Some of you might like this vintage read.It even covers the canvas strop debate a little. late40's or early 50'shttp://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...scan0002-1.jpg
The outlining was done by the barber.When he was in barbers school.
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Some of you might like this vintage read.It even covers the canvas strop debate a little. late40's or early 50'shttp://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...scan0002-1.jpg
The outlining was done by the barber.When he was in barbers school.
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...0Box/strop.jpg
This came from the Standardized Textbook of Barbering 4th adition Published by Associated Master Barbers nd Beauticians of America
cool post man, I want to get one of those old barber texts!
Thank you for posting that. Well done and very readable.
For the books. These are where I have found many of them.
Ebay
Alibris.com - is where I get many of my out of print/hard to find books. Often at very decent prices
Google the title and see what pops up
I have a mint Standard Textbook of Barbering 3rd edition from Alibris and a minty Practical and Scientific Barbering fourth ed. 1959
Very informative. I learned how to hold a brush from a post that someone took from a barber book. 2 fingers supporting the bristles.
Im glad you guys like it Im going to try and post more in the Razor and Hone forum when I get time. Im sure there are some better ways of doing things now but I found it informative and if nothing els a glimps in the past. There is also some pictorials on diff holds and tec's mostly for cliets not self.
Thank you for the post. Its interesting/funny that they leave the great canvas question unanswered as well.
Jordan
I know its crazy about 60 years later we are having the same debate. Reading this in another post is what made me post it.:D
Matt
"the razor is held with the thumb on top of the shank..."
So... where is the top of the shank?
In the pic it looks to me the thumb is on what I would call the side since there is 2 sides and only one back. Good point! I didnt catch it.
If its not too much trouble could you post that pic?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vashaver
fig16 and 17 on the second page above were he is shown with the strop is the pic im looking at. Mine is clearer before scan but look close his thumb is always ABOVE the razor(side facing you) they call it the top but they DONT mean the back/spine. Its really just aways the side facing you so your thumb is pressing razor flat to the strop.
Matt
Thats the way I usually do it too. Thumb is on top of shank but also at the corner facing the edge, that way I can turn the blade quickly and control the pressure evenly, depending on edge sharpness, appropriately.
I see page 24 in your 1st post... however your 2nd post has no pic... just says "image or video has been moved or deleted"... maybe its my browser.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vashaver
OK no worries Matt, the pages are in the SRP archives… I see figs 16 & 17… however I was never taught to hone like that…
I was taught to place the thumb on the bottom of the shank/tang and use the thumb to “flip” the razor… same with stropping… if the jimps are on the bottom (and most jimped razors have on the bottom) it’s even easier to flip with the thumb.
I guess times changed… or I am just different.
I agree! I strop with my thumb more to the bottom edge not dead flat(fliping side to side) and index finger on the back. The way they show works but im way slower that way. Maybe were the strop is located could have a effect on this style. I didnt really post this to teach anyone so much but more just to see what things are still viewed as correct. The linen strop debate in another thread is what got it started.
Matt
I thought the honing looked odd too !