New Path To BBS

[jww]

Buffing/polishing is simply working over any residual spots that aren't completely smooth.

This is my take on the topic as well.

[brothers]

Buffing/polishing is simply working over any residual spots that aren't completely smooth.

This is my take on the topic as well.

Those terms must have been created by the inhabitants of shaving forums. All these years I was doing it and never knew.

[Squire]

Barbering goes back thousands of years and I'm sure the ancients had similar terms.

[CMur12]

As I recall, "blade buffing" refers to a series of quick strokes in the same area for finishing. At least, that's how it was once defined here.

Other terms are "touching up" and one I learned here years ago but haven't seen for some time: "T & C" or "touch and cut," for feeling rough spots at the end of the shave and touching up.

- Murray

[Squire]

It's the nature of hobby boards to create such descriptors, sort of an inside language.