thanks Miles853,
yes he's very talented. He been an upholster for 38 years and done work for the Royal family, celebs, Jordanian royal family and Astin Martin, but is now specialising in just leather work and restoration. I'm lucky he is doing these as a bit of practise. I have been telling him about getting back to using a DE razor and having a proper shave. I haven't told him yet but I have ordered a badger hair shaving brush for him by way of a thank you. Will give him one of my spare pots of Proraso shaving soap and see if he get the buzz of a real shave.