Thread: Just had my 3rd straight shave

Long day at work but that's a great offer. Thanks Mike. I was going to make you the same one but also mention that you should stick with a round point for now. You mentioned learning to hone. Get an old razor to do that with. Please don't try to learn to hone on your brand new fancy razor. It's not that hard to do damage to that fine edge if you're not careful. It's always good to have old ones around... Oned that you can still shave with but if something happened to it It's not the end of the world. I'll take a look through my collection. I know I have one that would fit the bill for that. That's down the road though.You've got enough on your plate already without starting to hone yet. It's more important to learn how to stop first. If you learn how to stronp properly you won't need to hone for a while still.
I had to chuckle a little bit when you talked about how You can't keep your hands off your razor. It's like being a kid on Christmas isn't it? I couldn't help but think, "boy you're in trouble now." I hope you have either a lot of restrain or a fat wallet because it's really easy to go overboard buying stuff. You can see from some of the pictures and comments that some of us are very sick around here. For me it's RAD: razor acquisition disorder but I still don't have as many as some of the cats around here.
I definitely know what you mean. I sometimes actually do shave twice a day just for the hell of it. This is what I'm talking about. We've taken a daily dulldrum and turned it into a fun hobby. Shear brilliance in my opinion.
Marty (Euclid440) is a very knowledgeable guy and also very gracious. Learn as much as you can from him because he's full of very useful knowledge.

Just put a dollop of shampoo in your palm wet the brush and swirl the brush in your palm add a little water to create a foam, rinse and repeat.

If your soap is really strong or you just need to clean the brush well, put an ounce or so of white vinegar in a cup or glass, put the brush in the cup and fill with hot water from the tap until the brush is covered up to the handle. Let it soak for 10 -15 minutes, rinse in warm water and shampoo as above.

A vinegar soak will clean a new badger brush of the “natural” smell or if your brush gets matted from dried soap and stops making good lather, vinegar soak will revive it and when dry will bloom fully. A badger brush should have a full bloom.

I give my brushes a soak and shampoo, at least once a year, or if they stop easily making full thick lather. Make sure to get a stand so your brush dries knot down and releases all the water so the knot will not rot.

Plastic stands are inexpensive and can be purchased for about $5.