What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

SOTD: Kamisori shave this morning using this left-handed Kanenaga and a new puck of Route 66 'Lavender Woods'

 

Sum Extra

 

Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Wolf Whiskers Brush
Millikin Stub Tail
Alum
Thayers WH
Ogallala Bay Rum
Have fun!

 

Awesome photo as always Kevin!

 

Very nice

 

W&B wedge

 

Three Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Herder Constant Solingen Full Hollow 6/8th
Hans Baier Silver Tip
Valobra Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had a Wonderful Shave Today with My Herder Solingen 6/8th..This Stainless Steel Blade SR is Way Different to My Stainless Steel Henkels Fioudur Solingen 7/8th..The Herder hasn't as Thin a Grind as the Full Hollow Henkels Fioudur & For Me is a Far More Forgiving Shaver..In Fact..I Feel that I Can Do No wrong with the Herder..I Find the Henkels Fioudur Scary by Comparison & it Requires a Lot More Attention to Use..

I Have Read on Some Forums a Stainless Steel SR Doesn't Take or Hold an Edge as Well as a Carbon Steel Blade...I Wouldn't Know about Modern Stainless SRs But this Auld Herder has One Keen Edge & a Very Smooth & Forgiving Shaver..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

It was time for me to use my AW Wadsworth this morning. What a nice shave!

Something must really be clicking now, because my last half dozen or so SR shaves have been fantastic all around and they have been as good as my DE/SE shaves! I can also do my SR shaves now in 20 minutes start to finish!

 

SOTD: Early morning shave with this fine Hayashi Diamond#8000 13/16," Route 66 'Lavender Woods' soap applied with a custom Oscar11 boar brush and matching Route 66 aftershave balm. A lovely razor that produces exceptionally-smooth results.

 

SOTD August 19, 2016

Pre: Proraso green preshave cream
Razor: Griffon Carbo Magnetic
Soap: Cella
Brush: Victoria Badger
Post: Witch Hazel / Jack Black Cooling Gel

Yesterday I honed this Carbo Magnetic and took it for a whirl on the dance floor this morning. What an amazing smooth shave! I could tell the magnetic charge in the blade (yes it is still there) was helping the stubble to stand to attention and contribute to a great shave. The magnetism also brought red corpuscles to the surface and made my skin feel wonderful post shave. Amazing invention! They just don't make them that way any more.

 

Tamako

 

Wow, great progress. It took me a lot more than 20 shaves to get there.
It does feel good, doesn't it?

 

Route 66 Ghost Town
Wolf Whiskers Brush
Millikin Stub Tail
Alum
Thayers WH
Ogallala Bay Rum
Have fun!

 

Case Red Imp

 

It does feel great to get fantastic shaves out of what scared the heck out of me back in January. I'm actually closer to 100 shaves now. I guess I'm a slow learner, but I'm definitely glad I took up SR shaving!

 

I'm just over a hundred shaves and just starting to get consistently good shaves. I am glad as well. It's fun

 

I guess that means I've only got 95 to go.

AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Aloe Vera Shave Soap
Savile Row 3824
Nielsen's Never Fail
Osma Alum Block
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

So, let's see....

Assuming you use your SR every other day, you will be proficient by Spring 2017!


Seriously, I like the scales on that razor!

 

But who's counting?
It's very satisfying to see improvement. Good luck and have fun!

 

I updated my spreadsheet today. It was my 201st straight razor shave. I don't shave every day, so that's in about a year and a half. My shaves have gotten so much better as I kept at it.