This is great information. Masks in public are mandatory here, and have been for quite some time. The mask quickly becomes second nature. We're constantly washing ours, we - the wife and I - have a sizeable rotation that includes a supply of clean backups in our cars. I keep one or two backups in my...

When things get normal I want to go down there.

Back in Sept, during a business trip to Germany I stopped in a Muellers to restock my dwindling supply of soap. I was really after the inexpensive (but good!) stuff--Speick and Palmolive sticks. I saw the jar of Tabac at what I thought a good price, so picked it up as well. I've been working my way...

no offense, but when you need to mix more than two ingredients together to enjoy a drink it qualifies for BIG BABY :D :D :D :D :D clive I agree! :D But --- when the SWMBO has invited her work friends and spouses over for a fun Mardi Gras party and assigns me the drink-making duties, guess what I do...

Ditto -- not knowing what to do, I just close it out and when I check, my post was accepted as usual.

The Tabac stick is a delight to use every morning. Makes me happy to know it's going to be my every day soap until sometime in mid-October! Lucky me!

. . . . that’s his baby now. I will definitely be blogging at some point soon. And if I can motivate actually printing the book I wrote 10 years ago.... hahaha What I had in mind was calling it anything SE related that the enthusiasts can habitually use within SMF to discuss and show off their razo...

Might be interesting!

What are those other guys saying?

an inquiry a few years ago makes me believe that he was ill and passed away. A good dude, to me anyway clive Yes, a good guy. David, maybe you can start a thread on SMF to resurrect the heart and soul of "The Original Safety"! It might be a way to start back where you left off when the old TOS was ...

Hi David. It's a big relief to know you're well and back to posting again at SMF. My best ever performing razor is a single edge. I use it every day. The razor is the General V2 and I alternate my two favored blades - Kai Captain Original and Schick Proline 30. May I presume after your lengthy hiatu...

Here's a haiku if anyone's interested:

Tabac German bold
Original golden old
humble masterpiece

Do we know whether a damascus razor holds an edge and if so are they difficult to sharpen and do they perform well over the long term? Any related information regarding twisted damascus open razor blades will be helpful.

Me? I just shave with them and see if they work. That's what I do*. *Anecdotally, there was a time I paid a premium for a one-off razor that was (briefly) a subject of discussion on more than one shaving forum. It turned out to be a dud as far as taking and holding an edge for only one or two shave...

Just what I was looking for. Much obliged! Yesterday while I was wrestling with this, I was lucky enough to dig out the 14 -16 parameter, but I only got as far as figuring out measuring the spine and the blade width. The subject of trigonometry was never important when I was a student - just the opp...

Another forgotten treasure!

Jarmo, you're right about some screws need washers. I'd describe it as a very small and thin coin with a hole in the center.

I've been trying to recall how to calculate the angle of the bevel that is required in order to make a good cutting straight razor. Someone once told me the ratio of (X)__________measurement to (Y)________ measurement (or something like that) should have an optimal score of 14 to 16. I need someone ...

A9BF9B3D-5CB1-4CCC-B797-880BBB37BC3B.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 2020 Excellent shave today with two of my favorite razors on this beautiful sunny day . . . , the CKBA Damascus straight and my Valet VC4 were ready for business. The CKBA Damascus straight razor seemed to almost brush away ...