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

I’m interested in how they will run when you get the grinder built. I went with KMG I think. I have 2, 4, 6”.

Seeds of some rare Brazilian melocactus species amongst which M. sergipensis and M. heimenii, a newly disovered species. its discovery will be published in June.
Hope they will germinate well.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I’m interested in how they will run when you get the grinder built. I went with KMG I think. I have 2, 4, 6”.

The prices on the larger wheels are unbelievable, eventually I’ll try some bigger ones from the same seller, but I don’t expect much. They say they’re dynamically balanced when they get 8” and larger. Worst case scenario I can probably have my cousin true them up if they needed any tuning.

I'm returning here after a long time away. Never gave up wetshaving, but I did give up straights before I ever learned. I've decided to start over and do 65 straight days of straight shaving (summer break - I'm a teacher) to get my shaving sorted out, and then start diving into honing.

Here's what's on order:
Herold 91J paddle strop - will get Herold red and TomoChromo green pastes
WD Poor Man strop will get Herold black paste
Tony Miller Vanilla Steerhide strop for linen and leather (already a screaming deal from what I have read, it was on sale for May)
W&B 5/8+ wedge
Genco 5/8 full-hollow spike point

Razors are both coming from a 'Bay seller whose reputation seems very good, and are supposed to be shave ready upon arrival.

The Poor Man strop was only available in a kit, so I'll also be getting a piece of balsa pasted with red and green pastes as part of that deal.

I want to make sure everything is assembled ahead of the 25th, which is my first day off from school, and I may in fact do a couple of straight shaves during the final week of school depending on time and circumstance. Regardless, I figure once I'm not working daily, I can take my time with the shaves and they don't have to look perfect for work.

I'm done reading about hardware for a bit, I think, and ready to start looking at technique for stropping and for the shave itself. I've done it, of course, but not much and not for a long time.

Stropping is a paramount skill to master. A wedge and a spike would not be my first choice for learning.
I am interested in hearing your progress. I like the dedicated time frame concept for learning.

I hear you on the blade choices. Way back when I had a Joseph Elliot wedge that I really liked for the short time I was dabbling in straights. The Genco was chosen because it came from the same seller and was full hollow, so opposite end of the spectrum from the wedge, and I know the blades have a good reputation. I will be careful with my stropping; I put a nick in my first strop early on and learned pretty quickly to go slowly and beware of applying pressure.

Picked up a couple things on the bay this week, a Filarmonica 13 (which has been on my bucket list since I began SR shaving), and a Gem 1912 (out of curiosity).

The Gem razors are pussy cats. I have a couple. Both gifts from friends. Most safety razors are too aggressive for me, but not these.

Tom has left me wanting one of these for a while. It needs new strops, at least one new strop. But it came with the old ones for a template. Right when I thought my strop buying was behind me. I am thinking cerium oxide on felt on one side and horse hid on the other. I just need a loom now and I will be done buying strops, no really that will be the last one.

How is the black side, Rez? THAT is magical stuff, you know!