Back to the Cape 1000! Shave 57 today after stropping 200 passes (doubling everything), 40 canvas/70 suede/130 cordovan. That perked the edge up, but it's still not quite as smooth as I'd like. But the shave results were fine, no irritation, smooth face, no stubble.... So I have a question, would you re-finish it or keep on going? The problem of course is when to end the test, when the edge doesn't feel 'fresh' or when the shave actually deteriorates - which it hasn't, at least not by normal standards. Soap was AoS tallow lathered with a TOBS brush. Thayer's Lavender witch hazel finished it off. After the shave, I stropped it 20/40/80. Cheers, Steve
I’ve been on the road for the past week and a half and thoroughly enjoying a nice Schick C3. It’s my travel razor but today was back to my straights. The Lund was calling to me and made short work of 2.5 days of stubble. I love this razor. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Vetiver Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Lund 6/8 Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
Filarmonica 13 DT Esbjerg amber cardamon Tuxedo synthetic Becker scuttle Dickinson witch hazel Pinaud clubman
The Blue Steel was an early acquistion from a Danville, Virginia antique store. At the time, I bought 3 shave ready straights for practically nothing. I bring it out every now and then.
Saturday Straight's Shave Proraso Pre Shave PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream Semogue SOC Gold Dollar 7/8 CWR Thayers Peach WH Florida Water I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream face-lathered well with the Semogue SOC brush. I did two passes with the Gold Dollar 7/8 straight and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Another great shave with my Winchester. Sometimes a great shave with a $10 razor makes me wonder why I bought the high dollar razors. (Please excuse the brief episode of sanity)
Today's shave was with a newly acquired, restored, and Honed razor. I had a very nice 2 pass shave, that left me Near BBS. Zero issues, and a solid performer. Razor- T.Hessen-Bruch & Co. "Perfection Warranted". Made In Germany. Brush- JR #262. Ebony/Birdseye Maple. WD Silvertip. Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy scented Aftershave- Osage Rub
I put my Geo Korn to the paste and it gave me the best shave ever. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Declaration Grooming Pure Lavender Savile Row 3824 Geo W. Korn 5/8 Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
Atkinson Bros. Bear In Mind travel razor Tiny little razor at 5/8” and less than 2” long, which in combination with no tail, made it a nice challenge. I would love to say I conquered it... but I think the razor won this time. Still fun! Enjoy your shave! Tom
All Barbasol tonight. Barbasol body wash in shower Barbasol shaving cream Barbasol aftershave No name Scheffield England wedge razor Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
