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    Please listen to Razorfeld...no need to slop up a new strop....a little rub will do it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by edhewitt View Post
    Due to shipping costs it may be worth ordering an extra smooth leather pad, that way IF one does get damaged you will have a spare, i think the extra cost would be far less than postage alone on a replacement pad.
    Great idea. Discounted too if I buy with the paddle, thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedGladiator View Post
    Great idea. Discounted too if I buy with the paddle, thanks.
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    Good luck! Where in the UK are you? There may be someone on here near to you willing to act as a mentor! I was lucky enough to have a superb honemeister just half an hour away! I learnt more off him in an hour of demos than days of YouTube videos.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wayne394 View Post
    Good luck! Where in the UK are you? There may be someone on here near to you willing to act as a mentor! I was lucky enough to have a superb honemeister just half an hour away! I learnt more off him in an hour of demos than days of YouTube videos.
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    Quote Originally Posted by edhewitt View Post
    i think the extra cost would be far less than postage alone on a replacement pad.
    Good catch, Ed.

    +1

    Also, Do yo need any more DE blades? A shave stick(for travel)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wayne394 View Post
    Good luck! Where in the UK are you? There may be someone on here near to you willing to act as a mentor! I was lucky enough to have a superb honemeister just half an hour away! I learnt more off him in an hour of demos than days of YouTube videos.
    How does this mentoring thing work? Do you have to pay? I think I'd feel uncomfortable unless I was paying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Siguy View Post
    Good catch, Ed.

    +1

    Also, Do yo need any more DE blades? A shave stick(for travel)?
    What do you mean by "shave stick"?I have some DE razors and a feather DX for travel. I probably have 5 years worth of DE blades

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    The TI le grelot is not a full hollow ground blade. Possibly something like a half or quarter hollow. Contact Invisibleedge for more info. The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Library scroll down for an illustration of grinds.

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    I emailed them and they said "more metal to them, a bit more weighty and stiffer" half hollow.

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    Mentoring is free, thats how it works, then you can do the same for someone else, for the basics you will probably only need a few hours face to facea couple of times. i got all of my mentoring via PM due to the lack of mentors in my area. most guys will like being able to show off their gear.

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