Sorry, but I don't know how to draw the arrows, but there is tab on each side of the razor, directly below the pivot pin and the ear of the cover...
You can carefully remove the cover plate and try bending upward the spring-steel tabs that are used to exert pressure on the cover plate. It is...
I think the real challenge will be to find a good, reliable re-plating service. I've got a couple of razors I would like to get replated, but...
My all-time favorite razor is the Gem Clog-Pruf Micromatic, but gaining in favor is the Gem bullet-handled Micromatic. I really enjoy my vintage...
I've been wet shaving for lots of years, and for most of those years I used whatever boar brush was available at the particular store I happened...
Thanks for the "heads-up."
The Gem MM Clog Pruf is my favorite razor -- and I have many razors including both vintage and modern. It is the one razor that stays in...
My experience with goat's milk shaving-soap was very disappointing. I really, really wanted to like it because of the family who made it. They...
You're just getting started !:D
Very clever!:signs107:
Very, very nice. I'm inspired to try restoring one of my old brushes.:signs107:
Really nice job!
The more expensive stuff is nice to use every now and then so I would go ahead and get at least one of the TOBs, but in my opinion, the quality...
I completely agree, having shaved with a wide variety of razors over a period of 50 years of wet-shaving.
Sadly, I've done the same thing, and more than once (clearly, I'm a slow learner).
I tried it for a while because I wanted an evergreen-scented shaving soap, but I really didn't care for it. It really didn't have much of the...
Very nice. I've got a couple of GDs I plan on customizing, so I might try something similar. I look forward to seeing what you do with the scales.
I think you'll find that there are many variables that affect price. In my rotation I have an $18 Chinese-made razor that shaves as well as my...
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Jeff, I'm the same way. If I get interested in something, I have to go "whole hog" -- moderation is not in my nature. When I find something I...
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