Signing in from the land of beer and lederhosen
Evening all,
I found this site a couple months ago while looking for info on str8 shaving.
I've been wanting to try shaving with a straight for some years now, but never ponied up and took the plunge.
So as I'm sure a few of you know, an alcohol-induced hazy evening on the computer turned into a couple packages arriving at my doorstep a couple days later.
After aquiring a few other needed utensils, Ive now had a half dozen shaves, have only nicked myself twice notably, though really not very bad at all, re-scaled one of my razors and polished it while I was at it, honed all 3 of em up to nice, sharp, smooth shavers, found a classy, suitable container for my new friends, and have definitely become infected with the bug.
I really like reading all the threads here, and though I'm bit of a lurker, I'm sure as I gain more experience, I'll be posting a bit more.
Until then, cheers, I'm off to find a beer, but before I go, enjoy a few pics.
-Joe
how I got them
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps08f4ce9f.jpg
before polishing
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps2a9d5849.jpg
the donor scales
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps3175e3cf.jpg
unpinned
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps331bd8f9.jpg
jig to hold blades
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...psc435e985.jpg
my razor box
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps4d65d6c6.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...psb5809113.jpg