WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
New subscribers welcome!
Please visit our wiki, which is always and forever a work in progress.
Check out these alternative front-ends for this server:
https://gem.wetshaving.social - a nice modern interface
https://old.wetshaving.social - designed to look like old.reddit.com
Our sister Mastodon instance is https://wetshaving.social.
Community Rules
Rule 1 - Behaviour and Etiquette
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Be Respectful. Do not bully, flame, or harass others.
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Malicious comments are not allowed but heated discussion and salty banter is okay.
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Low effort replies and complaints about content will be removed.
Rule 2 - Content Guidelines
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Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.
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Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.
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Images, links, or videos must include additional text that summarizes the topic.
Rule 3 - Reviews and Disclosure
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Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.
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Use the [Review] in the title if you can provide comprehensive details with enough familiarity to answer follow-up questions.
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Disclose how the product being reviewed was acquired (e.g., PIF, loan, or purchase). If the product was provided to you directly by the maker or vendor free of charge or at a discount, you must disclose this fact even if the item will later be returned to the maker or vendor.
Rule 4 - Advertising
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Vendors are to keep marketing within the biweekly Deals/New Products threads.
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Non-vendors may post topics about products if it will foster a compelling discussion.
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Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.
Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content
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All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.
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Non-shaving related NSFW/L content is not allowed.
Rule 10 - Moderator Discretion
- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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"Best Sheffield Steel"
There's been some Rolls Razor discussion on the Discord recently, probably in pursuit of the #ForeverSafety scavenger hashtag and the new-to-me challenge, and it gave me the itch to take my favourite Rolls out for a spin. This one is in pristine condition, seemingly NOS (back ~40 shaves ago, when I got it, that is), and I enjoy its smooth, mild shave.
I wish there was a modern stainless steel reimplementation of the Rolls concept, because I constantly worry about rust with these little gems. Unlike carbon straight razors, it's a bad idea to oil the Rolls to protect it from rust because oil on the friction clip in the stropping/honing mechanism would render it useless.
For the new Rolls owners preparing for LG, you might want to have a look at the maintenance instructions that came with the original Rolls Model N°2.
Thank you very much for letting me try the Rolls last year. After using it, I can't say that I think a modern implementation would be successful in a world where a bit of cheap plastic and 5 slivers of poorly ground stainless are considered the pinnacle of razor design :)
Tabac++;
My pleasure!
And you're right, I'm sure. It's one thing for artisans name fancy three piece razors, but an entirely different beast to manufacture anything with as many parts as a Rolls. And industry, well, why would they?