WELCOME TO THE MIXED BLADE SHAVING JOURNAL OF CBLindsay
As 2015 comes to a close I look forward to a new year with fresh goals and aspirations. 2015 was the year I committed myself (and my bank account) to the world of traditional shaving. What honestly started as a conversation about trying out some CO. Bigelow soap blossomed, ...no exploded into a collection of soaps, brushes, razors, aftershaves, oils and other hardware. My collection is comprised of dozens of new and used artisan soaps in all sorts of scents as well as some great vintage stuff, I have double edge and Single edge safety razors made as early as the 1920's to current production, a couple of vintage Sextoblades and a couple of vintage straight razors. Honestly, the quality and history behind the older/vintage items has been one of the most exciting things for me to experience this year.
With the help of a few new friends found here on B&B, I have been able to gain a great amount of skill in the art of traditional shaving using DE and SE razors. I also blame these "friends" for exposing me to the wonderful world of vintage razor, soaps and aftershaves. It is because of their influence I have traveled as far down the rabbit hole as I have.
Another area I have found great enjoyment has been in the making (and giving) of shaving soaps. In part due to this forum and the resources within, I was inspired to begin making shaving soap. I made some soaps with various "classic" scents just to see if it could be done. I can see the world of soap making being one that can consume someone like me, IF I had the ability to reproduce my successes and improve upon my failures. Needless to say, soap making is a fun little hobby that will not likely go any further.
Now on to the GOALS and ASPIRATIONS for 2016.
THIS journal is one of my goals set for 2016. I intend to make use of this journal thread to document my journey in what I am going to call "Mixed Blade Mastery". Having attained a fair amount of skill at using my regular DE and SE razors, I intend to try to master the STRAIGHT razor.
Since mastering the straight razor is about more than putting blade to skin, it is about maintaining the razor itself, so my journey may hit a few snags along the way. To aid in my journey, I have acquired 2 Sextoblade razors that do not require particular care in maintaining a sharp edge. I have also acquired a couple of straight razors, sold as shave ready (indicating they have been honed up to 12k stone and finished on linen etc), a strop and various other gear. I will detail my journey more completely following New Years.
I do hope a few of you will follow along at some point ...I have a bit of an ego and do like attention, so tell your friends and neighbors to follow along as well. Feel free to comment, cheer me, give advice or what ever.
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CBLindsay's Journey into Mixed Blade Mastery
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