What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Saturday Straights' Shave


Cold Water Wash
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Jayaruh #313
Henry Taylor 5/8
CWR
English Leather

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #313 badger brush. I did two passes with the Henry Taylor 5/8 razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with English Leather AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Looks from here to be a wedge grind? Very nice.

 

User grade Gen 1 Filly 14, shave #1 after a bevel reset and honing last night, details are over on the honing thread. Soap was MdC original lathered with a dense Simpsons 58 and Thayers Lavender finished things up. A spritz of MdC lavender water kept me smelling fresh.

Cheers, Steve

 

Portland Razor Company Siren

 

Had to go to a funeral early this morning .So I was tight for time .Out came the the Merkur Futur for a quick two pass shave .I aways miss using a straight .The DE worked fine but I love the shave my straights give me .

 

Today's shave was with a newly Acquired, Restored, and Honed razor. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me near BBS, without touch-ups. Zero issues, and a finely made razor. The Taylor of Old Bond Street was a fantastic soap. Great lather, great slickness. Thanks @Sparrow .

Razor- J.A.Henckels, Twinsworks. Solingen Germany.
Brush- B400 By Tom. Whipped Dog Boar. 12 hairs shed. I don't think I will be putting up with the shedding much longer.
Soap- Taylor of Old Bond Street. Cedarwood.
Aftershave- Pinaud Lime Sec

 

Continuing with the smiling razor theme, Ali's Blade 7/8 half hollow

 

Sorry about the funeral. I hope your day went well.

 

One of my co-workers lost his Mom .It was a several hour drive .So I needed an early start .I was glad I went to support him .

 

I used my brand new Ralf Aust 6/8 Spanish point.

 

Circa 1920's German made 5/8 Salamander with Coticule edge/pre '34 Pyramid model 7 6/8 Geneva with Thuringian edge. These are two of my favorite razors.

 

St Joanis 39, an old horn-scaled French frameback that I honed up last night from a butterknife edge. Soap was LpL Rose de Pushkar lathered with a Persian Jar 1, Thayers rose petal toner finished up, and a dot or two of Rose de Pushkar AS (too strong for AS IMO, but not complaining at all) kept the morning fresh.

The old lady shaved as well as any CVH, Filly, or Tanifuji.

Cheers, Steve

 

Case Tested XX
Tabac
homemade brush (Omega synthetic)
Tabac AS

Nice shave this morning. The blade was touched up with a CF. Have a good one.

 

First home shave in a week, so I picked a favorite setup. Very nice shave.
Brian Brown Razor Works

 

In continued celebration of the Lunar New Year two more days of smiling razors:

Mike Martinez 8/8 near hollow

Mike Martinez Karasu 9/8 half hollow

 

Love those scales! OH AND THE BOWL! Who doesn’t like good beer?


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Who doesn’t love smiles?!?!?
Just awesome.

 

Millikan Stub Tail
This razor is 210-215 years old and still shaves great.

 

Newly Acquired, Restored, and Honed. Perfectly smooth, 2 pass shave, that was very noisy. Absolutely smooth ATG pass, that left me BDBS. Zero issues, and no aftershave burn.

Razor- Chicago Pocket Knife Co. Sheffield England
Brush- B400 By Tom. WD Boar Knot. 4 hairs shed. Sooner or later it will run out of hair, or I will just yank it out. Feels good though.
Soap- Taylor Of Old Bond Street, Sandalwood. Very nice soap. Thanks @Sparrow
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Mmmm Mmmmm Good.

 

It must be awesome to shave with a straight razor that was new when President Jefferson was in the Executive Mansion.