What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

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January 5th

Taylor of Old Bond Street Shaving Cream - Sandalwood
Simpson Trafalgar T3 Synthetic
G. Wostenholm - 11/16 Celebrated I-XL
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly
paco rabanne pour homme

 

Flawless, wonderful shave with my heirloom razor. A real joy

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
Nielsen’s Never Fail 5/8
Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Another fine razor, Karl.

Chris - enjoying learning, whatever the subject

 

Tonights Shave

J.R.Torrey monogram Barber's Notch Fancy scales
RazoRock Stallion
Rubberset 400/4 Silvertip 24mm
Royall Spyce Cologne Royall Lyme

 

Thanks Chris - this was one of my grandpa’s. One of my favorites for sentimental reasons as well as looks and shave quality. Trifecta

 

Wow, very cool! I treasure the few things I have from my Grandfather.

Chris - enjoying learning, whatever the subject

 

I'm pretty sure if I had a straight that had previously belonged to one of my ancestors, it would be worn down to the nubs. That is extra special that not only do you have one from your own grandpa, but also that it is in such good condition. Very cool!

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CVH 923F, quite heavy. 2.4 Oz or 68g. The feeling when shaving is a little bit like a Böker. Not at all like the 30 series. More rigid due to Army use?



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This morning, a pair of Monkeys, Thuri vs jnat at the request of Scott, details in the honing thread. Cream was AoS Lemon lathered with a Simpsons 59, and Floris JF (lemon and juniper) AS and EdT finished up a stellar shave.

So who won? As far as I could tell, it was a dead heat tie. Both razors were extremely smooth. Sometimes I’d think that one was a little better but other times/places I’d think the other was a little smoother. But at the conclusion of the shave, I have to say that I couldn’t tell the difference. And I mean the same, in smoothness, closeness, and non-aggressiveness.

For those trying to decide between an Escher (this one is an Escher according to the experts) and a jnat, it comes down to the drawbacks of both stone types and what you’re wanting to do.

- A labeled Escher is actually quite a bit more expensive than a jnat of the same size, even the best jnat
- It’s harder (=more expensive) to try several jnats to get one that is exceptional
- A Thuri is a one-trick pony, all it does is finish, though it does that exceptionally well. You can set a bevel and hone to finish on the right jnat, but finding it is the problem
- Not all Escher/Thuris were sold as razor finishers, but I do not have enough experience with a range of Thuris to offer any useful advice

My advice depends on what you want out of the wet shaving experience. If you want to make the stones/hones a part of that experience, jnats are an excellent option and can offer a full range of honing from tools and knives (I do knives too) to razor finishing. If you want a fine edge and not have to deal with the variability/range of jnats, then get a good set of synths to prep the edge and suck up the cost for a labeled yellow-green Escher.

 

Very nice write-up. Thanks for the comparison.


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YW sir!

 

January 6

 

CVH MK No. 31



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Arko shaving stick

Yaqi mokka express badger

SR Houwink first pass

Touchup with mulcuto treet classic

Cien x-bolt (boss bottled dupe)

 

SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 2021

RAZOR: C-Mon Special 11/16 (Mug), G.E. Jones Shake Sharp SE Model 2.0 (Dome)
BLADE: 2 Stacked Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JT Custom Sapele/Resin Pro48 Boar
CREAM: Gillette Pure
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash.

 

Here’s the cure for ‘Gold Monkey hangover’. Lol.

 

E.A. Berg & a Swedish import for Edward Zinn out of New York
Seen ties to Engstrom but a tie to Berg also.
Sudsy Soapery was the soap of choice.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Nice razors, Swedish Steel rules!


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Can’t argue with that.