Monday was the day for a proper straight shave. The strop in play is a Drygulch Leatherworks 45 series. Yes, our
@Drygulch. Adam is also an official supporting vendor who is a great resource for strops and SR info of all types. He also has other things on his Etsy storefront, just PM him and he'll clue you in! We're lucky to count him amongst the 30DC. My 45 series is black leather strop with a black poly webbing element. The Aust received 35 laps on the leather and 20 on poly. Face was coated with the Turkish goodness and pass one started on the side burn. The immediate difference I noticed is the sound of the beard breaking as the bevel wedge snaps them off cleanly. Alluding to a thought I posted yesterday, this is a confidence razor for me, as I did over half my first hundred shaves with this exact razor. This razor was actually a gift from
@Keithmax , and I am proud to show it every time it comes out. This blade likes the typical two spine angle that is suggested, and the
@gssixgun finished edge is still AAAA good! Keith asked if this was epic, and I likely would have caught it with a third touch pass in the jaw corners. The main difference in feel between the Voskhod loaded Parker SRX and the Aust mainly is due to blade width. It results in a different stroke pattern and lower count, as a result shaving itself was a bit quicker with less strokes. I would also describe the edge of the Aust as having a "softer" edge feel. Hard to explain, really. Very comfortable shave with no blood and almost no burn from the Veg.
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Back to the Parker. If you wanna try a shavette that handles and behaves kind of like a straight, this is it.
Arko
Veg
Parker SRX
Voskhod
This could be a forever kit. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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