Sharpologist

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 Resources For The New Wet Shaving Enthusiast
ByMantic59

Ifyouarenewtotheworldoftraditional(oroldschool)wetshavingyoumightthink
youarealone.Nottrue!BesidesSharpologistthereareanumberofhelpfulblogs,
forums,andwebsites.

Blogs
HereisalistofactiveshavingrelatedblogsIknowabout(inalphabeticalorder).
365ShavesAfairlynewblogfromagroupofshavers,mainlydescribingtheir
shaveoftheday(SOTD)andtheoccasionalshavingrelatedarticle.
AnthronicleGoodinsightsandreviewsofshavingproducts.
BecomingAnOldManMainlyaboutshaving,withoccasionalforaysinto
fashionanddrinking.
BrushnSoapnBladeStrictlyspeakingnotablogbutabloglikepodcast.Mostly
aboutshavingbutfrequentlywandersoffinotherdirections.
CanuckShaverRobustshavingsitewithwellcomposedphotosandgood
reviews.
GoedkoopNatscherenaDutchclassicshavingblog!
JayaruhShavingFrequentposts,mostlySOTDbutotherinterestingarticles
too.
LeisureguyIfMichaeldidntinventtheSOTDpostit'sarguablethatheperfected
it.Hesbeendoingitforyears,andhemixesthemwithhisownresearchinto
whatmakesagreatshave.Hehasdistilledmuchofthatinformationdownintoa
highlyregardedbook(thoughahighlyabbreviatedversionisavailableHERE).
RitualShaveTraditionalShavingfromawoman'sperspective.
ShaveLikeGrandadDougsbloghasbeenaroundforlessthanayearbuthe
standsoutwithgreattopics,solidinformation,andanentertainingwritingstyle.
ShaveTheManAlthoughtheblogisn'tupdatedregularly,thereisalinked
youtubechannelthatisquiteactive.
sjshavingTraditionalWetShavingblogfromaUKperspective.
SteveDavidsonRelativelynewblogwithbitesizedreviewsandcomments,
particularlyfocusedonstraightrazors.
Tailor&BarberAgoodblogrelatedtoacommercialshaving/clothingshopping
site.
TheCloseShaveMostlyshavingreviewsbutoccasionallywandersoffinto
othertopics.

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 TheGroomingGuysBlogPartofacommercialsite,MichaelGilman(founderof
GroomingLounge)giveshistakeonshavingandgroomingproblemsand
products.
TheShavingShackBlogPartofacommercialsite,youwilloftenseebitesized
productreviewsandQ&A.
TikiBarSoapAlthoughpartofacommercialartisan'ssite,ithasanumberof
goodarticlesaboutsoapsandrelatedgroomingproductsandtechniques.
WetShavingTimesAgroomingandpersonalcareblog.
WetTheFaceLotsofreviewsandsomegiveaways.
WhyIWetShaveMattfeaturesreviews,interviewsandcommentaryonwet
shavingproductsandtechniques.

Therearealsosomeblogsthatareupdatedlessfrequently,orarenolongeractive
buthavebeenkeptonlineforreference.Youwillfindgoodnuggetsoftimeless
informationatthesesites:
BruceOnShaving
EasternSmooth
Fido'sShavingBlog
GregsShavingSoapReviews
Kafeneio
Kaliandee
shaveblog.ratslair.net
Rasdeprs
Shaving101.com
ShavingDetective
ShavingStuff
Shaveology
Tom'sWetshavingJournal
WetShaver'sBlog

Forums
Herearelinksandcommentstosomeoftheshavingrelateddiscussionforums(in
alphabeticalorder).Forumsusedtobemorewelcoming,civil,andhelpfulto
newcomers,withoutalotoftheflamewars"and"snarkycomments"ofthetypical
internetforum.Unfortunatelyastraditionalwetshavinghasgrowntheforumsare
beginningtogetalotmorenoisyand,whilethemembershipisusually
enthusiastic,someforumadministratorsandownershavebecomemorerigidand

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heavyhandedwiththeirpolicies(somegoingsofarastobanlinkstoresourcesthat
areoffsite).Lurkonaforumforawhiletogetafeelforwhatisandisnot
permittedbeforeyoustartparticipating.
afeitadoclasico:(Spanishforum)
BadgerandBlade(commercialsite,restrictivetermsofuse,messageswith
offsitelinksoftenremoved)
BarbearClassico:(Portugueseforum)
Barbershop.no:(Norwegianforum)
borotvafrum:(Hungarianforum)
Brijacnica:(Croatianforum)
Britev(Slovenianforum)
CoupeChouClub:(Frenchforum)
DamnFineShave(recentlyrevived)
foroafeitado(anotherSpanishlanguageforum)
ForumSavrseno:(Serbianforum)
geltir:(Turkishforum)
Google+TraditionalShavingCommunity
gutrasiert:(Germanforum,appearstobefocusedonstraightrazors)
IlRasoio:(Italianshavingforumseemstobefocusedonstraightrazors)
LuxuryBarber:Newforum,runbyavendorbutapparentlyopentoallcontent.
MensOnly:(Greekforum)
Nassrasur:(Germanforum)
RazorandStone:Orientedtostraightrazorshaving
Rasando:(anotherItalianforum)
ShaveMyFace:Oneofoldest,mostestablishedforumsabouttraditionalwet
shaving.Thememberstendtobemoredeeplyintothefidelityaspectof
shaving,havingfoundwhatworksforthemagesago.Thedepthofknowledge
andexperienceofmanymembersmakesitanawesomeresource.
ShavingSociety:(Netherlandsforum)
StraightRazorPlace:Anotheroftheoldest,mostestablishedshavingforums.
Moreorientedtowardsstraightrazorshaving,butlikeShaveMyFacethedepth
andexperienceofmanymembersmakeitthegotospotforinformationon

