Originally Posted by
Bruce
Once again here is reference to tough beards. How does one know that one has a tough beard? Is it enough to know that one's beard does not lay down and whimper, "shave me, shave me" to know that one has a tough beard, or are there other indications that the hirsutes have heart?
While my tongue is generally tucked firmly in one or the other cheek, I'm genuinely curious here because the shaver is seemingly supposed to know of what character is his beard to be able to understand how to hone, how to strop, how to lather, and, perhaps most of all, how to select a suitable razor: 1/4 hollow. 1/2 hollow, full hollow, or that most difficult to hone, the wedge - not to mention what size this knife needs to be. Oh, by the by, why is the wedge so difficult to hone?
most curiously, Bruce