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Dallen,
I suspect that a vacuum would pull resin into the cracks but unfortunately it wouldn't pull the years of dirt and grime out of them. Why not just make a new handle like you did on the other one? You know you can make your own fancy laminates out of scrap cloth and epoxy or polyester resin, a technique commonly used for knife handles.
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TomG Wrote:I've always wanted to try shaving with a blade but so far haven't been able to muster up the courage.
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I don't know where I heard it but, apprentice barbers "shaved" soap of an inflated balloon, when they could do it without it bursting the balloon, they were allowed to shave humans!
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I was thinking of asking for volunteers. 
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believe me its not as hard as most people think it is to shave with a straight razor, heck guys run around all the time shaving hair off their arms to see if their pocketknifes are sharp. not like your trying to slice a roast but then I wouldn't of wanted my ex in the same room with me when I was learning to shave with my first one.
heres a photo of it put back together with new nickel silver pins after some cleaning,
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I've always been a bit afraid. Of course, this is TV, but they seem always to show the angle of attack nearly 90 degrees, like scraping instead of cutting. Doesn't seem very comfortable, nor a way to get a close shave. What's the real preferred angle?
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depends on the person doing the shaving and the razor itself, myself I hold the razor like you said at almost 90 degrees to my skin. if the razor is sharp it will cut the whiskers off without pulling and dragging, the real trick is learning to sharpen the blade.
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(03-10-2013, 09:47 PM)Tony Wells Wrote: I've always been a bit afraid. Of course, this is TV, but they seem always to show the angle of attack nearly 90 degrees, like scraping instead of cutting. Doesn't seem very comfortable, nor a way to get a close shave. What's the real preferred angle?
Hi, I would say the angle I use is about 20-30 degrees or so, you can soon tell,if it's 90 degrees it will just drag so gradually lower the angle till it cuts nicely, as said I've used mine for 40 odd yrs & as stated above it must be sharp,you can only strop for so long then I sharpen on an arkansas stone every few months,once mastered razor blades are a thing of the past.
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Well, I always like old ways of doing things....I listen to hollow-state radio regularly....so I may just have to find me a razor and give it a try.
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(03-15-2013, 09:33 PM)Tony Wells Wrote: Well, I always like old ways of doing things....I listen to hollow-state radio regularly....so I may just have to find me a razor and give it a try.
Just make sure your wife is close by ............. to call for the ambulance 
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LOL.....yeah, she'll be handy just in case.....and to take pictures, I'm sure! Something about for insurance purposes.
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