What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Absolutely wonderful shave with one of my favorites. I refreshed it a couple of days ago and wanted to see how it responded. I’m no honemeister by any stretch so I’m always more than pleasantly surprised when I get it right Just a knockout lovely shave

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Savile Row 3824
Baume Shaving Cream
Lund 6/8
Shulton Old Spice After Shave



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Fine shave Karl. There's nothing like shaving with your own edge. What did you use and what was the progression?

 

It was just a refresh - some laps on a 12K Naniwa Super Stone followed by some laps on my yellow-green Thuringian. I’ve only once tried to take something back to a new edge. I have some films if I want to go back further than the 12K but rarely use them. I do regret passing up a 4K/8K stone that @Billyfergie pointed me to once upon a time some years ago

 

I have used my films to refresh and set bevels up to 0.3 microns. I get great edges and don't feel the need to get stones.

 

“Wednesday” CVH
Brush: Doug Korn Taca
Suds: Australian Private Reserve

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Nice setup Tom. Enjoy your day.

 

Thank you Joe.

 

Aug 11 SOTD

Straight Razor Shave # 388
11/16 C-Mon
C-Mon Replica Heritage Collection SHD Badger Brush
TSD Orange SS and AS

 

Anton Wingen Othello, same scales as one of my friend Matt’s razors but with a different guy in the window - maybe the same blank too, the Germans made a lot of razors for the Italian market. Software was AdP clone wars, SV Colonia 4.3 lathered with a Semogue Galahad, and a splash of Fine Italian Citrus finished up a great shave.

 

Thanks Joe!


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Jonathan Crookes up today for frameback Friday.

 

Great end to the work week!
C.V. Heljestrand
Brush: Yaqi
Suds: Australian Private Reserve
Not a bad 7-day set

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

5/8 Winchester (American), cream and AS were AdP Colonia and an Oscar11-handled Zenith boar did the lathering. Poifect.

 

Cool blade! Is that a new acquisition?

 

Thank you Tom, yes it’s new to me, part of a $28 BIN lot of 4 on eBay, with two Mappin and Webb and one dud, a worn 4/8 coiffure. Needless to say I hit the ‘Buy’ button pretty fast. The Winchester had water spots that cleaned up well and one of the M&W will probably only ever be a user. But the other M&W has pressed horn scales and is very nice. Quite a good deal, 2 nice and one usable razor for $28.

 

Nice Mappin & Webbs! Great score.

 

By coincidence, my Mappin and Webb shouted out to be used today. Really glad it did. It effortlessly wiped away three days of stubble for a fine, fine shave

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Haslinger Aloe Vera Shave Soap
Mappin & Webb 11/16
Shulton Old Spice After Shave



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Beautiful Karl. Classy.

 

Kikuboshi 165/R. Saito SK1
Brush: Thater
Suds: Razorock
Figured I would try and start the workweek with a smile.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom