Thread: The Saga from Central California continues!

Hello All!
well, you may recall I was having some issues with the sharpness on the razor I had. I met up with red96a, and we set up a meet to have my razor honed. when we met up, we concluded that the razor I was trying to shave with was was really good, for a paper weight. Well that day it happened that I ran into a yard sale , and the man there had 3 razors, a Double duck mini, a tennis, and a fine edge cut corp out of NY. All the blades were made in Solingen Germany, so for $20.00 I bought them all. Since my original razor would become a paperweight, red96a decided to hone the double duck.

I gotta tell ya, today was my first shave with the Duck, I could hardly feel it gliding over my face, and when I finished, my face was as smooth as a new baby's butt!! Now I'm addicted. I'll never go back to the electric razor again!

Thanks to all you guys for the wealth of information, and a Special thanks to red96a for the fine hone job he did! I truly believe having the right bevel and and finish honing made all the difference (that and having a good razor to work with), I have also acquired a Clauss with Ivory Handel, and the gentlemen I got the razors from stopped me today and gave me a Deep-Cut diamond strop in good shape with no nicks so I think I will become a Str8 razor junkie!!

By the way, should I use some mink oil on the strop?

Thanks again
Medicman53

Originally Posted by Medicman53

Hello All!
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By the way, should I use some mink oil on the strop?

Thanks again
Medicman53

Mink oil... not for now.
It sounds like your strop is working 100% for you so tinkering
is not necessary.

Mink oil makes my strops a bit sticky and gummy. I have scraped
it off the surface of any strop I have put it on. Since you can never
scrape it all off I suspect a little might be OK. Heat from a hairdryer
helps me with the scraping. Use the dull side of a butterknife.

I never use mink oil unless my mink squeeks. No one likes a squeeky mink.

Glad I could help out

Let me know when you want to go check out those razors in Exeter.

Glad you got it sorted.

I've never used mink oil, but if your strop seems dry, I'd suggest just a little bit of Neatsfoot oil. IMO it's not sticky like Mink Oil, and keeps the strop in good shape. Otherwise, wiping it down with your hands before you step in the shower each morning will give enough oil to maintain a strop that's in good shape.

Peace,
Jim