- Joined
- Wednesday March 16, 2016
- Location
- East Central Illinois
David Huffman here from East Central Illinois. About 100 miles south of Chicago in the town of St. Joseph.
I used to be a blacksmith & made knives as a sideline but carpal tunnel made me give that up.
I have always been in to knife sharpening & remembered my great uncle Harvey always shaved with a straight razor. I had got into knife sharpening pretty heavy & picked up a couple of straights at a flea market. Three years later I have about 75 straights hones strops & all the other things to work on straight razors.
I am active at SRP & learned a lot over there. I am related to the Mappin family here in the states & am trying to see if I am related to the razor makers.
Let's talk straight's!
Dave
I used to be a blacksmith & made knives as a sideline but carpal tunnel made me give that up.
I have always been in to knife sharpening & remembered my great uncle Harvey always shaved with a straight razor. I had got into knife sharpening pretty heavy & picked up a couple of straights at a flea market. Three years later I have about 75 straights hones strops & all the other things to work on straight razors.
I am active at SRP & learned a lot over there. I am related to the Mappin family here in the states & am trying to see if I am related to the razor makers.
Let's talk straight's!
Dave