Morals cannot properly be judged based only on limited information. If you wish to fault those of us who continue to participate in SRWhatever,...
Huh??? The Thury won't gain anything but the Escher might??? Do you realize that an Escher is a Thuringian that had a label glued to it. There...
No. The purpose for stropping is to re-align the edge that gets distorted by the previous shave. If you strop the night before and shave the...
Alcohol will kill off some bacteria, that's all. It has no impact on viruses or many fungi. Time is a better killer for an old razor. For...
What are you calling the butt of the scales? Is it the pivot end or the wedge end? If the latter, you can probably get by with just leaving it....
I'm late to the party but that toe can easily be re-shaped. I would hardly call it a restoration as it would only take 5 to 10 minutes of wet...
In general, and specifically with the Nortons, the more fine the hone is the less time it needs to soak. 15 is about right, but you will know if...
Regarding the application of neatsfoot oil to the strop... If you apply it to the top, that is the stropping surface, it can be easy to apply it...
Actually, Dr. Evil has been informed that in today's economy, 1 Million dollars is a pittance. so it really should be 1 Billion dollars. This...
Both. One of the most ubiquitous of barber hones, the Swaty, could be used wet, dry, lathered, or with oil. Because most barber hones are not...
If the razor has a defect on the edge, then there may be no point in stropping it as that defect might lead to a nasty cut. Could you describe...
Well, I'm glad I still have a box full of them. Apparently they were a much better investment than most of my retirement accounts over the last...
Where do you live, we can send somebody over to give you a beating for such heresy! Seriously, you need more patience. For now, just shave your...
If you can produce a photo, then we can provide an age estimate as the tree pattern changed over the years. If you'd like it honed for free, send...
I don't think the steel in Wapis is bad at all. In my extremely limited understanding of metals, I was under the impression that the trade off...
About 15 in my rotation at home and 7 in my rotation in my locker and 7 full shoe boxes full of project razors. Fortunately I'm in the process of...
I haven't ventured over to the Shave Den for a while but I figure I can help this guy out. I don't have a Bader yet (I figure I'll have to give...
If you'd like, I can probably grind that out and re-hone it for you. I'll send you a PM.
I don't do collectibles but I might have made an exception for that one. Can anyone make out what the scales say?
If you are at a point where you are asking what to look for in a straight, then definitely pass on this one unless you can get it for a $5...
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