Steve, sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I was meaning that I use a regular strop with a less heavy draw prior to every shave, and substitute the latigo every few shaves in order to "sharpen" the edge.
George
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- Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:32 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Pasted Strops
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4416
- Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:53 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Pasted Strops
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4416
Re: Pasted Strops
Steve, I have both CrOx and diamond paddle strops and I hardly use them because I find that when my razors have reached the stage of needing them, honing is inevitable fairly soon anyway. What does prolong the life of a blade is the use of a latigo strop, not every time but after several shaves off ...
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:10 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Castle Forbes Lime
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3144
Re: Castle Forbes Lime
Agreed, it's one of the best. If only CF would come up with a rose cream…
George
George
- Wed Nov 12, 2014 1:46 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Shaving bowl in UK
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1542
Re: Shaving bowl in UK
Looks great Roger. FWIW I use an even cheaper white cereal bowl by Denby, http://www.denby.co.uk/white/white-small-bowl/invt/011010045. But if you want the best, complete with royal crests, take a look at DR Harris' latest offering here, http://www.drharris.co.uk/lather-bowl-shave?search=NEW. Very p...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:40 am
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Chubby vs Polo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2065
Re: Chubby vs Polo
Matt, I have these brushes, both late Gloucestershire Simpsons, both in super. The knots are indeed identical but they are different brushes in the hand. The PL10 has more heft on account of the bigger handle and I use this one for hard, triple-milled soaps. The CH2, which I generally prefer, gets u...
- Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:00 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Wool fat question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2798
Re: Wool fat question
+1Janus wrote:Sounds like you're not using enough soap, could be as simple as that.
George
- Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:09 pm
- Forum: Forum Feedback
- Topic: The new heading
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12980
Re: The new heading
Thank you Vince.
George
George
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:31 pm
- Forum: Forum Feedback
- Topic: The new heading
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12980
The new heading
Many thanks to those who have brought about an improvement in accessibility, clarity and so on with the new location. It's a minor point that I have. The turquoise banner seems to indicate SMF squared, which is not really the idea. Would it be possible to bring the digit 2 onto the bottom line, so t...
- Mon May 06, 2013 12:41 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Whats happened to my Simpson CH1 Best?...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7155
Martin, here is a Simpson user from not too far from you in the UK! Can I suggest that you email Mark Watterson at Simpson via their website, and tell him of your problem? He is very interactive and helpful, particularly to us locals. Best if you can email him a pic of your brush. Let us know how yo...
- Fri May 03, 2013 5:54 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Trumper Oxford Blue Shave Soap
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3087
- Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ATG revisited
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3783
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:25 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Trumper's Sandalwood Hard Soap. It Shall Return.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2884
- Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:40 am
- Forum: Skin Care & Hair Care
- Topic: What bath soap are you using right now?
- Replies: 582
- Views: 202373
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:54 pm
- Forum: Colognes & Aftershaves
- Topic: The Fat
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6154
I don't use aftershave very much so I suppose that I'm not really qualified to speak, but for me the principal scent of MWF is a mixture of geraniol and lanolin. Therefore I suggest that you look in the rose and allied fragrance department. MWF partners well with rose-based creams. Of the few that I...
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:21 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: liking "the fat"
- Replies: 72
- Views: 12418
- Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:38 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Boker still in production
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4398
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:22 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: castle forbes cedar/sandalwood scent
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6917
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:50 am
- Forum: Colognes & Aftershaves
- Topic: Vetiver
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4068
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:43 am
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Snow White and the CH2
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4643
If the loft is indeed 56 mm that looks to be a superb brush and I would be very happy to try it! I can't see why the uniformity of hair colour change should affect performance, but you may know better…! After all, the colour transition point for each hair will be mixed with all the others in the sor...
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:52 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Geo F. Trumper Rose shaving soap
- Replies: 48
- Views: 10723
My wife claims she will confiscate my man card herself if I do. :( Oh dear, that will require more thought than whether or not to try rose soap or cream! IMO rose may be the single best, highest, most distinguished shaving scent of all! It combines well with MWF, by which I mean that if you load th...