What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Kevin, how many brush's do you have ( holy cow)

 

Lou. I'm not a big 'Brush Guy' —meaning the vast majority of my brushes are usually less than $30, and I've managed to collect far more than I'll ever truly need. I keep a regular rotation of about a dozen; 5-6 boars, 4-5 badgers, and a couple of synthetics. I probably need to thin this herd next month as well…..

 

today I used my Dovo pearlex.
I started my shave with the straight.
three passes, did pretty well, very sufficient for a regular shave. but I was going to church today, so I touched up with the slim, square sideburns, touched the center spot directly under my nose, everything else was pretty clean.
my straight got twenty laps on my @Drygulch custom strop before, and 20 linen/20 leather after.

 

I guess that's not bad. I have 10 Badgers, 1 Boar and two horsehair lol

 

Today a shave with my Louis Perlmann 14 7/8. A great shaver.
Setup : Henk' Scheerkraam custom, TFS Tabacco Verde Forte, Louis Perlmann 14 7/8, Pinaud Special Reserve, Prep asb.

 

Little Schulze - got this one NOS a couple years ago. It is small and dainty but can be very dangerous
Soap - Caties Bubbles Le Piminet De Le Vie - one of my most favorite soaps, the scent & lather are right in my wheelhouse
AS - soap commander balm "passion"
I always get a BBS shave with this little Gem

 

JR Torrey

 

July 13th, SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: W.R. Case & Sons “Registered No. 23 Warranted For Life” Purple Heart Wood scales
Strop: Prototype Travel Strop- Vegetable Tanned Goat hide (10 flesh side/ 10 grain side pre and post)
Soap: Jabonman Lima-Incienso (Menthol)
Brush: Spalted Maple Brush with Badger Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman with M-Bomb added

Testing this leather out for a travel strop, to see how it holds up, especially with being stored rolled.

 

love those scales!

 

Shaver = Celtic Wosty
Soap = Maggard Lavander
Brush = VDH Boar
witch hazel
himalayan bay rum

Another shave...my neck has some whiskers left however my face is dfs/bbs. My focus this month is to get to the point that I don't need to do a DE clean up... I am doing well on my face but my neck is work in progress

I will be cleaning up my twin duck barbers hone tomorrow and start using that to freshen my edge. I really want to go "old school" when it comes to SR shaving...hopefully i will get there sooner than later.

Keen Blade and smooth shaves

 

Eiko YSK2 Yasuki steel full hollow 13/16

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Clauss USMC 13/16 - this one shaves oh so smooth. Never saw one of these as nice ( yet)
Soap - Panama Boellis 1924 - compliments of Jamie Mahoney. Gotta get me some of this
Floid Black Label
BBS all the way today

 

July 15th, SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: W.R. Case & Sons “Registered No. 23 Warranted For Life” Purple Heart Wood scales
DE Razor: Gillette Old Type with Hibco handle and Gillette 7 ‘O Clock blade
Soap: Homestead Ranch Goat Butter Shave soap
Brush: Omega Boar Travel
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman with M-Bomb added

 

Hoken 66 H.Y.S. 2.7

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Sette Belot # 7 - NOS Solingen mfg for Italian market - three pin and quality all the way, shaves as good as any I own
Martin De Candre Fourgere mixed with T & H Trafalgar crème - this is one of the best ubelathers I have ever made. They really compliment each other well
AS - LaToja splash
what a shave I had today - very smooth, close and enjoyable

 

love that razor. It is a beauty

 

Thanks. I loved the red Hayashi and the new Schulze from your earlier posts. Both great razors and good-looking.

 

thanks for the compliment. I could only hope to have as many nice blades as you

 

Couple of beautiful razors there! Absolutely love the Wosty!