WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
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- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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September 5, 2023
I am getting the hang of it - nice shave!
That looks like a very nice TI! The muscle memory for straights is returning?
I found the TI on ebay for a very reasonable price, it's really beautiful with the pattern on the back.
I mainly lost my ability to only get the lather on the blade, and not further back - but it's coming back.
I never had that ability. I like runny lather, and on east-west passes with the point up, there's always lather getting into the pin. I just dry the razor as well as I can and let it air-dry for the rest, and I never ran into trouble. Knocking on wood.
On my first try in September, some lather ran into the pin, and I visibly didn't dry enough, because there's now some slight staining where the scales cover in closed position the tang - I hope it's not fully rusting around the pin (touching wood)
@PorkButtsNTaters666
I should mention that I keep the pins slightly oiled (with Dovo razor oil, which I think is a generic mineral oil). So even when lather/water gets to the pin, it's really unlikely to get into the pub hole and sit for a long time.
@djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social
Would you mind sharing how you get the oil through the pin to the blade? I had assumed that the pin prevented anything getting there.
@PorkButtsNTaters666
Oh, I really don't do anything special, just a little drop of oil near the pin. You can feel that it goes in because the friction holding the scales diminishes.
I repeat that every few shaves. I *think* this treatment keeps water from getting in there
#wetshaving #StraightRazor #StraightRazorMaintenance
https://imgur.com/a/qNyi56x
With a video! Thanks!