And to think I passed one of these up for $15 at an antique shop this past summer. Definitely a brain fart to the extreme
Razor: M Martinez 17/16 Strop: Dry Gulch Black Latigo Brush: 30DC LE Pre: Nivea Soap: Tabac AS: Enhanced Florida Water Scent: YSL Kouros
Razor: C.V. Heljestrand MK31 Strop: Red Imp Shell Brush: M&F 22mm Blonde Badger Soap: Saponificio Varesino Aromatic Fern Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck Aftershave Balm: Nivea Cooling Cologne: N/A Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
6/8 Friodor C&S Oxford and Cambridge Cashmere knot set @ 55mm Nice shave this morning. I enjoyed the cashmere knot. IMO, very good feel and performance. Have a good one.
Tonight's shave was with a newly acquired, restored, and honed Sheffield made razor. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/wade-butcher-aka-snaggle-tooth.57763/ I had a super smooth 2 pass shave, that left me with BBS results. 1 pas would have been good for a DFS. Very nice, well built razor. Razor- Wade & Butcher. 13/16th Sheffield Made. Horn Scales. Brush- B400 By Tom Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Aftershaves "Nectar Of The Gods".
Challenge Cutlery 6/8. Appropriately named, as this was my second razor that I attempted to hone. It was definitely a challenge, but I finally got it the third round on the hones. It finally took a wonderful edge and has maintained that keen edge for months. Not a fancy razor by any means, but a wonderful shaver and one of my favorites. It sure did humble me on the hones though
Cape Japanese Razor This bad boy received the Arkie treatment after being finished on my J-Nat.Killer edge .BBS in two and 1/2 passes.Just tried Wild West Shaving Soap.Super soap.Great cushion,very slick and builds lather very quickly.Stuff smells great .Thanks Kokak for your reviews of this soap in your shave diary .
Your memory is excellent, it is new and the first shave. Despite its huge size, it shaves wonderfully. It came with a very nice edge and I like the weight. For some reason I find it much easier to shave with a big heavy razor, they make it easy to apply very little pressure and are easier to control.
Razor: CV Heljestrand MK6 Strop: Dry Gulch Black Latigo Brush: Shavemac silver tip Pre: Proraso Soap: R66 AS: Fine Snake Bite / Edwin Jagger ASB Scent: Dior Leather Oud
Today I used my recently honed ( TY @DaltonGang ) Joseph Rodgers Cutler to his Majesty Jayurah 30DC brush Stirling Executive Man Soap Stirling Executive Man After Shave Still getting used to straight razors and really struggle with angles using my left hand but overall an uneventful and comfortable close shave. I did somehow manage to nick myself yet again while not shaving but trying to figure out an angle and the blade slipped. Sorry but I don't recall the blade size Im thinking it's around a 4/8. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
You know you’ve taken straight razor shaving to the next level, when you know what razors each other owns Gee I can’t remember his name but he’s the one with the 7/8 Korat with the French point..........
Tonight's shave was with a newly acquired, freshly restored and honed Sheffield Wedge. I had a near silent 2 pass shave, that left me with a DFS. Zero issues. I do like these old cast steel wedges. Razor- Wade & Butcher, Near Wedge. Sheffield England. Brush- B400 By Tom Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Aftershave- Osage Rub. Brrrrr.