What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

The credit for the photo goes to Jamie.

 

6/8 Friodur
Sapone Di Paolo soap and balm
homemade boar
I received this soap and balm as a gift from a friend. Performance during the the shave and post was excellent. Have a good one.

 

15/16 ESE Solingen - very large long blade with a French point nice shave today
Caties Rose du mechant - awesome soap
Floid black label splash

 

I'm using only four razors this month (one per week, 30-day), so to start it off, I started with the one upon which I learned to SR shave — a mid-1930s H. Böker & Co. 5/8 full-hollow. Sweet, smooth razor with excellent audible feedback.

 

I really like this shaver very old school.

 

Diggin that brush dude!

 

Thanks. I like the look of this one two, and decided not to get it polished or rescaled. Right now it is the only straight I am shaving with. I have one other W&B that is pre-1890, that is also shave ready. I am keeping it to have a comparison of what the edge is supposed to feel like. I have three other straights, but they are not even close to shave ready. That's the next set of skills I want to develop.

 

With me when I learned to hone my straights it just added another layer of enjoyment I get from straights.

 

Take a peek two posts above mine and you'll see the identical brush and the maker!

 

Bartmann 504

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Awesome spine work! Really cool, unusual piece.

 

So that is what you meant by "Oscar custom boar"....beautiful brush Oscar!

 

Shaver) Celtic cross
Brush) VDH Boar
PSO) DIY Eucalyptus
Soap) Bigalow Green tube
Witch hazel
DIY) turkey trot bay rum
DIY) sweet orange ASB.

This is my 3rd shave with celtic cross...DFS very little clean up with the DE on my neck and under jaw.
No nicks or cuts and no irritation this has to be one of my better shaves using C.O.Bigalow with face lathering.

Keen blades and smooth shaves Gentalmen!

 

Dubl Duck Goldedge full hollow 13/16

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Beautiful... NOS? Your a lucky man.

 

Awe, you took Oscar off as your avitar

 

Otto Steinen Los Angeles, made in Germany - a real nice shaver that has a wicked point
Razorock San Valentino
Soap Commander Passion balm

 

6/8 Torrey
Cade
The Body Shop synthetic
I abused this synthetic brush for a few hand lathers and took it to a puck of Cade. I ended up with a fine shave. This brush is obviously capable of doing its job well, it's not a Muhle but I enjoyed using it.
This is the first time I've used the new Cade and prefer it to the old but it's been awhile. Have a good one.

 

A near-identical repeat of yesterday's fine shave—with the addition of the coolness of TSD pre shave balm!

 

I've put him back on for you Lou.