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Billy's work is known to be excellent by people of this forum and over ATG, possibly others, but the point I wanted to make was that Billy is also very genorous with his time and advise. He has guided me on several issues over the last 7 months, basically since a month after I took up straight razor shaving.
I Done 10 Sets on 0.5 Chro Ox & 4 Sets on 0.2 Red Rhodium for that Particular Blade..I Personally Don't Use Diamond Pastes as its a Slightly Faster Cutter & I Reckon & its Easier to Over Do Matters..But..Thats Me Talkin Mind..Others Like it & Use it..My mistake Billy unable to find a Carl Rader with that insignia on Google so a golden oldieNow I need a new brush and some soap and start doing it properly. Was part of your stropping on this razor diamond paste?
In Coming PM..hi fergiebilly i have a couple of razors i would like you to hone for me could you pm me your details where to send them if you are willing to do the for me
many thanks
simon
A Wee Tip on the Chro/Ox..Its a Thing Many Overdo..7/10 Sets..A Guiding Thread. Usually Hits the Mark..The Thing is to Use it Sparingly..Its Great Stuff but Less is More..An Edge Can be Ruined with it..Nearly three weeks in and definitely liking the SR shave makes your skin feel better than any DE shave Carl Rader still hanging in there with just leather stropping. Might give it a taste of the 0.30 CrOx strop soon. Best of all I cleaned up and beveled a couple of ERN SRs I bought and got a good shave out of both of them. Learning how to strop a SR razor properly is an essential unless you want to cut a lot of strops up. Still at the bottom of the learning curve but you will get out what you put in. Need a couple more SRs now to try and sort out which of the hones I have are actually worth using as SR finishers.
These days I agree but there was a time when it was all man had so they had to learn or like in countries such as Turkey use a barber for their regular shave where it is part of being a bloke to go to the barbers for a shave still. I think the fashion of facial hair such as goatees and elaborate moustache's came from the fact straights were so difficult to use and keep up to. I've raised the problem before as I see it. Most of us who want to straight shave no longer have the skills passed down father to son so the first time you put what is an incredibly sharp unguarded blade to your second most important part it is frightening and you must be confident you are in control of the blade to get a good shave. You tube video's can only do so much to show "How to shave" eventually you have to give it a go and see how you get on. There are safer and easier ways to shave these days so giving up if you don't get on with it is much easier than it used to be.Just to Add..Some Guys Will NEVER Get a Shave Out of a Properly Honed Blade..Regardless Who Honed it..If it was Easy to Use an SR Everybody would Be Doin it..Its Always Worth Remembering that..SR Shaving is NOT for Everyone..
Billy
Bragging about what exactly ? The blade you are using or because you have learned to shave with one? We've had this conversation on here regarding Stainless Steel razors and anyone who posted on SOTD was just Bragging or showing off and now unless I'm mistaken we have moved on to straights, what will be the next razor that people may think twice about posting on SOTD worried that they may be seen as just bragging or showing off?Modern SR shaving is mainly about bragging rights
I think everone shaves for themselves and for the pleasure they get from it, I can't imagine anyone going to the expence of buying a straight razor and strop at the very least just so they can brag to people they are probably never going to meet, it is just a ridiculous thing to suggest and I feel much the same about stainless steel razors ect, I think that to suggest that people only post on SOTD just so that they can brag about or show off their kit is equaly ridiculous as I have pointed out before and to suggest such things just makes some people or at least me feel uncomfortable about posting when this type of nonsense is being banded about, rant over!Modern SR shaving can be described as unnecessary. That being said, so can shaving full-stop. More and more people are growing beards and it is becoming far more acceptable. Using a single-bladed razor can be as well, as can lathering with a brush, buying multitudes of soaps and pre-shaves etc. In fact, when I first started shaving (back when I was only aware of carts, prior to growing a beard and using a trimmer) I used to shave in the shower before uni. Took no extra time out of my day and was a chore - yet it did the job required.
I use an SR from time to time because I enjoy the experience of using one. It isn't necessary for me and if anything I tend towards the lower maintenance razors with disposable blades for swiftness and ease. I wouldn't say I'm bragging by using one, but I can see why people may, especially with comments along the lines of 'you're so brave/foolish to use an unguarded, surgically-sharp razor'. Doesn't work for me though, I shave for me ultimately.
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