Thread: heres what im looking at

Originally Posted by Sparky

yeah thanks for making me feel like a retard i appreciate that. i get it that it goes in the top of the mug duh but most of the pucks seem to big to just set in there which is why i asked

just a little ribbing sparky xman is one of the nicest and helpful guys you'll meet on here.

Again your perception of the size of things will probably be a little off because you've been looking at them blown up in photos online.

A puck of shaving soap isn't like a bar of soap and when people here puck they think the size of a CD. It is actually closer to the circumfrence of a soda can lid. Get a can of soda put it on top of a piece of paper draw a circle around the can and see if it fits your mug

I f you go to an antique shop and look at a vintage shaving mug you'll see they are alot smaller than say a coffe mug your more used to.Also alot of people use bowls to lather or just face lather.

you'll see when you get your razor the first thing out of your mouth will be "gee I thought it would be bigger"

< that's what she said ba dum dish!>

oh well sorry lol, its hard to catch sarcasm in txt form ya know. its too late anyhow i already got my soap headed this way and it comes in a wooden bowl and has refills so im covered lol

what scent did you decied on? Did you decide on anything else strop, brush?

well first off lemme apologize to xman for me bein an ahole. the soap i went with is from truefitt and hill and i believe its supposed to have a light lavender scent its on srd. the brush and razor are still the same but i added a cheap brush stand. ill have to wait till next week to order my strop according to TM. and i like the fact that he has a practice strop option so ill be ordering from him. which brings me to my next question as far as strop width, i like the 2 inch cause its cheaper would a 3 inch be necessary or just another that would be great to have.

Originally Posted by Sparky

well first off lemme apologize to xman for me bein an ahole.

Very gentlemen like of you thats what we like to see

Originally Posted by Sparky

ill have to wait till next week to order my strop according to TM. and i like the fact that he has a practice strop option so ill be ordering from him. which brings me to my next question as far as strop width, i like the 2 inch cause its cheaper would a 3 inch be necessary or just another that would be great to have.

Yes Tony has had some family matters to take care of recently and only opens every other week since it is a part time buisness for him. It is worth the wait though I assure you and he ships fast mine got here in 3 days. As far as 2 or 3 inches either will do the job some find the 3' more forgiving and easier to use while doing the x pattern used for stroping since almost the entire razor fits on the strop. If you have the money get the 3' if not the 2' will work just fine you can always upgrade.

practice stroping w/ a butterknife or a comb (the kind w/ the handle for making parts (that looks like a razor)) work first on your "knob turning" technique. This is the process of rolling the razor on it's spine so that the blade edge lays on the opposite side. Remember when using the x pattern to keep your wrist locked and use your forearm to do the motion.

The spine always leads the blade edge follows when stroping. Use little to no pressure and go slowly not like those youtube videos you see, work on technique speed will come later.

you have read the wiki on stroping right?
Razor stropping - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Also remeber your razor from SRD will come honed and stroped so DO NOT strop your razor on the first shave. Some people when starting out wind up messing up thier edge when they strop it and have a bad first shave and blame it on bad honing.

Originally Posted by Sparky

the brush and razor are still the same but i added a cheap brush stand

This guy does amazing shaving stands at dirt cheap prices, if you haven't already confirmed your order that is.

New Brush and Razor stand designs - Straights! 3 Brushes - more! - Badger & Blade

The soaps and creams are fine I recommend doing a youtube search for mantic59 to see how you should lather. He uses safety razors to shave but the lathering techniques are the same.

read the wiki watch some videos and peruse the forum your on your way to some great shaves.