I was quite happy to receive my Mike Martinez Custom 3/4 Hollow Ground 8/8 Straight Razor yesterday from Martinez Blades. It’s 52-100 Steel with stabilized curly box elder burl scales harvest
Tag: Straight razor shaving
Custom Damascus Straight Razor by Adam Grosskopf
We had the great fortune to meet Adam Grosskopf at the Sydney Knife Show this past August. He had a wide selection of beautiful straight razors at very reasonable prices. More importantly, they wer
Jende Nanocloth Ultra Strops – Color Coded for Your Pleasure!
We are happy introduce Jende Nanocloth Ultra, our newest innovation in stropping mediums! The Jende Nanocloth Ultra is a synthetic stropping material that has no weave, so feedback is the same in a
Razor Honing with Jende Diamond Films
The new Jende Diamond Films are great for honing razors. I personally use the 1″x6″ size with PSA for all my razors, but you can use larger sizes, with or without PSA backing just as we
Jende Diamond Films – Using PSA and Non PSA
Our new diamond films come with the option of being PSA backed or non-PSA backed, and this video gives a quick how-to about securing your non-PSA film to a surface, and how to change the PSA backed
Jouhet Brevete Medialle 6/8 Forged Wedge – For Sale!
Our new section of used straight and DE razors for sale is slowly being populated! Our next razor is a wonderful hand forged Jouhet Brevete Medialle 6/8 Wedge with brand new African cedar wood scal
Straight Razors For Sale @ Jende Industries, LLC!
If you’ve read of have been reading this blog over the years, you’ll notice that I tend to shave with sharp implements of destruction from time to time. 🙂 Well, We’re happy t
1″x6″ Chosera Stone Straight Razor Microscope Progression
When it comes to honing razors, my go to stones are the 1″x6″ size. This is because many of the vintage razors out there have some sort of warping, smile, frown, or years of uneven hone
Setting a Straight Razor Bevel on a 1K Chosera EP Stone (Video)
I was asked to show the best way to set a bevel on a 1K stone, in particular on a Chosera 1″x6″ Edge Pro sized stone. FWIW, I do the majority of my razor honing on 1×6 stones becau
Norton Stone Micrograph Progression on a Straight Razor
After my Coticule micrograph progression, it seemed only natural to continue documenting the different stones that are available for sharpening and honing. This series of posts is not about proving