Here we go again, the FL takes me on another adventure. Heading back to my parents to see if I can locate one of my dad's razors. Then, the adventure will begin. Where to start: not a guy with a lot of facial hair will I always take a "second pass" or is one pretty much all I'll need (depending on the setting of the razor)?
Holy Cow that is gorgeous!!!! Did you make the display cases yourself? I'm thinking of doing the same, but I dont have all the nice razors that you do. Nice job!!!Originally Posted by The Soph Gent
I just posted this on another thread before I saw this one. Check out "Mantics" shave You Tube Videos. http://www.youtube.com/user/mantic59/videos
Those videos are the best around and will show you EVERYTHING you need to know about wet shaving...and I mean EVERYTHING!
To Gin/Tonics...Once you get the bug for the vintage shave stuff, it's hard to stop. 7 months ago, I got back into wet shaving and bought 1 new Merkur Razor. I then bought 1 vintage Gillette. That was all it took...
Since then I have bought over 300 razors (restore/sell) and have about 100 in my collection. These are just a few. I ran out of room and need to buy a couple of more curio cabinets.
Double, if it takes more than one pass, don't worry. A DE razor is so much gentler on your skin, you won't mind. Also, these are some of the nicest shaving soap you can ever use.
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+1 for Mama Bear!
I use the 100% Natural EO Lime.
Thanks but I can't take credit for the display cases...all store bought. The 1st photo case is a small stand alone about 24x16. Bought it on-line. I wanted it to house my "special" razors but it is already too small and filled.Holy Cow that is gorgeous!!!! Did you make the display cases yourself? I'm thinking of doing the same, but I dont have all the nice razors that you do. Nice job!!!
The 2nd photo is only showing 1 shelf of another case. It's a corner unit with 6 shelves. That's full also.
The 3rd photo is an inexpensive curio that is used to hold the razors I am selling.
I would LIKE to get 2 large curios that are all glass without any wood trim but they are pretty expensive (about $800 each). I have seen many on craigs list but I need 2 matching ones which are impossible to find (used).
Now I'm going to have to go to ebay, and buy a DE razor... great another addiction in the making.
Hey, Gimme my hat!
Old-timey shaving update:
Shaved again this morning. Changed my mug out for a small bowl and was able to get much better lather. I get the feeling that a badger would offer better lather still, but for now the boar is okay. Perhaps as a result of better lather combined with a far lighter touch on the handle of the razor, the shave on the face was much better, with no nicks, cuts or razor burn. The neck got a big old bloody slice, but I chalk that up to the hair on my neck growing in every direction imaginable. Despite the one large burn/slice, even the neck was improved and the overall shave was much smoother.
I do one pass with the grain, then re-lather and go against the grain. I find this absolutely necessary to get a better shave.
Decided I'm going to buy some all-natural after shave balm and try that out.
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Good work old boy. Keep trying. Remember to use a LIGHT touch on the razor. It's meant to SLIDE over your skin. Not slice into it. Any pressure apart from the weight of the razor will almost certainly lead to a cut.
Razor-burn is usually attributed to a blunt blade. Make sure you sharpen or change the blades regularly.
...Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one and just the proper style! I should like to have one just the same as that. Whereever I go they'd shout "hello, where did you get that hat?..."
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Excessive pressure can cause it too; I'm fairly sure that's the cause since the blade has only been used thrice so far.
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LOL. I don't even want to think about how much this forum has cost me.
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