Thread: Did Mantic59 give up on straights?

Originally Posted by Lynn

One has to learn something before they can teach something.......

I'm sure Mark will come up with something great when he feels ready.

Agreed. And it also takes time to learn such a skill. I'm sure that Mark doesn't make a full time living making videos and teaching people how to wetshave; he does all that in between his job and his homelife.

He really is good at what he does, and I'm sure he'll put out some great info when he finally decides to.

Thanks for your continued interest guys. Here's an update. I'm slowly getting better with my technique. As you may know I'm not learning straights full-time so its coming in fits-and-starts as I can fit it in. I've managed to slice myself good a couple times, which has delayed doing videos about other things (the last thing I want to show on a wetshaving vid is a sliced up face ). I've also managed to degrade the edge on the GD I've been using, so I'm about to send it off to SRD for re-sharpening (along with an inexpensive Dovo Best Quality I received as a Christmas present from my father-in-law).

I've also decided to expand the subject a bit by adding some info about "no sharpen" straights like the Feather AC, Shavette, and Parker. I think it would be useful to compare and contrast "no sharpen" razors with true straights. I've bought some of these items already and will be using them as time permits.

At this point its looking like late Summer/early Fall before I'll feel confident enough to start videotaping. I have already found some cool/funny stock video to use too.

--Mark

(EDIT: Forgot to mention, I also got Lynn's DVD, which has been very helpful.)

Mantic, I have enjoyed your videos.

Please let me know if there is any other type or size of razor you might like to try. I will gladly loan you a few razors for the furthering of your straight razor experience.

I could probably spare a couple of barber hones as well.