Open Comb Central - The Place With Real Teeth (No R41, Hybrid or Closed Combs)

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Doug Korn D-7 Omega Boar
Fine Platinum
Blackland Blackbird OC
Gillette Silver Blue
Fine Platinum AS
Creed Aventus


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Got a Blackbird OC as well - awesome razor ...

 

-Gillette Old Type/Scotch & Stowe Handle
(Delta Echo Refinished)
-Voskhod Blade
-Barbershop Boar Brush (modified)
-Klar Shave Soap
-Dickinson's Witch Hazel
-Tabac After Shave

 

Boss-Mastiff-Mariner-SABI/Jaws-Pearl-Cadet Frankenrazor (L) v R41 (R). R41 smoother, Franken more aggressive and first impression is that it is more efficient. R41 definitely easier ATG on my head but Franken perfectly viable. Never had a razor smooth the moustache area near BBS in one WTG pass. The Pearl cap can be funky and impair alignment, the Boss cap with the Pearl OC baseplate works better. Will have to try the Muhle cap, I expect that would decrease aggressiveness quite a bit.




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Hi everyone. Here's my OC SOTD for today with my 1919 Old Type from a Pocket Edition that my spouse and I put together about 4 years ago. The razor set was completely trashed when I received it. I think it was found in an old shed in Michigan. I got it on eBay. Here we go then-



Have a great night all!


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Yesterday: Pearl OC baseplate + R41 top cap. Good fit, with Feather blade, 24 hours on can say closest shave to date.

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Gillette Bostonian (Canada) Razor
Voskhod Blade
Ever-Ready 1 Boar Brush (restored)
WSP Fougere Noir Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Lucky Tiger Aspen After Shave

 

SOTD 20170609



Brush: J&T® wengé / Luyixian Jiamei synthetic 24 mm.
Shaving soap: TFS Anniversary.
Razor: Probak on Windrose handle.
Mesje: Lord Super Stainless (7).
After shave: Hugo Boss ASB.

 

June 9, 2017
Wolfman Ti OC (.74mm)
Feather Pro
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Mystic Water Raspberry Lemon
Fine Italian Citrus

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Cool brush and very nice Probak!

 

Very nice Clint, I'm getting the itch to break out some OC's!

 

Thank you Andrew. Most of my DE razors are OC since I seem to enjoy using them the most.

 

Maybe I can assist you in the decision making process:

 

Gillette New Improved Canadian w/Tuckaway handle. A very very good shave.

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SOTD 20170610



Brush: J&T® ziricote / horse hair 23 mm.
Shaving bowl: Epsilon.
Shaving cream: Proraso Cypress & Vetiver.
Razor: Probak on Windrose handle.
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (8).
After shave: Proraso Cypress & Vetiver after shave cream.

 

I know little of OCs...but that is nice. I love the handle.

 

Currently using a SS Flare, have yet to try an OC. How do you like this? Aggressive? Moderate?

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For me not aggressive at all. Loaded up with a Gillette Silver Blue it works really well on workweek stubble. The more tech savvy Gents around here could more than likely give you the blade gap etc.

 

Hi everybody, here's my OC SOTD for today-



Today's razor was a bit of a Frankenrazor. I used a nickel plated Gillette New SC head/UFO Kaiser handle combination. The pair worked well together. The blade was a Persona Platinum Chrome, which are an excellent blade I might add. I completed one pass with some touch up, for a DFS. The Clubman smoothed out the mild irritation I had, and I finished the shave by a squirt of my new favorite cologne, Safari. Yup, it was another good shave! Have a good day all!


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SOTD 20170611



Brush: J&T® wengé / Luyixian Jiamei synthetic 24 mm.
Shaving bowl: Epsilon.
Shaving cream: Weleda.
Razor: iKon B1 DeLuxe with OSS handle.
Blade: 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (1).
After shave: Hugo Boss ASB.