What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

A few days of growth, just wiped away. Very smooth 2 pass shave, with BDBS results. Excellent brand razor. I'm never disappointed. Zero issues.

Razor- F.W.Engels "Special".
Brush- @oscar11 made handle, and Synthetic knot.
Soap- ARKO
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

Great to see you guys are still posting the amazing razors from your collections. I had a health blip, not unusual at 75, but I hope to be back and posting either tomorrow or in the next few days!

 

Bless you Jeff, and I hope to see you posting a lot soon!

 

We are here to entertain. I can't wait to see your new posts.

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Friday morning shave, Ralf Aust 5/8”. Smooth as a peach .
Soap Razor Emporium Old School
Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser



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SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 2022

Woke up to a light rain that my Dark Sky app tells me will continue nonstop through Sunday morning. Last night I took one of my favorite razors, the Alexis Witte Copperhead 6/8, which has always maintained a quite serviceable edge, and ran it through a combo I’m really starting to appreciate, the Naniwa 12k followed by the Suehiro 20k with a finish on the 4 sided pasted constroption. The blade steel on this Witte is awesome! Just a fantastic three pass mug shave this morning. It felt like the whiskers were melting away.

I picked up another A. Witte bearing an “Over the Top” mark on the auction site last night for $11. It looks to be in good condition. The Alexis Witte Cutlery Co. had offices in both Germany and the US. They operated from a factory at 81 Warren St. in lower Manhattan from the 1880’s moving to a new factory in Brooklyn in 1917 where they continued to produce razors and scales until 1930. The company produced razors under the Classic, Witte, Hustler, Copperhead, Goldbug, Over the Top, Solace, Lily, and Beauty marks. The Great Depression put an end to their business.

RAZOR: A. Witte Copperhead 6/8 (Mug), Gillette Single Ring [1905] (Dome)
BLADE: Kai DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Handled Monster Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Royall Lyme AS/Cologne.

 

Great to see you back Jeff!

Wade & Butcher
Brush: Polar Metalworks
Suds: Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge
Splash: Fine Lavender Pour Homme

The smell at the sink was awesome. And this was the first edge off another new small Okudo… lovely.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Thanks, Tom! Glad to be back! Love that blade etching!

 

Love the bolsters on those scales, Scott!

 

Gorgeous Dutch point Filly, Steve! Most of the Filly’s I’ve seen are square points.

 

Thank you Jeff!

 

Lovely razor, Hans! Would you ever consider building a razor stand like yours for an old man in the US.

 

Some people like Shavettes, but I like the feel of a Straight Razor. Smoother, and more forgiving.

 

They are fancy. It looks even better, when the green in them isn't worn. FWE's are fantastic razors.

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/774440...allery-1-2&sca=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1

Important: the artisan is in the Ukraine and warns of disrupted shipments and extended shipping times, although the knife stand I bought from him has apparently been shipped. If I don’t get the stand, the price is just my meager contribution to the regular folks there.

 

Thanks, Steve! I just ordered his last one. I feel the same way! If it doesn’t get here, he’s welcome to do with the funds what’s necessary!

 

That elm burl is gorgeous @jgreenepa

 

Hi Jeff, long time no see! How are you? Of course I could do a stand for you.


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FYI, Andrey Shpakovskiy, who makes Gipson Razors, is in the Ukraine too.

 

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 2022

RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge (Mug), Colonial Silversmith (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Rosewood Handled Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Williams Aqua Velva AS Splash (Spanish Version)