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 straightrazorshaving.
TheShaveDen:Anotherfirmlyestablished,activetraditionalshavingforum.
TheShaveNook:Anextremelypopularwetshavingforum.Veryactivewith
wellconnecteduserswhosometimesscoopotherforumswithnewproduct
announcementsororiginalresearch.Ownedbyawetshavingvendorbutwitha
reasonablyneutralcontentphilosophy.
TheShavingRoom:(UKforum)Featuresanactivecommunityfromnotonlythe
UKbutotherpartsoftheworldaswell.

Therearealsoforumthatarenotexclusivelyaboutshavingbuthaveveryactive
shavingandgroomingdiscussions.Someoftheseparttimecommunities
include:
Boards.ie:(ExtensiveshavingthreadonthisIrishdiscussionboard.)
Bodybuilding.comShavingThread
Thegearpageshavingthread
Reddit:"WickedEdge"subredditgrowingveryfast(surpassingthemajor
shavingforummembershipnumbersafterjustthreeyearsofuse)andvery
active,thoughthemajorityofusersarebeginners.Anothersubreddit,
wetshavingisanalternativewithasomewhatmoreexperienceduserbase.

Video Channels
Ratherthanreadaboutshavingyoucanseeittoo.HerearesomeofYouTubechannelsthat
specializeinshaving:
Mantic59(ofcourse!)
Geofatboy
BrushNSoapNBlade(OK,strictlyspeakingthisisanaudiopodcast,butitsagoodone.)
NickShaves
PaulHFilms
ShaveTheMan(Reallyexcellentproductionvalueshere.)
ShaveBusta
RicosCorner
JamminGIJames
TSETraditionalShavingEvangelist
SoSharpDavid
AnthonyEsposito
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Brick and Mortar Stores
Itsnaturalforthenewtraditionalshavertowanttoseeandfeeltheproductsratherthan
justviewtheproductsonline.Unfortunatelyitmaynotbeobviouswheretofind
productsinyourarea.Hereisalistofsomestoresandwheretheycanbefound.
TheArtofShaving(Storelocatorpage)AcautionaboutArtofShavingstores:
theknowledgelevelofthestaffatindividualstorescanvarywidely.Someare
wellversedandabletogiveindepthadvice,whileothersareseverelylackingin
shavingknowledge.
CambridgeChemists,855LexingtonAvenue,NewYork,N.Y.10065
(2127345678)
ColonialDrug,49BrattleSt.,Cambridge,MA02138(6176842222)
CorradoCutlery,716MainStreet,Evanston,IL60202.(847)5638805ph,(866)
9897428tollfree(outsideIllinois)
TheGroomRoom,Men'sGroomingCenter&Salon,303MainSt.Ames,IA.
50010
GroomingLounge,1745LStreet,NW,Washington,DC20036(202.466.1874)
andTysonsGalleria1732UInternationalDrive,McLean,VA22102
(703.288.0355)
ImperialShaving,23PublicSquare,SuiteL1,Medina,OH44256.
Pasteur's,53E34thSt(betweenMadisonAve&ParkAve),NewYork,NY
10016(2126833838)
MaggardRazors,124S.WinterSt.Adrian,MI49221(5179204674)
MerzApothecary,4716N.LincolnAve.,Chicago,IL60625(7739890900)and
17E.MonroeSt.,Chicago,IL60603(3127816900)theironlinestoreislocated
atsmallflower.com
TheOldTownShavingCompanyat'TheShoppesatStats',120SouthRaymond
Avenue,Pasadena,California91105.6267959308
WestCoastShaving,14778PipelineAve,SteB,ChinoHills,CA.91709,
8777106037

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Other Resources
Herearesomeothergreatresourcesthatdontreallyfallintooneoftheprevious
categories:

DateCodesForVintageGilletteRazors:thisisausefulaidforidentifyingvintage
gilletterazormodelsspanningmorethan100years.
DateCodesForVintageSchickInjectorRazors:isasimilaraidforidentifying
vintageSchickInjectormodels.
Shaveinfo:ashavingknowledgebasemaintainedbyEmilyofShaveplace.com
RazorBladeSamplerPacks:ourownlistofvendorswhosellsamplesofa
varietyofrazorbladebrandssoyoucanmoreeasilydeterminewhatworksbest
foryou.
Herearefourfacialdrawingsthatcanhelpyoudetermineanddocumenthowthe
haironyourfacegrows:
Map1
Map2
Map3(courtesyofMarkOfAGentleman)
InteractiveMap(courtesyofpbjsite)

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