Perpetual Gillette TTO Super Speed, Straight Razor, & traveling shave den

[BoldJava]

...I still don't know where this box goes.

I have notified my darling bride that I plan on visiting the Twinned Cities to look at the Chinese roaster on May 4 and understand that is somewhere close to your domicile.

I could deliver said bundle of treasures at that time and pay my respects to your Lady. However I hadn't quite gotten to notifying you.

I had planned on inviting you along where we could debate the virtues of said roasting implement.

Don't need the den.  WhippedDawg headed my way.

I will send you and Steve an email offline to arrange your review of the roaster.  Might schedule an early May Gophers' Gulpers cupping,  Some of my samples are choked up in customs and we could do some evaluation.

[grinderz]

How long have you had that thing, Pyment? More than a year? I guess I could step up and try out a straight... feeling kinda leery about it though.

R you referring to the pic of B/razorface?

or one of the razors?

OK I'm a little slow Your referring to the shave den.

Yeah, you keep offering to pass it along but I guess we're all too shy or something.

[Pyment]

Send me an address and I'll get it out.

Not right away mind you. Mrs Py gave me the dog eye this morning when she spotted a package of rootstock I got in the mail yesterday. She asked what it was.

I told her I was going to be grafting some trees on Sunday.

I think she had other plans for my time. I just have this feeling I'll be doing both.

[Pyment]

OK, ready to be mailed in the AM.

This got seriously back burnered. 

It took a remark from my darling bride to finally get me moving. The remark will not be quoted, but it wasn't complementary. After a pause, it was followed by, yo're sending used shaving gear to someone?

The delay should balance out any temptation to complement my generosity.

Added to the shave den were:

- 4 straight razors
- my practice strop
- a tube of Clubman Shave Soap
- a tube of Tom's of Maine Shave cream

Each Razor was given a touch-up on my Nakayama Razor stone, stropped, and immersed in a mix of rubbing alcohol and gun oil. The alcohol sanitizes the blade and disperses the gun oil before it evaporates leaving the oil to protect the blade.  I use about a 1 to 4 ratio of oil to alcohol.


I do request that the strop stays with the kit as should the Filarmonica (everyone should get a chance to try one). The others I am not so worried about. If someone would like to keep one of the razors, send me an email and I will give them the option of keeping one from the kit (not the Filarmonica) or one selected from the razors I have on hand.

[grinderz]

I have a shipping pallet all ready for when it gets sent off to the next guy. Looking forward to trying out the new goodies, Payment. Thanks!

[Kahvemicro]

I'm late to the party but how do I get in on this?   How much does it cost etc etc

[paultflorida]

I am ordering some pol silver to try out, I'll put some in.

[mp]

Wow ... this den is getting more and more goodies added on.

 

[Pyment]

If there continues to be problems with the straights, they can be sent back to me, honed and mailed back to the person who has custody.

OTOH, please check your stropping technique. There are tutorials in the SRP wiki and on You Tube.

I thought of this as I was stropping this AM and thought I'd mention it.

Maybe I should have included a Barber hone for touching up. I have an extra around here someplace.

[GC7]

In my experience getting comfortable with a straight razor takes several weeks of very slow progress until a two or three pass shave can be comfortably completed. During that time I have not really heard of a person who has not ruined an edge by improper stropping or otherwise. It's part of the learning curve. So, give it some time and patience and you too can develop another expensive hobby. 

If a razor is tugging and just doesn't seem sharp enough chances are the edge is rolled. I'd also be happy to hone up any blades for users if Pyment is busy at the time or wants to share the load. I have a synthetic progression up to a Suehiro Gohyumo 20k or a La Veinette Coticule that produce excellent shaving edges.

[paultflorida]

If there continues to be problems with the straights, they can be sent back to me, honed and mailed back to the person who has custody.

OTOH, please check your stropping technique. There are tutorials in the SRP wiki and on You Tube.

I thought of this as I was stropping this AM and thought I'd mention it.

Maybe I should have included a Barber hone for touching up. I have an extra around here someplace.

I get it next, i have
If you want me to try it on one?


Drinking morning coffee while I ponder shaving and what cigar to smoke.

[rarebear]

What no styptic pencil ? 

I read a number of ways to start off using a straight razor.. IMHO just doing your cheeks and neck to start is a good way to get comfortable, finish up with a safety razor...

In the old days many people had beards of various styles..
Under the nose is one of the hardest areas to shave, so lots of mustaches..
Goatee area around your lips comes in a second..
Those totally afraid had a full beard or visited the barber often until the advent of the safety razor..

[paultflorida]

I am almost done, putting in a puck in a ss bowl and polsilver blades.
Who put in the soap in the correlle bowl, what it is home made?
Didnt use the straights, I want to live another day lol.


Drinking coffee in the morning and pondering my cigars for the day.

[paultflorida]

It is in the mail. Tracking. 9114 9012 3080 3477 8653 49
I put in. Some soap and polsilver blades.

Thanks for including me.



Drinking coffee in the morning and pondering my cigars for the day.

[Kahvemicro]

I have it; it is very nice...Who is next??