Str8 Razor Week 1/7-1/13

You can find people on badgerandblade who can attempt to hone the Gold Dollar. I've read you have to buy several to find a half-way useable Gold Dollar. Then you have to grind the spine and shoulder and then try to hone the thing. Seraphim on badgerandblade does a good job of altering the look of and honing and rescaling Gold Dollars. You can find them on the buy sell trade area of badgerandblade, but then you are going to pay more than what you did for your Gold Dollar. Go to forums or ebay or etsy or The Whipped Dog to get a shave ready straight for a decent price.

 

Today, I used my "straight razor on a stick" and my Boker Red Injun No 101.

 

Wow Steve....When I first saw there was going to be a 'Straight 8 Week" I didn't think much of it....and 5 minutes later I thought.."This might be just what I need" and I'll tell you.....I know you don't think much of Shavettes, but I have this Turkish Sedef which all the Turkish Barbers I know use and love... And when I buy Perma-Sharp Super blades from them they kid me about my DE razors saying they're too much like the Mach 3's and Fusions....

Well this week has forced me....no, that sounds too harsh....lets say this week has given me the polite nudge I needed to get my act together with this Shavette...I can't believe the improvment in just a half week...I still have a way to go to master my problem areas....my bottom lip goatee area being my biggest problem...But today I believe I might be close to over the hump so to speak...I'll let you know after next Sundays final....

 

I keep hearing about Shavettes, and the more I hear, the more intrigued I become. Maybe someday.

 

resist!

 

Yea! Saturday!! Time for my st8 shave!!!
My str8 du'jour was my Dovo Astrale. My wife bought it for me Christmas of 2011 and had "Always and Forever" engraved on the blade and my initials set into a small insert on the scales. It delivered a great shave!