Thread: Mastro Livi Razor Club

Also has anyone used the Martin de candre soaps ??

Originally Posted by Samadam

Also has anyone used the Martin de candre soaps ??

Put Martin de Candre in the search box, and have fun!

martin de Candre + livi razors = champagne + caviar!!
good fun!

Mmmmm I'm going have to order some the lather it produces looks fantastic and Stefan if you think it's will compliment the wonders of a livi razor Must be worth the money !!!!

absolutely. both Martin de Chandre that the razor Mastro Livi are worth the money spent. This is my thought. Do not forget to show us the photo please.
you're lucky and I'm happy for you. pass shaven fantastic!!

Well I became victim once again to the temptations of internet shopping and ordered my self both of the soaps Martin De a candre offers. I went for the original and the fern from the French site. I can't wait for them to turn up the quality of the leather seams brilliant.

I recently brought some wool fat soap and I have to say after my shave this morning it's not a as rich or smooth as the col conk bay rum I love.

Ren wax was recommended to me for blades by Robert Williams, also for wooden scales. I don't put it on all of them, too lazy, but all I have put it on have benefited from it. Good stuff and worth the $.

I hope that the following comment does not make me appear to be jealous,
I hate everybody in this club!!!!! :-)

Jimmy I have just ordered some ren wax but I have had some mixed opinions shared with me on the use of it on blades. I have planed on using it on the scales of my razors. I'm i right in thinking u use a little then buff it off ?

Originally Posted by Samadam

Jimmy I have just ordered some ren wax but I have had some mixed opinions shared with me on the use of it on blades. I have planed on using it on the scales of my razors. I'm i right in thinking u use a little then buff it off ?

I apply it with a Q-tip and then wipe off with a soft tissue. IIRC the can has instructions on application. Robert told me it is real good on blades and IME it has been. One thing to remember about oil, if metal is protected with an application of oil, and left for an extended period of time, moisture can get between the oil and the metal, causing corrosion. If the item is used fairly frequently it is not an issue, but if stored for a long period it may be. Don't ask me how long because I don't know.

I learned this in reading about long term storage of blued steel firearms. My rust preventative consists of a product called R.I.G. (rust inhibiting grease) applied with a Q-tip, and then wiped off with a silicone gun cloth. The cloth becomes impregnated with the R.I.G. and eventually I don't need to apply it to the metal anymore, I just use the cloth, refreshing it every so often. The company that carries both products is Birchwood-Casey.

I've been using R.I.G. + the cloths since the 1970s when I began to use them on my revolvers . Never had a speck of rust and much of that time in tropical, humid Florida.