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Cheers guys they look pretty good on price so will save and get some I think :-)

Logo is almost gone so might just take it off completely next polish. Also just got a tub of tobs sandalwood shaving cream omg this stuff is the tits! Best lather I have ever had and best shave...

Hey guys just brought some autosol for round 2!! But today I also used the last of the brasso I had lying around. Here are the results hoping I can get it looking a little better with the autosol but...

Just had a quick search apparently anything that's marked as safe for Chrome should be ok for our blades. Will pop by the autostore tomorrow see what they can give me and eliminate the patina

Would braso do the trick?

Also my blade already has a couple spots on it noticed them tonight but I don't see how they got there when I dry it with a towel and toilet paper after each use the keep it mid shelf on my bedroom...

You guys are awesome best shave so far!!!! Only one cut!! Did face and neck with the grain and the one cut was trying to go across the grain which I then gave up and used my old Gillette fusion for...

I was doing 20 linen and 30 leather with X stroke and trying to go extremely lightly while keeping the spine touching the linen and leading the edge if that makes sense. I think maybe because I...

Will do Cudarunner

And yes he stropped and honed it and it went really well the first and second shave just the one last night that bit me.

Also I am drying it and putting a tiny bit of oil on...

Thanks for all the support guys but I have yet another question :S last night when i had a shave all was going well until toward the end my blade started to dull and then i cut myself about 4 times I...

Well the goatee is gone because I nicked it but the second time round was amazing only a couple cuts and nothing major the two biggest where on my chin but we're expected. Very very happy with my...

When I go to pick up the blade Thursday Simon said he is gonna walk through proper technique with me and some tricks and tips to stropping without nicking the strop so hopefully if I listen to him...

Well when I was stropping I nicked the strop a couple times small nicks thought nothing of it, when I saw the honemeister tonight he showed me it had actually taken chips from the very blade edge and...

Thanks Cudarunner It really is!! I am very glad I joined everyone here has been great I would like to learn this art and one day contribute back to the community here. At the moment I am working on...

Will do thanks silverloaf

Thanks silverloaf he is a very well respected hone meister and dealer here in NZ. I think it comes down to me doing things wrong more than the blade but I tried the hanging hair test again this...

Also ignore my improve Bowl I'm going to get a proper shave Bowl at some point :-P the Thiers Issard soap smells amazing and works well though

I took the pics this morning so not straight after or anything I also nicked my strop a couple times last night with I think may have been the cause that and my technique I think I need lots of...

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Had my first shave with the straight last night did my whole face ended up with around 20 cuts lol. The blade was pulling alot even though I stropped it around 50 times and the guy I got it from...

Thanks Ed

One thing I have not been able to get my head around is this whole 30 degree angle thing some say 7-15 others 30 is it best to just see what feels best any tips on this?

Haha that's part of the reason I have the goatee is through inheriting such a chin myself. I got in touch with the supplier this morning and he said they should be sent out today via courier and that...

Thank you for the kind words silverloaf the stripping technique is definitely going to be hard I have read a few articles but know none of them will help much till I practice it myself. The best...

Good to see we are all well represented here mike. Usually I pronounce it Australia the place everyone thinks nz is an island of lol

Hi Everyone,

I must confess I have a family that has never seen or used straight razors as far as I am aware my dad used an electric then switched to cartridge blades Mach3 etc. I am now 23 years...