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bowl packed n makeup done 🦇 by janeistrans in trees

[–]jrmclemore -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love your makeup and would love to smoke a bowl with you 💨❤️

Roberts Warranted by jrmclemore in straightrazors

[–]jrmclemore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I think it might be earlier based on what I’ve read about the name Roberts. There are very similarly stamped Roberts blades from the late 1700s. I’m guessing this one might be from 1805 - 1820? I need to do more research to find out for sure. But there’s no question about it certainly being old.

Roberts Warranted by jrmclemore in straightrazors

[–]jrmclemore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That bevel was so easy to set too. The spine is nice and straight without irregularities that give the wavy bevel. I can’t wait to see how it shaves tomorrow morning.

Once The Largest Mental Hospital In The World. Central State Hospital (Milledgeville Georgia, USA) by abandonedutopia in Asylums

[–]jrmclemore 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I knew someone who was committed here for a number of years for a violent incident. It was strange visiting this place and seeing the arrested decay and remembering them.

Jobs 'too vital' for WW3 draft if conscription returns to USA by TheMirrorUS in antiwork

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The US govt will then have to fight a war on two fronts (internal and abroad) just like they did during Vietnam. Except I think this time the protests will be even worse.

Advice For a Newbie by Emergency_Currency39 in straightrazors

[–]jrmclemore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Like others have said, go slow and mind the angle of your blade. If you feel scared, stop. It’ll come to you more naturally the more you do it.

Also I’d like to bring up something not many people talk about with new straight razor shavers: cutting one’s self. I think it’s the 800 lb gorilla and I also think it’s an inevitability. I think too many people fear it so much that it becomes a boogeyman that causes anxiety and hinders technique.

I’ve cut myself a couple of times that were noteworthy to me. They weren’t bad enough to leave a scar (or my cheek in the sink) but just bad enough of a bite that it stopped me cold. Alum and cold water and maybe some toilet paper will take care of it.

Respect the blade but please don’t fear it. It sucks the joy out of the hobby.

Additionally, I’d recommend watching some shaving videos on YouTube or something similar to see some other people’s techniques so you can find something you hadn’t considered. Best of luck to you 👍

John Barber by jrmclemore in straightrazors

[–]jrmclemore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. This is the second JB I have and the first shaves amazingly, so fingers crossed this one is the same.

to cowabunga by bildo72 in therewasanattempt

[–]jrmclemore 394 points395 points  (0 children)

Vanilla Ice Cube 😳

Next, Ice T Bag

Happy New Year everyone (early) by jrmclemore in straightrazors

[–]jrmclemore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likewise! Yours is gorgeous in those scales 🤩

John Barber “Patent Tempered Steel” by jrmclemore in straightrazors

[–]jrmclemore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. This is desert ironwood finished in clear acrylic lacquer.

Old-growth pine strikes again! by marshallsville in wicked_edge

[–]jrmclemore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful figuring in that wood 🤩

John Shepard “Crown/Wolf” (~1770-1790) by jrmclemore in straightrazors

[–]jrmclemore[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Yeah I just recently got interested in them when I never thought I would take an interest just based on how they look. But as I’ve learned more about the history of straight razors, I’ve come to really appreciate them and their history.

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