Thank you. I believe it is Gun-Kote, if I am not mistaken. The website of Delta Echo razors should have more info. The color scheme is of their creation as well and called Steam Punk.
Straights to the Finish Line!!!! December 29 - It's Soviet Day - Day 2! Razor - Soyuz 1 Straight Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip Soap - Tabac Post - Cold Water, Alum, Nivea Spent some time with the razor this morning on the strop. Not sure what good it will do as It's nearly impossible to know if the angle is right. Laying it down flat with no spine has no effect on the edge that I could tell, and trying to hold any kind of angle was just an exercise in stupidity futility. Still, it got its laps on both poly and leather so it's time to see what difference if any it makes. I chose to try the Tabac today and grabbed the WW brush. Might as well have a pillowy feeling to start because I know it isn't going to last long. Got up a good lather and went right half first again. At first I thought I might be onto something, but that optimism quickly faded as I made more than the first short stroke. Yep, still as rough and tuggy as yesterday. I'm not sure if it's worse because at a certain point it's just rough and that's all you can say about it. The first pass on that side was about as effective as yesterday, meaning NOT! Went ahead and lathered the left side and went WTG there. Again, pulls, tugs, rough, and very little actual cutting that I could tell. So, lathered the whole face and did an XTG along with ATG on the neck. Talk about dragging and just generally being enough to make you mad. Was there some reduction? Yes, but not enough to even think about a third pass at this point. From what I can tell the stropping did nothing to improve it. It also seems to have done nothing to make it worse, or else it's just at that bad point that you can't tell a difference. After debating with myself over a swig of coffee (N mug was safely away from me by that point) I relathered and........grabbed the W.B. Speed Rabbit to make another pass. Now THAT is how it should feel. Nice, smooth, you could hear the cutting instead of the grinding and I finished a pass with a CCS and decided it was good enough for a day off shave. Could I have continued with the Soyuz and gotten to CCS? Yes, I'm sure I could have. How many passes would it have taken? More than I want to know at this point. Again, I could have gotten a good enough shave to count given time and persistence, but there's no point if I have something better to go to. In a shavepocalypse I'm covered. Until then, this razor will be a trophy in my collection. Oh, yes, the Alum was a nice burn, by the way. Even at two rough passes my face has had enough. Nivea to the rescue! Have a great Tuesday!
SOTD 12-29-2015 Prep - Hot Shower with Stirling bar soap - Barbershop Brush - Plisson Lather - Taylor of Old Bond Street - Sandalwood Razor - 1964 Gillette Slim - my birth year Razor j4 Blade - Astra SP (3) Finish - Warm rinse, Alum, cool rinse & Lukcy Tiger AS and Face Tonic A nice 2 pass shave for great work day shave.
SOTD... -Gillette red tip (great razor for an SS) -Asylum synthetic shaving brush -Soap of the Gods (Carolina classic: new car and leather scent, amazing soap) -Razorock "Son of Zeus" aftershave -Pol-silver DE blades
When I was in college, some coeds wasted valuable space on the college newspaper by describing how they did just that for their "partying" every Friday night.
On a freezing rain kind of night like we have here in the Northeast, that sure sounds like a winner to enjoy in front of the fire...
For Wednesday morning: My coldest shave this week so far! Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Derby day 3 Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS Stirling Glacial Wintergreen AS Balm Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH Old Spice Cologne This set-up is NOT for the weak of heart, especially not if you live in Montreal during the winter months. The Glacial Wintergreen trio is a frigid force to be reckoned with and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
Thank you. I do smell...............................................................................good.
@crackstar your razor is which one is it? Your shave descriptions are awesome, they always sound great!
