Joe Chandler 7/8th Custom Built Poraso Green Soap Generic Boar Brush Enjoy your evening gentlemen Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Tonight's shave was with a Big Old English Wedge. I had a very smooth 1 pass shave, that left me with a DFS. Zero issues. Razor- Geo.Wostenholm. Sheffield. Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar. 3 hairs shed Soap- Arko/Sandalwood Aftershave- Florida Water
Shave #20 on the Fill 14 Doble Temple edge test. No falloff yet, still shaving very well indeed. I sort of wanted to compare a ‘normal’ razor to the hard Swedish Steel Cape 1000 that I tested before (50 good shaves and another 8 less than desirable) and so far there’s little difference, but at shave #20 maybe not much difference should be expected yet. It does seem that the Filly edge is mainaining smoothness a bit better, and this is an effect that I wanted to test for. We all know/assume that hard steel will hold an edge longer than softer steel, but maybe the harder steel doesn’t respond to stropping as well as softer steel, or harder steel needs more stropping to maintain the edge? Both tests are/were done with 35 suede/65 cordovan on a Kanoyama 80000, with an occasional addition of some canvas strokes, about once a week. Soap was I Coloniali Mango Oil and the brush was a Simpsons Tulip 2. A splash of Thayers Rose Petal finished things up. Cheers, Steve
Today's shave was with a "Plated Razor", used in a longevity test. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BBS. Zero issues. The edge is still holding strong. It still passes the HHT down most of the edge. It is exactly like it was when first honed, possibly a little smoother. Razor- The Palmer 41. Chicago Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy. Triple Crown Decanter
Snail Forge 7/8 Damascus Steel Poraso Green Soap Generic Boar Brush Last night at the mountains, glad to have started my mini shave den. Enjoy your evening gentlemen! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Back to the clean shaven look and a return to the straights. Naturally I chose my favorite 1941 Russian for the honors. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Declaration Grooming Pure Lavender Savile Row 3824 1941 ZTV 5/8 AOS Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
Wade & Butcher The Celebrated Fine India Steel Razor Dressed up in brass lined camel bone Enjoy your shave! Tom
Thursday's Shave 5/8 Maher and Grosh The Famous Toledo Blade Radium Steel Extra Hard Had a super close have with this Quarter Hollow Vintage Blade .This Razor took an extremely keen edge .Was Finished on my Yellow Lake Oil Stone .
MG Triple Crown Sculpt Japanese Straight Razor Grooming Dept Shaving Soap Sandlewood Preshave Pinald Clubman Aftershave Enjoy your evening gentlemen! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
It was a Fritz Bracht day. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger Fritz Bracht Dovo #25 6/8 Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
