Here is what you need to start with a str8. A shave ready, professionally honed razor. A strop with a linen side (forget pastes they are not...
See Comments in red. Get a small sampler. The big ones can get confusing. Remember too that when you change a razor you change geometries, so...
PTFE. I think. I am sure that they were coated. Remember that Pellas are for specimen slicing, not for shaving. We use them for that purpose...
From the many years that I have been hear and gone and comeback. I cannot believe that this war is still raging. Everyone knows that Skin Bracer...
Just my opinion having used both. I find that both Pellas and Feathers are too sharp for my face and eat it like a cheese grater. I hear...
Paddle strops can get kinda weird. I agree that a multisided paddle can have its uses. That is another thread. A double sided strop does not...
SEs 1900 - 1912 Gem or ER. Thats it. They changed the geometry later on by bits that changes the shave. Not sure if that is perception or fact,...
Forgot to say by blot I mean screw the brush into the towel. It is the only way to get at the deeper portions of the brush. This also helps to...
IMHO, open combs give a better shave than the closed. It has been a while since I used one, into str8s, but I remember them fondly.
Have you tried L'Occitain in a can? I know that they make it, I have never tried it. Have you tried Blade Runner by Origins. It works good...
Shake it dry and blot on a towel. Blot and blot and blot. Shake again and set aside.
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This might be too close to the line. But I could not resist. Could be NSFW depending on where you work.
Welcome. A Dovo 5/8 is a good started. It was mine. There are vintage options out there. You may be able to pick something up here on the...
Thanks. I wouldn't even know where to begin setting that up. Its hard enough trying to get sponsors and everything else lined up.
Great. I'll keep the main post on the SRP going. So far I think I have 4 people. I'd like to get at least 20 more.
This is a link to a thread on SRP. I am working to get a get together of people in the NW. Collectors, vendors, restorers, etc... You can...
Just the blades that you get from the hardware store. I assume that if you have a glass or other DE hone you could probably make it shave ready.
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