Thread: What Do You Have In The Mail Right Now?

Waiting for two brushes to arrive

I am as well waiting for two brushes to arrive.

Some great looking brushes there gents

Originally Posted by cudarunner

My newly acquired local apprentice is coming over again on Wednesday to for some more one on one time and I'll give the horse ass uh---I mean 'butt' a go then and let you all know how I like it.

Well while my apprentice didn't need a shave we had some fun! I'd taken an old 3" SRD English Bridle strop that I'd chewed up a bit and cut it down to 2.5"s and put it in with a vintage 2.5" cloth strop and he got to practice his stropping a bit on a larger strop/the Mike Horn's strop was a 2" strop.

After he'd left I used my newly acquired horse butt strop on a 6/8 Friodur and I'm very pleased with the strop.

Originally Posted by TristanLudlow

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Got this Bengall coming my way, little rusty on top, but otherwise in decent condition, just need a little love
I've heard they make for really good shavers

Kinda reminds me if celiloid rot, might want to be careful getting that around other razors. Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Kinda reminds me if celiloid rot, might want to be careful getting that around other razors. Tc

I concur my friend! I'd get rid of those scales and Pronto!

[QUOTE=Navarrsky;1800526]I am as well waiting for two brushes to arrive.
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Beautiful brushes, Dmitri, although it's beyond me how you do it. Congratulations.

Originally Posted by TristanLudlow

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Got this Bengall coming my way, little rusty on top, but otherwise in decent condition, just need a little love
I've heard they make for really good shavers

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Kinda reminds me if celiloid rot, might want to be careful getting that around other razors. Tc

If I might, I'd like to offer another view on the matter. Keep, or toss the scales, that is your choice. Perhaps it was stored in a confined space with razors that DID have celluloid scales, but this razor does NOT have celluloid scales.

My reasoning: if these scales were celluloid, wouldn't the cellrot be more concentrated where the scales cover the blade? This blade has rust in an opposite manner; there is virtually no rust where the scales cover it.

Could be that way, it is turned opposite than normal, but it does have a distinct pattern , maybe up next to cell rot, in any case I'd still be careful. Tc

I lean towards Crawlers thoughts but agree with Tc that it is important to always be careful.