[kilowattkid]

WOW. I had sensory overload until noon today.

Let's see, how do I start. How about THANKS to Taz, BillS and Lynn for putting this together. More thanks go to Classic Shaving, Vintage Blades, Hand American, Colleen, Mama Bear for door prizes. Even more thanks to JoshEarl, Tim Z, Lynn and Topher for the honing lessons handed out to everyone interested.

I personnally want to thank Cannonfodder for letting me hitch a ride with him, Junkinduck for sharing his Makers Mark with us and thanks to the fellow whom I got a fill of the pipe from (Sorry I didn't catch your name, It was that sensory overload thing) and Matt (I think, Michigan guy, uses a feather but we can change him) for all the discussion of guns and guitars.

I have never seen so much shaving stuff in one place. Tim Z's blades are awesome, Lynn had so many nice ones that my head was spinning while looking at them, Ditto for Don. Probably every hone that has been discussed on the forum was present as well. Strops galore and brushes too. It was cool looking at our blades under Tims' microscopes.

Honing techniques and principles varied, but the end result was all very much the same. I have been at it off and on today trying out my new info aquired. Must - resist - buying - hones.

Great dinner. Hill N Dale is a very nice facility. Other than the freak snowstorm with lightining on the way home, the 2 1/2 trip wasn't bad.

I'm sure I'm missing a few things but we'll all be reminded of our antics in days to come.

Kilowattkid

P.S. You didn't think I would forget to thank Lynn for one of the grand prize donation of a seven day set Eagle razors with mother of pearl scales and beautiful side car razor. He even drew my ticket to be the lucky / fortunate / shocked / happy recipient of this set. If BillS doesn't have pictures to post of it, I'll get some up soon. You WILL NOT see these on the B/S/T forum (First thing PoppaSmurf asked ). I am humbled and honored. Thank you Lynn

[kilowattkid]

Mods, Please move to Northeast Ohio sticky if appropriate. I just thought a post party post might be required.

Jerry

[kbuzbee]

Dude! Congratulations! What a "door" prize! Sweet!

Ken

[papasmurf]

Originally Posted by kilowattkid

WOW. I had sensory overload until noon today.

Let's see, how do I start. How about THANKS to Taz, BillS and Lynn for putting this together. More thanks go to Classic Shaving, Vintage Blades, Hand American, Colleen, Mama Bear for door prizes. Even more thanks to JoshEarl, Tim Z, Lynn and Topher for the honing lessons handed out to everyone interested.

I personnally want to thank Cannonfodder for letting me hitch a ride with him, Junkinduck for sharing his Makers Mark with us and thanks to the fellow whom I got a fill of the pipe from (Sorry I didn't catch your name, It was that sensory overload thing) and Matt (I think, Michigan guy, uses a feather but we can change him) for all the discussion of guns and guitars.

I have never seen so much shaving stuff in one place. Tim Z's blades are awesome, Lynn had so many nice ones that my head was spinning while looking at them, Ditto for Don. Probably every hone that has been discussed on the forum was present as well. Strops galore and brushes too. It was cool looking at our blades under Tims' microscopes.

Honing techniques and principles varied, but the end result was all very much the same. I have been at it off and on today trying out my new info aquired. Must - resist - buying - hones.

Great dinner. Hill N Dale is a very nice facility. Other than the freak snowstorm with lightining on the way home, the 2 1/2 trip wasn't bad.

I'm sure I'm missing a few things but we'll all be reminded of our antics in days to come.

Kilowattkid

P.S. You didn't think I would forget to thank Lynn for one of the grand prize donation of a seven day set Eagle razors with mother of pearl scales and beautiful side car razor. He even drew my ticket to be the lucky / fortunate / shocked / happy recipient of this set. If BillS doesn't have pictures to post of it, I'll get some up soon. You WILL NOT see these on the B/S/T forum (First thing PoppaSmurf asked ). I am humbled and honored. Thank you Lynn

Im glad this way we can work out a deal on the side

but seriously how much damn fun was this get together . Great group of guys .
Look out for all the pictures I will be putting on the site soon .




