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03-27-2013, 07:38 AM #11
Welcome!
Pretty impressive you did all 3 passes right off! Especially with a shavette!
As for starting to hone, all you "need" is a Norton 4000x8000 combo stone. Save your money for more razors... RAD!
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03-27-2013, 09:01 AM #12
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- May 2011
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- Mount Torrens, South Australia
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Thanked: 485Nice intro, and I agree, it is very well written. I like the strop and hones you bought, esp the hone. Welcome!
Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
Walt Whitman
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03-27-2013, 02:26 PM #13
Thanks!!
Thanks for the heads up on this... I'll definitely try the zip-loc bag test.
Thanks! I can't tell you how much I actually ENJOY shaving now... it's therapeutic, mentally, and overall I like being well groomed to boot! Now, if I can only work in a Guinness and a pipe while doing it I'd be set. Personally, though, I'd rather just see a nice head in my pint than a bit of lather...
Yeah, I will say doing the XTG pass on my neck was, well, tricky to say the least. But, the true test was when my wife looked at me and then did a double take and reached out to feel. I'd say I passed.
As for the hones, I definitely want the Norton 4k/8k combo, I just kinda need to let the funds replenish themselves a bit...
Thanks! I'm looking forward to both of these items, especially the strop. The only thing I think I need to do to it (besides maybe neatsfoot oil or strop dressing) is replace the ring for the swivel. Apparently, from what I've read anyway (so don't take this as truth), Belfast linen was considered the best quality back in the days of yon. Plus, I will always think of the Ballad of William Bloat whilst stropping.Last edited by crouton976; 03-27-2013 at 05:05 PM.
"Willpower and Dedication are good words," Roland remarked, "There's a bad one, though, that means the same thing. That one is Obsession." -Roland Deschain of Gilead
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03-27-2013, 06:22 PM #14
Those geneva blades you have are good blades. I have a Genco fluid steel. One of my favorites.....welcome, congrats and goodluck.
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03-27-2013, 11:51 PM #15
Yeah, everything I had read said that the Geneva's and then later the Genco's were great blades made from great steel. If I get a full 7 day set, I guess I could start calling them the Geneva Convention...
Thanks for the warm welcome!"Willpower and Dedication are good words," Roland remarked, "There's a bad one, though, that means the same thing. That one is Obsession." -Roland Deschain of Gilead
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03-28-2013, 04:03 PM #16
Aloha Crouton and welcome to SRP! Sounds like you are off to a great start, enjoy the ride.
Aloha,
ED
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03-28-2013, 06:17 PM #17
Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm definitely looking forward to it being a LOOOOONNNNNNNNGG ride.
"Willpower and Dedication are good words," Roland remarked, "There's a bad one, though, that means the same thing. That one is Obsession." -Roland Deschain of Gilead