Two Pass Shaving Routine... Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil Japanese Hamilton Swedish Steel 6/8th French Fitchard Pure Badger Valobra Tallow Soap Humphreys Witch Hazel I Had a Super Duper Close Shave with My Swedish Steel Japanese Hamilton 6/8th Today..Man..What a Lazer Sharp & Ridiculously Smooth Razor..I Am Not a Fan of Japanese Steel or Some of the Later Swedish Steel on Japanese Razors..But I Like Japanese Razors with what I Call Traditional/Vintage Swedish Steel..My Judgement of Taste of Course.. I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed.. Billy..
Feather SS shavette loaded with Schick Proline SE blade Becker scuttle 20mm synthetic knot into a Col. Conk handle CRSW Glide lather razorock alum Dickinson witch hazel Pinaud clubman as
New to the den, a big Double Duck A shout out to Adam, @Drygulch for parting with this razor and giving me an early shot at it. I have always admired the Double Ducks and curious to try one due to their reputation. I always past because I do not like small lite blades and most of the DD are 5/8 or smaller. This blade is 7/8 and is an unusual Duck. Very nice shave today. In the picture it looks like the blade has a frown, it must have been the angle because the blade is perfectly straight. Razor: Double Duck 7/8 Stop: Drygulch black latigo Brush: Omega silver tip Pre: Proraso Soap: Queen Charlotte Soaps cream AS: Luck Tiger AS, Edwin Jagger ASB Scent: YSL Rive Gauche
Tonight's shave was with an American Made Razor. I had an extra lengthy prep, to get it ready. I then had a buttery smooth 2 pass shave, that left me with a DFS, on the first pass. The second pass left me BBS. Darn good razor. I like that shape, for some reason it just feels comfortable. Razor- A.B.Shipley & Sons, Philadelphia. 1/2 Hollow grind. Brush- B400 By Tom Soap- Arko/Sandalwood Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy.
Keith, I also just picked up a duck, 11/16. Not the big blade, but what a nice shaver. Congrats on the new acquisition
Modified Wade & Butcher’s For Barbers Use Wolf Whiskers “Twin Raptor” Stirling Piacenza Razorock XXX Always brings a smile... Enjoy your shave! Some nice Steel out there today Tom.
Thornhill and Company Sheffield Just did a quick refresh on this blade .Used a J-Nat .Just came in from France. This razor shaves and handles more like a French Frame back.
Here is the thread to show off your new Straight Razors. BTW, I have several French Razors, and are all great performers. EBay Fr is a good place to find well taken care of old Razors. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/the-straight-razor-acquisition-thread.56919/
Another Wonderfully slick shave from a Chinese Razor. I had a smooth 2 pass shave, that left me with a Near BBS shave. Some of these Chinese razors, are real contenders. Excellent steel, and good quality workmanship. Dirt cheap too. Razor- Chinese "ZY Pro Extra Sharp" Brush- Omega Boar Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy
The geometry was, as you see it. They are pretty good, from the factory. They just need some love, on the hone, especially on the heel. @Billyfergie turned me onto these. He is a regular at honing the ZY, and hones a boatload, for beer money.
