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09-14-2011, 01:47 PM #1Junior Member
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Hi from Australia
Hi everybody,
I've been lurking a while reading up on things and thought i should come on in!
Ive been shaving with a straight for about a year every day or two, currently use a pre dovo Bismarck i picked up from Bob Keyes, ive managed to keep it in useable shape with a Ruprazor paladin strop and an old double amalgamite barbers hone.
My reading here has had me sampling and liking things such as Taylor of old Bond st cream, Pinaud clubman, and Tabac. There seems an endless supply of great stuff to try.
My main enjoyment from straight shaving is the ritual, and quiet time, the old tradition requiring skill, the smells and craftsmanship.
Anyway ive got a couple of other razors, a flic round point with a nice smiling edge about 13/16, and two taylors eye witness 1000's - non of these are quite useably sharp, so to that effect ive just purchased a dmt d8c, naniwa chosera 1k, and superstones 5k, 8k, and 12k (waiting on post
), i'll do plenty of reading first and start slowly on the worst of the taylors and see how i go from there.
Anyway, i hope you all are enjoying this as much as me.
Thanks
Mick
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09-16-2011, 07:22 AM #2There is no charge for Awesomeness
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Hi Mick and welcome. You'll have lots of fun learning to hone! The Taylors will give you nice shaves once they are done.
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09-16-2011, 08:11 AM #3Member
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Welcome to SRP Mick, sounds like you have a fine set of hones there. Many hours of honing fun and the subsequent smooth shaves.
Stu
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09-16-2011, 08:40 AM #4The Great & Powerful Oz
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Welcome to the addiction MickJ.
Fair dinkum if MickR & MickRussell drop in to say hi you guys will all need name tags.
“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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09-16-2011, 09:08 AM #5Senior Member
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Welcome Mick, great to see another Aussie on here!
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09-16-2011, 09:20 AM #6Senior Member
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Somebody call me?
Welcome, MickJ. Don't worry about the yanks here, they're a decent bunch.
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09-16-2011, 09:25 AM #7Senior Member
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Well... Most of them, but its MickRussell who you really need to worry about!
Originally Posted by MickRussell
@ MickJ - What city are you in, or state?
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09-16-2011, 09:34 AM #8Senior Member
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Strewth, if it keeps going at this rate we're going to have put up a gate to keep the riff raff out.
Anyways sounds as though you have some very good razors there.
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09-16-2011, 01:16 PM #9Junior Member
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I'm in ballarat, vic, lived in Perth for 10 years when i was younger, heading over in november for some good weather and to catch up with family. Originally Posted by Brighty83
Well... Most of them, but its MickRussell who you really need to worry about!
@ MickJ - What city are you in, or state?
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