Thread: Alum block - has anyone actually gone through and finished one?

With everyone dropping the bloc, maybe someone should come up with alum on a rope; doesn't have the same ring as soap-on-a-rope though does it?

I haven't made it through one either without dropping it first. You don't get to drop them but once or twice.

The local Indian grocery carries alum blocks for $3.00 each so to drop one is not a great loss. This is the same place that I buy Godrej for $3 ea as well. I have been on the same block now for well over a year and there is almost no noticeable wear and I use it every day that I am home.

Will N.

Gentlemen:

I can't imagine a shave without alum block. I usually buy a big supply of it from Tulumba, and with daily use each individual bloc lasts me about 90 days, give or take.

Regards,

Obie

It will last me a lifetime since the only main reason I use the alumblock is to rub my fingers over it so I can easily pull my skin taut without slipping. Mine still looks the same as the day I bought it.

I went almost through one in about 8 months. It was still about 1/4 inch thick but I dropped it. Does that count?