Hello (again...) from Mexico!

Hello, everyone!

My name is Miguel (Mike) and I live in Mexico. I was a member at Straight Razor Place years ago but I took a break from straight razor shaving due to lack of honing equipment. However, I'm back at straights and have a small, but reasonable, honing setup including a Naniwa SS1K, a pair of BBWs, a coticule, slurry stone and a Shapton Kuromaku 1K.

I just shaved with a Boker Edelweiss, stropped on a TI Extra Wide Paddle Strop, Omega boar brush (I love firm brushes), OSMA shaving soap and aftershave balm.

So, to tell you the truth, I'm not a straight razor beginner at all. I learned how to shave with a DOVO I bought at SR Designs maybe 10 or 11 years ago. However, I had no other option but to shave with a DE for years until I got the budget for a good honing setup.

I almost forgot to mention that I could not recover my original Straight Razor Place account (I forgot both email and password).

It's nice to be here again,
Kind regards,

Mike/CoffeeAddict24 ;)

G'day Mike and welcome back.

Welcome back, Mike. How are you finding the shaves with the coticule edge?

Hey and welcome back to the forum

Bob

Hi, welcome back.

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I am glad to see that you found your way back. :)

Hi CoffeeAddict24

Welcome home.

Good ta have ya back

Welcome back to the forum.

Welcome back. Show photos of your set up. Kick back and enjoy.

Welcome back. I hope you get your honing process refined and have great shaves.

Hola Mike!
Welcome Back!!

Pete <:-}

Nice to see you back :)

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Here are some pics of what I have right now. I don't buy lots of soaps or aftershaves. I just get what I need for a few months and when it's over I buy more.

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OSMA soap, after and beard oil (I sport an almost full beard and shape it with my Boker).

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Boker Edelweiss 5/8 (new production, non-vintage) and a Thiers Issard Extra wide paddle strop (a gift from my wife).

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Some hones in a tool box. There's also a cheap but reasonable diamond lapping plate.

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Some tape and camelia oil in one of the upper compartments

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Slurry stone on the other tool box compartment.

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I recently bought a Blue Belgian at Sharpeningsupplies.com and they sent me that sticker which I tought would look nice on top of the tool box I use for storing hones.

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My most recent acquisition. Shapton Kuromaku 1K which I've read it's very fast and abrasive. I think I will set some bevels on it and then smooth the edge on BBW and Coticule.

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Sharpening a DOVO Astrale I bought from Straight Razor Designs years ago. I recently sold this razor along with a Rooney Silvertip. They were used but still in very good condition. I tend to prefer stiffer brushes because I like soaps.

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Here's the pair I sold recently.

I also had a Boker "The Celebrated" 5/8s (new production, non-vintage) which I sold to my uncle along with a Herold Strop. He's new to straights but a true knife collector. He's not really an internet user and doesn't speak English but likes straights and knives; especially Bokers.

And so, that's what I've been doing recently. My favorite straight is still the Boker Edelweiss but I've got a TI Evide Sonnat on its way.

Kind regards and happy shaving!
Mike

Very smooth. Definitely worth the effort.

Hi Miguel. Glad you came back. Stick around and make yourself at home.

Welcome back.