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  1. 01-19-2009, 10:24 PM #1
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    Default A learning curve...

    Straight razor shave one: "Hey, that razor doesn't shave. It must be dull"
    Straight razor shave two: "When I buy that expensive soap, the shave will be better"
    Straight razor shave three: "There's something wrong with my strop, it must be defect"
    Straight razor shave four: "I need a better Badger"
    Straight razor shave five: "I need a hone"
    Straight razor shave six: "My hone is defect :-("
    Straight razor shave seven: "If I get my edge is sharper, my shaves will be closer"
    Straight razor shave eight: "I need a razor that takes a keener edge"
    Straight razor shave nine: "I need a Shapton"
    Straight razor shave ten: "My Shapton is not hone-ready :-("
    Straight razor shave eleven: "If I get a pricey lapping plate, my honing will be better"
    Straight razor shave twelve: "I need a custom razor. It will be keener than a non-custom"
    Straight razor shave thirteen: "I need a Nakayama"
    Straight razor shave fourteen "That OldSchool guy is a crook" ( only joking, OS)
    Straight razor shave fifteen: "I need diamond paste"
    Straight razor shave sixteen: "That diamond stuff is worthless"

    Around this time, if you are lucky, the wife will decide it's time to enter the scene, and stop the vortex of expenses. For the first time, you will be truly focused on "shaving" instead of being distracted by your own C0ckiness.

    Straight razor shave seventeen: "hm, this is getting closer, if I pay a bit more attention at my shaving angle, it might even be better next time"
    Straight razor shave eighteen: "wow, it never occurred to me how nice that lather actually smells"
    Straight razor shave twenty: "Honing on that Nakayama is like caressing a woman. That OldSchool guy must have been onto something after all."
    Straight razor shave twenty-one: "Wow, straight razor shaving is all about slowing down, I never expected it to become such an assuasive activity."
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  3. 01-19-2009, 10:40 PM #2
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    Too true Bart...people seem to want to blame anything/anyone but themselves!

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  4. 01-19-2009, 11:10 PM #3
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    I feel for you guys. How many other examples are there where you provide a expert, time-consuming service for a bargain price, knowing there's a high chance that the people who benefit most from what you do are unlikely to realise you've done a great job? I can't think of any.

    But at the same time I have to feel sorry for j03. He ordered a nice razor - then saw what looked like a chip in the blade. Bought a strop - it had a cut in it. Took the blade to be sharpened - ended up at a knifesmith who knew nothing about razors. Now it looks like he has rust on his blade because he thought the "moisture trap" Dovo tin was suitable for storing it after use. He must feel like the only guy in a 100m race who has hurdles in his lane.

    If you read all his posts it's obvious he is reading up and learning the info, and asking questions when he's unsure. If I'd been through what he has, I may not have been as patient as he is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bart View Post
    Straight razor shave twenty: "Honing on that Nakayama is like caressing a woman. That OldSchool guy must have been onto something after all."
    Are your women normally so small, cold and covered in muddy water?
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    Quote Originally Posted by floppyshoes View Post
    Are your women normally so small, cold and covered in muddy water?
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    Women can be honed. But the stones are differently lapped...
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  • 01-19-2009, 11:13 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bart View Post
    Straight razor shave one: "Hey, that razor doesn't shave. It must be dull"
    Straight razor shave two: "When I buy that expensive soap, the shave will be better"
    Straight razor shave three: "There's something wrong with my strop, it must be defect"
    Straight razor shave four: "I need a better Badger"
    Straight razor shave five: "I need a hone"
    Straight razor shave six: "My hone is defect :-("
    Straight razor shave seven: "If I get my edge is sharper, my shaves will be closer"
    Straight razor shave eight: "I need a razor that takes a keener edge"
    Straight razor shave nine: "I need a Shapton"
    Straight razor shave ten: "My Shapton is not hone-ready :-("
    Straight razor shave eleven: "If I get a pricey lapping plate, my honing will be better"
    Straight razor shave twelve: "I need a custom razor. It will be keener than a non-custom"
    Straight razor shave thirteen: "I need a Nakayama"
    Straight razor shave fourteen "That OldSchool guy is a crook" ( only joking, OS)
    Straight razor shave fifteen: "I need diamond paste"
    Straight razor shave sixteen: "That diamond stuff is worthless"

    Around this time, if you are lucky, the wife will decide it's time to enter the scene, and stop the vortex of expenses. For the first time, you will be truly focused on "shaving" instead of being distracted by your own C0ckiness.

    Straight razor shave seventeen: "hm, this is getting closer, if I pay a bit more attention at my shaving angle, it might even be better next time"
    Straight razor shave eighteen: "wow, it never occurred to me how nice that lather actually smells"
    Straight razor shave twenty: "Honing on that Nakayama is like caressing a woman. That OldSchool guy must have been onto something after all."
    Straight razor shave twenty-one: "Wow, straight razor shaving is all about slowing down, I never expected it to become such an assuasive activity."
    Ummmmmm.... Bart? Would you mind telling me where in my bathroom you have hidden the microphone??
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  • 01-19-2009, 11:27 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by FloorPizza View Post
    Ummmmmm.... Bart? Would you mind telling me where in my bathroom you have hidden the microphone??
    It's installed, together with a mini-camera, in the spacer and pin of the first razor I honed for you...
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    One thing I know that happened to me was that I was too eager. I got a couple razors, new then hand-honed. I wanted to be doing all the stuff that goes with straight shaving. I wanted to strop, hone, sharpen, fidget and mess with the razor. So I did, and I think I significantly dulled several otherwise nice razors. I was just 2 weeks in and already have the Norton 4/8, barber hones, etc. when my razors were really fine, just needing normal stropping.

    But the enthusiasm for a new personal hobby can lead a person to do damaging stuff!

    I now have a more conservative approach, a much lighter hand on the strop, a much LATER hand on the stone...and better shaves!
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    This thread goes back a bit, it seems to still be as relevant today as back then, in fact we have even more people that have joined the ranks of doing Honing and Restoring for others, whether for money or not, the feeling of responsibility is always there....

    I have always been amazed at how gentlemanly most everyone is on SRP...
    It seems to me that the newer guys that are offering services now have stepped right up and excepted that responsibility also...

    Good to see SRP hasn't changed too much over the last few years, other than the number of members keeps growing everyday
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  • 08-01-2010, 08:00 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    I have always been amazed at how gentlemanly most everyone is on SRP...
    It seems to me that the newer guys that are offering services now have stepped right up and excepted that responsibility also...
    They probably know that they have some pretty darn big shoes to fill Glen!
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