What are you waiting on to arrive...?

Thanks guys. I've been wanting one of these for awhile.. I justified the purchase when I bought the arko sticks. But just goes to show, there is a lot more I don't know.. I might have to do some homework and see what vendors are out there and what they carry..

 

I completely forgot that I have a 2 ounce jar of Clubman Shaving Soap coming.

 

Thanks. I'm crossing my fingers that it's a vintage Feather.

 

I believe you can get them on eBay. Give me a minute I'll check.

 

Oh I bought them already .

 

The repeating razor originally had a "clip" that held 20 blades. It was loaded into the handle and when a new blade was needed the head rotates back even with the handle and by pulling the "slide" back and pushing it forward the new blade slides into place "ejecting " the old blade. These are fascinating razors that shave very well and actually work as designed. The original patent was 1926 for the type B. If you stop by the SSROC http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/schick-repeating-razor-owners-club-srroc.47775/ you can see more stuff about these razors!

 

Okay. Here's a great source for any kind of container.
http://www.specialtybottle.com

 

Thank You Primotenore! The case has a few blemishes, but the razor itself looks fine. It is still in transit, and due in from Uruguay on 11 April. I can hardly wait.

 

Since Arko is tallow based I don't think it will melt in the microwave. But as @RaZorBurn123 said it is very pliable.

 

It is very soft. I kept one as a stick and just pressed the other into a container after I got mine. I didn't slice or grate it I just mashed the whole stick down into my container.

 

Tomorrow is going to be a good day. My Route66 soap samples, CJB pain stick and, tryablade artist club blade sampler are all due to come in. I also still have a jewelers loupe for my straights and a Tabac stick coming in from China and England respectively.

 

Been wanting this book about Sir Kenneth Grange's designs for some time (the creator of some of my favorite razors) and snagged this one in new condition for $5 shipped.
192 pages of goodness coming my way

 

This actually came yesterday, but I did not have the time to post here:



A Schick G injector I won at the TSD Raffle, sent to me by @Dzia Dzia . Fantastic looking razor, excellent condition, and Don generously added a pack of blades - thank you very much for this. I will use this razor later today and write about my first impressions in the SOTD thread.

And then I received another straight razor - my first that's not full hollow. I think it is either quarter hollow or near wedge, might have been a 5/8 once but it is a little smaller now. The mark on the shank says "Eduard Wirz Basel", so it's from Switzerland and probably from the early 20th century. Not shave ready (though the seller claimed it would be), so I will send it for honing along with my "Gaelic" razor.

 

Two things on the way:
A Semouge 830 and a Barbaros TR 1 stainless steel razor.

 

A 1958 model of one of these in rhodium. Just got word Friday from RE it's in the postal system......

Anticipating my first shaves with the prestigious Fat Boy.

... To need continued...

Don

 

Still awaiting my Arko tub coming from Turkey. Ordered a tub of Stirling Bay Lime last night. And lastly would be 50 more Gillette Nacet blades.

 

still waiting on my samogue 1305 from Portugal it's been a little over 2 months now. And I ordered 10 Perma Sharp blades because they're supposed to be sharp and smooth

 

I am wait on a ZEVA Stainless Steel 4 Prong Safety Razor and Shaving Brush Stand. It has two standard 12 mm slots to hold my razors and one 25 mm and one 31 mm slots to hold my brushes. It should be here tomorrow (3-14-16) Or, you can think of it as Pi Day (rounded to 4 decimal places.....3,1416)

 

I was sleeping ordering again last night. I ordered a Mikes Coconut shaving bar. I actually thought I was having a dream until I saw my email this morning.

 

Thank you, Kerry! Just had a great laugh!