Well, I have no idea how long it has been since I shaved with a straight. My last post here was seven years ago, and I’m guessing it was around them. My eldest was about 2, and well, time just wasn’t my own anymore.
Fast forward seven years, and I’ve relocated to Switzerland for the next few years, and am not working. So, what to do with this extra time? I went down to town, bought a Dovo and brought her home. Most of my homes are at home in CT, I have a norton 4K/8k, a generic Chinese “12k” and an old combination Belgian with a slurry stone. Did a pyramid with the Nortons and was not pleased at all. Whipped up a slurry on the Belgian, hit it for a while, then blue, then yellow without slurry. Still failed HHT, but was popping arm hairs nicely. About 30 passes on the Chinese, 40 trips down the strop, a nice shower, Mitchell’s Wool fat, and damn...I’ve missed this feeling.
Now...i need to find some better razors in Europe...anybody still making customs over here? I just saw Mastro Livi’s site is down, but as I’m only a few hundred miles from him, I’d love to go pay a visit.
Damn, I just jumped right back in the deep end!!
Hope to see you all around!
SL1
