A little less of the Stoylin Spice Splash today, but the burn still happens. This makes me wonder-I used Shulton Spice a lot while much younger(mighta been my first ever After Shave used), but I forgot about the burn level. You'd think there would be less of it from the Shulton, as part of their famous jingle uses the term "the freshness of the open sea". But overall, another fine shave with the Doc Ezlovan Spice.

yes sir, and all those other unneeded soaps like stirling, and razorock, the yaqi brushes, and all that other great stuff we don t need..just waste..

Thank you Paul...and thank you again for opening the portal to the DARK SIDE!

cool razor, set up and pic sir..

February Focus

MWF (Captain Black Infused)~~SOC Boar~~Boker Red-Injun No. 101~~HTGAM Cavendish
SR #27
Today was the shave. This shave was the first by a razor, which was bevel-set and honed progressively through 12K...
BY ME.
I won't lie. Taking a razor to a 1000K Naniwa Specialty Stone gave me pause.
I told myself, this is not an R. Saito $350 razor. It was an Ebay purchase that didn't break the bank by any means.
Worse comes to worse, I send it off to Glen, head in my hands, and get it fixed.
Mitchell's Wool Fat, my own concoction, a Captain Black Pipe Tobacco infused soap.
You have all heard the story, so I am not going to re-hash it again.
MWF, when used seldomly, really demands a good blooming. So, naturally I bloomed the heck out if it.
This I have said before, but it bears repeating. After face-lathering the Fat, I like to massage it into my skin.
It pushes the air out and makes the lather more stabile, imo.
First pass with the Red-Injun. Not a very PC name for a razor, I must acknowledge.
Results...great. Sharp cutting and pretty darn smooth. I like it.
Second pass has developed into a partial, left-right, right-left from about the middle of the cheek to the goatee.
I then rinse and re-lather and do an upward pass from the Adam's Apple to the jaw and to under the goatee.
Final pass for me is now an ATG pass on the cheeks.
Today's shave was as close on my cheeks and jawline as I ever got using a DE razor.
I still am not going to chase the baby on my lower neck and I am not sure I ever will.
I simply don't care enough to try...right now. Maybe someday. Maybe.
I guess this old opera singer can hone a blade after all.
Finished with what I consider the best AS and ASB that Douglas Smythe ever produced.​

awesome shave and report sir, congrats with your honing achievement..

I do hope things settle down for you at work.


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Great shave Danny.


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Beautiful razor Paul.


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Great photo and report Joseph.


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One nice thing about waiting for flights is that I can catch up with you guys. I’m finally caught up after taking a weekend off with friends. Off to Chicago

Route 66 Twisted Tweed Soap
Mystery brush
Gillette Red Tip
Feather Blade
WSP Gaelic Tweed After Shave
Have fun!

nice set up and pic sir..

Thank you!

February 19, 2019

Razor: Canadian pre-War Tech/Bakelike handle (approx. 1944)
Blade: Dorco STD-301 (2)
Brush: VdH Boar
Soap: Stirling Naked And Smooth
Post: Alum, Listerine

Back in November, I did a focus on Tech razors and shaved with roughly 20 different ones, covering most of the common versions and a couple of mashups. One of the stranger ones was this one from the 21 November shave:

It is a pre-War style Canadian Tech with a ferrous baseplate and a bakelite handle normally seen on French market sets of the era. At the time, our collective guess was that it was probably a military-issue razor but was a correct set. Last night, however, @BBS (who is quickly becoming our resident expert on wartime Gillette razors) posted a copy of this advertisement from 1944:

Look familiar? At this point, I'm inclined to say that I have one of those limited supply civilian ones.

On a side note, I love the wording of the final part of this ad: "Men who have no razor or need old ones replaced should be given first opportunity to buy. The limited supply of Gillette Tech Razors available prompts our request for this traditional Canadian fair play." Canadian politeness at its finest.

As for the shave... two days of growth effortlessly removed with no issues or irritation. The last time I used this razor, I was a bit concerned about it being slightly more aggressive than my other Canadian Tech, but I didn't notice anything today. Just blue birds over the White Cliffs of Dover...

Thanks guys.

Congratulations on the progress, Joseph! Wonderful photo and setup.

Great shave, John!

Thanks Clint......it has been fun working through these SE shaves this month.

Very nice, Brian!

Nice shave, Danny! The Bullet Tip is a great razor!