What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Rusty Crusty never looked so good. Awesome job on the restoration


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That is a beauty.

 

Thanks. Lately it seems like most of my razors started out as a Rusty Crusty Razor.

 

7/8 T.I.
homemade Omega synthetic
Mystic Water

The shave was great. The Omega knot is really tweaked and I was a little disappointed in it's performance even though it made an excellent lather. It didn't want to open up the way I like a brush to on my face. I can still mess with it a bit and see if it improves but a knotectomy might be called for. Have a good one. (Sunday's shave) I'm going to rescale this razor in faux tortoise.

 

Koraat

 

I saw the Pipe razor thread @DaltonGang started and it put mine to mind this morning.

I won this in a TSD raffle earlier this year and this was only my second shave with it. It was a very pleasurable shave, very easy to maneuver and excellent final result. However, what stood out was the similarity to the feel of my 1941 Russian. In fact feeling the edge with my thumb on each felt similar. They don't have that "sticky" quality and you wonder if they are sharp. They are. And they both have that butter knife smooth feel when using them, like they aren't even cutting. The Russian is both sharper and smoother but the Wosty is the only other razor I have that comes close to the same feeling.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Schafmilch Shave Soap
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Geo. Wostenholm & Son Pipe 5/8
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

PRC Chimera

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine...

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Puma 91 Solingen 6/8th
VP Leon Hardy Pure Badger
Haslinger Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had a Nice Easy Pace Two Pass Shave Today with My Puma Extra Hollow 6/8th..This is the Only SR that I have Left in My Collection that Wasn't NOS when I Got it..It Has an Escher Thuri Edge & its as Keen as Mustard & as Smooth as Butter..I Coudnt have Gotten a Closer Shave with a Top of the Range Injector Razor..A Belter of a Shave Today..One of the Most Closest & Comfortable Shaves Ever..

I am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

Shoulderless 11/16 Solingen rescue. One of my best. Always a pleasure to use.

 

Hilarious Billy!

 

Tonight's shave was with an old Pipe Razor. It delivered a silently smooth 2 pass shave. I do like these old wedges. BBS results, without any issues. Excellent razor.

Razor- "George Wostenholm & Son, Sole Manufacturers of the , Original & True (Pipe symbol) Razor". True Wedge razor.
Brush- B 400 By Tom
Soap-Avon Spicy

 

Faultless

 

OK, tell us about that personalized strop - photoshop or real?

 

7/8 T.I.
Thater 2 band knot - the original brush came 6mm over spec loft wise so I removed the knot and redid the handle
Tabac

 

Its real

 

Very cool, I guess that reduces the odds of theft while traveling. Who did the work?

 

He sure has a knack of suddenly showing up with cool toys

 

15/16 Perfecto.
A dab of Cremo Cooling Cream on a brush is pretty hard to beat, if one is in a "non-traditional" mood.
The Lucky Tiger "Aspen" added a more traditional splash at the end!

 

Yes he does, I like the way Brian just slips them in the pictures and doesn't say anything about the new acquisition.

 

Shane at Flaquitoleather.com
He does nice work.