves. Noxema preshave helps keep my skin happy. Skin stretching and holding for me...
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