tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27191651.post8221959840610813097..comments2024-03-12T10:51:30.214+01:00Comments on William's little world: Favourite Christmas PresentsWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649747163716439871noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27191651.post-9726882841906713062010-01-06T20:58:32.248+01:002010-01-06T20:58:32.248+01:00wick-edly esoteric as usual.wick-edly esoteric as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27191651.post-19378814711960851182010-01-06T20:15:43.532+01:002010-01-06T20:15:43.532+01:00On reflection Dad's was probably a Parker. A g...On reflection Dad's was probably a Parker. A good investment is also a styptic pencil.<br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27191651.post-22927100179727228812010-01-06T20:01:21.051+01:002010-01-06T20:01:21.051+01:00One down and two across - sounds like a prompt for...One down and two across - sounds like a prompt for a cryptic crossword clue!<br />One up, one down, one polish of course has a different connotation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27191651.post-14767844540893916212010-01-05T19:45:04.366+01:002010-01-05T19:45:04.366+01:00I expect you're right about that, I don't ...I expect you're right about that, I don't think it would get through the arport the airport. I did some research about how to use it before the first attempt and it seems that you start with the grain, then acros the grain (both ways if you want) and then finish against the grain although I haven't tried that yet and don't seem to need more than one with and one accross.<br />The hot towel seems to help and i am looking forward to the brush arriving.<br />It's a bit like doing a crossword each morning, you have to concentrate!<br /><br />I think Merkur have been around for a long time so your dad may well have had one.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649747163716439871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27191651.post-64377527494625943392010-01-05T18:42:57.241+01:002010-01-05T18:42:57.241+01:00THe vests look good.
Do you use the razor on your ...THe vests look good.<br />Do you use the razor on your legs?<br />mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27191651.post-36314773544047024312010-01-05T18:37:21.769+01:002010-01-05T18:37:21.769+01:00Bet the undies were required at the weekend. I'...Bet the undies were required at the weekend. I'll be staying off my bike until the ice has long gone. <br />You razor looks like a remake of a very traditional design of patent razor. My Dad had something very similar but I think it's gotten lost, though maybe I've only forgotten where it is. <br /><br />The old rules used to be: <br /><br />Wait until you have been up a while before shaving.<br />Never cut 'against the grain'<br />Use a good lather and very hot water. <br />Use a hot prewash (it used to be hot towels) to soften the bristles.<br /><br />Messrs Wilkinson and Gillette have learned a few tricks over the years not least how to market ever more expensive blades.<br /><br />(I'll wager you won't get the old fashioned single blades though airport security checks!)<br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com