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heh ... Right on both counts.

Forgive me fathers for I have sinned. It has been five weeks since my last shave. :eek:

It all started innocently enough. I had an audition where I wanted to add a little age to my face so I...

Still goin' at it I guess.

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I couldn't agree more. I did mention taking time in the shave and staying focussed. I'm not excluding that at all. I just also find it helpful to keep my eyes on the prize, know where I want to end...

I don't know if I'm back on the horse again or not, but I took her out for a ride today.

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Check This Out.

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This is likely to be my last post before the holidays so have a read if you have the time.

Health, love, happiness and joy to you all throughout the holidays.

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I assume you're just being funny, but in case you're not (and isn't it odd that I'm unsure whether you've misunderstood me or are having a bit of fun?), I mean that I will decide to do fewer than...

LOL :roflmao

That's a good brief on those tests, Josh. I also use the HHT quite a lot, but not as much as the Thumb Test. As I'm finishing off the honing pyramid I use the TT After every few laps and try to get a...

I want to publicly thank Josh for the opportunity of shaving with one of his 8/8 Friodur's (as I understand he has (had?) a few). It was quite a trip. Read about it HERE. It's quick.

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After too many month living in transit I am putting my life in order and getting back on the blog horse. My latest entry is about my new brush. Check it out.

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I recently had a deep learning experience with my Norton combination stone. New guys who are interested in maintaining their stone in good working order should check it out.

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I recently had quite a time explaining the 'rolling hone' to drsch. Does anyone think they could make a graphic for that? A Visual Guide would be a good thing to compile.

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Just posted my most recent entry here. Thanks to everyone who inspired it.

I'm getting back on the horse at my blog, check it out below.

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I've been a bit distracted, but hope some of you noobs can appreciate what I'm putting into words, at least until Dr. Phong or Sensei Kyle post again (personally, I'm really looking forward to...

The honing keeps improving. Just when I think I've got it right, I notice something inconsistent or it just doesn't shave like it should. I just took 5 Ebay blades to the Norton combo and the 0.5...

I think I might have just earned my first gold star.

Antique Wade and Butcher arrived the other day with the better part of a century's worth of tarnish and NO bevel. Not only did I hone that...

Of course spine first on the strop, but heal leading the toe, so tang ahead of the spike.

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I can tell there's some debate on the issue of "Cutting Angle" and while Superfly's argument about a cutting motion being essential to a good shave, no-one has ever considered using a safety razor...

I did as you said, Joe. Say 20º. A sharper angle, shallower I guess. Back of the blade closer to the skin. My bad choice of words earlier. :oops:

Superfly; On that same note, can you be more...

I still find that 30º is optimal. Perhaps the blade wasn't quite sharp enough or maybe I was using a bit too much pressure, but when I tried to steepen the angle I experienced a propensity for nicks...

I'm finding that too, as well as (on the diagonal note) leading slightly with the tip, but those depend mostly on the position of my wrist and what's most comfortable from stroke to stroke. No matter...

For shave number 9 I used a Henckel #50 that I paid a little too much for on ebay, but it looked NOS so I'm not complaining too much. It did indeed arrive in almost new condition and pretty sharp....