One of my earlier John & William Ragg razors got the call. One of the few not named Napoleon. Wonderfully smooth and efficient. Hot water preparation Argan Oil PSO Savile Row 3824 Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream John & William Ragg Paragon 6/8 Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
Wednesday morning, TH Bergholtz, Sunne Sweden. Really nice razor. Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk
6/8 FION Second go with this Japanese blade. The first time proved she needed a bit more time on the stones. Today she shaved a three day growth. The first pass was comfortable. Gliding well through the Viking Shaving cream. Second pass cleaned much of the more stubborn stubble. But for shaving a three day growth, It performed very well. Still may need some attention. Perhaps more time on the 15K stone and the strop. B+
Cape 500 Perfectworks Silver Steel, soap was Pre de Provence, and the AS was Myrsol AB, though I probably didn’t need the AS, PdP conditions superbly. Perfect shave!
And also Swedish Steel! Otherwise the razors will not be sharp enough Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk
One of the thinnest grinds I have ever seen on a SR This is a Genco “Next” With the NY steel she can hold a Shapton 30k edge and make a Feather run and hide from the challenge B&M Vespers Sample Semogoue Boar Old Spice “Fresh” One pass and done
Thursday morning, STILLE, Stockholm Sweden. STILLE still exist as a company providing instruments and other things for surgical purposes. They are now located in Torshälla, where I was born. Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk
La Doucheuse Brush: Paragon Shaving RAV Suds: LPL Rose de Pushkar Splash: A&E SoCal Hipster Enjoy your shave. Tom
The Top Performers I’ve been on longer hours at work causing me to develop more scruff than I usually walk around with. I did find time for a rare evening shave yesterday. I often pick up the Feather Artist Club tool for low maintenance quick shaves. It was loaded with a Feather Pro on (3). It still effortlessly severs facial hair. I will use a Feather Pro Super blade every so often to remind myself of what The King of Sharp feels like. I was thinking about how these are ground at a triple compound bevel. I’ve never seen a video of the manufacture of this type of blade but must assume the bevel grinds are done with wheels. Hmmm, that makes this edge to be developed and refined by a convexed surface in my book. Ever so slightly, but still a hollowed bevel. In light of the clearly superior performance of a replaceable blade barber’s razor over true straights, I always bring out the Rasior Sabre “My Fine Steed’ for a reminder. For me, everything chases these 2 pieces and finishes at best 3rd. I split the shave in an alternating fashion and finished at the top, just where I would have been using either piece alone. I’ve seen a few ‘Steeds’ around recently. They are remarkable tools finished from an antiquated repeat die stamping process not used for decades that enables a tremendously thin, strong and flexible final product. One can expect this process to yield a less uniform starting point than more modern methods. No whining allowed if it is bendy. Mine still sports the edge given by the hands that made it. Is it as efficient as a shavette? No. Is it better than any other true straight I’ve ever used regardless of who honed it? Yes. At one point I thought we may have seen the last of these. I do hear a few more examples are inbound. I don’t need another, but will probably get one because I like to double down on my faves.
Always like to see the ‘spa lady’ @TestDepth - beautiful razor! 13/16 Rugby 1072 Fenix Steel with a refreshed edge, soap was C&S O&C and a little of the same fragrance finished up a BDBS shave.
