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How hard was it for you to learn? Tonight I learned that there is no shame in re-applying shave cream because it dried out because you are SLOOOOOWLY trying to learn a new skill and not slicing off your earlobe!
My friend: please share as much as you can! It just now hit me that POSSIBLY my great unkles as well as my great grampa used this blade! He worked for the railroad, but I believe ONLY from the station/depot, so I doubt this razor left Hazard, Kentucky until my mom brought it to me around 30 years ago.
Though my Great Grandfather and his family could travel the rails for FREE all over the country when he worked.
Remind me to tell you about the time my Great Unkle refused to wait for President Truman when he travelled to Wash DC!
He was a Character, with a capital "C".The Google searches to do would be "Lee's Radium" and "Lee's Radium Gold." You have the fancy one, the Gold. That one seems harder to find, and more sought after, than the regular one. Here's a link from some site that archives past auctions or something; it has a good picture:
Vintage Lee's Radium Gold Straight Razor Stunning! Great Condition Shave Ready! | #479102068
~For Your Consideration~ Up for Auction is a TRULY Beautiful, rare, Lee's Radium Gold straight razor in Excellent condition! What I mean by Shave Ready is that I have personally enjoyed a great shavwww.worthpoint.com
Haven't had any luck finding out when these were made, but I haven't made a study of it.
I don't remember where I learned about the amber scales, but I was already very poised to believe it. I already had the idea that they were unusual. If you squeeze the scales together, they spring back, but not in a super-springy way, as plastic tends to do. When I polished them with some fine-grit 3M sanding pads sold for polishing automotive paint, they looked cleaner, but not super-shiny, and still with a kind of internal haze. Having had some encounters with amber pipe stems, when I read that they were amber, my first thought was "Oh! of course!"
Would love to hear the story of your Uncle and the President.
So my Unk got a pass to ride the train from Kentucky to somewhere in California, where he bought a postcard, and the ONLY thing he wrote on it was "I told you so!" and mailed it to his teacher! I suppose an 11 year old boy would think that alone is proof that California in the twenties wouldn't abuse kids by forcing them into Chapel!He was a Character, with a capital "C".
I have these stories on video from two of his sister's, both recently deceased. True southern belles.
It seems I get my inflated sense of worth from both sides of my family; I always thought it was mostly from my Dad's side.
Anyway, I'll give y'all the "Bonus" story first:
Back in the day (probably this happened during the Great Depression) my uncle was in public Skool, more than likely for where he lived a one room skoolhouse scenario. About 11 years old. The day, according to my Great Aunt's, was always started with "Chapel", and my Great Unk didn't much care for it. He spoke very loudly for the whole class to hear, "they don't have to do this in California!"
Oops! Gotta run! War Department wants me to go with her to the store...
To be continued!
For stropping, nothing beats clean leather. Your flannel won't hurt but will not produce the best edge.I don't have one yet. I ever so gently and carefully stropped it on a flat piece of flannel a few strokes. Hope that was okay....
A gentleman on here has just sent me a leather strop, should be here soon. Looks like I have to learn how to use it now!For stropping, nothing beats clean leather. Your flannel won't hurt but will not produce the best edge.
You should seriously consider putting together a diamond pasted balsa strop set. With that setup, you can maintain your shave-ready edge indefinitely without ever having to have the blade honed again.
Remeber that diamond pasted balsa strops do not make an edge shave-ready, they only make an alread shave-ready edge better. Does that sound familiar?
I switch hands during my first pass, left for left, right for right, but once I start AGT it's dominant hand to the finish line.
I just got mine in the mail today. I'll play with it this weekend.A gentleman on here has just sent me a leather strop, should be here soon. Looks like I have to learn how to use it now!
So, my lungs finally agreed with my brane and my body took a shower.The strop came in today's mail!
Perfectly packaged, I should add. WAY too generous a gift:
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The shave: I was tired; LOTS of family stress today. Just the ugly part of life, too many people I love either dieing or being affected by death. Figured a shave would help. Lol, not so much! Face took only two small slices. But still kinda tender.
I used Arko: not again for awhile, until I dial in the method a bit better. Face too dry post shave. Used the special brush hand made by Steve, @Graydog ... he's a gem of a gent.
That strop is going to get lots of love, thank you much for it @RumpleBearskin ! I was shocked when you offered it to me, and even moreso when I saw it. You too are a "Gem of a Gent"!
Hope to give my face a break until Monday evening, I think. Probably use a bit of the "Tabac" next....
My friend, after only two, I'm not qualified to agree, but I believe you are right! I watched some content on YouTube from @Doc226 and @Slash McCoy and now the idea of actually setting bevels and honing looks kind of RELAXING if that makes any sense?That's one of the many joys of SR shaving. You have something new to learn with each shave.
the idea of actually setting bevels and honing looks kind of RELAXING
My friend, after only two, I'm not qualified to agree, but I believe you are right! I watched some content on YouTube from @Doc226 and @Slash McCoy and now the idea of actually setting bevels and honing looks kind of RELAXING if that makes any sense?
It has been almost a week since we heard from @FarmerTan in this thread. Maybe he has given up on SR shaving or is growing a beard to really test his new skills.
All right youse guys! Challenge accepted!Perhaps it's hard to see the screen/keyboard through all the bandages...?