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08-04-2013, 01:36 PM #1
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Thanked: 3222Yea, that would be my assumption too.
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08-04-2013, 01:43 PM #2
Any pics?
Before you do anything with it, check that it's straight, they have had a bit of problem with their QC in the past.Hur Svenska stålet biter kom låt oss pröfva på.
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08-04-2013, 01:55 PM #3
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Thanked: 0Thanks guys.
Have already shaved with it several times, but I'm still fairly inexperienced, so not sure if I could tell if it was faulty.
The lady in the shop said that their QC was poor a few years ago, in her view they were now up to scratch.
I'll take a snap and work out how to upload it.
My beard grows very slowly (one shave every five to six days). It is also pretty tough (I think, though actually I don't go about feeling other mens' beards for comparison!). I wonder if a singer is the right razor for me considering my tough beard?
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08-04-2013, 02:11 PM #4
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Thanked: 0Oh dear. Just tried to upload a 2.55 MB zip file of a snap I just took of it.
Just got repeated msg, 'upload failed'.
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08-04-2013, 02:13 PM #5
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Thanked: 0Stop press!
Just found it on the online version of the (real) shop where I bought it.
And it answers my original question as well. Indeed a singer.
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08-04-2013, 02:41 PM #6
Looks like a nice one!
Dutch, a language I can almost read, it's like in between English, Swedish and German.
Singing or not is just personal choice, either you like it or not.
Good to hear they got their QC under control.Hur Svenska stålet biter kom låt oss pröfva på.
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midnightrambler (08-05-2013)
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08-04-2013, 02:55 PM #7
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Thanked: 0With German and English I can understand most of it. Although there are some words, e.g. 'kip'='chicken', that have no relationship to any other language I know.
As far as the shaving is concerned, I am learning all the time, though still a long way to go. I have though, perfected the art of shaving the easy strip, straight down from the sideburn to the bottom of the jaw. And here the razor makes the most satisfying noise, it's like you can hear each individual hair snapping under the razor. Sort of like a pleasant tearing, if that makes any sense.
I have heard though that the 'singing' name comes from the noise it makes on the strop.
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08-04-2013, 02:53 PM #8
Beautiful razor, I have the same one, "The Flying Eagle", only mine has snakewood scales and a slightly different blade. Very heavy blade!
Thiers-Issard 5/8 Eagle Snakewood, Straight Razor
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08-05-2013, 01:55 AM #9
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