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Wacker Old Sheffield - JIT
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JIT = Just in time. Yesterday morning, just as I stepped out of the house to head to work the mailman walked up, handed me a package. I knew it was my ordered Wacker Old Sheffield. I was afraid I'd be going on my next long load without my new razor, and have to wait another week. It came just in time.
Hat tip to John Crowley at shavingshop.com. The razor came shave ready and I had my first shave tonight at the Loves truck stop in El Paso, TX. Some here have urged me to get a pro honed razor. The shave was fine. No nicks or cuts. The blade was as sharp as my own honing would have produced. No disrespect to named proprietor. What that tells me is this 6 month rookie is doing an adequate honing job.
The razor is beautiful. I chose it for its traditional style and barber's notch. It is a 7/8" razor and only slightly smaller than my Thiers Issard Bijou de France 7/8 square point. A written description on Amazon describes this Wacker as extra hollow. It may be but you couldn't prove it by me. Below is another picture of my other razors.
My next purchase I intend to get the Wacker All round 6/8 Spanish point at the end of September, if we're not all standing in a soup line.
My new brushes should be in by the time I get home Monday night. A Plisson synthetic and a Vulfix 2235 super badger.
Y'all tell me what you think of this idea. I want to protect my new brushes as I travel. They won't be sitting on the bathroom counter. I'm thinking about getting some PVC pipe (1.5 or 1.75) with removeable end caps. After use, remove water, wrap in paper towel, slide handle end into PVC pipe. I suppose drilled holes in PVC for easier evaporation. They will be laying on their side's in my shave bag.
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