Thread: Ah, simply divine

Well, I stayed late at work today to complete a couple networking and server projects before heading to the house. As I arrived home I found a little package sitting in my office chair and tore it open to find a Silver King that gssixgun sold and preped to be shave ready for me.

I couldn't wait so I hoped in the shower to wash ceiling tile mess off me (gotta love pulling fiber optic cable through a ratty old jail) and jumped out to shave. All I can say is, wow. I took my time and went slow and got an amazing first shave to show for it. The only problem I had was right under my nose, got two nice little nicks. Gonna have to try a different angle next shave on that one.

Thank you gssixgun for the great razor and the wonderful shave. I'm sure a lot of you remember the simple delight in life after that first good shave.

What do you guys recommend to help keep this bad boy going strong. The strop I currently own is a no name that would prolly serve as a good pasted strop, it has one leather side and one linen side.

My fiance's mother gave me a belated birthday present of a $100 visa card so I am thinking a nice brush and razor stand, bowl that works a little better than an old coffee mug, and maybe a new strop. Recommendations, what you guys using?

Congrats. Sounds like a good start. First on my list would be a nice TM hanging strop. Maybe next month I would look at paddle strops to keep my razors sharp.

bj

Good job!

$100.00
+1 for a Tony Miller strop!

+2 Get a decent strop and a reasonably priced pure or best badger brush. Great job!

Jordan

Glad you Liked it, Those Silver Kings have a great rating and that one was NOS.... It also should be a easy razor on upkeep the edge was dead straight..... A big +1 on the TM strop his really are a cut above (pun intended) I would recommend one with linen and leather, but thats just my opinion. A pasted paddle is a great way to keep an edge refreshed, so that would be a little down the road. One thing about brushes, No matter what brush you get if it is not a Silvertip you are always going to want a Silvertip, so my advice is get the cheapest pure badger you can find and use that until the brush bug bites ya then pop for a Silvertip badger...
Glad you like the razor, and that it found a good home

p.s. Don't forget you have a free honing coming later down the road, so go ahead an experiment away on the strops....

Go for a Tony Miller strop and put the rest toward a nice brush. You could grab a stand for like $7 at a few different places, so I wouldn't spend good brush-money on that.

Originally Posted by kasperitis

Go for a Tony Miller strop and put the rest toward a nice brush. You could grab a stand for like $7 at a few different places, so I wouldn't spend good brush-money on that.

I have seen the posted photos of razor cabinets and stuff in the Shave den thread, but they were mostly custom made. Where would I find a (straight) razor stand?

It's debatable (and has been debated significantly on SRP) as to whether you really need a brush stand if you have a decent quality brush. Many members just remove rinse water until the brush is simply damp and....stand the brush up on the end of its handle with bristles pointing to the sky. I started doing this a few months ago and have not used my stand since. I like this because my brush stands up inside my shaving mug; they belong together.

Chris L