On the Mohs hardness scale brass measures about 3-4 and gold about 2.3-3. Stainless steel is in the 5-6.5 range depending on its composition....
Nice. A little scrubbing with Flitz and an old toothbrush will clean up the handle. I like my TV Special. It's a shame that 1958 was the year...
I really don't think a difference of 8 grams would make any difference to me. And a simple single twist of the TTO knob on a Fatboy or Slim opens...
I had never heard of it; PLANofMAN mentioned that it's a Barbe Bleue (French for Bluebeard). I don't think it's currently available though.
"Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. His birth was not an ordinary one, because he almost died during the birth....
There you go, an adjustable shaving brush. I can see a nickel plated brass ring, with numbers 1-9 just like a Fatboy! You just dial in your...
Pipe threads are a good idea but I think you need dope or Teflon tape to seal them properly and of course that would be a pain to fix up every...
Cool! I fish the catch and release freestone streams here in New Jersey and I’m often up to my waist in a pool with an 8ft dry fly rod....
Do you ride wearing your waders? :)
To the best of my knowledge Feather only makes one style of blade but they package (and advertise) them differently depending on where they are...
Unified. Size #10, 32 tpi. See... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Thread_Standard Metric M5 also works.
I too pack a disposable when I travel. I usually keep a few BICs or Gillettes around and in a pinch I'll take a new one from my wife's stash....
Groundhog Day? The Feather is a beautifully made razor, machined from stainless steel, that is generally considered MILD and is capable of giving...
Interesting, but it's just a safety razor minus the safety feature, right? [IMG] [IMG] I think I'd rather go with a straight, or a shavette....
Try a slant. https://www.ikonrazors.com/shop/ikon-razors/b1-slant/ But why, oh why, are you looking for the world's most aggressive razor?...
I paid about the same for a mint '58 D4 with case and blade pack. I think it's the most I've spent on a vintage Gillette but I think it was worth...
Don't get me wrong as I'm not a huge fan of the Royal Family - I think there are far too many hangers on - but they do contribute hugely to...
Truefitt & Hill claim he was a customer of theirs but whether or not he bought brushes from them I don't know. He apparently used Penhaligon's...
Inch. From the Latin, uncia meaning one twelfth. Just about every ancient civilization used the foot as a unit of measure.
Well, thank you! I do have U.S. nationality too. And after spending half of my life in England and half in America my accent, grammar and...
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