That’s what I’m talking about! Missing your content! I’ve been hoping you would do a Kravchenko! I’ve been thinking about getting one to compare to my Koraats! Thanks! Best
@bobbyscalchi4013
Жыл бұрын
So i thought i remember a You Tube commenter asking about why the change of background for Dr. Matt? Two things I noticed. No wedding ring on left hand, and what appears to be a different bathroom or basement style bathroom. I presume Dr. Matt is in his new man cave. 😂 If I am correct? Welcome to the club buddy.
@drmatt357
Жыл бұрын
LOL! Good eye Bobby! Yes, I’m a couple of signatures away from being out of jail! I’m excited for the future. 😎
@bobbyscalchi4013
Жыл бұрын
@DrMatt357 My long 3 year separation and 13 year marriage ended last Nov. I'm divorced as well. Sucks at first but you get over it and onward like anything else in life. There's freedom in it. I've been binging your videos the last 3 months. Your looking good and in shape. I started straight razor collecting when I was 25 Almost 20 years ago. An ex gf at the time got me a Col. Conk Soligen 5/8th's new. I got my Norton stones 220 grit-8k. My Illinois 827 strops, and a cheap Pakistan strop with course and smooth leather with foam backing, and my dovo red iron oxide and green chrom oxide pastes, for the cheap strop, the 827 for finishing, and a small jewlers loop to check the edge. I watched countless Lynn Abrams videos and honing pyramids back then. I used to spend hours like 8 to 12 hrs if not days trying to hone and strop, essentially wearing down perfectly good spines. Sometimes I would tape the spine with electrical tape. Sometimes I wouldn't. Just to see what difference degree in angle, and edge it would produce. I could shave with my razors, but could never put a comfortable edge on one, (My techniques shaving for one were and issue.) so I gave up but would revisit it once or twice a year even throughout my former marriage. My buddy used to ridicule me for spending so much time on it back then. Ironically this week he stopped in for his annual visit and saw I was at it again. Lol. I was so excited that I finally "got it." Over the years I would only use my strops to clean up a kitchen or pocket knife or two. I would start observing that I would get more sound and drag of the blade but a sharper more polished edge on the cheap rough leather with pasted iron oxide. But a smoother drag on the smooth leather with the green paste. I also love to restore old things like cast iron skillets, old motorcycles and three wheelers, cars, and polishing things, etc. Then just a few months ago after watching one of your videos "a bomb went off in my head" just like yourself. It all came together. I was stropping backwards in progressions with the pastes mainly. Was going from the red to the green instead of green to the red. Was also finishing leather first after the pastes, then linen. Once i started knufe sharpening, I reversed from linen to leather. Never polished my razors. I recently took some Mothers mag and chrome polish I've had sitting around for years and went to work. My razors are gleaming! This past week I cleaned and polished up all 10 of my razors and got them all shave ready within this last week or two. Just acquired a few more yesterday and polished up a Wade and Butcher this morning. (Ive wanted one for 20 years.) before I dropped my son off. Got a new FAT WIDE Stamesky strop this week. Got a 12k Naniwa from you and some .25 and .50 micron pastes from Chefsknivestogo. Going to try making that glass plate balsa diamond micron strop this weekends. Very excited! Been shaving with all my razors the past month. Some shave awesome. (The ones without geometry issues.) Some I have to make some minor spine corrections. I'm going to build a wood shaving stand and bowl next. Thank you for renewing my interest in restoring these old glories and taking it further to "get things right and keen" Looking forward to seeing you around on Badger and Blade and ordering more stuff from you in the future. You and your videos are awesome and very resourceful and valuable. I love a lot of the fat heavy grind 9/8th wedges you display.
@arisalphas274
Жыл бұрын
S'up? Bro, is that a mankini you're wearing? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🏋️♂️
@magnoliamike
Жыл бұрын
😅😅😅😅
@pederhalverson2591
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen the limited edition Dovo Facharbeit? Box of vintage blanks from the 60’s was found so their master grinders made them. Only 500 worldwide. I got #46 blue. Kinda hard to pass on Valentino Rossi’s # when it’s available
@drmatt357
Жыл бұрын
LOL! Yes Rossi’s number. If the blanks are from the 60s then they’re good steel. Much better than their current production.
@pederhalverson2591
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatt357 I still need to send you pics of my Fili. I would have a hard time believing there is an equal to it. The shaves it provides are unbelievable
@pederhalverson2591
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatt357 Well, I received the Dovo yesterday and just shaved with it this morning. I’m shocked! It must be the vintage steel and master grinders, but that thing is for real. I’m going to have to put it tied for my second best razor alongside my Koraat. I didn’t hone it at all, just the factory edge. The Koraat I honed to blue-black Ark so obviously it’s sharper & smoother, but I imagine once honed the Dovo might even be better. Nothing compares to the Especial though
@bobhorky1095
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting razors
@frankmertens6430
Жыл бұрын
I have 2 rigarazors. One is good and one bad.one doesn't have enough heet temper. 😢
@drmatt357
Жыл бұрын
How do you know that?
@frankmertens6430
Жыл бұрын
@@drmatt357 the owner confirmed it to me on mail. I was going to make a new one but haven't heard from it since. I can't reach him anymore.
@randalljeffries6943
Жыл бұрын
How can I contact you so that I can see about getting to sharpen two of my razors?
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