SOTD Prep: hot shower Pasini handmade 2 in latigo/webbing strop 30x web, 25x leather. Soak brush in mug of hot water Lather: proraso red sandalwood soap WD HMB brush 24mm Razor: W&B Bow Post: water rinse Pat dry styptic pencil, alum block Light dusting of clubman talc Clubman original splash AOS sandalwood balm 2 passes wtg, smooth shave DE clean up on problem areas (ear, chin) Still nicks from the spike. Think I need to use this for a week or so to help with the nicks.
Good news in tsd land. Today I took my satinedge out of jail. After a week in the Ziploc she had no new sign of rot or rust on the blade. She again sits in the rotation holder. In other news, is there any way to turn a spike into not a spike, plain square, ? Without messing up the blade temper, integrity etc..?
Yes, it is very simple to mute the spike. Be very careful not to mute it too much because like most of us you will possible start liking spike points and it will be easy to reverse. I am now in a phase where I want to make all my round points spikes. Here is a post by Glen that describes the way he does it http://straightrazorplace.com/workshop/102270-muting-spike.html I have used this method successfully
Thanks for the info. Still on the fence about this. I may just have to do a spike focus and refine my skills
As cc2k says, consider doing this carefully, once you've been at this for a while, odds are you're going to prefer spikes. Case in point (get it? ): What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?
My first straight was my dovo ebony spike. Thought I had a good technique, but that w&B gets me every time.
I think in time, you will find the convenience a spike offers in detail work far outweighs that little extra effort you must pay in attention to the spike.
totally agree with you on that. I find myself not even wanting to buy round points anymore. They have to be pretty special to create any interest
Seems all the time I'm perusing straights and I go "Oh, man! that's a beaut-oh, it's a round point." Click (closes window).
I've found myself wandering away from the spikes and gravitating towards the muted square tips. I see the advantages of having the extreme tip as I do some tight navigating around existing facial hair. But I've found I can get the job done just as well using a muted square without the fear of cheek 'slice or puncture' I've garnered using the spikes in the past. The Feon I've been using for the past five days has clearly proven this to me. This fact probably explains the two spike razors that have joined my 'soon-to-be for sale' pile.
8/11/15 SOTD Two and a half days’ growth Prep: Hot shower Razor: Dubl Duck SatinWedge with Obnoxious Orange scales Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel/ Linen (20 linen/ 20 Leather pre and 10/10 post) Soap: Maggard’s Orange Menthol Brush: Omega 1066 Boar Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aftershave: Maggard’s Orange Menthol
Hart BOC. Along with some 1977 vintage RBR I rarely break out unless I'm feeling opulent. The little Vie-Long is a Zurito Blanco model...the only horsehair I have kept. It's a good one.
W&B Bow Proraso green cream WD HMB brush AOS sandalwood balm Clubman original Clean up with old style Gillette oc DE Total BBS shave. No nicks. I find the more I use the SR razors, the more I reach for my most aggressive DE. In kind of a hurry so I just made 1 pass wtg with SR and 1 pass atg with DE for total smoothness and clean up around the chin.
Don't know I got this one from another straight razor user I know, who buys old razors and makes them like almost new again. I got this one and my W&B wedge which I used yesterday from him at € 70 a piece which I think was a far price. Why is it rare because it is Magnatic steel or the etsing or because it is a 7/8 Boker wedge?