Nick

[Doc]

Sounds like you guys had a great time!! And congrats on the razors. Can't wait till we do something like this in the Carolinas anyone up for a trip to Asheville Maybe at the builtmore house? Just an Idea!

[Bruce]

It sounds like it was a wonderful get-together and I wish I could have been there to meet, chat with, and learn from the luminaries of the SRP.

Now, if only we could move it closer to Minnesota... maybe next year.

[kilowattkid]

Some heard and overheard quotes:

Dinner table-
me to RalphS : what do you do for a living?
RalphS - I'm an attorney
Str8Razor - What kind?
RalphS - Litigation. Product liability.

Silence

Me ( ) - I'm trying to get over the irony of a liability lawyer using a STR8

RalphS - - even a lawyer knows if you use sharp thing you can cut yourself.

HHMM. A lawyer with common sense . It was great to meet you Ralph (with 2 razors now), Enjoyed dinner and talking with you.

__________________________________________________ _________

Honing with Joshearl

Josh - If you are restoring an Ebay special and you have more than 10 minutes on the 8K norton and it's not sharp, you're wasting your time.

Me - looking over at Lynn's hone on the table and seeing at least 2 norton 4k/8k with the 4k side nearly gone and 8k side nice and thick - "Uhhmm, O.K."
__________________________________________________ _________

In the kitchen and watching some honing , I here a god awful screech of metal on metal. All eyes turn to look, and Tim Z. was working on a razor for TAZ (knick) and had the heel scraping on a diamond metal plate

JoshEarl - Uhhmm, That might leave a groove in the plate.

Tim Z. - Don't worry, I know what I'm doing

Who was going to argue with that

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Heresay-

Friday someone gives Will a big ole' cigar

Will- that's not a cigar, that's a commitment.

That my friends is funny stuff.

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Overheard - Newlyweds Poppasmurf on phone

Poppa - My plane lands at 7, I'll be home around 7:30 a.m. ; I'll wake you up in a nice way

Me - coming home around 2 in the morning (16 years married)- Hi honey (she's asleep). Smooch smooch, kiss kiss.
Her- you can play with your guitar, you play with your razors, but you ain't playin' with me!
Me _ Damn!

That my friends is not funny

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All kidding aside, I had a GREAT time. Everyone was fantastic and a pleasure to speak with. With all the items laying about, you are all honest men with integrity and adhere to the definition true gentlemen. I am honored to have met each and everyone of you.

Jerry

[Bill S]

I love these quotes

Originally Posted by kilowattkid

Some heard and overheard quotes:

Dinner table-
me to RalphS : what do you do for a living?
RalphS - I'm an attorney
Str8Razor - What kind?
RalphS - Litigation. Product liability.

Silence

Me ( ) - I'm trying to get over the irony of a liability lawyer using a STR8

RalphS - - even a lawyer knows if you use sharp thing you can cut yourself.

HHMM. A lawyer with common sense . It was great to meet you Ralph (with 2 razors now), Enjoyed dinner and talking with you.

__________________________________________________ _________

Honing with Joshearl

Josh - If you are restoring an Ebay special and you have more than 10 minutes on the 8K norton and it's not sharp, you're wasting your time.

Me - looking over at Lynn's hone on the table and seeing at least 2 norton 4k/8k with the 4k side nearly gone and 8k side nice and thick - "Uhhmm, O.K."
__________________________________________________ _________

In the kitchen and watching some honing , I here a god awful screech of metal on metal. All eyes turn to look, and Tim Z. was working on a razor for TAZ (knick) and had the heel scraping on a diamond metal plate

JoshEarl - Uhhmm, That might leave a groove in the plate.

Tim Z. - Don't worry, I know what I'm doing

Who was going to argue with that

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Heresay-

Friday someone gives Will a big ole' cigar

Will- that's not a cigar, that's a commitment.

That my friends is funny stuff.

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Overheard - Newlyweds Poppasmurf on phone

Poppa - My plane lands at 7, I'll be home around 7:30 a.m. ; I'll wake you up in a nice way

Me - coming home around 2 in the morning (16 years married)- Hi honey (she's asleep). Smooch smooch, kiss kiss.
Her- you can play with your guitar, you play with your razors, but you ain't playin' with me!
Me _ Damn!

