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06-11-2016, 05:40 PM #1
And the shaves will continue to get better with time.............
"If You Knew Half of What I Forgot You Would Be An Idiot" - by DoughBoy68
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06-11-2016, 06:06 PM #2
I,ll keep this thread open for you so n 6-8 months when you come back with the cut of the day picture. Yes it's just shaving , and yes your new, so good luck and talk to me in a year when we can compare scars. Tc
“ I,m getting the impression that everyone thinks I have TIME to fix their bikes”
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06-11-2016, 09:13 PM #3
Last edited by howdydave; 06-11-2016 at 09:21 PM.
Realization of the vastness of ones own ignorance is the first step on the path to true wisdom.
Dave N.
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06-11-2016, 09:43 PM #4
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Thanked: 3215Yea, what TC says does have the loud ring of truth.
Yup. it really is easy, as famously said, “till it’s not”.
If, you can keep it simple, will help, but as most of us are here because, we think there is more… smoother, sharper, better, or just Over thinking.
Read the threads and you will find guys trying, to re-invent the wheel, hone or strop on some magical, inexpensive, this or that, or just think that there is only one way, their way, to do something.
But, for hundreds of years, guys have been honing on one stone, stropping on any available leather, even their hands, and have shaved perfectly fine, all over the world.
Yea, the grits have gotten insanely finer/smaller, and maybe synthetic stones are better, but very fine, aggressive barber hones have been around for a hundred years, that still work great today, problem is most of those folks are dead and literally took the secrets with them.
So, if you can keep it simple, you will be miles ahead, but most of us find ourselves circling around one or another rabbit hole…
Enjoy and as another famous dude says, “Have Fun”.
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06-11-2016, 09:51 PM #5
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Thanked: 3215See, it did not take long…
“Till it’s not.”
Oops... I dropped it.
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06-11-2016, 10:05 PM #6
The fact that it's simple, gives the newbie hope. The fact that it's not, keeps it interesting.
Richard
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06-11-2016, 10:27 PM #7
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Thanked: 580Best advice is don't get over confident. Hope the damage to your razor wasn't too bad, but if it is removing leather from your strop, it's gonna need a re-hone.
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