Don't get me wrong please..... But this thread is looking like the SOTD.

Tonight I shaved with a British ER 1912 with a Corrux stropping blade (3). I have been reading on other forums as to the difference of the British compared to the US made ones. The British are more aggressive.

Well I had 2 days worth to work with. The first pass was as good as any SE I have had to date.

The second pass was probably the best second pass of any of my SE shaves. Leaving me to really co sider a third pass. I could have stopped with a CCS.

So third pass was decided on. I was not disappointed. Finished with s great shave and no touchups needed.

I am not sure if it's the blade or the razor. As I find these stropping blades to be fantastic. So my next shave will be with a new style Gem Carbon blade. i will report back in a few days with my comparisons.

Tom


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Looking forward to that report Tom. My vintage stropping blades are waiting somewhat patiently for me to strop them and put them to use. I imagine the din of their grumble will grow a bit if your report comes back as I expect it might.

Wednesday's

Stick Schick today for a BBS. Chick blade on it's 5th use.


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Another day and another bit of shave learning. I was really looking forward to today's shave. I had a freshly honed blade and a new paddle strop to use. I'd been using a dinky 2" Poor Man's Strop from Whipped Dog to learn with. It is perfect for that purpose but a multi-purpose modular paddle from Straight Razor Designs caught my eye. Nice and wide, stable, flat surface, easy to grip - a nice step up. So, what could go wrong?

The big lesson I am learning with the wedges is how important blade maintenance is - and how easy it is to go wrong doing that. I have been stropping my blades with the attachment from my Heljestrand. All along I noticed there was some play in it. It would rotate about 10 degrees for so rather than stay tight in the handle. It was a bit of a PITA but not a big deal. Or so I thought.

After refreshing my favorite blade it had that nice edge to it that I could feel on my thumb. But, after stropping it it felt a bit dull. I carried on with the shave anyhow. Sure enough, it was tuggier than what it should have been. When stropping after the shave on the new paddle strop I could see I wasn't always making even contact as I was adjusting my grip to account for the movement of the attachment in the handle as a result of the play. Darn. The stropping was likely doing more harm than good. The good news is that I was able to make an adjustment to the attachment and it now fits nice and tight. I'll refresh the blades again for a future shave. If it doesn't go better next time I guess I'll find the culprit in the mirror.

AOS Lavender PSO
Sterling Soap Glacial Lemon Chill
T&H Wellington Super Badger
C.V. Heljestrand (11) (1)
50 laps before/20 laps after
T&H Classic After Shave Balm


...and the new paddle strop. It has magnetic pads for different surfaces on both sides so that I can use felt with diamond spray for refreshes or use the scrub leather surface in addition to the smooth leather. I have an extra leather pad in case I manage to damage the first one. Hopefully I got most of my mistakes out with the Poor Man's Strop from Whipped Dog - it has it's share of nicks.


Happy shaving - Karl

SOTD June 8, 2016



Prep: Warm shower
Blade: GEM Stainless
Razor: GEM Featherweight
Brush: Satin Tip 'The Purest' synthetic
Lather: Williams Mug Soap
Post: Witch hazel splash, Mennen Skin Bracer, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Pretty good shave today with the GEM Featherweight and Williams Mug Soap. A little more burn from the Skin Bracer today than yesterday. But I'm pretty smooth with one pass and touch-up. The Williams performed pretty well again today.

I hope you all have a great day!

Nice looking razor @JR Reyes if you scream really hard I just might have some chicken wing to trade for that razor.

Ken P

The Straight Razor Magnetic Strops are a Great Design...Lot of Great Stuff to Choose from in the USA...You Guys are Very Fortunate Over the Pond..

Talkin of Ponds..The UK is Like a Frog Pond for Hardware or they Charge Royal Family Big Nose Prices..

Billy..

Good one Billy!

June 8, 2016
Focusing on my Schick Type L (L1 and L7) this month.

Cool shower, cold water shave.
Razor: 1965-80 Schick Type L7
Blade: Schick (Dutch) (2)
Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Soap: Stirling Island Man, M-bombed
Witch Hazel
AS: Stirling Island Man



One-day growth, one-pass shave - ATG
Near perfect shave again with this combo with just one pass! Second shave with the Dutch blade (Dog Danglies) and I really like this combo - racing around curves with these sporty pinstripes is breath-taking. (But don't attempt this while ATG - know your limits!)

As you can see by the photo, this was an NOS purchase. I was searching to try to find the elusive Dog Danglies, as I had first experienced a great shave from them as a PIF from @Hodge last November-ish.

Soon after, I stumbled upon an auction for the NOS package in the photo. Seems the Type L "Championship Edition" may have been a promotion for the 1976 Olympics.

Anyway...since the Dutch blades were part of the package (razor and blades made in Holland) I decided to purchase three. I use one and sent one to my son. The third one (pictured) will be my ‘in-case-of-fire’ solution if I run out of these blades and find myself desperate enough to break into the package. Seems it may be necessary some day as I can’t seem to find any of these blades at auction, which seems odd. (I’m sure it’s not like anyone would hoard these and keep others from enjoying them…or would they…)

Cheers!
RT

LOL...

This one isn't going anywhere my friend. It was found and purchased by SWMBO on my birthday a few years ago. It's also my favorite SE.

Billy..

You are one lucky man. Thats a fine looking SE razor. Enjoy it for years to come my friend .
Ken P

"Enjoy it for years to come my friend ."

..and enjoy the "SWMBO" as well. Any person as attentive as that is worth keeping happy!

Well said R T . Well said.