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Hey gents! I'm down to a point in which I'm very comfy shaving with a SR and can achieve good results consistently. There is just the one thing keeping me from BBS, and that is a fun stripe of hair that grows in my neck horizontally, starting at the external part of the neck towards the center...

Hey all! I'm pretty puzzled as I've been consistently failing to set the bevel on my very first SR. I got this a few years ago, and seldom got to use it as it was not shave ready (which I ignored back in the day). Quite a few years have passed and I wanted to hone it, however I'm failing at...

Hey all! Over the last few weeks my supplies were damaged/lost so I'm starting to replace some of them as my shaves got increasingly harder and I had to revert to a shavette until I can get my hone on. Just purchased a pretty nifty set on amazon to replace my coarse stones and it has a few...

Hey all! After a while of toying around with honing and restoring straights while picking up my SR technique, I found a great deal on a shavette and got one as a "control group" to benchmark the above. I havent had such a bloody shave in a month or so :p I believe I must be applying a lot more...

G'day fellas! Both my strop and brush have served me well for the past 4 years however they suffered the pain of being my first ones so they are pretty ready for retirement. Do you have any suggestion on what to get, preferably from a local vendor? I'm not after anything fancy, just sturdy good...

Hey all! Hope you are doing great. I received a shaving mug (Geo F Trumper) as a gift a while back. Would you gents mind sharing your experience with them? I find soap goes all over the place when using the puck on top of it!! Cheers

Is hard. Lots of troubleshooting to be done and it's always an interesting exercise to tell opportunities for technique improvement over a dull razor. Today I shaved with the newest project I've been working with (No scales, but can ping / cut arm hair without touching the skin) and just the...

Hey all! I gave lapping film and honing from scratch a go for the first time yesterday (Longish read here if you are interested!) Today I received some sandpaper in the mail so I set up a 100 sheet on top of my acrylic base and have been trying to get a sharp bevel for quite a while doing...

Hey all! Reporting in after my first attempt. Found a few prospects at a local flea market and decided to start with this Bengall razor. Bevel: I started attempting to set the bevel with a freshly lapped cheap 400 grit stone I had as I forgot to order 30m paper. I attempted the burr method but...

Hey all! Been reading some of the posts created by very talented fellas who managed to get their first scales and I was wondering, has anyone tried to 3d print scales for easy pinning practice?? Would love to hear everyone's input. Cheers. Cheers!

Hey all, I got this SR from my old man a while ago thinking I'd try and restore it further down the road. The rust doesn't concern me much but there is quite a bit of edge missing. Would it be possible to even it out while resetting the bevel with a coarse film / using my 400 /1000 cheapo...

Hey gents, I hope you are doing great! I recently joined B&B and have been doing some research as I want to start restoring SRs as a hobby. I found this great post by @seattleshaver where he advises the following: These are some great pointers! Do you have any other suggestions on what not...

Hey fellas I hope you are getting ready for a fantastic weekend and you and your loved ones are safe from the 'Rona. My name is Seb, and I've been lurking razor/honing related forums for quite a bit but was never very active. With isolation and all I picked up straight shaving once again (after...