What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

I don't normally shave every day but I need to look more polished tonight so I took my JR Torrey to the one day of growth. A nice shave overall. Surprising how one day of stubble makes a razor smoother. Hat tip to @DaltonGang for the Christmas Ho Ho Hone he did on this one.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Schafmilch
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip
J.R. Torrey 5/8
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

When did you get that razor? Nice.

 

I think it was December. The razors all start to run together

 

Picked this J West up for cheap and sent it off to @gssixgun for some scales and honing. A shorter blade but a nice 1/2~1/4 grind. Wonderful shave.

 

:rah:

Billy..

 

Tonight's shave was with a newly acquired and honed French razor. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave. A one pass shave would have been fine, but I wanted to use this little vintage boar brush some more. It's a little soft powerhouse or a lathering machine. It performs like a large brush. The results of this shave was a BBS face, without a nick, cut, or weeper. Excellent razor.

Razor- "The Starter" Ro DeLorms, Paris France.
Brush- Vintage Boar
Soap- ARKO/Avon Spicy scented
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice

 

If a corker is a good thing; I wholeheartedly agree! Schweet blade

 

Great comfortable and smooth shave. I kinda sorta think I'm liking English steel

 

I used my Genco vanadium today. It was a fine 2 pass shave, with just a bit of touch up, and I had a BBS shave over all.

 

Joh. Engstrom Frame Back

 

Very nice. I do love those Engstrom framebacks.

 

Thanks. First shave with this one and I'm thinking I'm going to like it.

 

Tonight's shave was with a newly acquired, and honed razor. I had a "Sensational" 2 pass shave, that was super sharp and super smooth. This razor left me BBS with no issues, and no touch-ups needed. This was an unexpected result from an unknown razor to me.

Razor- Leo C. Benitz "Sensation". Made in Germany.
Brush- Semogue 1305 Boar.
Soap- ARKO/Avon Spicy scented
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

J West

 

Black Diamond 5/8

Had a bang up crackin shave tonight. I did my touchup on my Trans Arkie. I decided instead of struggling to get my pesky neck whiskers with my straights. I can do a quick neck pass with my favorite injector.

DFS to BBS. I was thinking tonight, that I have not had a single straight shave that gives feedback from my Osma block. I cannot say that about any other razor.

Tom


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Razor: Geo Wostenholm "Peerless"
Soap: Chiseled Face ghost town barber
Brush: Semogue boar
Aftershave: Knockoff Old Spice
Results: Mostly BBS

 

Celebrated IXL French-point 13/16" from George Wostenholm & Sons

 

Feon 1880

 

Portland Razor Company Siren