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shaving the head with a DE/SE is pretty easy, a little more tricky is a straight or feather. The skin on the head is much tighter which makes it a lot easier to do. I have tried it with a feather in the R41, don't think I liked it much, just a wee bit too aggressive for my liking. I prefer an SE...

Martin, even with cartridges I couldn't shave against the grain. Mackem, exactly the same here. Dick, I'm allergic to Daz for the same reasons (so is the wife, although it seems to depend on her mood)

ooh nice, what ya get?

yup you can! I have done quite a few and never had a problem, just don't use anything too harsh for the cleaning agent. Just a few drops of washing up liquid or similar and they'll come out nice and clean

3 cans of guinness so far :-)

Don't bother mate, is it really worth the hassle and pain? I can shave against only round my chin and just under my bottom lip, anywhere else and I end up in a mess. By all means keep experimenting to try and find a combination that will work for you, I have tried for the last two years with...

RE: FOR SALE: Ever Ready 1912 Made in USA/Later Comb Not too much at all for an excellent shaver! If you're looking at your first SE you can't do much better IMHO. I just sold mine for more than that PLUS postage.

RE: Newbie PIF -razor, shave stick, blades or try a Vulfix 404 bodger (Grosvenor) for about £12 It's all the brush you will ever NEED. Want however is a different matter!!! If you want to delay your shave for a couple of days I have one spare that I can incllude in the wee package I am...

Sorry mate, but I waited an awfy long time to get one in good condition (and with the soap in it) You would have to prise it out of my cold, dead hands! As for the Tabac lid? Throw the stinky Tabac in the bin and use the lid, then you'll have a frankenmug :-) and you wont smell of stinky Tabac...

no need to pay mate, theyre not expensive and the postage is pennies. The feathers are good blades too mind, usually better on the second shave once they have dulled a wee bit, a good trick is to pull the blade through a bit of cork once or twice, gives you an excuse to buy a nice bottle of wine :-)

RE: FS Old Spice Mug no chance whatsoever!:P

RE: FS Old Spice Mug A very decent price indeed for a nice example. I would have gone for it but already have one with a lid and soap :-)

Yup, the Debys are crap and most likely the source of the crap shave (IMHO) Some like them, but most seem to be people with a fair few shaves under their belt and know how to get everything else right. I would go with the above suggestion of the Astra SP, a very good all round blade that works...

You're right Rob, you won't see the cracks once the knot blooms. BUT, the fibres will catch on those jaggy bits and cause shedding, and apart from that I would know they are there and couldn't sleep until they were gone :blush: Imagine giving you a lovely straight with some rust spots on it...

well done so far! check outThe Turners Workshop for some pretty cheap but very good knots, all stocked in the UK so no waiting for a couple of weeks or more for delivery. If you had access to a lathe I would suggest chucking it up and getting rid of the cracks at the rim and boring the hole...

I'd go with the tech as well. small, light, cheap, and pretty easy to get hold of another one if things go wrong. Would also recommend the La Toja stick. And if you wanted to bring some back I would happily take some of your hands in exchange for some pennies :-)

he's been licking too many of them! they produce a hallucinogenic substance on their skins you see, our old Martin breeds the things for his own use, which is why he keeps using perfectly good and serviceable razors as fishing sinkers. I'm pretty sure he also mixes it with some of the very...

RE: Newbie PIF -razor, shave stick, blades cootuk has very kindly let me jump in here and add a couple of bits and pieces to his already extremely generous offer. I will throw in some leftover blades from my own PIF and a puck of GFT Sandalwood soap to whoever he chooses.

Only one, BE VERY CAREFUL!

Miele is good kit, worked on their washing machines and tumble driers for quite a few years, Very well built with quality parts, but VERY expensive to fix if they do go wrong, but they seldom do. I have worked on 20 year old washing machines that work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 360 days a...