Pay Dirt!

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 12th January 08, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by TheKiltedWonder

I don't understand the bagpiper though, it's a souvenir of Frankfurt am Main (The Frankfurt in Germany most people think of).

Most likely it was intended as a souvenir for British forces (probably a Highland Reg't when we had such things) stationed in FaM.

**ccga3359** · 12th January 08, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Kid Cossack

Panache:

That is where one's wife comes in. Letting a woman shave you with a straight razor shows your absolute devotion.

Yeah, but only once!

**Mike1** · 14th January 08, 10:57 AM

Oh dearie me.

If you've been reading this thread, my recommendation is to calmly and quietly back away. Get yourself as far removed from this thread as you are able. This is a disease, it's highly contagious and you need to save yourselves.

Two more acquisitions, from over the weekend -

A 5/8 Geo.Wostenholm & Son razor

A 6/8 A.W. Wadsworth & Sons razor

Then again, maybe if I can get a few more of you interested, these beauties would be getting snapped up before I unloaded my own wallet on them...

**Bugbear** · 14th January 08, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Mike1

Oh dearie me.

If you've been reading this thread, my recommendation is to calmly and quietly back away. Get yourself as far removed from this thread as you are able. This is a disease, it's highly contagious and you need to save yourselves.

Two more acquisitions, from over the weekend -

A 5/8 Geo.Wostenholm & Son razor

A 6/8 A.W. Wadsworth & Sons razor

Then again, maybe if I can get a few more of you interested, these beauties would be getting snapped up before I unloaded my own wallet on them...

Congratulations on the new shavers... and we'll keep you in our thoughts over this RAD... issue. I have moved into the desert and stopped shaving as part of becoming a hermit, so I have no fears, I did have the same issue back in the nineties with a microphone fetesh. I'm still recovering and will never buy another microphone.

**James MacMillan** · 15th January 08, 03:49 AM

Originally Posted by Mike1

Now that is a real beauty!!!!

**Hachiman** · 17th January 08, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by Kid Cossack

Panache:

That is where one's wife comes in. Letting a woman shave you with a straight razor shows your absolute devotion.

I've had my wife shave my face a few times. I use a regular safety razor, and she gets so nervous about accidentally cutting me that she almost shakes!

I don't think I'll ask her to learn to use a straight razor!

Heck - I've been tempted by a straight razor a few times, and I would be worried about cutting myself!

cheers

Hachiman (who most definitely will NOT be seeing the new Sweeney Todd movie)

**McFarkus** · 17th January 08, 08:50 AM

"morituri te salutamus" The salute of gladiators and judgement-challenged people who shave with straight razors - "We who are about to die, salute you!"

Seriously, though, it's a great looking razor. Good Luck!

**kilted in seattle** · 10th May 08, 04:50 PM

That last one was a beaut.

I'm patiently waiting for my razor to show up. Not as pretty as yours, but this is my first one and it has some places to go in the next two years.

My wife has plenty of faith in me. She claims I have a light, deft touch when it suits me. Wives know these sorts of things.

Here's a picture:

**Marshal Moroni** · 10th May 08, 04:59 PM

Congratulations on a fine razor.
I got the bug to use a straight razor about 20 years ago, got one from my Granddad, had it professionally sharpened and promptly ended up with about a 3" nick. Back to safety razors for me! I still use an old gillette double edge butterfly razor, unfortunately mine does not have acool piper inlay.

Best of luck,

Marshal Moroni