- Joined
- Saturday January 2, 2016
- Location
- Liverpool
Acquisitions - November 2022
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- Start Date
- Joined
- Wednesday February 3, 2016
- Location
- Northeast
- Joined
- Sunday November 8, 2020
My supply of blades have arrived from Connaught, Feather Pro and Super.
They should keep me going a while.
- Joined
- Sunday April 11, 2021
- Location
- Not too far from LHR
I expect they will. I bought one box of Kai Pink and one of Feather Pro. Supposing 10 shaves per blade that's 400. Given that I also have DEs and straights I probably don't need to buy blades again until 2026.
- Joined
- Saturday December 10, 2011
- Location
- british west hartlepool
I stopped looking for vintage blades on eBay quite a while back, as the prices were getting daft. Was having a drunken mooch at the weekend and saw eighty English Wilkinson Sword blades for £10 delivered, couldn't resist...
Dave in KY
Monkeying Around
- Joined
- Saturday September 4, 2021
Gillette New Improved head 1921 Big Fellow before and after cleaning. Still need to sand some more and stain the wood case.
- Joined
- Thursday September 26, 2013
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Sweet catch, that!
- Joined
- Thursday September 26, 2013
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Ginormous bottle of vintage Ted!
Dave in KY
Monkeying Around
- Joined
- Saturday September 4, 2021
Thanks
- Joined
- Sunday November 8, 2020
My Stirling Haverford and Hags Resurrection bits arrived from Shaving time.
I wanted to compare the Haverford to my Cognac and Cuban cigars.
- Joined
- Monday May 1, 2017
- Location
- London
The postman brought a few things for me today.
First of all, a brush from Yaqi, which they advertised as 'a defective handle'.
Advertised as 20mm knot, but it measures 21.5mm at the base, it has a 54mm loft and a 10mm glue bump, which I'm happy about. I can't see any problem with the handle either. But there is one problem with the brush...
IT IS NOT THE ONE I ORDERED! I ordered one with a different handle! Nonetheless, I'm reasonably pleased with the brush itself, the knot seems to be a good one and I will soon find out how it performs during today's shave. Everytime I order a synth brush, I feel like I have let down @TobyC, I'm sorry fella. I think you might like my next purchase though....
I also took delivery of this...
Which contained the following items
A Bakelite Gillette box and what looks like an unused Culmak brush, is it a horse hair knot? In the box, there is a very nice Flat Bottom Tech, in great condition, it doesn't look like it was used much in the last 80 years.
And another picture with my other Fat Handle Tech (but with the triangular slots) that I've owned for a few years and it is one of the most used razors.
First of all, a brush from Yaqi, which they advertised as 'a defective handle'.
Advertised as 20mm knot, but it measures 21.5mm at the base, it has a 54mm loft and a 10mm glue bump, which I'm happy about. I can't see any problem with the handle either. But there is one problem with the brush...
IT IS NOT THE ONE I ORDERED! I ordered one with a different handle! Nonetheless, I'm reasonably pleased with the brush itself, the knot seems to be a good one and I will soon find out how it performs during today's shave. Everytime I order a synth brush, I feel like I have let down @TobyC, I'm sorry fella. I think you might like my next purchase though....
I also took delivery of this...
Which contained the following items
A Bakelite Gillette box and what looks like an unused Culmak brush, is it a horse hair knot? In the box, there is a very nice Flat Bottom Tech, in great condition, it doesn't look like it was used much in the last 80 years.
And another picture with my other Fat Handle Tech (but with the triangular slots) that I've owned for a few years and it is one of the most used razors.
- Joined
- Friday July 29, 2016
- Location
- Cat-Pig Swamp
- Joined
- Monday May 1, 2017
- Location
- London
Looks like horse, but I see no triangle slots.
The one I was delivered today is a Flat Bottom. The last photo of the two Fat Handle Techs, one of them is the one delivered today, the other one is one I have had for a while, that one has triangular slots and I didn't photograph the underside of that razor.
- Joined
- Friday July 29, 2016
- Location
- Cat-Pig Swamp
Side by side shave with them, doubt you can tell them apart.
- Joined
- Friday July 29, 2016
- Location
- Cat-Pig Swamp
I forgot to say "Cool!" , you don't see flat bottoms over here very often and they're pricy when you do, but the triangle slot gives the same shave, or so I'm told, so I'm content with not having one. Let me know if you feel a difference please.