That my friends is not funny

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All kidding aside, I had a GREAT time. Everyone was fantastic and a pleasure to speak with. With all the items laying about, you are all honest men with integrity and adhere to the definition true gentlemen. I am honored to have met each and everyone of you.

Jerry

[junkinduck]

Bill S the Hill n' Dale was a wonderful venue and the food was top notch. The steak was as good as I have had in a while. Lynn and Don your razors are amazing. The Williams, Zowada, Chandler, and Livi razors are even more amazing in real life. Will and Jim I feel better about sending both of you my money, you guys are great. Tim Z is a blast to talk to and has no secerets about the magic of his blades. I hope to get a Zowada soon, Meeting him makes the blades even more special. Coleen (TGQ), Mamma Bear, Hand American, Classic Shaving, Vintage Blades, and anyone I missed thanks for the door prizes. I won one of two Ray DuPont founders razors Will at Classic Shaving donated for door prizes. Thanks to Lynn for getting my John Barber to shave so well. And thanks to all who attended without the people it just wouldn't have been the same

Don

[JoshEarl]

I haven't said anything about the get-together yet because I don't even know where to start. The whole even went smoothly, the conversation was great, the food was great...

Don and Bill, thanks so much for your hard work organizing this shindig.

Tim Z, thanks a million for the encouragement and feedback.

Lynn, thanks for being such a cool, encouraging guy. And for the loaner razors.

Thanks to the vendors for their generosity.

And thanks to the rest of the guys who attended, shared their expertise and asked great questions. Teaching this stuff hands on is so much easier...

Josh

[Bill S]

Josh
Thanks so much for all your help. It seemed that you were constantly trying to guide someone through various honing questions or some other issue. Not to mention the foot locker of tools and supplies that you brought. From the looks of it, your box of stuff outweighed you by 20 or 30 lbs.

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

I haven't said anything about the get-together yet because I don't even know where to start. The whole even went smoothly, the conversation was great, the food was great...

Don and Bill, thanks so much for your hard work organizing this shindig.

Tim Z, thanks a million for the encouragement and feedback.

Lynn, thanks for being such a cool, encouraging guy. And for the loaner razors.

Thanks to the vendors for their generosity.

And thanks to the rest of the guys who attended, shared their expertise and asked great questions. Teaching this stuff hands on is so much easier...

Josh

[bjrn]

Looks like it was a fantastic weekend. Wish I could have been there.

[Tony Miller]

Sounds like a great weekend. Wished I could have gotten away for that..........I also wished someone had told me you were doing door prizes, as always I would have been glad to have offered something.

Tony

[The Topher]

Tony I think there will be more opportunities. And this was awesome. I am home now and just aglow from the fun and fellowship. It is a shame we all live so far apart because this sort of thing could easily produce the fastest friends ever to be found. I have pictures that I will download for everyone.

For the people who had the patience to watch my honing process which is slow but thorough, I hope you picked up good information. For those who had questions or wanted to play with my stuff, as small as it was compared to Lynn or Don, you are most welcome. For those that got a chance to use my cream and brush to try out wonderful razors upstairs, anytime my friends.

To Bill and Don this was the most fun I have had in some time and the best fellowship a man could ask for. The cigars never stopped. The alchohol never ran out. The razors couldn't be beat and the chance to hold them and study them was invaluable.

To Lynn all I can say is wow. You are so much fun, super generous, friendly beyond belief, and an all around great guy to know. You make this place what it is. I hope you like the razors you got from me as I love the one I got from you.

To Tim Good Lord man you can make a razor. Your scopes helped me to know what I am doing right and wrong and will help. You expertise saved me big money and helped me to realize that I am not alone in my quest for perfection.

To Jim It was so cool to meet you. I speak to you constantly on the phone but to meet you in person is wonderful. I just wish I could pry you away from Will a bit more so I could get to talk. You guys were hilarious.

To Will it is great to know that there is such a cool and friendly face behind Classic Shaving. Thanks for the Feather AC DX. I have never used one before and they are rather cool so it will be a trip. And as Lynn said, I don't even have to polish it.

