Well Gents, another first for me. I have never done a shave journal. I figured why not, it’ll help me get to know everyone and you know me.
My Journal tittle, (Losh pa la pa tot), Translated “Don’t let go of the potato”. Basically don’t give up, don’t back down, never quit, (a testament to the enduring spirit of the Cajun people).
I came to wet shaving 3 years ago as a knife enthusiast and jumped right into straight razors. The soaps, splashes, brushes and all that other jazz was never a thing to me. I like to rub steel on rocks and make things really sharp. I grew up in rural Southwest Louisiana in a rice, cattle and crawfish farming family. My biggest influence on my life was my mothers father. A simple man that spoke very little English, that did absolutely everything himself. I was the oldest grandson and I was at his hip 24/7. We hunted, we process all our own game and livestock and there was nothing more important than a sharp knife. He taught me how to hone a blade on natural Arkansas stones as a pup and that stuck with me. I cant count my scars from playing with my knives as a kid, it was a total obsession. As a young man I got into knife making, and I was that guy who kept everyone's knifes in shape. Fast forward to my late 40s and after about 15 years of not having time for hobbies. I found wet shaving and straight razors, I was hooked. Here we are now, I have since got bit by the equipment bug and broadened my hard and software collections. I am still not a huge collector of stuff other than razors and stones. One of my hobbies was making tallow based shave soap, I have given a ton away over the last few years. Recently I started making my soap available for purchase, but I wont go into any of that here on my journal.
I plan to document my shaves, restore projects, stones, and honing here on my journal. I think it will be fun to look back.
Well here we go!
Eric
My Journal tittle, (Losh pa la pa tot), Translated “Don’t let go of the potato”. Basically don’t give up, don’t back down, never quit, (a testament to the enduring spirit of the Cajun people).
I came to wet shaving 3 years ago as a knife enthusiast and jumped right into straight razors. The soaps, splashes, brushes and all that other jazz was never a thing to me. I like to rub steel on rocks and make things really sharp. I grew up in rural Southwest Louisiana in a rice, cattle and crawfish farming family. My biggest influence on my life was my mothers father. A simple man that spoke very little English, that did absolutely everything himself. I was the oldest grandson and I was at his hip 24/7. We hunted, we process all our own game and livestock and there was nothing more important than a sharp knife. He taught me how to hone a blade on natural Arkansas stones as a pup and that stuck with me. I cant count my scars from playing with my knives as a kid, it was a total obsession. As a young man I got into knife making, and I was that guy who kept everyone's knifes in shape. Fast forward to my late 40s and after about 15 years of not having time for hobbies. I found wet shaving and straight razors, I was hooked. Here we are now, I have since got bit by the equipment bug and broadened my hard and software collections. I am still not a huge collector of stuff other than razors and stones. One of my hobbies was making tallow based shave soap, I have given a ton away over the last few years. Recently I started making my soap available for purchase, but I wont go into any of that here on my journal.
I plan to document my shaves, restore projects, stones, and honing here on my journal. I think it will be fun to look back.
Well here we go!
Eric
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