Open Comb Central - The Place With Real Teeth (No R41, Hybrid or Closed Combs)

SOTD 20190525.

J&T® mansonia wood / OUMO Brush Motherlode.
Razor Master "Erin" shaving soap.
Vintage 7 O'Clock NEW / Stork "Taipan" handle.
Rainbow Super Stainless (2).
Novaya Zarya "Russian Lavender" EdC.

 

May 25th
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
Brush: Envy Shave Eight Ball
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Et Tu
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA Star Jelly unscented
AS: PAA Et Tu




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SOTD 20190526.

J&T® purpleheart / Oumo Brush synth.
Razor Master "Oskar" shaving soap.
ATT S2 / Timeless "Plaid" handle.
Rainbow Super Stainless (3).
Novaya Zarya "Triple of Napoleon" EdC.

 

May 26th
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1)
Brush: Yaqi High Mountain Silvertip
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Frost Byte
Stirling mentholated witch hazel
PAA Star Jelly unscented
AS: PAA Frost Byte


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very cool..

 

Thanks again, Gary!
It was more than cool, it was down right cold!

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lemon chill is coming soon..

 

Frosty..

 

1930 gillette new lc federal set

 

May 27th
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (2)
Brush: Grizzly Bay Constitution
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: WSP Barbershop
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA Star Jelly unscented
AS: Fine American Blend

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very cool sir . lovely pic..

 

May 28th
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (3)
Brush: PAA Switchback/TGN Finest
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Astra Planeta
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA Astra Planeta Star Jelly
AS: PAA Astra Planeta

Good morning!

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May 29, 2019
Tatara Masamune OC
Feather
Thäter 4125/3
Asylum Colonia
Soap & Aftershave

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May 29th
Razor: Gem Micromatic
Blade: Gem PTFE (6)
Brush: PAA Solar Flare
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Williams Mug Soap
Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel
PAA Unscented Star Jelly
AS: Stirling Pharaohs Dreamsicle

Williams Wednesday!


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May 30, 2019
Tatara Masamune OC
Feather
Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
SV Felce Aromatica
Soap and Aftershave

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curious why does the R41 count as open comb.... technically its has "scalloped safety bar"
i'm not knocking it. it is a great razor
im running head on a weber handle
it currently is in top 3 running for best DE shave.
i'm currently running side by side tests with a fatip
while not a OC the 3rd in the running is V3A

 

The only reason is that Muhle for whatever reason calls it an open comb. It's clearly not.

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May 30th
Razor: Gem Micromatic
Blade: Gem PTFE (7)
Brush: SOC Taj Mistura
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Kiritimati
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA Unscented Star Jelly
AS: PAA Kiritimati

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@Leclec13 @jmudrick
I have read that it was once an OC but haven't seen any pics or bumph to back this.
I would call it ridged rather than scalloped.
Imo there is a hybrid that performs exactly like an OC and that's the Red Ring.

 

My shaky memory says the original R41 was one made for them by Merkur - the same Old Type style OC Merkur still makes. The Muhle R89 OC, on the other hand, was made for them around 2009 by Fatip, and looks just like a Fatip Grande, with the same proprietary cap screw.
Shaking off the cobwebs and and going back to the couch...

Tom