To the other vendors, I was drooling over everything that you sent. There wasn't anything that I didn't want and for them to be given to people who needed them like a good portion of the people there do, that is great. I know I tried some wheeling and dealing to get some of them and none of it worked so I think everyone was thrilled too.

I will be looking into a meetup here in florida since airfare here is cheap and the weather is WARM!!!! Sunday it got to 5 degrees with a -20 wind chill. I just didn't want it to end and if we keep having them then maybe it won't have too.

[Lynn]

I can't even begin to tell you all what a great time this was. I'm glad you like the set Jerry. Bill, you could not have come up with a better venue. Bill and Don, what a great job you guys did in putting this together. It was perfect. Getting to meet so many of the members was a dream come true. You guys are all awesome!!! Josh, thanks for all the honing and your razor looks great. Keep up the good work. Chris, thanks for sharing all the polishing knowledge and honing. Tim, the only thing I can say about your razors is that I LOVE 'EM!!!!! You are so giving in sharing your knowledge that you are truly an inspiration. Will and Jim, Sues, Keith and Colleen and all who helped out with the donations, WOWZA!!!!

Bill Watkins, it was really super to get to meet you after all these years. Nick, let me know if you buy a shotgun.......

Mitch, awesome pens. Hope the strop works for you. Don, if that razor wouldn't shave after all that work, we'd a had to throw it away........I think Ralph is gonna get the RAD. Fred, a pleasure to meet you.

Now if an old man can just recover from two nights up till 3:30 AM, he'll be happy. You'se guys rock. Great friends, great eats, great party, great pics, great cigars, great card game....oooops, great time!!!!!!!

Thanks to all who attended. This get together really got us together and I look forward to doing it all over again.

Lynn

[papasmurf]

Originally Posted by kilowattkid

Overheard - Newlyweds Poppasmurf on phone

Poppa - My plane lands at 7, I'll be home around 7:30 a.m. ; I'll wake you up in a nice way

Me - coming home around 2 in the morning (16 years married)- Hi honey (she's asleep). Smooch smooch, kiss kiss.
Her- you can play with your guitar, you play with your razors, but you ain't playin' with me!
Me _ Damn!

That my friends is not funny

That was a conversation you were not supposed to walk into

Originally Posted by adjustme69

I can't even begin to tell you all what a great time this was. I'm glad you like the set Jerry. Bill, you could not have come up with a better venue. Bill and Don, what a great job you guys did in putting this together. It was perfect. Getting to meet so many of the members was a dream come true. You guys are all awesome!!! Josh, thanks for all the honing and your razor looks great. Keep up the good work. Chris, thanks for sharing all the polishing knowledge and honing. Tim, the only thing I can say about your razors is that I LOVE 'EM!!!!! You are so giving in sharing your knowledge that you are truly an inspiration. Will and Jim, Sues, Keith and Colleen and all who helped out with the donations, WOWZA!!!!

Bill Watkins, it was really super to get to meet you after all these years. Nick, let me know if you buy a shotgun.......

Mitch, awesome pens. Hope the strop works for you. Don, if that razor wouldn't shave after all that work, we'd a had to throw it away........I think Ralph is gonna get the RAD. Fred, a pleasure to meet you.

Now if an old man can just recover from two nights up till 3:30 AM, he'll be happy. You'se guys rock. Great friends, great eats, great party, great pics, great cigars, great card game....oooops, great time!!!!!!!

Thanks to all who attended. This get together really got us together and I look forward to doing it all over again.

Lynn

I will have it within a month I hope and when I do I am comming to Ohio so we can have a shoot off



Nick

[JoshEarl]

Originally Posted by Bill S

Josh
Thanks so much for all your help. It seemed that you were constantly trying to guide someone through various honing questions or some other issue. Not to mention the foot locker of tools and supplies that you brought. From the looks of it, your box of stuff outweighed you by 20 or 30 lbs.

We are small but mighty. I've always been a little on the slight side, but all the hammering hot steel I've been doing is starting to bulk me up a bit.

I really enjoyed working with all you guys. Having three people firing questions off while I was honing and narrating took some getting used to, but I really wish we all had more opportunities for in-person instruction. It would probably shrink that honing learning curve from weeks to days or even hours.

Josh