Posts by tsr

Safety Razor blades go through a multi-stage process to transform them from a roll of stainless steel into the sharpened individual blades we use every day. A basic outline of the...

Shavers all over the world are united with these common problems. Ingrown HairRazor BurnFolliculitis BarbaeCuts There are solutions for us though so let us look into them in more detail and...

Traditional style shaving using a Safety Razor has seen somewhat of a resurgence over the last few years. I and many other people have discovered the benefits, of these razors, over modern cartridge...

Thuringian Water Hones There are a number of these currently available, of different grits. The German company Mueller (MST) mines them and grits available are 6000, 8000 and 10,000, although the...

Natural Hones/Waterstones There are a large number of these available, some of questionable value to the open razor owner, some capable of superb results and others remarkably hyped-up -...

Part 1 of Neil Miller's series on Hones. Call them what you will: whetstones, sharpening stones, water stones or whatever - sooner or later your razor will have to come into contact with one or...