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George Wostenholm 6/8 faux frameback (anyway that’s what I’m calling it) Got this a few weeks ago, have been letting it sit with oil to work on the corrosion. This morning I scrubbed off the worst of the black spots then honed it this evening. There was a relatively clean bevel over most of it...

Razor: Hard Solfen 50 Brush: Muhle Pure Badger Soap: Trumper’s Rose soap So today was not so much about the razor - I used it yesterday as well. I got into a recent Soap thread about the difficulty of generating lather from Trumper’s. Two B&B members posted links to Youtube videos of lathering...

@Polarbeard I love the details that you add to your posts. But you are single-handedly responsible for me now owning 4 Swedish straight razors! 😂😂

Been catching up with thread the past few days. I used Trumper’s almost exclusively for 15 years with a cartridge razor. When I started expanding my razor horizons I also tried new soaps, and was stunned to realize that pretty much EVERYTHING works better than Trumper. But I did watch the two...

OK done for now. @Bevel @Doc226 @LJS thanks for your advice. The smaller scales were done W/D up to 1000, then diamond paste. The bigger scales were done up to W/D up to 1000, then the full micro mesh progression. By 6000 the bigger scales had a better shine. 8000 improved, the 12000 seemed not...

I would love to see a video of you using that Kampfe thing-gummy!

dry sanding the horn so far. If I am doing wet on horn, should I use water or oil? Do you recommend wet sanding for the micro mesh as well, or just for the W/D sandpaper? At this point my real issue is an embarrassment of riches. I have W/D up to 8000, and a micro mesh pack that goes to 12000...

Hard Solfen 50 La Toja stick Maggard’s 18mm synth travel brush The Hard Solfen is unique in my collection in that it makes a ringing sound when stropped, or when you put it down on a countertop. I originally got this because it looked like a Japanese version of a MK32, which I was struggling to...

Its definitely a possibility. In my earlier work I took the W/D to 1500 before moving to the Dremel. I believe in the video @Doc226 went to 400. So I tried 600 to see if that was enough. And yes I do have W/D to take me almost as high as I can go with micro mesh. Just being lazy I guess. I‘ve...

I haven’t tried the micro mesh yet. I worked on the 2nd set of scales today. Used the power sander again for 80 and 120 grit. 220, 320, 600 W/D. Following @Doc226 I didn’t hold the sandpaper in my hand, but instead wrapped it around a wine cork. 600 W/D will give a little bit of shine. Then...

W&B 7/8 near wedge Trumper’s Lavender SOC Boar Love the blade - half the time its so quiet that I’m not sure its doing anything, until i rub my face after a pass. Hate the scales - too heavy, throw off the balance. My current efforts on horn scales will ultimately lead to a new set of scales...

I have not tried raking (response delayed as I had to look that up). I did dress the wheel using 100 grit sandpaper. I do that regularly for all my felt wheels. Dremels have 2 options. A harder felt pad and a softer, fuzzier buffing pad. The one good part of Dremels is that I had bought the big...

Did a quick 1-pass with the Torrey 6/8, La Toja stick and Maggard’s 18mm travel synth.

Tried again last night just using the white rouge, but MORE - more rouge, more pressure, more time. I did get shinier results, still not quite as good as @Doc226 and also not quite as good as where I used the diamond paste. I suppose not all white rouge is created equal.

Wow, made it look easy. OK, I need to think thru what I’m doing. Shouldn’t be putting as much work into as I am. Thanks for the video @Doc226!