What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Full tabac today: oil, soap, as and balm.

Kabban Solingen 6/8

Le grelot p hospital 30


I wanted to test both razors. I was already fine, but a le grelot can always be better.

Have a nice day.

 

SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 2020

RAZOR: C-Mon Special 11/16 (Mug), LaResche 51 (Dome)
BLADE: Polsilver
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme Balm.

 

Thank you, Jeff!!!

Beautiful Goldedge Billy. Those ducks I love and I need one more to add to my 3...

Wow Jeff!!! That is a fantastic looking razor

 

Thank You..I have a Lovely D/D Round Point as Well...They are Lovely Shavers..

Billy..

 

Le Grelot 14, croap was Acca Kappa 1869 pre-reformulation lathered with a Simpsons 58 Manchurian, and a gob of ABC balm from my travel bottle finished up a wonderful shave.

 

That Nichiri is nice looking. How wide is it?

 

Thanks, Ian.

 

It’s 6/8, Steve.

 

Thanks Jeff,

Today, a Engstrom frameback in ivory, cream and AS were AdP Colonia, and a Simpsons 57 did the mixing.

 

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 2020

RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge (Mug), 1928 Gillette New Standard (Dome)
BLADE: Polsilver (2)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Tuxedo Synthetic
CREAM: Baume.be
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Royal Lyme AS/Cologne.

 

Gold Dollar took its first spin and I got an almost completely BBS out of it. Hollow grinds are my jam.

 

I have two Gold Dollars I plan on shaving with shortly, one honed by Slash McCoy (@Slash McCoy) and the other by me. I plan on shaving one side of my face with each razor. Should be a fun comparison. I bought a Crescent City razor and a $5 Gold Dollar. I set the bevel for the Gold Dollar on a Chosera 1k then to an ILR with a series of increasingly diluted slurries and finished on a jasper stone under water. Slash hones his Crescent City Gold Dollar razors on lapping films using the "Method". I fully expect his razor to shave more smoothly, but it will be an interesting learning experience for me. Honemeisters like Slash and Glen Mercurio (@gssixgun) who just restored and honed an old Boker I sent him set benchmarks I can measure my own newbie efforts against. I have been sharpening knives for decades (old knife collector), but razors are new for me. I really enjoy the zen of razor honing. Glen and Slash's videos have been quite instructive. My bride looks askance at me as I sit honing away, but I really enjoy it. You can learn and refine sharpening skills even at 73.

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Henckels Friodur 472 Solingen Full Hollow 6/8th
Hans Baier Silver Tip
Wickam 1912 Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had a Late Evening Shave with My J.A Henckels Friodur Solingen 6/8th..Its a Totally Different Stainless Steel to the Earlier Generation Friodur Models..But Delivers the Goods as One Would Expect from a Henckels SR..Its Killer Sharp & Shaves More Like a 1/4 Hollow than a Full Hollow Grind..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

The Rigas making the scene the past few days were too much and I succumbed to temptation without a fight. This is such a great razor. Although today was a little less smooth than the last few shaves it was still excellent. There’s something about that much steel and heft that makes it that much more enjoyable.

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Savile Row 3824
Castle Forbes 1445 Shaving Cream
Rigarazor 8/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Saturday Straights' Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Speick Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #414
Gebr. Becker 5/8
CWR
Family Dollar Old Spice

The Speick Shaving Cream face-lathered well with Jayaruh #414 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gebr. Becker 5/8 razor gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Family Dollar Old Spice. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 2020

RAZOR: Manhattan Cutlery Sheffield 13/16 French Point (Mug), Famex Adjustable Head on ATT Atlas Handle (Dome)
BLADE: Suneko DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Panncrema Nuavia Blu
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with PAA Frost Byte Peppermint AS Splash.

 

Wade & Butcher near wedge to take off a couple of days growth.

The turquoise/horn combo scale is still hanging in there.

I was up in Washington state’s Mt. Baker National Forest and ran across this sign on the way up to the volcano:

My wife actually noticed it and had a quick laugh.
Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Great photo, Jim! Love the scales on that razor! Did you do them?

 

That scale is beautiful, Tom! I wonder if the stones in that creek were used as hones?