What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Iwasaki

 

Bit of a lark today, having recently received a Filly 14 Especial which some folk feel is better than the later DTs, I decided to do a side-by-side. Last night I re-finished the DT exactly like the Especial, and this morning SMN was the soap of choice (and a choice soap it is), lathered with a Simpsons 57. D. R. Harris Pink finished it off.

Bottom line, they're so close that I can't tell. Both shave really, really well.

Cheers, Steve

 

I forgot I had this classic beauty and noticed it when I tried to find room for my latest acquisition. Kind of like finding the $20 bill you forgot about in your jacket pocket. Wonderful shave this morning.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Mappin & Webb 11/16
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Wow, your memory is better than mine. I had one very similar but I don’t remember who I sold it to...

It was one of my coolest looking razors but was to small and lite for my taste, it did take a nice edge too.

 

Actually I think you may have PIFed it. No, I know you piffed it:

 

I need to retire quickly before I forget my way home.

 

Carl Rader 49

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

If you get lost, just stop and take a nap.

 

I forgot my home that day, but I had a nice nap in the middle of the demonstration.

 

W.M. Schula ‘perfection’
Jayaruh 175 boar brush
Blood on steel by Jeeves of Hudson street

I just refreshed the edge on this one and it provided a great two pass shave with very little touch ups.

 

Faultless

 

SOTD Aggressive August 9th


ZY Stainless
Stirling Electric Sheep
Satin Tip the Purest

 

@Paul76, I recognize those scales!

Second shave for the new to me Especial, cream was the ol' reliable AdP and the brush a HMW 3-band. A splash of Thayers Rose Petal made a relaxing finish to the shave.

Cheers, Steve

 

Today's shave was with a Newly Acquired, Restored, and Honed Razor. I had a wonderfully smooth 2 pass shave, with very minor touch-up around the chin, that yielded a BDBS shave. This is a splendid razor, and takes a seriously sharp edge. The ATG pass was as smooth as the WTG pass.

Razor- "CCC" (Cattaraugus Cutlery Co.).
Brush- JR#262 Birdseye Maple/Ebony/ WD Silvertip
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood Scented
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Mmmm Mmmmm Good.

 

A great Thursday shave this morning with this Friodur Inox. Starting the day right.

 

Beautiful picture. I love that set of scales.

 

I shaved with a Koraat Custom, however tapatalk will not allow my photos to post.

Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

 

Dubl Duck Wonderedge with Psychedelic Tang

 

Round two of the Fritz Bracht DOVO #25 vs. the Dubl Duck Wonderedge. All software the same as before but the Fritz Bracht was sporting a green paste enhanced edge. Wow, I don’t know that there is a clear winner but on a highly subjective basis I might give it to the Fritz. I like the larger size a little more and the point doesn’t intimidate me as much as the one on the Wonderedge. But really, you could pick either one as better - they’re both that good.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
Savile Row
Dubl Duck Wonderedge 5/8
Fritz Bracht DOVO #25 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl