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Revision as of 15:21, 13 January 2009
Contents
- A Cutthroat Business
- A nice entry on Men's Essentials about straight razor shaving
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_razor
- Wikipedia's entry on straight razors.
- http://www.en.nassrasur.com/razorcentral/index.html
- Principles and practice of straight razor use and care, collecting, and history
- http://www.bladeforums.com/
- BladeForums.com is the Leading edge of Knife Discussion. With over 20,000 members and 1 million posts, if you can't find knife information here, it isn't anywhere.
- http://www.shavemyface.com/
- Explore the art of wet shaving!
- http://www.theshaveden.com/
- This is a wet-shaving community, with discussions on all aspects of shaving and men's grooming.
- The Perfect Shave
- The Gentleman's Shop's guide to the art of wet shaving.
- http://www.phillytown.com/finer.htm
- A story about straight razor shaving with information on razors, honing and the process of shaving.
- How to sharpen a razor
- Instructions presented by knifecenter.com.
Histories of Barbers, Cutlers, and Straight Razors
- http://www.dovo.com/_english/historie.html
- History of the DOVO company.
- Tales & Traditions
- Tales and Traditions of W.R. Case & Sons cutlery.
- http://www.smethporthistory.org/eldred/platts/plattsbook.html
- The Knife Makers Who Went West by Harvey Platts (online)
- http://www.uniclectica.com/misc/manuf.html
- A compilation of dates of operation of companies making straight razors
- Ed Jeffers Barber Museum
- An online barber museum complete with pictures, virtual tours and the history of barbering.
- Ken Hawley on Sheffield Razors
- Notes on Sheffield razor-making from the Ken Hawley collection including written observations and hand drawn diagrams
StraightRazorPlace.com
- SRP Member List
- The list of members at SRP
- SRP Member Map
- The map of members at SRP
- Restoration Chat
- Chat room for discussion of repairing, restoring, and making straight razors. Meets on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm central
- Classifieds
- SRP Member ads for razors, supplies, honing and repair services, and other items
Books and DVDs
- http://www.lulu.com/content/123448
- The Art of the Straight Razor Shave by Christopher Moss (Book) in Diet & Health : An illustrated guide for anyone interested in the use of the straight razor, with step-by-step photographs to take you through your first straight shave.
- http://www.billysblades.com/Straight%20Razor%20Book.htm
- *THE* definitive guide to straight razor restoration, complete with pictures, videos, and detailed instructions on how to take your rusting hunk of junk and make it a working razor.
- http://www.knifeworld.com/stanguidtora.html
- The Standard Guide to Razors 3rd Edition delivers a discussion of factors that determine collector value, an appraisal chart of razors, notes on extended appraisals, & listings of companies & base values
Online Shops
- http://www.straightrazordesigns.com
- Straight Razor Designs - Offering only the finest in men's wet shaving and grooming products - products that Lynn and Don personally have used and endorse.
Other Useful Links
- http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/celluloid_02.html
- An article dealing with the history, makeup and use of celluloid - that material we love to hate.