What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Custom Cedric Christ 500 layer hand forged San mai Damascus
Strop the Invisible edge super leather
Shavemac Custom G.A Silvertip two band Jade & Cocobolo
Razorrock Tuscan Oud
Propolis & Raw virgin coconut oil
Tom Ford Oud wood Edp​

 

Outrageously-beautiful razor, Jamie! I always love seeing this one in your collection. I'm guessing this razor is a definite keeper!

 

SOTN: My first shave tonight with this restored Dorko 43 'Premier' 6/8" (see restoration HERE!) New soap and aftershave balm from Route 66 'Lavender Woods'—a fresh, woodsy masculine scent coupled with the typical top performance I've gotten from these fine products. Overall, an outstandingly smooth and comfortable shave!

 

Definitely Kevin,

It's an exact clone of my Hoshitombo 8000 including the grind I took all the measurments and made a very accurate drawing and sent it along to Cedric and he produced a fantastic copy in Damascus and faux Tortoiseshell scales.

 

F.W.Engels Perfection

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Gotta Solingen 6/8th ( Freshly Honed )
VP Leonhardy Pure Badger
Valobra Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Just Got this Rather Nice Gotta Solingen 6/8th in the Post Yesterday..I Got it for a Steal an All..£16.00 English & Local Postage..The Seller Reckoned it was Shave Ready but Hey..I had a Test Run with it Yesterday & Well I Just Honed it Cause it was Rough..I Honed it from Scratch & I am Pleased with the Results..I had a Shave with it Today and its a Different Razor..It Now has a Killer Edge & a Very Comfortable Shaver..

Some of these Gottas Blades were Solingen Steel & Some were Made with Sheffield Steel & Ground in Solingen..This One I have here is Sheffield Steel & Ground in Sheffield..

I am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

How beautiful your razor Billy!

 

Roby..I Took a Wee Chance with this One at the Price as the Seller has some Negative Reviews..I was Surprized at the Condition it was in..He PM Me on EBay & He Said it was Shave Ready & I said I would Probably Hone it Myself Anyway..He Took the Hump..

Billy..

 

Billy where do you get the Valobra? I see it on a couple of website but it seems awfully pricey for a shave stick.

 

Today I used
Clauss 2002 5/8 full hollow spike sporting aluminum scales.
New to me, tough to hone. Previous owner sorta left me a crappy bevel. Seemed like forever on the 1000. By the time i was reasonably happy with the rest of the process, then shave. My hand was worn out. Shave seemed sharp, but not real smooth.
Still have high hopes for the razor. My other clauss razor shave very good. I think the scales on this one are great. So a bit more work to get it on par with the others.

 

I Got it from Connaughts in the UK..He was Doing a Deal for Two..Its the Same Soap that's in the Valobra Puck..I Know some of these European Soaps are Expensive in the USA..Valobra isn't the the Cheapest in the UK either..

Billy..

 

Thanks Billy! I will be on the lookout

 

Planned Shave
31 July 2016



Ralf Aust 5/8

Have a great afternoon!

 

I believe that with this 5.2 ounce one I just now purchased I can make a shave stick and have plenty left over Billy.

 

Bengal 8/8

 

Roby...That's Not the Tallow..This is the Tallow Soap & Stick here...

Billy..

 

The stick was more for less Billy so I took this option. The tallow part makes no difference to me unless this one sucks which I doubt.

 

Lou:
Is it really possible for a Damascus 5/8 round tip really be worth a thousand bucks? If so Why?

 

"Jamie" I believe to whom you're directing the question.
The price you mentioned is in the realm (often on the lower end) of most custom SRs, by the way.

People used to ask me why I've paid 5-7x the cost of basic Martin guitar for a custom-order luthier-built guitar and let me say this: there's a world of difference when a talented artisan can produce limited hand-crafted goods vs factory-made. Is it worth it? To me, it was and is.

 

Jamie I am so so sorry!