What to do.

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I think, to kick off the day, I am going rummaging.  I believe I have a strop, and would like to collect any various shaving kit I might already have.  I have three razors, and they weren't cheap, one of them truly luxurious.  Along with the strop, I probably have soap, a badger brush, perhaps a stand or two, and various other bits and pieces.  The thing is, I know those razors probably aren't all that sharp.  And they have never been properly honed.  I am looking at sharpening and honing stones, but those are rather expensive.

After I do what of that I can do, to whatever level of success, perhaps I'll be in better shape to do some cleaning, laundry, dishes, and maybe painting.  Who knows.  I have some meat thawed, so might as well plan on something for lunch.  The last time I was at the store, I saw something Desert Cat had mentioned.  Bread, but made from germinated ground wheat.  It wasn't any more expensive than the rest, so I thought I would give it a chance.  It is supposed to be better for diabetes.  Yes, this stuff filters through from time to time.  It's on my mind.  It's a matter of application.  So, a sausage and egg sandwich might work quite well.

Yeah, a day of rest.  But only as needed.  I might need it later, but for now I think I'll go do something useful.  Or... more or less useful.  Okay, fine, it is just doing something.  Later.

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Strop was found, and in excellent shape.  Further, it has a linen cloth strop with it, not the artificial stuff on almost all I have seen in my search online.  I found three of my blades, but not the good one.  I'm sure it is around though.  The only difference between the normals and the good one is the buffalo horn handle, so it's not a matter of quality of the blade.  Oh, and they are, definitely, still SHARP.  They simply need to be honed, then stropped.  Of course, that does mean a quality honing stone, strop dressing, and perhaps a bar of honing compound for the back of the cotton strop.  Oh, and some balloons.  Lots and lots of balloons.  I don't have the soap anymore.  I think I chunked it after the first effort.  Even though I thought I would try later, a bar of opened, wetted, soap just... didn't seem worth saving.  I would guess the brush is wherever the good razor is.  I think I put them aside, thinking I might be trying this before too long.  Just never got around to it, until now maybe.

I doubt if I will buy all I want this month, for this affair.  But I would like to buy either a higher grit honing stone, or a set of stones.  And maybe a soap and aftershave.  With this sort of shaving, aftershave becomes a must.  Well, and something for the cuts.  There are several ways to treat those, I used a stick of alum, last time.  That is cheap enough, and works, but stings like a bee.  I might get that, and perhaps something else as well.  I have travel this month, and a couple of gifts that need to be sent, so I can't go all crazy on shaving this month.  And, besides, I'm... still a bit nervy about this whole project.  I remember two to three weeks of a sore, cut, face, from last time.  And, from what I have heard, it may be even longer than that before I actually get good at it... months, so they suggest, potentially.  Youch!  Later.