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6th Minnesota new guy this month!

This afternoon we had the 6[SUP]th[/SUP] new guy to straight razors come over to my home this April.
Joel is his name (B&B= bonstrosity) and he has been using a DE for some time now.

This is Joel

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Two other straight razor friends stopped over to meet the new guy and to help me out, Rod Bell ( Studioguy) and Richard Penny (Geezer). Here is a group pic...


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Joel brought along his Jubilee razor and what appears to be a Double Arrow plus another old small wedge type razor. The decision was made to hone the first 2 but not the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] razor. The strop had seen better days. The surface had some kind of gunk on it toward the lower 1/3 so I took it down to the belt sander and used a well worn 220 grit to renew the surface. It worked very well. Then I had Joel apply some Neatsfoot oil to the strop. Now the strop is fully functional again. This strop was from RupRazor and it is a good one. It just had not been properly maintained.

Rod and Richard then helped Joel with his stropping technique and answered a bunch of questions for him while I honed both of his razors. The Jubilee razor needed to go back to the Chosera 1K and the Double Arrow started on the Norton 4K. Both were finished on the Norton 8K but then I also took the razors to a Apart barber hone , then back to the Norton 8K then finished on a blue/grey Thuringen.
( I think it was in that order (?))
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Here are a couple of pics....

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I made Joel a ChrOx pasted paddle strop and this time Richard suggested that we apply the ChrOx by mixing it in with some lather and then brushing it on the leather and rubbing it in. It worked very well!
Thanks Bart!

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We discussed a lot about hones and honing, shaving technique and we may have overloaded Joel!
For a last touch I broke out a package I had received this week from Africa. More on that later....


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If any of you guys want some help with straight razor related stuff please feel free to come on over. Just send me a PM or email and we can set up a day/time.

I have to say Thanks a bunch! to Rod and Richard. They really helped both me & Joel today.
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Today was a pretty good day.
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Very nice!! Looks like you're gearing up for some Zulu action too!! :thumbup1: I think you'll love the Zulu, it's a very nice finisher IMHO...
 
Man, you're making me wish I lived in Minnesota! Albeit a generalization on my part, but a land of generally polite people, appreciation of hockey, and at least where you are, regular in person pow-wows to chat up wet shaving and it's various facets! Oh yeah, and I'm one of the weirdos who actually likes the cold and snow =P

ps, please do share your experience on the Zulu, while I go the lapping film route, they've caught my eye and made me curious (most especially the pricing, though with their prices rising, if I wait too long that might not be a factor anymore).
 
Uff Da! U Betcha!

Our family trip will be to Minne/St. Paul this year
(if eveything falls into place).
 
Well, you're only 11 hours from me (one way), not counting potty stops.
If you could guarantee the wife a meeting with Prince, it'd make it easier to get up there.
I got a razor or 6 that could use some love.
 
I'm one helluva cook, I'll bring whatever! Guacamole, buffalo chicken dip, whip up a nice risotto, whatever! Oh and Diet Coke FTW


GREAT.... I'll bring my appetite and my empty beer mug :001_smile

Can someone provide a wheelbarrow and get me home?
 
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