Get yourself a Kanayama strop Billy, worth every penny and more.I have 16 SRs & 2 Hollow Ground Blade SEs..Around a Dozen Injectors & a Haul of NOS Injector Blades..And of Course My Stones & Lapping Film for Honing..
I had around 90 SEs at One Time & I Recently Trimmed My Collection Down to Buy My SRs, Strops & Stones..90 Razors was Like a Crazy amount of Buying for the Sake of it..I did enjoy using them Tho...There isn't Many Vintaeg SEs or Injectors that haven't went through my Hands..
In Fact..I am Gonna Compile a Guide Book for Injectors..
Billy
injectors...my next venture into the unknownI have 16 SRs & 2 Hollow Ground Blade SEs..Around a Dozen Injectors & a Haul of NOS Injector Blades..And of Course My Stones & Lapping Film for Honing..
I had around 90 SEs at One Time & I Recently Trimmed My Collection Down to Buy My SRs, Strops & Stones..90 Razors was Like a Crazy amount of Buying for the Sake of it..I did enjoy using them Tho...There isn't Many Vintage SEs or Injectors that haven't went through my Hands..
In Fact..I am Gonna Compile a Guide Book for Injectors..
Billy
Yep they will set you back. I got the entry level one for £100 ish. Great customer service (customs etc) too. But the finish it provides is superb. I have now used Westholme, Leather&Stuff as well as 2 others and this is hands down the best edge finisher. It feels like glass to the touch.
Yeah..I have heard they are Great Strops those Kanayama Cordovan Strops but they are So Ruddy Dear..Beliive it or Not my Favourite Strop is this Soft Cow Hide Double sided 2 1/2 Inch for £12.00..I Love the Draw on it..Its a Corker..
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Billy
Yeah..I know what You Mean..The Glass like Touch..Only an SR or Hollow Ground SE Blade User would know what that Meant..Yep they will set you back. I got the entry level one for £100 ish. Great customer service (customs etc) too. But the finish it provides is superb. I have now used Westholme, Leather&Stuff as well as 2 others and this is hands down the best edge finisher. It feels like glass to the touch.
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Cordovan or go homeYeah..I know what You Mean..The Glass like Touch..Only an SR or Hollow Ground SE Blade User would know what that Meant..
Billy
Yeah, cycling consumes far more £Â£ than shaving for sure...In about 3 months I have collected 5 razors, 3 brushes and maybe 10 soaps. I plan to get a few more of each as time goes on. It isn't that expensive a hobby and I can sell on anything I end up not using.
I really don't want to think how much I have spent on cycling.
This sounds exactly like my experience when I started, it will come, keep at it in the systematic fashion you describe. Just to clarify when I say 'it will come' by that I mean a razor, brush and soap combination specific to the hour of the day let alone stubble growth etc etc. Or in other words just keep collectingI first started accumulating different razors in a similar fashion to how I was buying different weedkillers for the lawn. Hoping that there might be one all encompassing solution to eradicate what I wanted but leaving the rest perfect. Much like the lawn though, nothing works all year round and in all circumstances, so I then started accumulating razors for differing conditions. Mild for short growth, aggressive for longer hair. Mild but efficient for sensitive skin and fast easy razors for when I'm in a hurry. I think the only impulse buy was the Rocnel half DE little beastie. I don't regret buying it but can't see any circumstance where I'd use it, unless I am having a danger day and want the thrill of always being a nanosecond away from a cut if I don't concentrate.
I'm new to soaps but in three weeks have accumulated double figures of the things. I've only just realised they are seasonal too ! Lots of menthol soaps for the summer and warming spice soaps in the winter...... my wife is going to kill me when she finds the bathroom stacked high with soaps for all occasions by the end of the year !
I forgot the shavette ! I bought a cheap Bluebeards revenge shavette to learn straight razor shaving. this then led to me acquiring my late grandfathers straight razor and in turn opened up the whole world of mastering blades, honing technique and a learning curve as sharp as the blade itself. I was getting perfectly acceptable, blood and irritaion free BBS shaves from my DE's and SE's but just liked the challenge of it.This sounds exactly like my experience when I started, it will come, keep at it in the systematic fashion you describe. Just to clarify when I say 'it will come' by that I mean a razor, brush and soap combination specific to the hour of the day let alone stubble growth etc etc. Or in other words just keep collecting
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Yep I bought a Parker shavette very early on cut myself on the first stroke, threw it in as a freebie on a purchase. Didn't touch straights for a long time after that, what a mistake a completely different experience and one to cherish. Having now found DE shavers similar to my straights I tend to use these. Nothing removes more stubble in 2 passes than my straight razors though.I forgot the shavette ! I bought a cheap Bluebeards revenge shavette to learn straight razor shaving. this then led to me acquiring my late grandfathers straight razor and in turn opened up the whole world of mastering blades, honing technique and a learning curve as sharp as the blade itself. I was getting perfectly acceptable, blood and irritaion free BBS shaves from my DE's and SE's but just liked the challenge of it.
I have 16 SRs & 2 Hollow Ground Blade SEs..Around a Dozen Injectors & a Haul of NOS Injector Blades..And of Course My Stones & Lapping Film for Honing..
I had around 90 SEs at One Time & I Recently Trimmed My Collection Down to Buy My SRs, Strops & Stones..90 Razors was Like a Crazy amount of Buying for the Sake of it..I did enjoy using them Tho...There isn't Many Vintage SEs or Injectors that haven't went through my Hands..
In Fact..I am Gonna Compile a Guide Book for Injectors..
Billy
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