Testing the last of the Mikawa nagura, the cubical piece was actually acquired last November, but was badly oiled so it’s spent the time since then in a jelly jar of alcohol, with the alcohol getting swapped out about every week. It’s a good piece of rock, and had a koma stamp on it (no Asano stamps) but not quite as fine as the other two unstamped that I posted elsewhere. The Capes can now be final finished. Razor, Cape 1000, brush SOC boar, cream SMN, AS Myrsol Agua Balsamica.
Another beautiful razor, Tom! You must have a separate wing in the house for your awesome razor collection! Or specialized security tools that keep the majority of the collection out of SWMBO’s sight!
Hard enough to sneak the USPS packages in the house without her noticing. Thank you Jeff… always a pleasure to see your choice of razors for the day and the information you provide.
Monday morning shave, Rabinor Tagore TULA 600 5/8”. Wonderful full hollow ground razor that makes you smile early in the morning 5am. Soap Edwin Jagger Sandalwood Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip Splash Floris No 127 Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk
Thanks guys - he’ll be entering pilot training which was his goal - it’s very difficult to qualify for that but he made it so there was a lot to celebrate in addition to his A&A engineering degree. BTW - the shave held up wonderfully. Unfortunately he did not hold up as well, he came down with Covid the day after. He had tested negative the day before. He says he’s feeling much better now. Fortunately mom and dad have tested negative twice in the last 48 hours.
The other recent arrival from @gssixgun sporting new shoes and a malachite wedge. Wonderful follow up shave to the CVH MK32. This razor was a bit of lagniappe from @lindyhopper66 but needed new scales. I really like this razor Hot water preparation T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream T&H Wellington Super Badger Tuckmar 6/8 Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
Only the second shave, with this razor, since I restored it. I dug it out of the pile, gave it a couple of laps on the strop, and it delivered a perfectly smooth 2 pass shave, the left me BBS. Zero issues. Very well made American razor. Razor- "The Blacky". Union B.S. Co. Baltimore Md. Brush- The Brush "B-400", by Tom(@twhite ). Omega Boar knot. Soap- Taylor of Old Bond Street(TOBS) "Eaton College" Aftershave- Vintage Shulton Old Spice. Mmmmm Mmmmm Goood.
The Cape 1000s got refinished using a new tomo from a stone that I just cut up. The hone makes a very sharp edge that shaves incredibly well, but using my fave hard tomo, the edge can be aggressive. This tomo is a little softer but still full razor finishing grade as I tested the whole stone several times, and seems to have smoothed the edge out a bit. Soap was MdC fougere lathered with a Semogue Mistura, for Mistura May and MdC Monday. A splash of Floris 89 topped things off.
Tuesday morning shave, CVH Frame back. Smooth as a peach . Soap Monsieur Mister Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip Splash Floris No 127 Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk
Giesen & Forsthoff “German Hoppe” 14 Brush: Reknotted Rooney Suds: Grooming Dept Mallard Earl Grey Gelato Enjoy your shave. Tom
SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 2022 RAZOR: Tanifuji Airi 11/16 (Mug), 2011 Muhle R41 ( Dome) BLADE: Sharp Star (Dome) PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil BRUSH: MrEE LE #007 Knurled Aluminum Handled Hybrid Knot SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Canoe Original EdT Splash.
The wayward Pipe returns after a rehone and examination by Glen. He didn’t detect any problems with the steel but I’ll be keeping an eye on it. If it doesn’t start to degrade after a few shaves I’ll have to assume I somehow, somewhere dinged it. Smooth and clean now Hot water preparation T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream T&H Wellington Super Badger Geo Wostenholm Pipe 5/8 Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
Jeff, the steel quality is very important to make a good knife. However the big trick is how you hardening the steel. Sweden have for a long time been in the front line making top notch steel for various applications. Very much thanks to our iron ore that is the purest in the world . Besides our two biggest export goods for a long time was iron / steel and wood. Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk
Hans, I guess that’s been true ever since the Viking era, although in those days the wood was in the form of shields and the steel in the form of swords or axes! Enjoy your shaves, my friend!
SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 2022 RAZOR: LeCoultre Frameback with No. 2 blade (Mug), Rex Ambassador (Dome) BLADE: Feather DE (Dome) PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T400 with 26mm Silvertip Badger Ferrule SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Canoe Original EdT AS Splash.
Today’s shave was to see if I can match a better tomo to my stone, and there was an improvement. Filarmonica 14 Sub Cero, soap was MdC rose lathered with an Oscar11-handled Zenith boar, and Harris Pink finished up a rosy shave. f
Fine evening shave with the MK 32 - smooth all over once again Hot water preparation T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream T&H Wellington Super Badger CV Heljestrand MK 32 6/8 Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
