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John Bamford's Blog – September 2016 Archive (2)
Razor sharpening .
A shortish blog on sharpening straight razors. It will be short because I know little enough , though I have learned enough to be able to get the job done . Maybe I can return to this in future when I have more information but for the present it will be brief .
1 . If you want to learn to shave using a straight razor the most effective way is to buy a new razor from a dealer who is known for sharpening their razors before sending them out . Buy a strop at the same time , not a…
ContinueAdded by John Bamford on September 14, 2016 at 6:09 — 115 Comments
A collection of straight razors , I guess !
I feel that I have to admit that I am becoming a collector , this may sound strange as I am writing this on i Knife Collector and this is ...well the place for collectors .
I have never really collected anything before , in the past I have always had a pocket knife and sometimes two or maybe three but never anymore than that. I have had knives since I was eight or nine , something like that anyway and I can hardly remember a time when I didn't look in shop windows at knives . When I…
ContinueAdded by John Bamford on September 10, 2016 at 10:16 — 49 Comments
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