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Squire wrote:Not always Paddy, but I live in a hot, humid climate and things rust here.

Yes same where I live, in Thailand

New razor placed into use no more than 3 shaves a week. Time passes, after a year and 3 complete re-hones, the last of which followed by only 3 or 4 more shaves, it's dull again. Two owners, two separate guys doing the sharpening, and this one won't keep an edge while in the same rotation and recei...

Oscar11 wrote:My Norton's have served me well but the end is near. My replacements will be Naniwas.

Great choice

brothers wrote:I always tape, just one layer. Spine wear notwithstanding, the noise it makes if I happen to forget is like scratching a blackboard, it's horrifying.

Yes I hate the scratching noise also

Hi, sorry to bother everyone with my 1st post but i recently inherited 9 straight razors that i have no use for. They belonged to my great uncle who died over 25years ago and more recently my aunt died leaving them to me. Here they are.. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/krav/Photo29-05-20141333...

Hello, I'm new to straight razor shaving and have been practicing my stropping technique a lot. First off, is there any trouble in fully stropping the blade after a shave? I've read that it shouldn't be done until the next day before the next shave. My thinking on this is that when barbers used to ...

I am trying to get into straight razor shaving. I was just wondering how long it has taken some people to finally get used to it and get good shaves from it. One month? Six months? A year? Everyone has a different experience of time, to have a best shave with a straight, but one thing is basic with...