Thread: Aloha from da Big Island

Originally Posted by mglindo

Good choice on the Ralf Aust. I hope you don't need the Alum block too much!


Mike

I hope I don't need that alum block at all! LOL

I got it!
I tried the bottom of my neck the other day, and my whole neck today.
And... not one drop of blood so far.
Hopefully I'll be back in a few days, saying the same thing.

Thanks everybody, for all of your help!

Originally Posted by aloysious

I got it!
I tried the bottom of my neck the other day, and my whole neck today.
And... not one drop of blood so far.
Hopefully I'll be back in a few days, saying the same thing.

Thanks everybody, for all of your help!

Good deal. Don't get too overconfident though! That is how i got my first boo boo! The next one was when my wife tried do talk to me when I was shaving. Oops!


Mike

Mohalo from a haole on the biggest island of all Australia.

Welcome to the forum and I hope you enjoy the journey, always shave for comfort is my advice to newbie’s. As far as goats milk is concerned I have heard it does not lather up too well, but have never tried it so give us your opinion.

I've been trying to resond to each post; but can't post most times I try.

I couldn't get the goat milk soap I wanted.
I got some Dr. Bronners unscented bar soap which didn't lather much; so, grated it, added some castor oil, some bentonite clay, kaolin clay, and honey to it... and it lathers like shaving cream!

Welcome aboard to the best, friendliest & knowledgable forum on the earth! You will find a wealth of information on here & I still find new things all the time on here. If you have any questions, you know what to do, just ask on the forum or even drop me a pm if you want.
Good luck!!!!

I'm interested in making shaving soap; because, I read that most shaving soaps are just soap with clay in them.
I'm interested in the ingredients to make my own soap better.
I'm infusing some oils with herbs that smell real nice, that I bought for making spiced mead. I made some shaving cream/oil from coconut oil, cocoa butter, and essential oils.
I like the shaving cream for the clean up.
What works best for you guys?

I have a question... I bought a full set of Arkansas stones and a sued bench strop. I read that ashes sharpen better than paste, but are finer and take longer.

The question, after the Arkansas stones, how many strops on the ashed sued strop will it take to get the razor as sharp as possible?

First question would be what Arkansas stone is your finest and did you lap and prep it properly to get the best results. If so you shouldn't need a strop as it should be shave ready. What ash. Are you talking actual ash or lamp black? It is probably a ymmv deal same as any other paste. Start with 10 and if not satisfied add 10 more etc etc till you find your magic number of laps.