What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Yesterday
C-MONCadillac 5/8 full hollow spike
Today
H Boker&Co #226 Our Own 5/8 full hollow spike
Very close shaves both days.

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine...

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Japanese Hamilton Swedish Steel 1/2 Hollow 6/8th
French Fitchard Pure Badger
Haslinger Tallow Soap
Logona Mann Balm

I Had a Super Duper Close Shave with My Swedish Steel Japanese Hamilton 6/8th Today..Man..What a Crazy Sharp & Ridiculously Smooth Razor..I Am Sayin Nothin Else Cause Every Time I Use a Japanese SR the Rest of My Collection is in Jeopardy..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

Revisor 8/8

 

Back at it today with "Witte's Rattler". I hadn't shaved in two days and thought it might be a rough one but no problem. Smooth and clean!

 

William Greaves & Sons For Barber's Use 9/8"

 

I like the jumps in my ability that occur when I step away from things a bit. It has worked on mild DE's, straights, and other shaving implements.
Seems like I reapproach with a clearer frame of mind.

 

I always liked the look of that big "Meat Cleaver".

 

Very true.

 

This is the other straight I inherited from my Grandpa years ago. I last shaved with it about 30 shaves ago. OK shave but definitely more irritation than I'd like - which is what I noted last time I used it. This one will probably be kept for sentimental reasons only and not likely to be used often. I don't often shave daily but that I wanted to get more muscle memory with that Guillotine style stroke.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Honig Shave Soap
Savile Row 3824
Gebruder Ziegler 9 9/16
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

- Jeeves Shaving Soap (Sample he gave me at Big West Shave event)
- TGN Synthetic
- Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple
- Trader Joe's ASB
- And of course Thayer s WH with Aloe and Cucumber


The Filly gave me learning scars about two years ago but has decided I am now worthy of her shaves. I HIGHLY recommend Jeeves offerings. The soap is full, thick and slippery. Plan on picking up a full tin after NB16.

 

I dig those translucent green scales.


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I have Jeeves Bay Rum, it;s a fine tallow shave soap fer sure! Easy to lather and slicker than a snotty door knob

 

Nice looking razor!

 

Vintage Boker.

 

D0vo Master's plus homage to QCS

 

Agreed, and the owner is a former service member and just a really nice guy.

 

Hayashi Mercury

 

Another fine shave with "Witte's Rattler ". This blade is very smooth and inspires confidence when shaving. Have a great Sunday guys!

 

I've had this razor for about a month, just begging me to abandon my 30 day focus with the Black Jack. I held firm and today was the day This is a 5/8 fully hollow blade from Robinson bros and co. Louisville KY. Very hard to see is the inscription"Sharp Set" Patent"Hollow Ground" on the blade. This hardware store went out of business in 1927. I believe that the"orange creamsicle" scales are bakelite, so I estimate this razor is right around 100 years old (?). I picked this up from Logan Grose of Grose Legacy Razors.
I felt a little anxious when picking this up for the first shave. "What kind of shave was I in for?". Kind of like driving a new car for the first time.....I made lather with Tabac cream &soap combo...uber insurance so to say...
All I can say is WOW!! This razor is thicker and heaver than what I was used to. Comparing the two not a huge difference, which helps me realize that I didn't destroy my other blade. This did seem a little smoother though. I did skip a shave yesterday, which really gives my skin time to recover from daily shaving. Ended up with bbs all over ( even did a fools pass).. Zero irritation, cuts weepers. Celebrating Sundays Shave today