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Just tried the Sir Hare DE razor.OUCH!

Sir Hare sent me a instant rebate deal for their razor for an Amazon purchase which also included 5 Astra SP blades. So I figured why not....can't beat 10 bucks right? Turns out you can. This thing is very aggressive. I will give it one more shot but not with an Astra. I will try a Dorco. This bad boy really is a heavy weight as well so that could also be part of it. I know it was not my soap since it's Stirling. But whoa what a scrape today!!!!

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Maxing Out A Coticule

I'm very new to my coticule and when I'm wrapping up my time on it I've been rinsing it off and adding some lather. Now as a means of gauging my finishing pressure I use the least amount of pressure it takes to undercut the lather. Is there any sound logic in this in terms of maxing out or is this yet another one of my ill-conceived ideas?

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1910 Chinese shaving brush factory photos

Last year I acquired from an antiquarian shop in Amsterdam several gelatin silver prints made in 1910 of a shaving brush factory in northern China. The factory was operated under a concession to the British Crown. Below are scans of two of those prints. The first shows workers hand-tying knots made of black bristles, and the second is an interesting group photograph that includes English businessmen (and a dog). The detail in the original prints is amazing.

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1910 Chinese shaving brush factory photos

Please recommend me a finishing stone

I'm relatively new to honing, and have a Norton 4000/8000 stone. That setup shaves, but not comfortably. I believe need a finisher.

I don't know what a coticule is, or whether they come in different grits, or where to buy one. Just so you understand my expertise.

But I have heard lots of good things about the Naniwa 12k. I found this 12000 on Amazon. It's a bit pricey, but would this solve all my honing needs as the ideal finishing stone? If you have a different suggestion, can you post a link to one you'd recommend, and why?

Thanks!

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You ever just have a lousy shave for no good reason?

Nothing was unusual today. I did what I do everyday. I washed my face as usual. The razor was the same 38c I always use. The blade was a good old GSB, which has always treated me right before. I couldn't have made the soap wrong, because it was Barbasol. I let it soak the same amount of time as always. I even slept decent the night before after a couple of rough nights.

And yet the shavification process was awful. Hair pulled the whole time, couldn't cut anything, the angle and pressure that usually works suddenly doesn't, sensitive skin, left with bad stubble, etc.

Was the sacrificial goat I presented to the shaving gods not closely shaven enough, or what?

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