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.
[ 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 .
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
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.
