First try with a fountain pen.

Hello all...



I am new to both wet shaving and writing with fountain pens...both are proving to be addicting :) I've long wanted to become a habitual journal keeper, and have been working towards that for a week or so. I found myself falling behind on documenting my work (called "keeping a field diary"), and decided that involving my appreciation for a quality tool being used for the task it was intended for might help me stay motivated to keeping better records. So after browsing some old threads here, I picked up a few Piccadilly notebooks/journals from Barnes and Noble, and ordered a Pilot Metropolitan. I've also been working on my penmanship, copying what I can find on Getty-Dubay style italic cursive. Ordered their "Write Now" book today, looking forward to working through it.



Thought I would throw up a couple of pictures of my first entry in my journal with the metro, in hopes it will inspire someone who is on the fence to take the plunge. I'm satisfied I did.

Info needed on razor

Forgive me if this is a repeat, my google-fu is very weak today.



My grandmother gave me my great-grandfathers straight and I was looking for some info on it. It is made by Thomas Mfg Co, in Dayton Ohio, and has "THE THREE PRESIDENTS" on the front. Is this a decent razor that is worth bringing back to life? I wold love to be able to shave with something that has been in my family for a long time.



She told me that the razor was used nearly every day and when my great-grandfather could no longer shave with it he put it away. But when he came to her house he would bring it and my grandpa would strop it up, and shave him in the kitchen. She said that every time he came, it would never fail that he would get a shave. I remember my grandpa telling me before I started shaving, "Boy, if you ever get the chance, get a barber to give you a shave with an ol' cut throat razor. There is nothing like it."



I would love to get this thing singing again. I would appreciate any info anyone has. Any leads on a resto/honemiester near me that might be able to help would be helpful also. I am just north of LA, Cali.



Sorry for it being long winded.

Aotearoa (NZ) Pass-around

If we can find four or five members in New Zealand, we'll have enough to start a pass-around. Is anyone up for it?

Maggard MR6 Shave review

Just received a Maggard MR6 safety razor.Excellent product, and excellent service from Brad and Casie Maggard!

Blade Usage

Do you guys use one blade for all your razors until it gets dull?



I usually use a different blade for each razor and leave it in there until it gets dull. Am I doing this correctly?



I don't like to take out the blade over and over.



How do you guys use up your blades?



I'm about 7 months into DE shaving. I'm still trying different blades out.

Any love for Gillette Nacet?

I've noticed threads about all kinds of blades in the last few months, but these just don't seem to get talked about. What's the deal with that? Too pricey, hard to get, purple package, lol? Why no love for Nacet?

I am just amazed at where I have ended up.

Like a lot of you I started this to save money. :lol: Of course I got caught up in the buying different things because each one was going to be better than what I already had. I have been doing this for about 4 months or so and I currently own. 2-flare tips, 2 Gem Micromatics, a shake sharp, 1 Slim, 1 Fatboy, 1 Old Style, Fat Handled Tech, No name TTO, Gillette travel razor, Unknown bakelite 3 piece and now 7 straights.



I rather quickly decided that I liked the 3 piece style better so I concentrated on those. My few times using the Flare tips, slim and the Fatboy left me rather cut up and unsatisfied. I kept going for more and more aggressive razors. I ended up using the old style without the safety bar(yeah really, just the top cap, blade and handle). Much like a shavette but different handle. I get a very smooth shave with this but it takes a lot of time. As you could imagine this is a setup you must be very careful with. I decided I wanted to get into straights and had 2 of them honed by a very generous member on here. Long story short, I don't want to put that much work into it. I was in a rush recently and I grabbed one of the flare tips so I could quickly shave and get to work. I was just amazed at how quickly I was able to knock out 2 passes without a single nick and not even a little burn when I applied the AS.



So I thought I would end up in one place and ended up somewhere else. Now it's time for me to go break out the Slim and give that another test drive. :w00t: