Lord L 5, a pleasant shave from Egypt
Today I received in the post a Lord L5 safety razor which I bought, brand new, for £3.50 on eBay. This is about as simple as a metal razor can […]
July 2010
Personna 74, the ultimate razor blade
In the razor blade industry you would think that all the management would know their business model. They are making a blade that lasts for a few shaves and is […]
Enjoy your shaving choices
The real shaving DE community seem to agree with this. They end up with a variety of razors, a variety of blades, a variety of soaps and creams and a […]
How Shaving Brushes Are Made
This is Edwin Jagger, as you can see they handmake the handles then glue in a knot that is ready prepared.
Merkur 45 Bakelite safety razor
Bakelite is one of the first ever plastics, named after Dr. Leo Baekeland, the Belgian who invented it at the beginning of the 20th century. During World War 2 there […]
A small success at foraging for vintage shaving kit
So, Sunday morning, time to give the car boot sale in Leamington another go. This time I got there earlier and it was a lot busier. Literally hundreds of traders […]
DIY double edged safety razor
This is amazing. A guy called Brett undertakes all sorts of projects and documents them in a blog called Project Blog. And he decides to make a double edged safety […]
Frank Shaving. Chinese badger shaving brush
In an earlier article here it was pointed out that nearly all the badger hair used in shaving brushes comes from China, where the animal is vermin. Also that labour […]
Mitchell’s Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Mitchell’s Wool Fat (MWF), and the supposedly identical Kent Brush shaving soap, has a legendary status in the traditional shaving community. It is regarded by many as the gold standard […]
Bleeding and shaving
Incredibly sharp blades and human skin very obviously have the possibility to not go well together, there is always the potential for little accidents to happen. What prevents total carnage […]