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Maybe when you're shaving your neck, you should concentrate on two things, the angle of the blade, and the amount of pressure you might be applying. The head of the razor should be almost flat against the skin, making the angle very small. Also, try to avoid applying any pressure as you draw the raz...

Don't get discouraged or intimidated. The result is worth the effort.

The silly reference to wasting time is nothing more than a BS declaration of laziness.

I have had pretty good results from touch-ups without re-lathering, but only with a DE. It seems that in most cases, a straight razor, at least in my experience, doesn't seem to slide as smoothly without a lather. However, I'm thinking I need to try this with other creams/soaps and make sure it's no...

I'd like to have one that takes standard blades and has a handle of the same diameter, but about 2 or 3 inches longer, similar to the Gillette super adjustable.

Excellent choices/purchases. You did good!

Tuesday

Taylor Rose SC
Clauss 6/8 SP
Vie Long Professional Horse
Thayer's Rose WH
COBigelow Mentha Lotion
Booster's Iced Lime AS

I'm becoming very interested in this subject. The silvertip sounds like something I might use.

I'm curious about the 830 and also the 2000. The last I saw about the 2010 B&B LE was that it is going to happen, but as of today 10-12-10 there hasn't been any concrete purchasing/ordering information. TSR has been puttering around with a limited run of a custom Semogue for about 6 months, and ...

Porter, I'm going to be interested in your comparison between the Semogue and the Vulfix. Your comments about the 374 are making me curious.

If someone could invent or discover this substance with no offending chemical properties, they would change the world in a magnitude similar to King Gillette and Bill Gates combined.

Not sure why you would want to re-bristle them. The handles have nothing to recommend them, unless mere age counts. You're on the right track now Porter. I don't want to rebristle them, I just put up their pictures to show what kind of a brush needs to be rebristled rather than trying to shave with...

Monday

Taylor's Rose SC
Torrey 6/8 BN
Big Rooney UK
COBigelow Mentha Lotion
Booster's Mosswood AS

Hi Rockdude. I think my fellow SMF'ers have forgotten this post by one of the SMF members: He's a good guy and will go out of his way to assist you with a razor that will work for a first straight razor. And yes, he's also a member of SRP. http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42358&h...

We've seen hundreds of these old brushes in flea markets, estate sales, and antique stores. I wouldn't dream of picking up an old brush with bristles that are yellow and dirty and brittle, and hasn't been used in 30 to 60 years, and expect to produce a lather on my face with it. Here's what I'm talk...

It's been a while since I redid one, and I've got some nice handles sitting around without their nasty old worn out bristles. I just bought a new Semogue 1305, and I'm considering making one of my old brushes into a Grade A Silvertip from TGN, but if the Semogue works out, regardless of whether I bu...

Leon, I just want to say I enjoy browsing the variety of products that are shown on your website. Lately, I've become interested in the positive comments posted here and elsewhere about the Semogue 1305 boar brush. Unfortunately, it was out of stock at your store, but if it turns out to be as excell...

DR Harris Lavender, both soap and cream, seemed too perfumy and powdery smelling for my taste. Thumbs down. Harris Rose Shaving Cream, on the other hand, is excellent. The tub was newly manufactured when I got it last year, and now it has stiffened up to somewhere almost but not quite in the neighbo...

I enjoy and look forward to the shaving process every morning, so I would be disappointed if I didn't have some whiskers that needed shaving.

The IKON Extended Tech SS handle is no longer available.