A dish and rituals? a question for those in the know.
I'm new here so please forgive me if this is in the wrong area,,, I'm learning the hard way.
I’m a logical man and a deep thinker. Before I take up anything new I will spend a while thinking about it. I'm knew to the whole straight razor thing and the following occurred tome; now… it’s a bit tangential but bear with it, it will make sense in the end.
I Collect blades and I know what can happen. With a normal edge I can sharpen out kinks in minutes, with a keen edge it takes me a while, If I am putting a razors edge onto a blade it takes,,, a,,, long,,, time!
I also know that because of my disabilities if sit by a sink to shave I WILL eventually slap the blade off the sink bowl, or worse yet, plug chain.
Can you see where this is going yet?
Well I have decided that I will make my shave a ritual. It seems that to me (like some of you…probably) that shaving is already a form of “active meditation*”.
I have decided to shave at a table using a bowl and various "off grid" gear (for want of a far better term here)
I will get my razor, soap/crème, bowl, mirror, towels (S/L), post shave lotion, sponge Etc. I will sit at my table with them afore me and go through the rituals
Now I’ll cut out the boring bits and get to the crux of my post;
1) 1) Do you foresee any problems using a bowl instead of a sink to avoid damaging an edge?
2) 2) I have seen videos of Japanese and Turkish barbers cleaning their razors on a small a towel/sponge. Any problems or suggestions on this point? Will it dull a blade of supreme sharpness?
3) 3) Finally, does anyone else think about shaving as a ritual or active meditation or am I weird?
*Active meditation defined as: to clear a mind through repetitive motions such as dance, katas, exercises Etc.
Again, please forgive me if this is in the wrong area and please,,, feel free to ask ANYTHING if it will make this post any clearer.