What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by lindyhopper66, Nov 30, 2013.

  1. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thank Gary. I agree - one of those tubs i keep opening up when i pass by, especially now when everything smells like smoke. Stay safe up there.
    Tom
     
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  2. brit

    brit in a box

    thank you sir..:)
     
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  3. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    German 14... “Niki”
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
     
  4. esvh

    esvh Well-Known Member

    Great looking 14
     
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  5. esvh

    esvh Well-Known Member

    J&T shaving brush with a Virginia Sheng badger knot.

    Paul Schulze 7/8

    Haslinger schafmilch + Florida water

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  6. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    RigaRazor 8/8 tungsten steel on loan from a friend, soap was vintage Yardley lathered with a Rooney Beehive 2-band. A s-lash of SMN lavander finished up.

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  7. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thank you... the quest to get to 14 14’s. :)
    And love the big 7/8 German Schulze... cool blade. :eatdrink047:
    Tom
     
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  8. esvh

    esvh Well-Known Member

    @TestDepth thank you.

    I actually bought some nos schulzes from revisor. But strangely enough I can't make the decision to use them.

    This schulze I got from the bay for very little money. I didn't sand it down completely. I wanted to keep the engraving of the man and his hat. So I polished and honed it. Schulze was a very good razor maker.

    Yes the 14 is magical. I have been lucky to find a few. The henckels zwilling is ready. I also have a kobar that I have to hone. TI spartacus and aevos (Hoppe) are on the cleaning and honing list.

    Revisor has a beautifull Schulze 14 in stock. I have been tempted, but I will not buy it. Otherwise it will be lying unused in my home.
     
  9. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    User grade Hoshi Tombo 8000, long tail symmetric kamisori. Soap was ABC hard soap lathered with a Life2short1971 custom 2-band, and ABC balm finished up a 10/10 shave.

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  10. esvh

    esvh Well-Known Member

    Mitchell's wool fat + puma 9

    Arko gold AS

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  11. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    An old French near wedge. Love the slight smile leading to the wider point... beautiful lines.
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    So I can make out “PARIS” but the rest is a guess.
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    Currently I have talked myself into...
    _ _ INASSI
    But really, no clue. Any thoughts?
    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom

    Edit: I’m thinking the strike on the far right is off like the S in Paris, maybe leaning towards an E.
    SPINASSE is my guess
     
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  12. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Rigarazor 8/8, last shave before it goes back to it’s owner. It’s sporting a fresh jnat edge and it shaves as smoothly as a butterknife. These are excellent razors. Soap and AS was Stirling Green, lathered with a Life2short1971 two-band badger.

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  13. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    The more I shave with this Engels the more I like it. An exceptionally fine shave today. :happy036:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Savile Row 3824
    Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Soap
    FW Engels Leader 13/16
    Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Skin Food Splash

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    Happy shaving - Karl
     
  14. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Riga Razor 7/8
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  15. Billyfergie

    Billyfergie The Scottish Ninja

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    [​IMG]Two Pass Shaving Routine...[​IMG]

    Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
    Otto Busch World Master Solingen Full Hollow 6/8th
    Hans Baier Silver Tip
    Vitos Tallow Soap
    Humphreys Witch Hazel

    I had a Shave Tonight with My Otto Busch World Master Solingen 6/8th..Easy Comfortable Shave & Uber Smooth Results..Wunderbar..:D

    I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..:kar:

    Billy..:chores016:
     
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  16. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    So how was it Jeff?
     
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  17. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    :signs011:
     
  18. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    I enjoyed the shave, but was not wild about the edge, Tom. Spent a couple of hours working with a series of slurries of increasing dilution on the jasper stone finishing on the UF side with water and then two pasted strops this afternoon after the shave. It sounds a bit OCD, but this is what my son showed me on my PUMA which worked out beautifully. I didn’t spend near as much time on the Puma because the steel didn’t seem as hard as on the Riga. Hairs are a poppin’ and tree toppin’. I guess I’ll see tomorrow if I ruined a perfectly good edge. We newbies - all enthusiasm tempered by sheer ignorance. :(
     
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  19. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    The beauty of a straight... tune it to your liking and enjoy! :eatdrink047:
     
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  20. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Lovely razor, Billy!
     

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