What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

You guys are giving me the itch to refurbish my straight and use it. I have only one.

 

Get Hot! Time's a waistin'!

 

Its in rough shape. I have tomorrow off so after trip to the grocery I may start getting the rust off it.

 

No time like the present to get restoring!
Having recently completed Lou's, I've about a dozen more in the works. So much work, so little time, it seems.
I do like these long summer days….

 

HOLY BUCKETS! How do you find the time to eat the bacon?

 

8/14/15 SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Ontario Cutlery Co. 5/8 Spike Point
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel/ Linen
Soap: The Holy Black Gunpowder Spice
Brush: Omega 1066 Boar
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: The Holy Black Whisker Whiskey Gunpowder Spice

Not a great shave today, but I am going to figure out how to get this razor smooth and comfortable to use.

 

My good man, one always must find the time to eat the bacon…


Today's Friday shave = darn near BBS results from the old Caddy & MdC…

 

Caliano Trapani ( Bohler Stahl steel) Restored by Holyrollah ( Kevin) - I am happier than a pig in shi* with this razor. Kevin knocked this one out of the park
Soap - Caties Bubbles Midnight Dreary - They should re name this soap Midnight Dreamy. It is a winner. If you have not tried Caties soaps, you are missing out on a real pleasurefull experience
Balm - Soap Commander "Passion"
Todays shave was very enjoyable and as BBS as it gets

 

Without a doubt, the rarest straight I own. Michael Price was a San Francisco gold rush cutler who's bowie knives have sold at auction for over $30,000. Little known fact: he made a few razors as well. I know of four, including this one. A collector/author named Bernard Levine (who wrote THE book on early California knives) had one, another fellow on SRP has spent a lifetime searching and has two, though one is incomplete. I have expensive razors, valuable razors, desirable razors, razors I've spent too much on, but none approach the rarity of this little guy. I've been offered ridiculous sums of cash for it, no intention of selling ever.

Also: discovered the Proraso white cream is a little thirstier than most creams. With a bit more water, it made an excellent lather.

 

Quite the history to that rare razor! Any shots of the tang stamp?
So......how does it shave?

 

Dubl Duck Goldedge

 

That's a real good job of displaying those items

 

A few of my meager attempts...it is a very light strike, but in the right light is marked "M. PRICE SAN FRANCISCO", coincidentally the same mark on his knives.









It takes an unbelievable edge. I was just reading that some invoices from Price's old record keeeping were recently discovered showing bulk purchases of iron from Japan. It's known that he used chromium as the primary alloy in his steel, but interesting to think he was sourcing iron from Japan...Hmmm...

 

Thank you for your kind words.

 

Very cool stuff, Mike! Love that jimped thumb notch!
BE careful not to sand off what remains of that stamp!
Similar impact value-wise of a label on an original Escher vs a label-less one...

 

Kevin, I don't even use polish on the tang And the double sided jimps are an awesome touch!

 

SOTD
Pasini handmade latigo 2 inch strop
AOS lavender soap
Simpson S1 best badger brush
Dovo ebony spike
AOS sandalwood balm
Clubman original splash

Pre: soak soap and brush in hot water
Strop 20x webbing 20x leather
2 passes wtg
Cold water rinse Pat dry
Dickinson's witch hazel Pat dry
AOS sandalwood balm
Clubman original

Nice shave. I may have to hone this one. Felt a little tugging on 1st pass. No nicks though. It's all good.

 

Calio Trapani ( Bohler Stahl steel) restored & scaled by holyrollah ( kevin) another awesome shave today
Soap - Caties Bubbles jar din de or - top shelf stuff
AS - LaToja splash
Balm - Soap Commander "Passion"
Brush - Franks Shaving 30 mm extra density silvertip - love this one
Damned Fine Shave, I am falling in love with this blade

 

if one hones and strops a piece of Sheffield steel. then uses it to shave his face. is he permitted to post his results in this thread?
today I used a 46 Rolls razor. it went ok,a few issues. but mostly inexperience. tough to dry this little booger.
I dipped it in alcohol before and after, then dried best as I could.
does rubbing alcohol displace water? it's active ingredient is water.
please respond if you know.
I think it truly is a straight razor on a stick.