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

Thanks!

 

Thank you

 

very cool pic Clint..

 

38-40 sheraton..

 

OCtober 9th
Razor: Gillette NEW LC
Blade: Gillette 7o'clock Permasharp Stainless (1)
Brush: Envy Shave Eight Ball Supreme White badger
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Fine Platinum

MWF on MWF OCtober

Good morning!

 

Famex, Bic Chrome Platinum blade, shave 4.


One of my favorite French razors and one of the few I've had restored. OCtober is a good a reason as any to use this one. This razor is also an adjustable like you would need to since it is typical of French razors and is like a fillet knife on it's least gap setting. The cage has some flex to it so depending how far you tighten down the handle it will change the blade gap. Because the way the cap sits you also have a blade exposure adjustment. You can either load it with both blade edges symmetrical or asymmetrical with one side have more exposure and the other less than when loaded symmetrical.

Shave was with the blade gap symmetrical and handle fully tightened down for the lowest gap setting. This razor at this setting very efficient and sharp. With a mild touch you can get a BBS finish with little irritation and almost no weepers.

 

OCtober 9th- I have been eyeing my Gillette old type that I acquired back last yr and have used it a few times since. I bought it with a _bay lot , you know when you come across a well liked razor that the previous owner cherished from the wear of the top cap plate. Almost all the Nickel has disappeared and the bottom plate is almost pristine & not a bent tooth with no dents so he enjoyed this one, also I had to replace the (paper) wedged Gillette ball type handle with a (spare)Gillette Tech handle. I usually get a weeper or two from this razor but it gives a close shave and is more a upper mid range for aggression razor IMO.

Razor : Gillette old type-MFG 1920's + a Tech handle Mfg-1940's
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Soap : Nivea sensitive shave cream
Brush: Yaki Tuxedo knot 24mm+
Pre shave: Wet the face + Aloe vera gel on beard area only
Post shave: Alum + cold water rinse
Post shave: Razorock Blue barber with witch hazel + Nivea cool kick balm
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + Alum indicated some irritation + 1 chin weeper =




Have some great shaves!

 

Valet AutoStrop VC-1
Gem PTFE (de-spined)

Smooth Shaves to one and all.

 

Gillette ABC Razor
Astra SP Blade
Frank Shaving Boar Brush
Love My Skin Beau Brummel Cybilla Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Orange
Aqua Velva Musk After Shave

 

awesome..

 

lovely shave Ron..

 

cool razor Jim..

 

very cool Kevin..

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Gary.

 

SOTD OCtober 9th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Blackland Brass Blackbird OC
Gillette Super Thin Blade (4)
Yaqi Professional (30mm, Cruiser Class)
Dry Dock lather bowl
MWF
RazoRock Blue Barbershop AS

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Thank you Gary.

 

Today was the first use of my L'Essor. The razor came with wedge blades (as you can see in the pic), but my wedge honing skills are still underdeveloped, so I opted for a GEM SS PTFE blade on it's 10th shave.

At first glance the razor doesn't look particularly special, but it has a nifty feature -- the back blade clip is not spring based, but rather tightened by turning the knob at the bottom of the handle. This twist to close-and-lock on the back blade clip along with nice and snug side clips (plus solid blade stops) meant that the thin GEM blade was nicely locked into place. Often these wedge-blade razors don't do a great job with the thinner modern blades, but this one was, shall we say, parfait!!! The shave was made even better with Modern Williams and my Omega boar....2-passes and a quickie witch hazel touch-up produced a super close and very comfortable shave.

 

October 10, 2019
Tatara Masamune Open Comb
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Stuga Sandalwood Silvertip
Speick Shave Cream
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

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