I am offering a free, shave ready vintage straight razor. This PIF is open to regular Brown Leaf denizens who have at least 50 of posts in the Brown Leaf forums and who have NEVER tried using a traditional straight razor before. Shipping will be for CONUS members only and shipped via Priority USPS mail. I will be securing the assistance of our esteemed leader @luvmysuper to help with the 50 posts thingy.
The razor itself is a vintage Carl Schaaf Solingen 9/16 round point, full hollow straight razor. (Pictured below) This is a razor that I acquired from the Bay months ago as part of a matching set. It is a smaller, lighter and very nimble barber’s razor with a slightly narrower width. The width is ideal for shaving your entire face to include those hard-to-reach areas around the chin and (Gulp!) under your nose when you are ready. This is a great little razor to learn on before or if you decide to buy something more expensive and begin another addiction.
The razor is “shave ready” as I have personally honed it from bevel set on a 1K synthetic Shapton through a Japanese Natural (JNAT) stone progression from beginning to end. It has been shave tested and will be completely touched up, disinfected and oiled in preparation for shipping to the person randomly chosen. I have been honing my own straights for a decade now and find my edges to be on par with most, but not all who hone here.
If you want in on a random drawing for this free gift, you will need to pick up a leather strop on your own. You will not need to learn to hone right away. That is up to you if you stick with it. Or you can send it out for touch ups or honing later on.
If you would like to be considered for this PIF, you should have at least 50 posts here in the Brown Leaf forums. Please respond to this thread with a phrase like:
I am in! (I smoke cigars, I smoke Pipes, I smoke both)
Yes please! (I smoke cigars, I smoke Pipes, I smoke both)
I will let the thread run until Friday, June 17th and will use a random number generator to pick the winner. If none of the Brown Leaf Gents show interest, I will repost in the greater forums later.
Again, this is open to CONUS members only due to mailing costs, et al.
The razor itself is a vintage Carl Schaaf Solingen 9/16 round point, full hollow straight razor. (Pictured below) This is a razor that I acquired from the Bay months ago as part of a matching set. It is a smaller, lighter and very nimble barber’s razor with a slightly narrower width. The width is ideal for shaving your entire face to include those hard-to-reach areas around the chin and (Gulp!) under your nose when you are ready. This is a great little razor to learn on before or if you decide to buy something more expensive and begin another addiction.
The razor is “shave ready” as I have personally honed it from bevel set on a 1K synthetic Shapton through a Japanese Natural (JNAT) stone progression from beginning to end. It has been shave tested and will be completely touched up, disinfected and oiled in preparation for shipping to the person randomly chosen. I have been honing my own straights for a decade now and find my edges to be on par with most, but not all who hone here.
If you want in on a random drawing for this free gift, you will need to pick up a leather strop on your own. You will not need to learn to hone right away. That is up to you if you stick with it. Or you can send it out for touch ups or honing later on.
If you would like to be considered for this PIF, you should have at least 50 posts here in the Brown Leaf forums. Please respond to this thread with a phrase like:
I am in! (I smoke cigars, I smoke Pipes, I smoke both)
Yes please! (I smoke cigars, I smoke Pipes, I smoke both)
I will let the thread run until Friday, June 17th and will use a random number generator to pick the winner. If none of the Brown Leaf Gents show interest, I will repost in the greater forums later.
Again, this is open to CONUS members only due to mailing costs, et al.