What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

King Pelican full hollow 13/16

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7/16/15. - Ralf Aust.
I can finally post here.

 

Razor = celtic wosty
soap = williams
brush =vdh boar
witch hazel
as = himalayan bay rum
asb = shea butter /mint, sweet orange,eucalyptus essential oils, it is a good all around cream works on feet,hands and face my wife loves it.

Well I used my twin duck barbers hone today it did improve the edge however it needs to be used more in the future. 3 nicks today ...not a bad shave today I chased the bbs with a de cleanup on my neck.

I kinda got lazy and didn't use the tip of the blade like i should have and I could tell the difference at the end of my shave hence the de cleanup.

Keen Blades smooth shaves Gents

 

Thank you sir !

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Doggone Jamie! SWEET KP!

My significantly more humble offering today...a beat up old, spine worn $60 Kikuokan frame back. LOTS of work to get this old girl back in the fight, but it is tamahagane, so worth the effort. Like all JW's...a superlative shaver. Some old Japanese barber loved this one for a long time.

 

I must add that as I've been consumed with other real world distractions and not hanging out on the razor forums, the first I'd heard of Neil Miller passing was the RIP note on one of Jamies photos. I am absolutely gutted. Such a good, good man. A real friend and touchstone of knowledge to our community. Last I'd talked to him, he was feeling a bit more hopeful about his chronic illness. I simply have no words. Sad, sad, sad.

 

Today it was my first shave with my new Japanese YSS Triumph 11/16 smilling razor, what a nice razor.

Setup:
SOC 2 band
TFS Barbe Rosse
YSS Triumph 11/16
Pinaud Citrus Musk
Prep Asb

 

Torrey

 

Thanks Mike nice to see you back posting my friend.

 

Welcome back, Mike!

 

First shave in a little over 3 days….definitely too long without a good shave!

 

Hess 44 Stainless with gold etch in new condition. Appeared to never have been honed when I got it ( no box) cracked ice scales, eat your heart out gssixgun lol
soap - Le Pere Lucien Cedre patchouli - expected more from this one than I got but will try again, love the scent but the lather was not as good as I am used to with Le pere
AS - Floid Amber
nice close shave, love this razor

 

Kevin, does your Red Imp strop have the blue linen second strop? That stuff is like angel kisses on a razor edge...I have a Red Imp/Certifyd (700c I think) and LOVE that blue linen...

 

Lou I'm with you regarding the Le Pere Lucien the scent is very nice but the performance is nowhere near the Catie's Bubbles, I'm going to offload mine.

 

I have three different scents. Have not tried the lavender yet. The Fourgere I have had for a couple years and it lathers well. I will try the Cedre Patchouli with a nice crème. Maybe & & H 1805 or DR Harris Arlington.

 

Mike, my Red Imp (700c) does indeed have the bluish linen component. The Red Imp fabric is linen and it's supposedly of a very high quality one can't get anymore. The linen component on my strop is, however, incredibly stiff and not supple at all. I hesitate to apply razors to it in its present condition. Perhaps I need to soften it with a light washing. Not sure.

 

Wash it in woolite & add fabric softener. I bet it softens right up

 

Lou, you're probably correct. I'll do a test section to ensure the blue imprint logo and text doesn't bleed away...
Here are some shots of the strop. In the bottom shot, you can see the bluish linen component with the blue imprint. Thick, coarse-feeling and rigid in its current state.