Thread: Giving a Razor/Honing Demo at local museum, suggestions needed

One of the displays could be razors of different grinds..... Some old Sheffields up to some modern ones.
Some mugs...maybe show em how to work up a lather.

I really like the idea of having scents available, especially barbershop classics like bay rum and Pinaud.

Gotta have some strops there,,, demonstrate how a razor is stropped,,,,

And of course some Alum blocks right up front, some Barber hones, strops for sure as Hirlau mentions...getting people involved is always a good tactic, get them asking questions.

Originally Posted by 57vert

Any suggestions on displays I can make (and printable sources) for the different point styles, blade styles, etc.

Anything else you think I should do or be ready for would be helpful.

I'd have something with this ..... http://straightrazorpalace.com/forum.php

Hope it goes really well!!

Howard

Originally Posted by Hirlau

You gotta have a bottle of Pinaud on hand for them to try,,, or it ain't real shavin,,,,

I know this is heresy, but I have never actually smelled Pinaud.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Few drops of blood on the cuffs of your shirt may garner some interesting questions and a few gasps and a grin or two.....

Will a scar on my lip from a darn square point work as a substitute?

A good hanging strop demo is always a crowd-pleaser. Folks like to see stropping more-so than honing.
Seems history has ingrained that everyone stropped. Was necessary!

Still is!

Originally Posted by 57vert

I know this is heresy, but I have never actually smelled Pinaud.

My wife (I being 27 she being 25) will not let me wear it in her presence because quote "It makes you smell like an 80 year old man." In all honesty it reminds me of an older barbershop. I enjoy it but it is unique, you're gonna have to smell it to understand.
As for the original topic, +1 on the stropping technique. For someone who is a non user of straights that will be the biggest attention grabber and seems to be what most people associate straight razor shaving with, probably because movies and TV show the stropping but not the actual shaving.

Originally Posted by 57vert

I know this is heresy, but I have never actually smelled Pinaud.

How very unfortunate for you, to come this far and not have a chance to be transported back to another, simpler era for just a few cents...
It is magical, with a splash I am carried back decades, to a chair in my Grandfathers Barber Shop at the end of the strait era (the mid-60s) after he has razor edged my pre-teen neck.
Join us for Clubman Friday, all are welcome...there is still time for you to repent...