A new forum member, USMCCHAPS, and I have been working together to get him started straight shaving. He's been using shavettes so the concept isn't entirely new to him.
He's studied hard and looked LOTS of razors on ebay. He'd send me links and tell me what he liked or didn't like and I'd critique his review.
He spied this little darling and sent me the link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/95969024/KJ%20BOKER%20001.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/95969024/KJ%20BOKER%20002.jpg
The sellers pics weren't that great but we spied this in one of the pics.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/95969024/KJ%20BOKER%20003.jpg
We looked it over and I told him to go for it. He won it for a song.
Harold came up to Ft Worth last Saturday and brought his new toy along with another Boker that his poor puppy had mangled. :(
It had some very minor edge issues and I told him I'd let him know when it was ready to pick up.
In the meantime I lent him a nice, sweet shaving, little DOBIE 4/8 1/4 hollow to play with until I got his going.
I FINALLY got the edge straightened out today and took it for spin tonight. It shaved like I expected it to and hoped it would.
It wasn't the most fun shave I've ever had because IT'S SO TINY!!!:dropjaw:
It did a good job and I had to be extra careful as I'm used to draggin' big iron wedges around my ugly mug. Made it through
with no rips, runs, or slices.
Seen here next to 5/8 Challenge Cutlery.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/95969024/KJ%20BOKER%20004.jpg
I hope he enjoys it. It's a nice little razor.