OCtober 2016 - Discuss Open Comb Razors

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Dove Men Face Wash
TABAC
Jayaruh #109 silvertip badger
Gillette NEW SC
7 am Plus Hi Platinum
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Aqua Velva Musk

 

October 16, 2016
Timeless OC .95 Gap with Triad Ti
Feather (2)
Rudy Vey R7 with Shavemac Finest
MdC Fougere
Witch Hazel
Fine L’Orange Noir


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As expected the MdC was very easy to lather. I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite between the original and fougere scent. Sticking with a traditional 3 pass shave and minimal clean up provided a near BBS. I decided not to chase the baby this morning. I finished up with a splash of Fine L'Orange Noir. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.

 

Route 66 Sweeney Todd Soap
Doug Korn Brush
Grand Shave King Razor
Alum
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum
Have a blessed Sunday!

 

Shave for OCtober 16, 2016:

1912 Gem Damaskeene Open Comb
PAL Super carbon steel blade (4)
The Grooming Co. synthetic brush
L' Occitane Cade soap & aftershave balm

Events conspired to get me away from OCtober, first a weekend getaway (none of my OC razors are really suitable for travel) followed by the arrival of a new razor (Wait till next month to try out my new Razorock Hawk? Are you crazy?).

Anyway, today I'm back with this open comb Damaskeene. Single edge razors have been sadly underrepresented in this thread.

This set is one of the gems of my collection (pardon the expression) and is in pristine condition, complete with blade bank and stropper.

It is a smooth shaver and surprisingly mild - more so than the closed comb Damaskeenes that followed. I enjoyed a close and comfortable shave that was devoid of irritation or weepers.

I don't use this razor very often as the nickel plating is in great shape (shiny!) and I'd like to keep it that way.



--Bob

 

Razor: Gillette Goodwill 1930's Ball End Open Comb (Made in Canada) PIF from Spud form PEI.
Blade: Personna Platinum (3)
Brush: Franks Shave Finest Faux Ebony (Travel)
Soap: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle
Aftershave: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle Balm
Once again I have a very close comfortable near BBS shave with this razor. The travel brush is a real winner. Route 66 Bourbon Jungle is an out standing soap and the aftershave balm complements the shave perfectly.

 

Hope you had a good birthday Tom

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SOTD OCtober 15


Cooper Monobilt
Feather
RazoRock XXX
Satin Tip The Purest
Crown King Scuttle
Florida Water

Good afternoon friends.This was my shave yesterday and I am just now getting around to posting it. I had two firsts yesterday. First time using XXX and first time using a feather blade. I loaded up the XXX for about 5 seconds and then began building my lather. As I was building my lather and the full depth of the XXX scent profile was released I though "man this would pair great with Florida Water". After I worked the great smelling soap into a nice lather I painted on my face. With a nice lather on my face I was ready to take on what many dub the sharpest DE blade out there. I expect the heavens to part and the angels to sing and the whiskers to just disappear. I guess I had set my expectations too high. While it is a good blade don't get me wrong I don't feel that it is superior to my other top tier blades. And at 3-5X the price if other premium offerings I just don't see the value. After 3 passes I had a dfs and did manage to give myself a weeper, which I haven't don't in a very long time. Other then that there was no irritation. Finished off with a splash of Florida Water which did pair nicely with the XXX. Have a great evening my friends!

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October 16 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stirling Gentleman SS
Phoenix Dbl OC
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling Gentleman AS

 

If you can ever wrap your head around the price I personally think that the Timeless is the best thing going.

 

I gave it a good hard look-see and read reviews here and elsewhere. Looks like a great razor. For the price it really is a toss-up with the Blackbird. If I were able it would be a hard choice. The thing about the Blackbird is i could get a black base plate with the rest of the razor in the unpolished stainless. But alas.... Just a dream!
Beautiful rig though. I like the scallops the head.
... To be continued...

Don

 

Razor: Gillette Goodwill 1930's Ball End Open Comb (Made in Canada) PIF from @Spud from PEI.
Blade: Personna Platinum (4)
Brush: Franks Shave Finest Faux Ebony (Travel)
Soap: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle
Aftershave: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle Balm

 

Dove Men Face Wash
TABAC
Jayaruh #109 silvertip badger
German made OT
7 am Plus Hi Platinum
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Aqua Velva Musk

 

Today I used my:
Matador Elegante open comb razor
(No pic, sorry)(i borrowed one from Internet)
This razor is not expensive. 25 bucks or so. It never fails to give me a great shave.

 

October 17, 2016
Timeless OC .95 Gap with Triad Ti
Feather (3)
Zenith B02 Boar
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Witch Hazel
Fine Platinum

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Shave for OCtober 17, 2016

Valet Auto-Strop VC1
Feather FHS blade (2)
The Grooming Co. synthetic brush
Stirling Barbershop soap & aftershave

Auto-Strop VC1's are very cool razors. They're light, agile and smooth shavers while still being moderately aggressive. In addition to the Feather blade I used today, they will take a modified Gem blade. A good thing, as after two shaves this feather blade is about done. VC1's are easy to find at bargain prices.

--Bob

 

Menthol Monday, October 17, 2016

Rubberset 400 #3 Omega 10066
Stirling Soap Co.- Margaritas In The Arctic
Wolfman WR1- OC with Darwin Deluxe Titanium
Personna 74 #14
Margaritas In The Arctic Witch Hazel
Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool


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Very good setup and picture amigo.

 

Thank you Doug!