What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

I uses a pasted strop every couple shaves and then to a finishing stone for a touch up. My finishing stones are a Sahapton Glass 16k and Gokuymo 20k. I’m a 4 pass shaver with a tough beard and like my edges crisp.

 

30 laps linen/30 laps leather. Tony Miller's instructions. Has worked for years.

 

I’ve just been doing 40 laps on leather and I can do maybe 10 shaves before I need to go back to the 12k. I’ve only been using the canvas after honing. I’ll try the canvas in my routine.

 

TOBS Rose cream, Iron Town Brush, C.V. Heljestrand Sculpta razor, Proraso Eucalyptus aftershave. One and a half passes. Fifteen strop laps midway. Minimal bloodletting. Very nice, close shave.

I'm getting to like this little Sculpta. It'll bite, but it'll also purr.

 

My routine is 20 on firehose linen, 50 to 60 on leather then after the shave 20 on rough linen. The excpetionis when using my Mastro Livi strop, then it is 40.

 

Tonight's shave was with a newly acquired, restored(kind of), and honed razor. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me near BBS. I was caught by the spike tip, because I wasn't paying attention. It was a bleeder. Oh well, it was small, but deep.

Razor- M.L.Brandt Cutlery Co. Germany & New York
Brush- Omega Boar
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Scented
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

Frenchy got the call of duty.

 

The Motherland called and her True Son rose to the embrace. Da comrades, is true. The Paketa was my first Russian and provided another lovely shave tonight.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Declaration Grooming Chantillon Lux Pure Lavender
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
1961 STIZ Paketa 5/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

6/8 Otto Busch World Master Had a wonderful BBS shave with this razor .

 

Sounds great mine as well as I usually have to go across grain on my neck to get a baby smooth shave as my entire neck grows east in direction. If my blade is not at par I can get serious irritation. Which is why I invested in the entire Shapton progression but I only find myself using 1k for bevel set 4k and 8k then finish on 16k I haven't gone above 16 yet as I Find the edge with the 16 is already so delicate. I stay away from pastes as I also find they dumb down my edges after the stones. I think I'm going to invest in a 12k naniwa as well just to close the large gap from 8 to 16k.

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Today my St John the Baptist SR. Don't search the net, it's just a nickname, because it is the one of the first SR shave, for me and also for my brother.
Real name is a Bussard Solingen special, from W. Busold in Solingen Ohligs
TOBS Platinum collection (in an Eton College pot, exchange of creams with my bro)
Dad's brush
Music: "The flying Dutchman" R.Wagner

 

Iwasaki

 

Wacker Chevalier
unknown Vetiver soap
ABC boar

Nice shave this morning. 4th lather with the ABC brush. I look forward to using this brush in the future. I think it's going to be a good one with a excellent knot. I don't know if my picture hosting site is working but here goes nothing.....

 

Beautiful razor and Welcome!
Love the flowing line from tang to blade... just beautiful.
And I can’t wait for you to share more of your “babies” in action. If I could vote I would love to see that Klaas 14 sooner than later. You have a great collection.
Tom

 

Thanks Tom, it's coming soon

 

It maybe sacrilege but I did a test between Shapton glass 16k and Gokuymo 20k, surprising most of my razors prefer the Shapton 16k. Despite the labeling the Shapton tends to deliver a sharper edge than the G20. Both deliver excellent edges for me with smoothness and sharpness. In our never ending OCD led obsession for the perfect edge I have been wondering about the Shapton 30k, but the price has kept me from finding out.

Wagner! Perfect for a straight razor shave.

 

Brian Brown 7/8 half hollow (this was one of my razors than finished better on the G20 than the Shapton 16)

 

Didn’t shave this morning, but did this evening. I used another Gold Dollar razor, and Master’s bay rum aftershave. After my shave, I enjoyed a pipe of my favorite tobacco, as well. Relaxing end to a busy day.

 

Yikes, that is a scary point on that razor.

 

5/8 Maher and Grosh Famous Toledo Blade Extra Hard Radium Steel
Had a near BBS Shave with this Ohio Straight .Its been a while since I used an American Straight .