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Three Pass Shaving Routine...
Hot Water prep & massage with Argan Oil
Rolls Razor
Rolls Wedge Blade NOS
Kent Pure Badger
Monsavon Bol Tallow Soap
Thayers Original Witch Hazel
As I mentioned above I just got the Rolls this Morning..I just had a 3 Pass shave with it tonight & ended up with the Dolphin Smooth BBS Shave of my Life..Here is the thing..I sharpened this NOS blade by Stropping it outwith the Rolls System just to Demonstrate how easy it should be to get one of these blades shave ready if its in good condition & not been damaged by oxidisation or been neglected..I know what some folks may be thinking..Billy just got an NOS Rolls today that's never been used..Well..That was one of the reasons why I never used my Rolls System to get this blade shave ready..
I used some tape as you can see above because there isn't a stropping handle that Fits this blade..I stropped it 30 Laps a side on the Nylon side of the strop & then a further 70 Laps a side on the Leather..Bobs Your Uncle..It was as Simple as That..The Point being its the condition of your blade that is important here when you purchase one of these..NOS or Not..You can get an NOS Blade with a Rolls & it still might need more work than I got away with here because of Oxidazation Damage or Neglect..It might need the Bevel reset outside the System as I have mentioned in this Thread above..
If your fortunate enough as I was today then you should have your Blade up & Running within a very short period of time indeed..I could have got this blade ready within the Rolls System after some Minor Restoration Work to the Hone & Strop Pads but this will only happen if you have a decent blade & that is my whole point here..I hear a lot of folks saying that they cant get their blades sharp enough..That's only because it needs further restoration before you even start to use the Rolls System..Your blade needs honed outwith the System if that's the case..If you cant get your blade just about shave ready as I did today then the chances are that the Rolls System wont bring it back..
You don't need to do what I did today of course if you have a Functional blade..Your Rolls Shaving System will suffice but only if your blade is in excellent condition..I have mentioned this before & I am going to mention it again..
The Rolls System was designed to maintain a shave ready blade..Not necessarily to get it shave ready..This is a common misunderstanding..
Moreover..You also need to purchase a Rolls with both pads in excellent condition & you need to restore them as I have mentioned earlier in this thread..In short Don't try to cut corners when purchasing one of these..At the Current prices its even Affordable to buy a couple of them to get what you need & put a good one together..I hope I have shown today how easy it should be to get one of these up & running..If you do find that you need to get a blade Honed outwith the System Don't let that put you off..Just send it to someone that can do that for you & your Rolls System should be able to maintain it Indefinitely..
Billy