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Cold water shaving at it's finest.
Or you can buy one of those european toilets that shoots the water up - should save you some time, toilet paper and your back ;)
(Or you can buy one of those european toilets that shoots the water up - should save you some time, toilet paper and your back)
A Bidet for the Female population ! But not for replacing toilet paper !
SWMBO and I redid my shave cave!!!
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Hi Everyone;
I'll try to keep it brief. Has anyone experienced razors that have been left to sit for a while (3-6 months) that seem to have lost their edge? I'm back to my work assignment after having been teporarily assigned in another place...was on a two week vacation and recived a "Help" email from my boss asking for a "favor"...word to the wise...don't anwer those enails while on vacation...lol. Anyway...my two best straights (Dovo and Boker) seem to not shave as closely or as easily. I also had some in storage in a storage unit that I dipped in melted Vaseline to prevent rust. Shipped them out to myself as well. Those also seem to be "duller"...although I do admit that for the three months I was either diverted or on vacation, I couldn't use the str8's as I didn't have them with me. I suspect that the inability to get a good shave is one of two issues (or a combination of both)...either the blades did lose some of their edge and/or I lost some fine motor coordination with regards to shaving in the 3 months. I just honed and stropped my Dovo and Boker so we'll see what happens tomorrow morning and the next day. The certainly did have the hairs on my arm popping off easily so if I still can't get a shave, I'll chalk it up to a bit of loss in coordination. I was really just curious and wondering if anyone else has experience this situation?
IF you look at those blades that sat with a jewlers loop you will see why you didnt get a good shave with them. Minor oxidation = minor pitting. Strop after shaving and Before shaving ! Just my 2 cents :-)
Click the pic... it's about half of everything I own, or have owned...
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Very nice dens. Drooling :D
Shortly before a(nother) bathroom cabinet was attached to the wall...
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I wonder too if the time away from str8 shaving has resulted in a decrease in any "skills" I might have developed in both shaving with, sharpening and stropping my razors. This tendency is very evident in fine motor skill sports such as golf or billiards so I'd guess there might be a correlation. Suffice it to say that my inability to get a really close staight shave has gotten frustrating...to the point of almost giving it up. Before, I was able to get really close shave going with ATG shaves and now all I do is aggravate the skin. SO yesterday I shaved with my Merkur DE and today I went WTG...any thoughts?
I dont keep the razors in the bathroom. but here is how i have the things set. Dare i say im just been wetshaving for alil more then a year... :gaah:
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I like that leather rack.
Thanks for the show of encouragement...just like becoming reacquainted with an old lover (with the flame still smoldering) I tried a str8 shave yesterday WTG after the using DE the day before...got decent results with the str8 going WTG...tried going ATG today...really good results...the difference...taking a slight little bit of time to "mentally" slow down and making sure to strop before the shave...dunno if my stropping was being neglected or not...can't be sure but I "think" I was stropping before the shave...the total time spent shaving was nearly the same ATG as it was WTG but...I just had to get in the right frame of mind. My schedule has changed in that I have to be at work an hour earlier now so...in retrospect I was just rushing the process...certainly not smart with a str8 huh...lol. Anyway...thanks again...
here's the latest version of my shave den...not much as far as "refined" goes since I'm in a bit of a remote location but...I think it works and...I can get alot of good ideas from y'all as well
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well...it's back on...lol...shaved this moring with what could "almost" be called a "ratty" str8 razor...it has a loose pivot, doesn't center, has blatant wear on the horn scales and has uneven wear on the toe end of the blade but DAYUM that thing gives a smooth shave...here's a picture or two...I don't know for sure if it's almost 150 years old or not (reference the 1865 stamp) but for a new OR old one this razor takes a wicked sharp edge
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The start of my shave den.
--John
jaytongret...RAD is a comin' in your future...I told myself "I'll just get a couple of ratty str8's to practice my sharpening on and a good one for GP"...40 plus razors later I still find myself looking for others...seriously considering a TI, a Filarmonica NOS and Japanese str8...
thanks for the compliment Nightblade...out of necessity throughout life, I guess I've had to become faily adept at scrounging and scavenging and being able to make something out ot it...it'll be nice to put together a decent shave den once I wrap things up out here too
This is my submission, I just last night I finished the racks I was working on, here is a picture of them. I did post this in show and tell also. Please excuse me for double posting I didn't know this thread was here until today
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Thank you for your kind words. A Strop is all you want? Let me get back to you on that. :w
I have had several guys ask me about what it takes to make one. I am thinking about posting he tool and material list on the forum. I had no idea it would go over this good.
I would love that list!
--John
Just thought I'd finally include a couple of additional pics as my corner has gotten a little more mine.
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Costabro,
I am envious of such a nice collection. I love the DE's I have a soft spot for them. the picture is great you have a great space.
Hello Mick,
Thanks for looking. I can say that I made my strops. all of those you see are my seconds or where I am playing with a design. I don't want to send them out or throw them away so, I keep them. I do custom leather work for the cowboy action shooting crowd. I mostly use my drops from 3" holster belts or mule rigging. I have a side of English bridle that a customer ordered that they never picked up that I do alot of my strops out of.
Isn't it funny that when you make the things, you only seem to have the lesser ones for yourself. I have three of my own and not a one of them is what I would have considered sale worthy. I have the first one I ever made and two others made from what I considered to be too short a strap of leather for selling. One live permanently out at my shack on the farm, one for daily use and the other is a narrow travel strop kept at home for the 'just in cases's' in life. :)
Mick
Mick, That is the exact boat that I am in. "The cobblers kids had no shoes" & The leather worker has only seconds at his house. :)