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12-09-2008, 01:58 AM #1
Another Newbie Intro
Good evening to all,
I have been wet shaving with a pure badger brush and shaving soap for over 30 years. About 3 years ago I picked up a Col. Conk razor, strop, and hone. Needless to say, the razor was not "shave ready" & a lousy shave. The Col. Conk hone has not helped.
I bought a Shumate razor in an antique shop, honed it, stropped it, and it gives a close shave, but lots of razor burn. As I stumbled along on my own, I acquired more antiques; a no-name, a Henkel, a JA Torrey, and another Shumate.
Then I found SRP. I got Lynn Abram's DVD & I've been going through all the great info here. I bought a "shave ready" Dovo Special from Classic Shaving & can't believe the difference. An excellent shaver - smooth, comfortable, BBS, and no burn!
So I'm hooked now. My wife thinks it is peculiar that I look forward to my next shave, but she is pleased. She got me a Rooney Silver Tip brush for Christmas. Now I need to send out the Col. Conk razor to get it properly honed. My '09 resolution is to get a proper honing setup and learn to use it.
Does anyone know about the Col. Conk gear? The razor is etched "Solingen", so I figure it's good and just needs a proper hone. Does anyone know about the Col. Conk hones? I have no idea about its grit. It hasn't made any progress on the Col. Conk razor.
Dave