Thread: The Palmer

Originally Posted by Gasman

Ive got a Palmer in my collection. The idea of keeping things from a hotel room is long gone. Back then it was normal/expected. Now days...

Every now and then, I stay at a hotel that has a sign in the room to this effect: "A lot of our guests seem to enjoy the quality of our linens. If we find items missing when we inventory the room, we will assume you wanted to purchase them and your credit card will be charged accordingly. Our housekeeping staff have new linens available for purchase should you wish to obtain new ones instead."

When I do encounter such a hotel, I make it a point of not staying there the next time I am in the area; not because I have interest in their linens, but because they are indicating that they cater to a clientele of thieves.

Originally Posted by Slawman

I just tried some 2K sand paper I had laying around, minutes later I had a nice bevel.Up to 8K King at the moment & yes I "CAN" shave with it but pulls pretty bad. Next up is some nice 12K mesh cloth I got last week & then the 16K. Shapton glass I think. I will post when I get it done.

Slawman

You say you had a nice bevel but if it is still pulling pretty bad after 8k that indicates that the bevel is not there yet. Going up in grit at this point will just be polishing a bevel that isn't set yet. I'd be going down in grit not up until the bevel is really there.

I guess pretty bad is subjective as I am used to shaving off of my 16K shapton glass or my Coti. Also my 8K King is not my favorite hone. I do know what a good bevel looks & feels like. I set the bevel on my 1K Shapton Pro then went to the 2K sand paper. Guess I just needed to smooth out that 1K edge. As of today I went to my 12K Chinese then my 16K Shapton & it shaves smooth as butter.

Slawman

Glad it turned out well.

I'm going to try to find one of these for myself.

I'm moving back to Illinois. This means I'll be heading up to Chicago, which means more stays at the Palmer House. How cool would it be to shave with a Palmer at the Palmer?

For anyone who has never been...

Forgot to mention, there is a Merz Apothecary shop on the Palmer House grounds. Great supply of shaving products - I picked up some Mitchell's Wool Fat and a Penhaligon's sampler there. Almost picked up a Dovo Bergischer Lowe there but couldn't pull the trigger.

https://www.merzapothecary.com

Originally Posted by sonnythehooligan

Glad it turned out well.

I'm going to try to find one of these for myself.

I'm moving back to Illinois. This means I'll be heading up to Chicago, which means more stays at the Palmer House. How cool would it be to shave with a Palmer at the Palmer?

For anyone who has never been...

Where are you moving to? I live near Charleston IL.

Originally Posted by sonnythehooligan

Forgot to mention, there is a Merz Apothecary shop on the Palmer House grounds. Great supply of shaving products - I picked up some Mitchell's Wool Fat and a Penhaligon's sampler there. Almost picked up a Dovo Bergischer Lowe there but couldn't pull the trigger.

https://www.merzapothecary.com

I haven't been to the store in the Palmer house but I have been to the other one Great place to shop. Got my Bay Rum there. Need to get some more.

Originally Posted by Slawman

Where are you moving to? I live near Charleston IL.

I'll be moving to the Bloomington area.

If you went to the other Merz location, you went to the bigger/better one. I'm hoping to visit that one myself.

I have a pair as well. Great shavers, and was a fun project.
https://straightrazorpalace.com/cust...ekend-set.html

Nice research on the Palmer there!

Good reading in that thread as well. I've got some diamond spray, abd now I'm wanting to look into balsa (I'm using felt currently).