What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

8/26/15 SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Wade & Butcher 5/8 (pre 1890) with Worm Eaten Scales
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel/ Linen (20 linen 50 Leather Pre, 15/15 post)
Soap: Barrister & Mann Fireside (Brandy scented)
Brush: Omega 1066 Boar
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Mandom

Chasing a better edge on my razors continues, and was successful. For today’s shave, I attempted to improve the edge of an already shave ready razor I used on Monday. Mission accomplished! I did some work on a fine Welsh Slate with slurry, and a Translucent Arkansas to polish this razor up. Today it was much smoother, and required less pressure.

 

Manaslu M-55​

 

Ern 13/16
Razorock Son Of Zeus w/Alvarez Gomez
Soap Commander Passion
Brushcraft handle w/28 mm silvertip from FS

 

First decent shave in 14 days just getting things squared away since getting home from my daughters wedding.

The shave is close, comfortable and fells damn good...

Keen blades & smooth shave Gents!

 

Is that a Thier-Issard?

 

I used a straight for the first time in over a month at least probably a lot longer. Surprisingly there wasn't much irritation but it just felt bad and tuggy while shaving. I guess it's time for a focus.

 

Your straight may need honing or a touching up with chromium oxide. Also, make sure you strop it around 50 laps.

 

Hart Steel 7/8 1/4 grind

 

My morning shave.
DE on chin and neck.
Goldedge for the rest
Proraso green cream
Simpson special S1 best badger brush
Clubman original splash.

Single pass. No problem with this shave.
All scratches and nicks from my spikes have finally healed. Swmbo has not been on my case about my SR use. It's a good day

 

Revisor 6/8 in an Asian style blade with red translucent scales
Castle Forbes Lavender
Floid Black label AS
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Beautiful razor. The point looks like it would require a light touch and careful attention.

 

8/28/15 SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Case Red Imp 133
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel/ Linen (10 linen 10 Leather post shave)
Soap: Jabonman Lima-Incienso (Menthol)
Brush: Omega 1066 Boar
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman with M-Bomb

Good shave today! Really enjoyed using this razor.

 

First shave with my very own Takehana FEON (since Mike @entropy1049 introduced me to his, I've willingly jumped aboard the J-West bandwagon & acquired the one depicted below)...

 

Looks dynamite Kevin! A heck of a lot of razor for not a heck of a lot of money! I predict more J-Wests in your SotD pics in the coming posts!

Day 5 and 6 ODH:
I've been busybusybusy the last couple of days, so just this morning had to take a composite pic of the last two days shaves with the ODH. 10 laps linen, 20 laps cordovan, and this sucker is ready to take down the Ardennes Forest. Smooth as silk, nimble, and starting to feel like an extension of my hand after six days! One more day to enjoy this l'girl and back she goes to Kevin. With a couple of passengers in the box for him to try as well .

 

Goldedge
Proraso red
Simpson S1 best badger brush
Clubman original

30x strop on web and 30x leather
Single pass wtg
Smooth as silk
Great shave

 

Scheon Burg 777

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Old reliable….

 

Day 7 ODH:



Well, thanks for the awesome photo Mike, really appreciate seeing the last SotD with the ODH!

In my fervor to get the ODH honed on the SG20K and stropped on fine Neil Miller linen and Cordovan, I forgot to take the photo before the package back to Kevin was sealed. But in conclusion, on day 7, 10 strokes linen and 20 leather before the shave, and after 7 shaves of my nasty tough beard, the ODH was as smooth as the first shave.

Honing the ODH was a joy. Very well behaved on the stone. You know when you put good steel on the rock and you can just feel the buttery smoothness as it hones? That's how the ODH behaves. The steel is on par with the best Solingen steel out there. It felt nearly identical to my Wonderedge on the hone.

The only problem with the ODH is finding one as nice as Kevin's. That beautiful jade green celluloid generally looks like fuzzy gray in the ones I find for sale. Some day...

So, as a substitute for the Day 7 ODH photo, I submit the "Fellow Travelers" in the box back to Kevin for his eval. We shall expect full reports