What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Tonight's shave was with a trusted, excellent shaving razor. It's the first straight that gave me a very deep slice. The name is fitting, "Respect". Tonight, it bit again. I was a little distracted, and wasn't watching the point. I didn't even feel it. Dang this thing is sharp. I finished a two pass shave, with a small river of blood coming down my cheek. It was very festive lather. In the end, I had a BBS shave. It stopped bleeding before the second pass.

Razor- "Respect" Made in Germany, Best Silver Steel.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- ARKO/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Arctic Ice

 

Berkshire Cutlery 5/8. Very maneuverable, easy shaver. Very well behaved square point

 

SOTN 2017-04-11



Just a simple 1930s SOLINGEN 5/8 half hollow and the prototype of our latest Barber Brush design...



Greetings from Solingen
Rainer

 

RazoRock, Proraso and CG Werner. Nice shave today.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G900F met Tapatalk

 

Razor: FW Engels
Soap: Chiseled Face ghost town barber
Brush: Maggards 24mm synthetic
Aftershave: knock off Skin Bracer
Strop: Drygulch Leather Works
Shave: Excellent!

 

F.W. Engels Leader 13/16" round point

 

Gondola Souvenir of Frankfurt

 

After some extended bonding time with a lovely Schick E1 while traveling I am back with my straights. The 1941 Russian was calling me. Da Comrades, The Motherland embraces those who embrace her. That Russkie is just an awesome razor. It feels like a butter knife but it's sharp as hell. I found out the hard way when I lost concentration and somehow put a nice small cut on my chin. I guess my blood runs red, The Motherland would have been proud.

Other than that, it was a fine, fine shave and nice way to return to the dark side.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Schafmilch Shave Soap
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip
1941 Russian ZTV 5/8
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm


Happy shaving - Karl

 

Tonight's shave was with another "A List" razor. I had a 2 pass shave that went smooth and flawless. No issues, and an almost BBS finish. Excellent razor.

Razor- Maher & Grosh. 1/4 Hollow.Toledo Ohio.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- ARKO/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Florida Water

 

1/4 grind Koraat 7/8 fresh of the Zulu Grey stone

 

Very cool handle on that brush - is it antler?

 

Wade and Butcher

 

I really like your brush

Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

 

Yes it is an elk antler.

 

6/8" RP Kolibri

 

John Clark for a quick (before meeting) two pass shave.

 

Helga is 7/8, quarter hollow, Irish tip (but slightly muted,) with black horn scales. Koraat makes anawesome razor. Three passes and BBS.

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
C. Myers & Sons Sheffield Full Hollow 6/8th
Hans Baier Silver Tip
Phoenix & Beau Tallow Soap
Logona Mann Balm

I Had an Early Morning Shave with My C. Myers & Sons Sheffield Full Hollow 6/8th.. This Razor was Popping Hanging Hairs Straight from this NOS Yellow Lake Branded Finishing Oil Stone that arrived in the Post Today..This Sheffield Provided Me with a Lovely Shave Straight from the Stone without Pastes when I Test Shaved it..I Happen to like to Finish on Pastes..My Preference..So I Hit it with 7 Sets on 0.5 Chro/Ox..

The Edge from the Yellow Lake is as Smooth & Keen as the Edges from My Escher Thuri & My Arkansas Surgical Black..This Particular Stone I have is a Superb Finishing Hone..My Sheffield has Taken a Superb Shaving Edge from this Yellow Lake Stone..Its a Keeper for Sure..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

Drew Dick 6/8 ( but looks like 5/8) full hollow.

 

I cleaned and honed this one today.
Thomas Mfg Co