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Barbershop,new stuff and technique..
Hi all!
Did'nt really know where to post this,mods feel free to move the thread..
I went to the local barber today to get some shaving soap and chat a little.
He had some Tabac shaving soap,it was kind of expensive so I did'nt buy it,have anyone tried it?Worth buying?
I did buy some German shaving soap and Palmolive shaving cream.
The barber use a shavette type of razor when he shaves customers but some customers have their own razors at the barbershop and there was some stops hanging around. I asked the old barber if he was willing to part from any of his own vintage strops. He gave me a strop and said that I could borrow it for a while and try it out,and then if I wanted it I could stop by with some money or a bottle of vodka or something...:rock:
The strop has a leather side and a canvas side.It is a Roma No. 81,it has what apears to be some russian letters on the logo so it is probably a old russian strop.
Pic1:The strop, it is in nice shape,a couple of small nicks but nothing major.
Pic2:German shaving soap stick,do you smear the soap on the face and then use the brush directly on the face?
Pic3:Palmolive shaving cream.
I also have a question on shaving technique,I have a trouble spot on my neck,it goes from my ear down to my adams apple.
Pic4:Problem area.The arrows is the WTG direction.
I would like to go ATG on the problem area,but it's kind of tricky.Anyone has some tips on how to get that spot?
I'll try the slicing motion that Jockeys demonstrates in his shaving vid tonight,see how it goes..
http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ion-video.html
Thanks for a great forum!
//Victor