What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Jon Engstrom 6/8 Full Hollow
Grooming Dept Unscented Preshave
Stirling Nag Champa Shave Soap
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Stirling Nag Champa Splash
Stirling Nag Champa Balm
Yaqi 30mm Synthetic Brush

 

Great shave with my only American steel

Hot water preparation
MSC Deep Blue Shave Soap
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
Thistle Cut 13/16
Shulton Old Spice After Shave



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Monday morning shave, CVH No.7.



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It is actually Johan Engström see picture. A really good site for Eskilstuna knives:
eskilstunaknivar.se



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Red Imp No.133 Morris Mfg.Co 11/16 Full Hollow
Grooming Dept Unscented Preshave
Castle Forbes Lime Shave Soap
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Captain‘s Choice Lime Aftershave
Truefitt & Hill West Indian Limes Balm
Kent B8 Silvertip Badger Brush

 

Sotd 6-4-24

Kyoei folding kami , made for an excellent Tuesday shave. Trying this lime kick for the warmer weather, fairly impressed with this turtleship shave co soap so far.

 

Eisenbart

 

Shave #18. The edge is holding up well on this Non-JMP Fili. Honed with very flat stones.
I had a very smooth 2 pass shave with zero issues, on 6 days of growth. Excellent razor

Razor- Filarmonica 13 "Doble Temple" "Muleta Sello Oro"
Brush- @oscar11 Special. Synthetic knot.
Soap- ARKO
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy. Totem Pole decanter.

 

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Daishi No.22 13/16 Full Hollow
Grooming Dept Unscented Preshave
Summer Break Bell Ringer Shave Soap
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Summer Break Bell Ringer Aftershave
Boellis Daytona Balm
Simpson Chubby 2 Super Badger

 

I think this must be one or your favorite straights - especially sweet being an excellent save of a razor that is often maligned.

 

Very interesting and cool looking blade

 

Sweet, sweet shave with one of my favorites

Hot water preparation
MSC Deep Blue Shave Soap
Romera Wenge Chubby Manchurian Badger
Riga Razor 8/8
Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

You are correct. It is maligned a lot. But, after JMP died, and no longer put his name on the blade, the blades quality started to go downhill. From what I remember, and correct me if I am wrong, but this model was one of the first post JMP Fili's out there. They could have still been using quality steel, before switching. I don't recall exactly which Non-JMP Fili's were considered junk.
This is the reason I am keeping track of the shaves with this blade, where I don't with others. How many excellent shaves can be had from a non-JMP Fili? BTW, I don't use stropping pastses on this one, and I properly honed on flat stones.

 

RIGA big, bad, and worth every penny.
I need to break mine out again.

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Saturday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
De Vergulde Hand Shave Soap
Jayaruh #449
Gravjura 5/8
CWR
Derby City Chop Shop Winter Reserve After Shave

The De Vergulde Hand Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #449 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gravjura 5/8 straight gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Derby City Chop Shop Winter Reserve After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Nice razor. Can you give some info on it??


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Shave #7 on this Latvian Beauty(at least I think so). I had a 2 pass shave, that delivered a BDBS(Baby Dolphin Butt Smooth Shave). Zero issues. A spectacular razor.

Razor- RigaRazor 15/16th. Made in Latvia.
Brush- B-400 by Tom( @twhite ). Omega Boar knot
Soap- ARKO
Aftershave- Old Spice(Shulton made).

 

It is a nice shaving razor. I got it in a trade with Mike in Greer, SC. Here is more info.

Vintage Straight Razor "Gravjura" (Engraving) in Original Gift Case. Made at the factory "Trud" (Labor) in Vacha, Nizhny Novgorod region in 1964. Their products are often marked with the abbreviation "ZTV" (Zavod Trud Vacha - "Labour Factory Vacha" in Russian).This factory founded in early 1800's and worldwide famous highest quality cold steel arms, surgical instruments, cutlery etc. https://jrshaving.blogspot.com/2019/11/new-to-me-vintage-straight-razor.html

 

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