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Hello there Elizabeth, nice to meet you!

 

No, but I will. Thank you.

 

Hiya Bong! I tried out the Spellbound Woods. The glyicerine soap was a bit tricky but got it to lather as good as it smells. Maybe beat up on that puck of William's next time. Maybe I can get it to lather now too! (practice practice practice)

 

Hi there! Nice to meet you as well

 

Here I'll make it easy for you, here is her e mail: sclark at core dot com

Glad it's up to your liking. You should have good water in WI. Do you have issues with getting good lather?

 

I can not for the life of me figure out why people have problems with Williams. Then I think about the fact that I have been using it or Colgate pucks for most of the last 20 years. Just started using the other things since I found these forums 5 or 6 months ago. Guess I have had my williams practice.

Fuzzy

 

I have very hard water with lots of iron. It does effect the way soap works.

 

I'm just "lather challenged" I guess. It was the first soap I tried to use and I'm thinking that it was mostly newbie error.

 

Practice makes perfect. the water in Jeanerette sucks too.. but what can ya do.. I make it work. Good stuff comes to those that work for it <I made that last up myself>

Fuzzy

 

A big hello to Ms. E! Tell me you're a Spartan and we'll get along just fine! (See my location and you'll see why I have... issues... with The School Up North)

 

I've been cleaning up grandpa's razors today.

Here are some pics taken after the scrubbing bubbles:






Starting at the top and working left to right:

1) 4/8 Wester Bros. Anchor Brand
2) 4/8 Bowdin's Wedge; Scales Marked: - Minneapolis, Minn -
3) 9/16 George Wolstenholm and Son, Sheffield - England
4) 5/8 Wester Bros. Booster
5) 4/8 Bowdin's Art 300 (also a wedge for the most part)
6) 5/8 Stiletto; Blade etched with Celebrated Hollow Ground; a little crack in the toe, above the edge by 1/8"
7) 5/8 Adolf Blaich San Francisco; J.S. Holler & Co. Germany
8) 5/8 United Special - Guaranteed English Steel




Okay, so my dilemma is that I've got to choose one to send to a gent that kindly PIF'd me a free honing. Any suggestion?

Oh, and Hi Ms. E!

 

The Bunny votes number 8

Fuzzy

 

Hey Fuzzy, I like that one a lot. It's got a really thin hollow ground blade and sings nicely... Also, there's a goil on the scales!

 

Tom, #3 The wolstenholm razors are pretty well made and shave well. If it looks ok, I'd say give that one a shot, I have 2 Wolstenholm's one needs the bevel set, the other is one I use to shave with.

 

After you get it back you can send it to me to try out for you

Fuzzy

 

A fine collection of str8's there Tompike! Thanks for the pics.

 

Tom, the black check looking symbol on the tang of the GFW shows that's a pipe razor, those are pretty highly regarded.

 

I will be back folks.. gonna step outside and relax with a pipe for a few.

fuzzy

 

Enjoy Fuzzy, don't inhale

 

Ok I am back.. I am out of cigars so the pipe works. what did I miss?

Fuzzy