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Haha, I'm sure a few people wouldn't mind sharing that with you

All my stones are imported, from shave nation and eBay, but there's a lot of stuff you can make, Riaanrab and I made our own strops, you can also ask him about all the shave products available...

Hey Gerhard, how's your honing going? What have you tried, what's worked / not worked?
I have 4 razors in my regular shave rotation, all honed on my Norton's, finished on my Naniwa 12k with about...

Hi Hagar, yes I am still around... Just been caught up in the whole life thing you know ;-)

My first restoration!

Before:
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After:
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I made the scales myself with basic tools, and made the pins, collars and washers out of brass rod, the wedge is a piece of...

Hi Gerhard, Nice razors! Some more info? Where are they from, what are they etc?

BTW, Riaanrab and myself have already had 2 honing sessions, and had a shave session on Sunday, its very...

Hi Riaan, I'll gladly help you if you're willing to come to me with your razor, PM me.

Benoni.
Can do, PM me.

A finishing stone is very very fine (15 000+ grit) and should only be used after honing on coarser stones (up to 10 000) and if you really know what you are doing with your honing.
I use Norton...

Hi Riaan

I bought my Norton stones from Shavenation.com, can't remember exactly what I paid for them, but it was in the region of R2500. But I did place quite a large order and remember that...

Hi Gerhardb
You say you have been using this Dovo for a year, is that the razor you want to set a bevel on?
Setting a bevel is only necessary on blades that are really blunt. This is best done on...

I'm in rural Limpopo, but I do monthly trips to Pretoria

Hi SVMAD, I have been going since July now with about 70 shaves already between 4 razors I have collected. So far I'm real happy with the results and there's no going back for me.
I bought myself a...

I have been looking for local suppliers, so far I have found Mantality and The Old English Shaving Shop.
Do you know of any others?
Between the two of them they have a limited selection, I don't...

My Dovo
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My Bismarck which I plan on restoring
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That's nice that you have a connection through your barber for your stuff, all looks very nice!
I bought all my stuff new from shavenation.com, was quite expensive with the current exchange rate,...

I have a set of Norton hones up to 8k which I imported. I just bought an old Bismarck from bidorbuy that will need restoration, I haven't received it yet so I'm hoping that the blade is still good...

Hi Riann

Did you come right?
Im by no means a honemeister but I have had success honing my own razor and would be willing to assist for free on the honing part if you want?
btw, im located in...