+2+1. I also apply alum to my fingers if I'm having trouble gripping the razor.
+2+1. I also apply alum to my fingers if I'm having trouble gripping the razor.
Step 0: put a nice fat rubber band on your alum block. The fat ones found on produce (asparagus, etc.) are perfect.
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Your solution is probably more practical but I can't wait to take deliver if this vintage alum clamp. Scheduled to be mine at on upcoming gathering in April.
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Speaking as a sucker for oddball items of old shaving gear (DE hones, a sub-micron “travel“ razor, soap tubes) I think you just won! Old, oddball, but practical! That clamp would never go out of my rotation!
Clarc, you can get the alum deodorant sticks from health shops. Many people use these instead of the usual alum blocks. I have seen them in Nourish, Holland and Barrett and a couple of other places here in Dublin. I will probably also check out the asian groceries at some point.My dad always used alum when I was a kid. Now I’m living in Ireland and there is not one Pharmacy who sells alum, even in the barbershops they don’t even know what it is ...
Indeed. Alum makes things more grippy. Just remember that it will also make your blade grip your skin really well. Which is not good.+1. I also apply alum to my fingers if I'm having trouble gripping the razor.
I dropped my alum block yesterday in the sink and am trying to make a plan to prevent accidents in the future. That alum clip would be my solution if I knew where to find one.
I doubt that this modern day alum clip is from Osma but there is an modern day variant.
No shipping to the US unfortunately.
so here it is .
I don’t understand why the need to use the broad side of the block. I just wet my face and rub the block edgewise on my face. There’s plenty of moisture to apply the alum and the block never gets slippery
I have used this alum block from De Vergulde Hand uptil know. With the arrival of the aluminum clamp I don't mind choosing form over function.
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My dad always used alum when I was a kid. Now I’m living in Ireland and there is not one Pharmacy who sells alum, even in the barbershops they don’t even know what it is ...