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Knowledge Base
The Straight Razor Knowledge Base
Here you will find everything you will need to know about Straight Razors, Straight Razor Shaving, Straight Razor Care and Straight Razor Maintenance.
1.0 Straight Razor Anatomy
1.1. Basic Straight Razor Anatomy
1.2. The Blade
1.2.1. Types of Metals Used for Straight Razors
1.2.2. Straight Razor Widths & Blade Grinds
1.2.3. Straight Razor Tail Styles / Types
1.2.4. Straight Razor Shoulder Styles / Types
1.2.5. Straight Razor Point Styles / Types
1.2.6. Straight Razor Spine Styles / Types
1.2.7. Straight Razor Edge Profiles
1.3. Straight Razor Scales (Handles)
1.3.1. Animal Product Scales
1.3.2. Natural and Composite Scales
1.3.3. Plastics and Elastomer Scales
1.3.4. Wood Scales
1.3.5. Metal Scales
2.0 How To Shave With a Straight Razor
3.0 Straight Razor Philosophy
4.0 Straight Razor Nomenclature
5.0 Straight Razor Face Shave Preperation
6.0 Straight Razor Shave Soap Lathering
7.0 The Devil is in The Details of Straight Razor Shaving
7.1. Shave Ready - Is your blade?
7.2. Shaving Angles - What is your proper angle for shaving?
7.3. Shaving Passes - WTG (With The Grain), XTG (Cross The Grain), ATG (Against The Grain)
7.4. Shaving Pressure
8.0 Straight Razor Shaving Styles
8.1. Skin Stretching Techniques
8.1. Beard Thinning
8.1. After Shave Application
8.1. How to Deal with Bleeding
9.0 Straight Razor Shaving Don'ts
9.1. Shaving Passes
9.2. Shaving Pressure
10.0 Proper Straight Razor Care
10.1. Straight Razor Blade Care
10.2. Straight Razor Scales (Handles) Care
11.0 Proper Straight Razor Stropping
11.1. Types of Straight Razor Strops
11.2. Straight Razor Leather Stropping
11.1.1. Types of Leather For Stropping
11.3. Dry Stropping
11.4. Canvas, Cloth and Felt Stropping
11.5. Abbrasive Paste and Powder Stropping
12.0 Straight Razor Honing (Stone Sharpening a Straight Razor)
13.0 Straight Razor Sharpness Testing
14.0 Glossary of Terms