Thread: The Alphabet according to Straight Razor Shaving

Y For Yellow Coticule A very versatile natural hone, that is considered by many to be the only stone necessary for keeping a razor in shaving shape... The coticule can become three different stones in one, used with slurry, used with just plain water, and used almost dry to gives three separate scratch patterns and sharpness factors.....

Z - Zwillingswerk: a trademark of the Henckels cutlery company. Translated from german it means Twin Works

A - Alum Block A post shave treatment used to firm up the skin which also serves as an antiseptic and will burn like the fires of Hell if you abused your precious face.

B is for Boker, a brand of razors. Sometimes known as Tree Brand. They also make a variety of cutting implements.

C - Carborundum a brand of hone. Carborundum is also a brand of abrasive. It has been immortalized in a fake Latin saying used, in one variant, as the signature of user Utopian, Illigitimum non carborundum, Don't let the bastard(s) grind you down.

D for Damascus Steel; the modern replication of a highly sought after steel in antiquity. It is made by forge welding and manipulating multiple layers of steel with varying levels of carbon and alloying elements to form line patterns in the resulting solid bar of steel.

E is for Edge Maintenance, the most time consuming and potentially rewarding aspect of straight shaving.

F = Franz Swaty - a razor hone maker (http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/z_pdf/1S...orHones-ne.pdf)

G is for Gssixgun or Glen, the absolute coolest cat on SRP what??? you don't think so????

OK OK how about G for Goldedge one of the razors in the Dubl Duck Family of razors, known for it's Golden Cracked Ice Scales, and a gold washed tang and tail, with blue inlayed in the tang stamp.....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

G is for Gssixgun or Glen, the absolute coolest cat on SRP what??? you don't think so????

H is for Head. As in "Glen has a big head."

but seriously....

H is for Hone- A utensil- often stone- used for sharpening the straight razor. The roughness of a hone is measured in levels of grit, with a low number being coarse and higher levels being smoother. rougher grits remove material from your razor, finer stones are used to apply a finished edge.