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

It’s awesome. I dropped in the Feather I have used 2 or 3 times already, and it was great. I’m going to try a fresh one next time. I was a little apprehensive but it’s just like using a de. I really think it’s the best Evolution of the de. Fit and finish is excellent. The head is a dark grey, almost like raw titanium. The handle is blue anodized. It’s a deep rich blue, almost like something you would see on a fine firearm. The knurling is deep and crisply cut. It’s leaps and bounds above the first Maggard razor I bough, in terms of quality. But to be fair that first one was a scratch and dent, so I shouldn’t compare the 2. All in all, it’s a hell of a razor for around 35 bucks US.

Slants are really efficient. My experience with a slant was a good one.
I got the prototype Mercur 34c from Jimmyhad back when.
He actually invented it! Sort of!
Thing shaved great. Loaned it to my old landlord. He kept it. Perhaps I shall live long enough to get it back?

Waiting on this Joseph Cam Stubtail, the blade looks to be in great condition, I will be making a new set of horn scales + full restoration on the blade, looks like a keeper.

Got this lot if stones on ebay for $20. From the looks of it, should be worth it for the barber hone alone.
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The hones came in today!


Two soft arkansas stones, a 8"x2" carborundum(both sides low grit), an 8"x3" carborundum which I may play around with a bit as the one side is smooth as glass after lapping, a small chunk of some type of slate and the barbers hone.




The Romo Fast Cut barbers hone seems to be one of those faux coticule stones. The light brown/orange side is soft and muddy feeling and the dark blue/black side is hard and somewhat gritty. Will definitely be playing around with ot to see how well it works.

I have that same exact barber hone still in the box. It works well but it is a little short.


I haven't really used it since I got my set of water stones but as I recall the blue side is the honing side and the red side is the finishing side... I think.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

I have that same exact barber hone still in the box. It works well but it is a little short.

I haven't really used it since I got my set of water stones but as I recall the blue side is the honing side and the red side is the finishing side... I think.

Mine has it's original box as well. From playing around with it, so far, the blue side is definitely the rougher side. The other side put a nice finish on one of my kamisoris. I'll know more when I actually shave with it in the morning.

Nice box ...but mine's plaid.

The plaid is better!

Seriously though the only other complaint besides not being very long was that it wanted to scoot away while using.it so I put a rubber jar opening pad under it on the counter. That worked pretty well. The stone worked quite well. I really liked the edge the red side gave.
Oh yeah, and I used lather from the shaving soap.on it