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

One thing I picked up doing. Since the stone is 3" wide, You only really *need* 6" width of paper to get total coverage. So I usually cut off 1" from either side and keep that on hand for the other sanding necessities. Otherwise, I felt I was wasting valuable sanding media. If you keep the whole sheet, the middle is usually dulled more than the rest of the sheet, but usually usable unless you really go to town or have really cheap paper. However, this will also depend on your lapping pattern and how you move the stone on the sheet.

Edit: 3M is really good stuff, it really does last longer than Norton and their "Black Ice" line.

Waiting on two NOS vintage Japanese razors a Hoshitombo 6500 first edtition and a Giyana Biken Osaka.

Waiting for a Kanoyama 30000 to add to my 80000, some stones a friend gifted me, and these beauties from Ulrik.

I went nuts last week and scored three separate wedges. Two on deck.

NOS Wapienica SFK FSM wedge 5/8 got here early. Wasn't expected till August. As it was still sealed I was suspicious of rust but took chance. There was minor rust on tang but cleaned right up.



Red Imp Wedge #132 5/8 with very little hone ware cleaned up and ready for honing. Need to look for maroon color paint to redo their the painted lettering.



And still in the la la land called mail, was suppose to be here yesterday is a W&B wedge 5/8. I didn't know they made simple smaller wedges. I'm finding out. {ebay pic}

Originally Posted by jmercer

I went nuts last week and scored three separate wedges. Two on deck.

NOS Wapienica SFK FSM wedge 5/8 got here early. Wasn't expected till August. As it was still sealed I was suspicious of rust but took chance. There was minor rust on tang but cleaned right up.



Red Imp Wedge #132 5/8 with very little hone ware cleaned up and ready for honing. Need to look for maroon color paint to redo their the painted lettering.



And still in the la la land called mail, was suppose to be here yesterday is a W&B wedge 5/8. I didn't know they made simple smaller wedges. I'm finding out. {ebay pic}

I'm not very "well traveled" with SRs yet. But, I believe I have between one & three of these "simple W&B wedges" as you call 'em. Grabbed them in an online auction off the beaten path months ago, they are currently in the "to-do" pile. None have scales, as I got them for... not a lot. Roughly a dollar each, the catch: they were in lots of 4 blades, with maybe two in each lot that stood a chance at being restored.

Want some pics? Shouldn't take too long to dig them out from under the pile of related materials lol...

Yep, the W&B, "You lather Well I'll Shave Well, is a 5'8" wedge if I remember right. I know I have seen others.

This eventually arrived at my Post Office this morning after being received by our International Mail Centre on 4 June!! Now you know why I use a Shipping Forwarder to get my goods delivered directly to me.

Nice looking brush Tony, are the handles made out of porcelain?

Originally Posted by AndyCee

Nice looking brush Tony, are the handles made out of porcelain?

Thanks.

They're hand made out of ceramic.

Eiko. The BIN was too good to resist. Looks very tidy.