Thread: Hunting the mighty Beaver

Originally Posted by Badgister

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I did some googling too.

I honestly think I just choked on my own tongue laughing at this one!!!!!

Silly me... I have tons of pictures. Spammed my Instagram peeps a while ago and now spamming you here. Sorry. Here's another, lurking beaver...

Who remembers Phil Hartman in this Saturday Night Live sketch.

Phil was awesome. RIP.
Thanks for the name and pics of the beaver you cleaned up for your friend srdjan. Really hard to find a beaver without a name to start with.
Now is it the one I'm looking for? Not sure. Good place to start though, and for that, my thanks.
The trouble with finding a beaver for a friend is all the unknowns. Will he think it's as pretty as you do when he meets it?
Does he want to use the beaver, or just admire it and bring it out now and then to stroke and remember the good times. Or worse, ignore it all together.
If he wants to use the beaver, how much? Daily, or just on special occasions.
How do you handle the old beaver, is it slippery when wet? Does fingering matter with a beaver? Some think it does, so there's that too.
I will hopefully come across one online and be able to snag something.
Appreciate the help, humour, and pics gents.

Yes, the ol beaver can be a feisty beast. Handling and fingering techniques are a particularly touchy subject, but practice makes perfect. Get one for your friend anyway, see how they get on. If not, another one will come along...

You are most welcome.

Originally Posted by RezDog

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Ok I want one of those!

Originally Posted by AlanQ

Ok I want one of those!

I have had my eye out for one for a while. They are not common in good condition. I was able to pick up a Taylor Bros recently for a very good price. I'll show it when I have it all cleaned and honed.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I have had my eye out for one for a while. They are not common in good condition. I was able to pick up a Taylor Bros recently for a very good price. I'll show it when I have it all cleaned and honed.

I suppose I shoudl learn how to shave properly before I go and buy a whole bunch of razors.
actually should be in steps.
1. learn to shave properly.
1.5 learn to strop properly (kinda goes with 1)
2. learn to hone
3. learn to restore razors.
4. GO BEAVER HUNTING!

Learn to shave and strop, definitely but you don't really have to do the rest. Once you get a good grasp on shaving you will likely only need to have a razor honed once every year or two or perhaps never, with the use of a barbers hone or finish hone to touch up the blade. As far as restoring goes if that is your cup of tea and you will get great entertainment out of it, hell ya. There are a lot of nice razors out there that sell fairly inexpensively so its not needed for a nice rotation.

Yes indeed. +1 to what Shaun said.
Into this for two years now myself and I do love the restore bit, but not everyone does.
And there are lots of inexpensive blades out there. Diamonds in the rough maybe but still diamonds.