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Evening!

New guy here from the generally very warm SW US. Now quite chilly.

I’ve been a wet shaver for quite a while, head and face. In my earlier years, disposables—wrecked my mug with irritation. Jumped to electric, not as bad with irritation but didn’t really do a good job. I figured, that was the way dice rolled for me. Then, I discovered wet shaving after I was given my grandpa’s Gillette ABC. No more irritation, clean and smooth. Never shaved with the ABC. I favor a Gem open comb on some days. But have been mostly using straights.

Recently, I have found myself on here reading quite a bit. Spontaneous combustion in 3..2..1, mostly about hones / arks. I grew up using arks for hunting knives / pocket knives—comfortable with them. Decent collection of Dans that see a lot of work. I do have a few synthetic hones, Suehiro Kouseki 10K and W&G 8K. Easy to get deep in the weeds on the topic. I figured I’d join, always room to learn.

Off the beaten track; Harley rider—been on two wheels most of my life, archery, shooting / avid reloader, fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, student of thin blue smoke (BBQ) and pretty decent with a wrench.

Thanks for having me,
FJ
 
Evening!

New guy here from the generally very warm SW US. Now quite chilly.

I’ve been a wet shaver for quite a while, head and face. In my earlier years, disposables—wrecked my mug with irritation. Jumped to electric, not as bad with irritation but didn’t really do a good job. I figured, that was the way dice rolled for me. Then, I discovered wet shaving after I was given my grandpa’s Gillette ABC. No more irritation, clean and smooth. Never shaved with the ABC. I favor a Gem open comb on some days. But have been mostly using straights.

Recently, I have found myself on here reading quite a bit. Spontaneous combustion in 3..2..1, mostly about hones / arks. I grew up using arks for hunting knives / pocket knives—comfortable with them. Decent collection of Dans that see a lot of work. I do have a few synthetic hones, Suehiro Kouseki 10K and W&G 8K. Easy to get deep in the weeds on the topic. I figured I’d join, always room to learn.

Off the beaten track; Harley rider—been on two wheels most of my life, archery, shooting / avid reloader, fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, student of thin blue smoke (BBQ) and pretty decent with a wrench.

Thanks for having me,
FJ
Welcome, Sir! Hard to beat a SR edge honed up on a Black Ark. The only natural stone IMO that can stand toe to toe with a Ark is a good razor grade Jnat. Dans is hard to beat! Last year i bought a homogeneous perfect 8x3x1 jet black Ark. I am taking a break from shaving with straight razors at the moment (i got tired of buying modern production JUNK) The Suehiro 10k is a great stone! 'Shave feel' is up to par with a good NAT edge.
 

WThomas0814

Ditto, ditto
Welcome from frigid SE Pennsylvania!

Glad you joined us and looking forward to seeing you in the various forums. Make sure to check out the shooting sports forum.

I sold my last Harley (FLHTK) a couple of years ago, but was also on two wheels most of my life. I miss it a lot, but, when I started questioning my reflexes, I knew it was time.

Anyway, let us know if we can help in any way.
 
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