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Merkur Super
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Shaving > Razors >

TL;DR:

  1. RK Shaving Stainless DE Razor Blades, balanced and from a good company (check out their razor handles!)
  2. Dorco Prime Double Edge Razor Blades, value yet great quality
  3. Merkur Super, unmatched quality and very forgiving but expensive. Highly recommended for beginners.

Problem: Can I get more value for my blades?

  • Do I pay too much for blades?
  • Are there better blades for sensitive skin or unskilled use?
  • Are there blades which are more durable, granting more uses?


Shakuhachi >

A rather obvious topic that I didn’t find good resources for when I was first interested in my shakuhachi. It got shelved for a long time because of that.

This topic isn’t about the other necessary things:

If you can’t put the flute to your mouth and make a decent note quite quickly, you probably aren’t ready for anything more than Mary Had a Little Lamb and maybe not even that, yet. This is fine; accept your limitations so you have some place to set goals from.

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