Is it necessary? =) just curious I saw a video of a "known" straight razor sharpener (don't know the name). He went up to a 30 000 stone Where do you buy the stones? How much would it cost to buy that full setup?
Not necessary as one could get by with few transition stones (jump from 1 to 5 to 8 to 12); but there is something to gradual refinement of the edge. Same logic can apply to hand sanding—smoother, often better results by taking more gradual steps up the grit scale (80>100>180>240>400>600grit versus 80>240>600) No small investment ($300-350+). Stones average about $60 a piece, $37 -$82. By the way, one can pay well over this total amount for a single japanese natural stone.
Schick NOS Stainless Injector Blades... Nice wee catch of 55 NOS Schick stainless injector blades....I got this lot for £10.00 from an EU seller...I am over the moon.....The Americans made some of the best blades in the world.... Billy
A Merkur 39C, aka "The Sledgehammer," from @macaronus. Being a typical American, I can't even find the Netherlands on a map.
NOS Schick Twin Injector Blades.... Another fine example of USA Made Post War production injector blades.....Modern blades are mediocre by comparison and that includes Feather Injector blades... Billy....
Happy birthday =D Hey, that blade sampler is very nice. Good variety and also I have that brush, its very nice when broken in =D is it the 10810
Thanks for the info =) its interesting. My interest has sparked a little bit. I don't think I will switch to straights. It need a lot of maintenance and a big initial investment
Only if you want to get into honing, etc. A single shave-ready straight with a strop is all one really needs to start straight razor shaving. Sending it out to be honed maybe once a year (at most, about $20) is typical maintenance. Collecting hones is sort of an extravagance that not every SR shaver decides to get into.
Waiting on two "secret" brushes. One is a prototype for a company that I, for some reason, got asked to test and provide feedback on while they are deciding on it (that I can't photograph w/ the logo visible), and One is a custom, one of a kind one, that I don't have any clear photos of [yet] but will post when it gets here this weekend
Yes do belive it is. Feels nice in the hand, compared to my VDH. Can't wait to use it tonight. Also have an art of shaving travel badger for my travel kit comming. I think I found a new AD...
Turns out that the knot was horsehair. A very nice grade of horsehair, very soft at the tips. Unfortunately, after doing a test lather, a distinctive hole appeared in the center. Upon closer examination, the hairs in the center of the knot had been tangled long ago. Attempts to salvage the knot failed and it was quickly extracted in favor of an 18mm TGN Finest F2 knot I'd purchased for my 1907 Rubberset travel brush restore. Because of a metal plate used as the "shelf" in the Hardright brush, the knot was set very shallowly, barely covering the plug. Even so, the brush retained a remarkable amount of backbone and bloomed beautifully after use. I'll post pictures after I get home. Edit: Here's the pics.
1 x european Palmolive stick 2 x Wilkinson sword shave stick 1 x Swedish dream sea salt soap 100 x Gillette Silver Blue blades
Once a year? Hmm I thought you would have to do it more often. So If I wanna try it I need 2 straights and a strop then I'm good? The thing is, I like to sharpen my own things =P
Whippeddog has 1/4 size stones. They are much more affordable and it shouldn't be too hard to use. Barber's hones are smaller and they aren't too bad.
I bet getting your setup is better, because of the gradual. But it's cool to know that one can get by with maybe 4 stones only. One could start with those "double" stones. 2 sides. It's a thing for the future I guess. Maybe I try straight razor shaving and absolutely love it. THEN I could acquire the stones and other stuff, lapping stone etc What's so special about Japanese natural stones hahaha!
