Thread: New York City/ Long island meetup

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Jeff gives answers so good you need to read them twice!

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Sorry guys I won't be able to make it myself it's my daughter's first birthday party and were holding it that day. Hopefully we can do it again spring maybe somewhere on the island if that's closer for people. Was hoping to meet you all sorry again.
Tony

Not many days left before the meetup now.

So, in the famous words of John Denver;
"All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go"

Off to the airport I am
See you guys there

Another newbie here. I think I'm going to be able to make it. Looking forward to meeting and learning!

It's looking more and more likely that I'm showing my mug...

I will be there. Looking forward to meeting everyone and learning as much as possible.

Charlie

Let me know if this is lame or something in which there is any interest. If it's lame or too much like High School, forget I ever brought it up.

As an icebreaker for Sunday's meeting we can take a quick poll of attendees - just to get a feel for what the sampling of colleagues in attendance have in their shaving equipment stashes, length of time shaving with a STR8, or unique experience or expertise. Here are some questions to get things started. If anyone wants to add to the list, great.

•How long have you been shaving with a STR8?

•less than 3 months
•longer than 3 months but less than one year
•1-5 years
•more than 5 years

•How many STR8s do you own?

•one
•2-5
•6-10
•11-50
•51-100
•I lost count a while back

•Of these, what percentage of them you shave with regularly?

•less than 10%
•11-50%
•most or all of them

•How many shaving brushes do you own?

•one
•2-5
•6-10
•11-50
•51-100
•I lost count a while back

•How many strops do you own?

•one
•2-5
•6-10
•more than 10

•Do you hone your own razors?

•yes
•no
•what's honing?

•How many hones do you own?

•one
•2-5
•6-10
•more than 10

•Do you strop after shaving?

•yes
•no

•Do you oil your razors after shaving?

•yes
•no

Anyway, let me know what you guys think.

when is the meetup again? )hell, I cant even remember what TODAY is!

January 13th, 9am-1pm at the Fort Lee location

•How long have you been shaving with a STR8?
A year and a half


•How many STR8s do you own? -10
-Dovo 5/8 pearlex
-W&B India Steel, Set Ready For Use, 7/8 Wedge, rescaled in rosewood
-W&B 5/8 barbers notch w/ Etched Arrow Scroll (pre 1890 Model)
-W&B Silver Combined With India Steel 6/8 *rare* only seen one other. -Notates Faraday experiments in early 1820's
-W&B Fine India Steel 6/8 w/ thumb notch, with jimps, was reground to half hollow- Kind of like a muscle car w/ a farrari engine.
-W&B 'The Celebrated' Hollow Ground Razor, 9/8 all original not restored and shines like a diamond
-T.Turton and sons 5/8 w/ Barbers notch
-Joseph Allen and sons post 1890 4/8 w/ barbers notch
-Tillotsons Celebrated Razor- 9/8 chopper, near full wedge
-W&B Regrind in progress, home made- you be the judge on sunday.


•Of these, what percentage of them you shave with regularly?
Depends......

•How many shaving brushes do you own?
4
-cheap boar brush from cvs
-cheap van der hagen pure bager (actually a nice brush)
-Vintage Fuller Lucite I restored w/ 24mm Black Bager knot from TGN
-Vintage Fuller Tall Brush, Real Nice Restored w/ 24mm Superbager Knot from TGN

•How many strops do you own?
1- SRD Buffalo Hyde 3"

•Do you hone your own razors?
Work in progress.

•How many hones do you own?
Nada at the moment soon to change


•Do you strop after shaving?
NO. However i do strop BEFORE shaving


•Do you oil your razors after shaving?
Sometimes w/ Eucalyptus oil

Anyway, let me know what you guys think.

Hey i filled it out