Just started a little bit over a month ago and already have 3 straight razors!
It makes an average of a new razor every 15 days. :gaah:
Is this frenzy going to be exponential or will it stop somehow?!?
In the affirmative, I obviously have to start looking immediately for a new job with greater benefits to get the extra money I need to buy razors and maybe even should move to a bigger house with a bigger bathroom and why not a special room dedicated only to straight razors.:hmmm:
I could even get rid of stuff like the TV – I don’t watch TV, only my wife does – my Swiss watch – who needs to care about the time when you could have straight razors instead - the microwave maybe, my wedding ring and who knows what else; all these things that look so insignificant compared to nice straight razors!
And you know what? It’s your entire fault, SRP!;){Kidding}
Without the SRP I’d probably simply not know the existence of all varieties of straight razors and wouldn’t spend a lot of time in the classifieds section mulling over what shall be my next acquisition.
First one was a cheapy crappy Gold Dollar, not sharp at all; in fact I had a very hard time shaving with it at the beginning. However about 2 weeks ago I started practicing honing on a Chinese 12k and more recently with my own-made chromium oxide-pasted paddle; after a lot of efforts I had it passed the HHT. I shaved again with it once last weekend, that was better but not great and now I have to work on the scales which are awfully loose; the blade just flips back and forth at its own will which makes it hard to handle properly, especially during stropping and shaving process.
Second was a Dovo 5/8, not sure which model, should ask Leadingedge – my mentor:bow - whom I got her from. She was shave-readied from Leadingedge and I had nice shaves with her until I tried putting her on the Chinese 12k and unfortunately corrupted a bit her edge. She’s not damaged though, I just need to patiently refine her edge and get back the sharpness that was on her at the start.
And this week just received a new perfectly honed Dovo Bismark 6/8 from SRD!
This last one is unquestionably the best of the three. Being a little bit larger doesn’t bother me as I thought she might and actually being slightly heavier than a 5/8 helps me shaving; I’ve realized I tend to unconsciously and unnecessarily put too much weight with a 5/8, but with the 6/8 it feels natural and spontaneous to let the blade do the job, its weight effortlessly having her glide smoothly over my face.
Next could be a Wade & Butcher or a Waker, though I might have to cancel my holiday project this summer and use the extra cash instead for my straight-shaving purpose. I have to find a way :idea:to tell my wife we might not go to the seaside for summer vacation, hehe.
More seriously, I’ve just bought chromium oxide powder and I’d like to turn it into a paste for my paddle. Is it a correct way to mix it with mineral oil (1/3 of oil, 2/3 of powder)?
I read somewhere on a French straight-shaving dedicated forum some people would also cook the paste?
Thank you SRP people
And thank you SRD for my last razor!
:tu
