Hi. Mark here.
I've been wet shaving for many years now. My Dad used to do it and I thought I would give it a try. I tried to convince my son to quit using a can and he refused. So I just bought a mug, soap, and brush and placed it on his sink. He tried it once and was a convert.
I discovered what a scuttle was last week, so I have one on the way.
About a month ago I got a wild thought and wondered if the old farts had the other end of the shave right too? I remember getting trims from the barber my Dad took me to. So I dived in and started researching it. My wife calls this my latest obsession. I quickly discovered this site and Lynn's videos. I also discovered quickly that like with any other hobby, you ask 5 people a question, you will get 5 different opinions. So I took what little knowledge I gained and started surfing Ebay. I bought a couple of razors. One that was Shave ready and a nicer one that was not.
I've always been good at sharpening knifes so I started buying some waterstones and decided to hone the old Boker I bought myself with as you probably guess, mixed results. When I stopped with the 8K I was doing as well as the shave ready one I bought. Then I bought a 12K and have not been as pleased, lots of nicks.
I do a little gunsmithing for my wife who does gun engraving and gold inlaying, so polishing metal is a snap. I watched Lynn restore a razor and I thought "hell, I've already got the equipment." I bought a couple of junkers and cleaned them up.
I'm already getting better results than I did with a cartridge, but I know I still have a lot to learn. Even so I am having a lot of fun. I will send my Boker and Engels to Whipped Dog, have him critique the sharpening and fix my mistakes. He's only about 5 miles from me and wow does he ship fast.
So as you can tell, I've jumped in with both feet and have one co-worker and my brother-in-law wanting to try also.
In closing, let me say that I'm impressed with the good manners and demeanor of the people here. I don't see any of the slamming or trolling I've seen on other blogs. Some people are actually as funny as they think they are. :rofl2: