I can't find that stuff anywhere on the US interwebz. Amazon has is for ~$50 in the US. Classic Shaving is out of stock... But, the UK has it for £8.00? Did the toothpaste craze edge them out?
Where did all the Dovo white paste for linen go?
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Jarrod at the Superior Shave has it in stock.
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Jarrod at the Superior Shave has it in stock.
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Thanks! Idk how I missed that. Curious if anyone else is still using this stuff.
I used it on a few linen strops a long time ago.i do not remember if I liked it or not.
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Does using this on linen do much over using plain untreated linen ?
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My understanding from reading the older threads was that folks thought it made more sense to use it with with cotton, denim, webbing etc as the "linen" component rather than actual linen fabric. I think it was TM that pointed out that linen is considered mildly abrasive already, so it didn't make sense. I was going to try it on cotton myself. Based on the above, I didn't plan to try it on my flax linen.
I believe the Solingen linen strops come pre-treated with this stuff, apart from one, which benefits from a tube paste treatment (white, red, or green) to keep it from otherwise pilling. So when the pre-treated linen starts to wear thin, it's time paste it anew. I use it on some of my thin cotton strops as well, and find that it adds a starchy bit of zip there. I imagine that some of those shaggy hemp strops that are out there would benefit from a pasting of the stuff.
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