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

Nice Blanks Steve. Hope what you get looks as good as these do.

These will be the first scales that aren't made from a paint stick, so fingers crossed eh.

Any advice is welcome, cos its success or bust now I'm scaling for real, they cost a bit more than the paint sticks do.

Beautiful horn Steve. I learned through hard experience to cut a little larger than I needed because the sanding will downsize them more than I expected. This is especially true when trying to match another scale. What worked well for me was to trace the existing scale onto a peice of paper with a marker. Then glue the paper to the horn with white glue like Elmer's Glue-All. After it dries cut around the outside of the marker line. This makes the blank larger by the width of the marker line and a hair more.

If I am making a set I will glue the blanks together with low temperature hot glue before going to the belt sander. This way they keep the same shape more easily. The low temperature hot glue separates easily and peels off with a fingernail. The regular hot glue is harder to get apart and off but it does hold better.

There are some good in depth posts in the what are you working on thread.

I use double sided scotch tape. Its thin and will come apart when you want them apart. Put together and rough cut, sand to outer shape, drill, thin, then bevel shape. After that i pull them apart. But you have to be sure your blanks are flat on the insides before taping. And tape acording to what pattern on the horn you like. This means not lerfect corner to corner. Whateven gets you the best look.

Got this in the mail today. I could never keep a good track of how many times i used a blade and i stored them on on a magnet in the cabinet. Now i will be much better off. Safer and easier storage between shaves. I like to use lots of types of razors including straights. But now i will keep track muck better. Bought on Etsy. Im going to add some more weight to it as its just plastic with tiny magnets.

BTW, its a 3D printed item. Not a bad way to make some cash if you understand that kinda stuff.

Geo F Trumpers Eucris shaving cream and skin food.

Any tea drinker knows how bad it is when the kettle breaks.



Fortunately I have a back up kettle until the replacement shows up.

In the mail - time to get in the spirit

Candy Cane

Scent Description

A true candy cane scent. It's peppermint in your face with a little sweetness. Perfect for the season!





Bad Santa

Cherry,Tobacco Leaf, Oak, Vanilla, Whisky, Spices

Sweet tobacco leaf with light notes of cherry wood, whisky, vanilla oak and spices.



I was only going to get Bad Santa but my wife thought i should choose two so i could alternate.

Enabling much!!

She didnt have to say it twice, I placed the order immediately in case she changed her mind - HaHa too late dear

Oh sweet baby jesus, talk about a freaking mail call. LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Fischer Strop, a Kintaka strop, and a PR Parker. Happy days my friends, merrry christmas!







Gotta love the bolt though, made me giggle a little when I actually had it in hand lol. Also gonna be heading over the Kanji Help thread to see if I can figure out what it says on the strop.