Thread: Sunday afternoon

I drove over to Stratford today, to pay Papabull a visit. He was helping set me up with a nice shaver for someone starting out. Case after case of mouthwatering vintage and custom straights later, I picked one out.

As a beginner, I appreciated all the helpful no-nonsense advice, from razor care, to honing. That was actually one of the highlights of our visit - watching him put an edge on "my" razor. It took Robert probably all of two minutes to put a scary sharp edge on it, going from one stone to the next while sitting in his armchair. Amazing.

Of course, seeing such a skilled craftsman at work was an immense pleasure. To my kind host - many thanks!

Sounds like a great trip. I'm jealous!

Did you take any picts??

What is the razor??

Ken

Hmm.. should have taken pictures.

I was looking for a wide, heavy razor. Well, you know how when a kid you went into a candy shop?

We were considering razors, and Robert offered me this, which he knew was a great shaver since it was one of his personal shaving razors. He made the 7/8 carbon steel blade short, at 2.5 inches, on a pair of Joe Chandler cocobolo (?) scales.

I shaved with it as soon as I got home. I can't say that I have tried a lot of razors, but this one was an amazing shaver.

I have to admit, now that I am starting to get pretty good shaves, I could feel RAD starting to set in. Well, now it is gone.