Old friend

[Wchnu]

Fe Fi Fo Fum.....I see an old friend around. Maybe he will say hello.

[Rocketman]

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Fe Fi Fo Fum.....I see an old friend around. Maybe he will say hello.

Old indeed! I just can’t seem to resist the razors. My wife and family tried an intervention once, but the electric was a total failure! 

Thank you for the kind words Fuzzy, it is appreciated my friend. I have had a busy last few years and haven’t been too active around ‘the boards’. But I have wound most of it down and retired into the middle of nowhere in central Canada now. Then I slowly started to unpack razors and…… Here I am!?

I have looked in from time to time though and Wow, has  the world of shaving ever changed. My word. Soap made out of ducks, razors by the boatload from China, shaving brush knots made out of recycled milk jugs, I dunno. Plastic razors, printed razors, CNC razors, zamac injected parts by the bushels, handles as long as my forearm, razors more expensive than a replacement forearm! Aye caramba. I have even seen the odd one that weighs darn near as much as a good size monkey wrench.

I am glad to see the TOSTer is still warming shavers from around the globe. In this modern “I’ll stab you before you stab me” world, that is not a small achievement. Great job Fuzzmeister! Also, hi to all those supporters who keep this spot alive. Still single edge all the way baby! 

[Wchnu]

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Fe Fi Fo Fum.....I see an old friend around. Maybe he will say hello.

Old indeed! I just can’t seem to resist the razors. My wife and family tried an intervention once, but the electric was a total failure! 

Thank you for the kind words Fuzzy, it is appreciated my friend. I have had a busy last few years and haven’t been too active around ‘the boards’. But I have wound most of it down and retired into the middle of nowhere in central Canada now. Then I slowly started to unpack razors and…… Here I am!?

I have looked in from time to time though and Wow, has  the world of shaving ever changed. My word. Soap made out of ducks, razors by the boatload from China, shaving brush knots made out of recycled milk jugs, I dunno. Plastic razors, printed razors, CNC razors, zamac injected parts by the bushels, handles as long as my forearm, razors more expensive than a replacement forearm! Aye caramba. I have even seen the odd one that weighs darn near as much as a good size monkey wrench.

I am glad to see the TOSTer is still warming shavers from around the globe. In this modern “I’ll stab you before you stab me” world, that is not a small achievement. Great job Fuzzmeister! Also, hi to all those supporters who keep this spot alive. Still single edge all the way baby! 

Yes. Quiet here but still true to the cause!! What is your favorite these days?

[Rocketman]

Somebody asked me that question only about two weeks ago and I had no answer and have been stumped since then! I realized that I have never thought about that really. 

Favourite? There are so many different razors (and I have not used any single edge modern razors - nothing since the HFT maybe!) that contribute so many different things I struggle with ranking them. I think I have enjoyed using pretty much everything. (Although one day I’m hoping I might convince you to do a pass around with your original razor on a wire! Now that is a new design I would love to try out! I can smell the left over focus on it from here!)

I still think I love a short handle then fall in love again with a two piece tubular only to later pine for using an 1884 Kampfe short weiner handle. I think I really appreciate a light handle then I’m off grabbing something with weight. Then where do you want center of balance - high, mid, low? I’ve modified handles to change the weight distribution and still can’t make up my mind. Then there is the issue of blade gap and exposure - but when tossed in with angle of shave and type of blade, the variables leave me stymied again. Do I want lather catching? Open combs, closed? Solid bar, heavy bar light bar, wide bar, narrow bar, smooth bar, striated bar, toothed bar, wire bar, drilled bar, machined bar…….. Really Fuzzy? You ask such a question of me? Just playing with ya.  But I still don’t know. 

On slate today is blade stacking in a shake sharp. I don’t get it. Two blades stuck together. Really? How does that make sense? But, I am done trying to reason it out and have decided to just shave it out! A few years shaking my head and today is finally it. Folks write ‘my favorite ever…shake sharp….double blades…..”. Who am I to judge without trying? I still don’t get it though. But hey! Perhaps tomorrow I can name a favorite for ya!

Same question back at you. What is your favorite these days? Or anyone suffering through my rambling thus far - do you have a favorite? Why is it? Tough questions eh?