What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Great shave! That Puma looks great!

 

Beautiful work on the strop, careful because we all be asking for you to make one for us.

 

Filarmonica 13

 

Witte Copperhead Solingen 6/8 (Mug), Valet Auto Strop Model VB2 (Dome)

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
F.W Engels Special Solingen Full Hollow 5/8th
Hans Baier Silver Tip
Wickam 1912 Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I had a Shave Tonight with My F.W Engels Special Solingen 5/8th ..This One has a Gun Metal Black Tang..I Have a Fetish for Solingen Razors that were More or Less Made for the USA Market..Its Hard to Find Em in Mint Condition Mind..Lovely Shavers & Quite Fancy as Well..Wunderbar..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

That is one "purty" razor you got there, Billy!

 

Great looking razors, Steve!

 

PierPaolo, is that a smiling 4/8? Tungsten Steel? Tough to hone?

 

Jeff..I Have Been Fortunate Enough to Obtain Three NOS F.W Engels Razors from the USA..This One Was Still Greased from the Factory when I Got it..

Billy..

 

Thank you Jeff!

King Pelican 14 with Floris 80 soap and balm. A Rooney Beehive 2, two-band did the mixing. Lovely shave.

 

Yes Jess, a bit more than 4/8 and smile.
Actually 13mm is 0.51 inches.

I'm not sure about how much Tungsten is in there.
Not a problem to hone, and the edge is durable.
As all good steel I have. And I use just natural stones.

 

SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 2020

RAZOR: Riga Razor 7/8 (Mug), Valet Auto Strop Model VC1 ( Dome)
BLADE: Feather FAS-10 Carbon Steel
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger Fan Knot
SOAP: Soap Commander Honor
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash withGlyceGlycerin Soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with RazoRock 888 Eucalyptus and Tea Tree Splash.

 

Looks like a nice razor! I like thinner blades, although I’ve never shaved with a 4/8! Being in Europe I would suspect that thuringian and Escher slates are less expensive than they are for us here in the states.

 

Bang on Jeff..Escher Thuringians in the UK Do Come Up Now & Again for a Decent Price..I Just Sniped this Un Labeled Escher Stone at the Bottom for £31.00 Pounds English..The One I Have at the Top is Labeled on the Back..The Seller on this One I Just Sniped Did Not Know what it Was..But..I Knew Right Away..In the USA they Go for Crazy Money..There was a Lot of Watchers on this One as Well..I Put in a Low Ball Bid An All..

Ya Just Need to Know What You are Looking For..The One at the Top has a 17 K Finishing Capacity No Problem..

..Another Toy to Play With..Cheap as Chips..Who Cares about a Label..Now the Wait..

Billy..

 

Three days of stubble just cried out for the biggest blade in the den. Nothing short of a wonderful shave

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Savile Row 3824
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender
W&B 9/8
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavnder Skin Food



Happy shaving - Karl

 

That is One Serious Beauty of a Sheffield Meat Chopper Karl..

Billy..

 

Congratulations, Billy! You're right about US pricing. Off the map! How were you able to recognize it as an Escher slate? Just asking as a newb interested in learning.

 

Wonderful shave, Karl! Is that the infamous W&B FBU my son's been telling me about? Just looking to build my newb knowledge base.

 

Just By Owning & Using Them..You Can See in Both Photos they are Very Similar Stones in Color & Grain..Other Thuringian Labels Did Not Produce Em as Small for Starters..Thats a Giveaway..The Color & Fine Grain are a Give Away as Well..Then it Starts to Get Complex as there were Various Colors & Sizes..I Own this Escher Thuringian Above and its a Totally Different Color & Slightly Longer..More Slate Like But Produces a 17 K Edge Easily..These were Specifically Intended for Razors..

Some of the Bigger Escher Stones that Ya See were Intended for Tool Makers & Tradesmen & that was Actually their Biggest Market..I Dunno How Fine they are as Never Used One..My Understanding is that the Finest/Smoothest Ones were Cut Specifically for Honing Straight Razors..But.. Experience of Handling Em & a Good Eye & Intuition Goes a Long Way..Thats Why that Stone I Just Got had 20 Odd Watchers on it..

Hey..I Could Be Wrong..It Might be Summit Else..There is Always an Element of Chance..When they are Not Labeled..But..I Am 99/% Confident thats an Escher Produced Stone..I Will Know for Sure when I Get it..

Billy..

 

Indeed it is. The mirror finish makes it hard to pick up the stamped ID on the blade. Here’s a better look: