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10-02-2009, 01:41 PM #11Junior Member
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So that's what I have
Thank God, it appears there is help out there!
I got into straight razors (we call them cut throats in Australia) after watching some clips on youtube about sharpening knives. So now I have 12 razors, water stones 400/1000, 2000, 4000, 6000 and 10k, brass rod and tube for new pins (great advice on this site in that regard), and all up about $900.00 Aussie dollars in the hole, all in three months. I need help!! These things are so damn addictive, how did the powers that be ever convince our fathers (yes I'm that old) that DE's were the way to go?? I must admit I've fallen in love with my DE (purchased after reading this site) and actually look forward to getting up in the morning (OK that's a lie) to having a shave in the morning. Not hard when your going from a Gillette disposable. Now if that 200x usb microscrope would hurry up and arrive,,,,,,,,I'll get these cut throats shave ready
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10-02-2009, 01:48 PM #12.
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Hmm, what is the grit on that rock? looks like less than 4k?
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
The only known cure ....
"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
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10-02-2009, 01:59 PM #13Ravenous Bugblatter Beast
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Well, it's very cool that we've managed to take a very tiresome bit of our daily lives and made it fun. I wish I could do that with other aspects of my life. As for RAD (my member name pretty much speaks for itself), I'm not sure that even death can stop it. I have this feeling that, as I approach the pearly gates, a clean shaven St. Peter will look at me and say "hey, is that a Puma?"
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10-02-2009, 01:59 PM #14Ravenous Bugblatter Beast
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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Needs to be lapped. Originally Posted by Otto
Last edited by radaddict; 10-02-2009 at 02:01 PM.
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10-02-2009, 06:44 PM #15Member
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Thanked: 13 Gleefully abandoning hope for a cure
So RAD is incurable eh? I can think of worse fates. At least I'm in good company!
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