What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Razor: Le Grelot 193 “Royal Canada”
Brush: Razorock Beehive 26mm synthetic
Soap: Stirling Electric Sheep... this just gets better and better
A/S: Country Club 1837

Someone already attempted to remove these scales, so I might as well finish the job.
Enjoy your shave!
Tom.

 

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QUOTE="SevenEighth, post: 1412993, member: 20140"]Thanks. That gives me some comfort.

I hadn't thought of honing into the frown from the corner. Will remember that one.[/QUOTE]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

Cheers, Steve

 

Le Grelot 355 5/8 Sheffield Steel, actually a true 5/8 which would be described today as 11/16. The brush is a gel-tipped M&F 3/1 Finest and the cream Christian Dior Eau Sauvage.

Cheers, Steve

 

Today's shave was with a German Steel, Boston made razor. I had a smooth 2 pass shave, that left me near BBS. Zero issues, it just mowed down 2 days worth of growth like nothing was there.

Razor- Dame Stoddard & Kendall, Boston. German Steel.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

5/8 F.W.Engels Special Forgot how great Engel's Argo Steel performs .Shave was super smooth and just about effortless .

 

I like that Royal Canada, someday I'll find the right one.

Cheers, Steve

 

I didn’t know they made shaving cream, how did it perform?

 

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

Cheers, Steve[/QUOTE]Do I understand the picture correctly - you are coming into the corner directly rather than with an X stroke?

From your contents I had thought you meant honing heel and toe separately into the corner with individual X strokes.

 

Top shelf as you might guess from the Dior house. They make a balm too, but neither are imported to NA. A friend in France sends them to me. The cream isn't that expensive, maybe $30?

Cheers, Steve

 

Do I understand the picture correctly - you are coming into the corner directly rather than with an X stroke?

From your contents I had thought you meant honing heel and toe separately into the corner with individual X strokes.[/QUOTE]

Yes, come into the corner directly. You can almost hone a chip that way lol. You will probably still have to hone the non-frowning part separately though, I doubt that you could hone the entire blade this way. But it is still a PITA.

Cheers, Steve

 

Gotcha. Genius.

 

It would have to meet the quality of that jaw dropping 355 you have above
Tom

 

Schulze 450

 

Zoologist Civit Soap, Omega Brush, Portland Cascade Steel Straight, Proraso Eucalyptus Aftershave.

 

Stirling Bergamot Lavender, applied with a Simpson Classic 1 best. Removed with a basic Dovo 6/8 in plain black slacks.

I now have my third straight shave behind me. It went faster than the first two, and I only nicked my chin once...........which is actually my very first blood.

Post shave was a comedy of errors, with clashing scents.

 

Today's razor was with a Newly Restored, and Honed "Bow" razor. I had a glass smooth 2 pass shave, that left me Baby Dolphins Butt Smooth(BDBS). Zero issues. I do have a thing for these Bow Razors, as well as Pipe Razors.

Razor- Wade & Butcher "Bow Razor".
Brush- JR#262. Ebony/Birdseye Maple. Silvertip Knot.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Admiral Decanter.

 

Outstanding, you are off to a great start.

 

How do you like the razor? It is their new stainless steel right?

 

Who could not love a smile like that!


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