Thread: SOTD... Sun Mar. 1st - Sat Mar. 7th (Themes Welcome)

Today was a very exciting day in the world of Big Red's shaving!!! so forgive the short story

I had tried selling my 7 day set, but it hadn't moved at a reasonable price. I always loved these blades, the size, but need the money for other things. Faced with "do I take less than they're worth or keep them" I grabbed one last night and honed it up. Mind you I don't have the proper setups, and although I have some old swatys and a frictionite, I found the 20yo three sided coarse, medium, fine combo I had worked! I'm not sure how fine the fine is, but pretty damn fine because I worked it out. (no tape on spine, I don't have a flat coarse stone to set a new bevel). tested it last night, once my whole hand was bald, four knuckles and a spot of knee I took it this morning to the bathroom.

Truefitt 1805
20 passes cotton, 50 leather

shaved great. They are full hollow, and I prefer the heavier grinds, and have gotten use to more weight in my hand. But it did not disappoint. I wonder if I had a finer hone if it would be even a bit better, though doesnt' shave any worse than some that I've had done by honemeisters (NOT saying I'm a good hone person now. just happened that this blade didn't have any problems for me and my knife honing skills carried over).

only weird thing was if I took it from that hone to the swaty it stopped shaving. I wonder if my swaty needs to be lapped? anyways, I was excited! this means I potentially have a full 7 day set to play with. which by the way all tips are getting reground, I have come to totally dislike round points.

Red

PS
Nivea sensitive skin aftershave. not bad, I've been waiting to buy an aftershave for months and finally picked this up this weekend. I also got witch hazel and alum powder to make my own though.