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
We made it into a Murray Carter Video!!!
Murray Carter of Carter Cutlery, an ABS Master Bladesmith and 17th Generation Yoshimoto Bladesmith, recently made a video that included a couple of my microscope pictures! (@ around 12:00) 😀 I
Shapton 16K Straight Razor Edge Chipping Controversy
This microscope progression of a Klas Tornblom 185 Hollow ground razor comes as a result of an ongoing conversation started back in 2009 with Sham (a.k.a. hibudgl on the forums), who is one of the
3 Shaving Videos with 3 Different Maestro Wu Cleavers – OMG!
Warning – In all seriousness, please do not attempt to do this without a mastery of the proper wet shaving techniques – it is extremely dangerous. The people in the following videos are
Shapton Traditional, HC and HR Series Glass Stones (aka Pro, JP and “Glass” Stones)
Recently, the Shapton stones have undergone name changes, as shown on the Shapton USA website. There has been some buzz on the knife forums in the keeping sharp and in the kitchen sections over the
What is the Ultimate Edge on a Straight Razor?
So I’ve been offering limited free razor honing for members of Badger and Blade and the Shave Ready Forums. In my quest to produce the ultimate razor edges, I am pretty much using the Shapton
Straight Razor Travel Strops with Chosera 10K Stone
Picture this: You’re a straight razor user who is packing for a week long business trip or vacation and it’s time to pack the toiletries. The moment you’ve been dreading has arr
ShaveReady.com – A Vendor Friendly, Straight Razor Forum
Shaveready.com went live in the beginning of February, 2010, and is a meant to be a gathering point and forum for the expanding number of straight razor related vendors and service providers to spe