Replating a razor

This might be of interest to anyone wishing to restore an old razor:

Replating a razor

Favourite things

A few of my favourites. Jagger Chatsworth with red personna has been my daily choice for a long time now. The mini casserole dish makes a very practical container for palmolive soap sticks - amazing value for money soap that produces lather as good as anything costing several times the price. The brush is unique, for now. A fan shape two band with a 22mm knot with a loft of 50mm - just perfect for face lathering. A New Forest brush not yet in production. Truefitt and Hill 1805 balm - finishes things off perfectly.

Guide to Gourmet Shaving

There is a mass of information about shaving on the internet. But there are very few books about it. For those who take an interest in shaving using more traditional products like double edge blade razors, brushes, creams and soaps here is a book to study and enjoy. And an ideal gift for someone you might wish to encourage to share your passion for treating shaving as a pleasure rather than a chore.

Here you will find suggestions about all the things you need to do to master traditional shaving methods. Techniques for improving your daily shave and many ideas for all sorts of different products to try. Michael Ham, self styled "Leisure Guy" is an enthusiastic blogger on several subjects, including shaving, and he contributes regularly to a number of shaving forums. This is the 5th Edition of the book - well timed to include among those early Christmas gifts to others or an early one to yourself. Now available on Amazon as a book or, soon, kindle.

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Plisson

I used this little brush today. It's a Plisson High Mountain White. I revisited my Fido's Shaving Brush Blog to check my earlier impressions. This is an expensive brush and I still think that at nearly £200 it is overpriced. Yet I have to admit - it's a delightful shaving experience to use it and I'm still glad I've got it!

Plisson High Mountain White

Martin de Candre

Martin de Candre make one of my favourite shaving soaps. You can find details here:

Savon a raser

For a 170g jar, at 34 euros it's still an expensive soap. But at long last, they now make a more reasonable shipping charge of 6 euros to the UK. So when my jar is finally used up - it's lasted over 2 years so far in my rotation - I'll be reordering.

This is the main online shop - you may select language by clicking on the relevant flag in the top left of the page:

Martin de Candre - online shop

Brushes

If you use one of these:

Like one of these:

You shouldn't notice the prickliness you often get with lower priced brushes. Ironic really since most manufacturers of high priced brushes tell you this is the correct way to use a shaving brush!

Super Badger 2 Band brushes

Spotted this thread on Badger & Blade:

2 banded super.....

I'm surprised that there is said to be a shortage of 2 band hair or brushes. I have a variety of New Forest Super Badger 2 bands and haven't experienced any problems with securing stocks of badger hair knots in 2 band. Perhaps a benefit of being a smaller brush maker?