Latest Monobilt I've acquired after selling my last one.


Best shave also I've ever gotten from any Cooper including the other more ornate handle style of Monobilt.

Yeah exactly, that is why bought it in the first place. This will be the 4th Monobilt I've owned but first one with this style of handle. I should have prefaced my shave statement though with when I used it, I didn't have the handle tightened all the way down to increase the blade gap. I'll shave it again tomorrow stock completely tightened down and see how it performs.

This is still my last and final unobtainable object. When I find this razor, the monobilt, I will have found my holy Grail.
Good news is, I get to live vicariously through yall!

one will come your way..it happens ..

Reshave with the Cooper and handle fully tightened down.


This razor is not the same shaver as the other style of Monobilt. It doesn't have the same blade feel for starters, the more ornate handle one has a lot more blade feel when fully tightened. It is also a milder shaver in stock mode than the ornate handle one, it is also much more efficient. End result an almost BBS shave and closer shave in this configuration than the more ornate handle version.
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Side by side photo so we can see exposure?

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SOTN OCtober 14th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Cooper MonoBilt
Feather
Yaqi Moka Express (26mm, Frigate Class)
Tabac
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill PSB

A Feather in a MonoBilt is an amazing combo!

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awesome shave Andrew..love the brush..

SOTD OCtober 17th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Cooper MonoBilt
Feather (2)
@jtspartan BRM (Blue Resin Maple?) (24mm x 48mm, Omega 10290 knot, Frigate Class)
Tabac
Fine Platinum

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Beautiful brush


- Ken

Weds OCtober 23

I've wanted to use my Cooper Monobilt and today was the day. I think I need to repair the spring that holds the blade; it's putting a little too much tension on the blade and I think is slightly bending the blade when the cap is closed. I need to see if there is an easy way to fix this.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - MWF (it's Weds)
Brush - ThatDarnRob
Blade - Gillette Platinum (7)
Razor - Cooper Monobilt
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Clubman Special Reserve

Shave rating 5 of 5

I haven't had this Cooper very long, about 3 months and this is my first time using it. Concerned about the piece of spring steel that holds the blade in place that it was bent slightly out of place by a prior owner. I need to figure out a way to adjust this as the spring very slightly warps the blade when the cap is closed. I just shave carefully on the one end of the razor; it gave me a great shave. The first pass WTG was smooth with a little blade feel, and fairly efficient - DFS. The second pass, XTG and again was a very smooth pass with no blade feel and and finished BBS. As usual, the MWF generated a great lubricating lather. I got a 2 pass, nick and weeper free shave. The alum was a little vocal on my neck area. I finished off with the Clubman SR A/S.

Overall, a really good shave. Going with some US made OC razors this week.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

OCtober 27th
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Personna Platinum(1)
Brush: Heritage Collection Ever-Ready
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: WK King of Bourbon
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: WK King of Bourbon

Good morning!

awesome..

Thanks, Gary!

Thank you.
Mine doesn’t unscrew, at least by hand.
My spring is unfortunately bent or warped down so that it does not contact the cap at all, even when the cap is closed. But it does contact the blade when one is installed. I could try putting the blade on top of the spring and then closing the cap.



- Ken

OCtober 28th
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Personna Platinum(2)
Brush: PAA Solar Flare
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Stirling Pharaoh's Dreamsicle

MWF on MWF OCtober

Good morning!

OCtober 29th
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Personna Platinum(3)
Brush: Envy White Supreme Eight Ball
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: HeV Cognac and Cuban Cigars
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: HeV Cognac and Cuban Cigars

Tobacco Tuesday

Good morning!