Thread: Any Shaving Resolutions for 2014?

I need to breakdown and buy a vintage LIVI razor finally before I turn 70.

All those in favor...................

I'm going to learn to quit nicking parts of my ears when I shave with a freshly honed and stropped blade.

I'll try not to cut my throat while learning to shave myself.

I just read elsewhere that a friend doesn't call them resolution, he calls them "casual promises to himself that he's under no legal obligation to fulfill". Thought that about summed up my resolution to spend no more on SR gear.

Build up my workshop and improve my honing abilities.

My first resolution is not to buy anything new for the full year of 2014 other than replenish on after shave. Of everything else, I have enough to last easily a year or more. I have one new Custom brush on the way which was ordered a couple of weeks ago and 4 brand new straights, all shave ready.

This resolutionw as a bit a difficult one as I was eyeing one or two Leather strop replacements from the SRD shop for my 3" Latigo strop. I initially wanted to experiment a bit with a different surface and see which ones from the selection would come closest to the feel I am getting from my Kanayama #3 strop. This will also have to wait as I really have basically one strop per straight on active duty.
So, no buying of either hard- nor software this year other than replenish AS once existing stock is nearing depletion.

My second resolution is to take my first steps into the world of honing and be able to produce a nice sharp but smooth edge on my factory-edged NOS TOWA.

Buy less razors, less eBay. More hones, more restorations, more practice! With this will come more fun with SRP buds!

Firstly, improve my honing of difficult razors (bad/uneven hone wear).

Try to make my own shaving soap and piece together a prototype modular razor/brush stand. my woodworking skills are only so so

Start some scale work for restores.

If I accomplish 1/2 of these, I will be extremely pleased!