What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Today's shave was with a little known German Razor. I had a silky smooth 2 pass shave, even ATG. This left me with BBS results. Wonderful razor.

Razor- The E-W Co. #941. Germany.
Brush- RazoRock 400. WD High Mountain Badger.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Vintage Avon "Island Lime". Straight Eight Island Lime Decanter.






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Beautiful scales.

 

Thanks.

 

My Fili is a sweet gal and proved it again today. (Except when that point catches the skin...)

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Vetiver
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Filarmonica 6/8 Novodur
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Henckels #415

 

Thanks, Robert!

 

Bought on the Buy/Sell/Trade on Straight Razor Place site

 

Some very nice steel today gentlemen!

Bengall
Polar Metalworks 24mm in bronze
MDC
CRSW Spring Limited to finish

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Portland Razor Company Siren

 

As long as it shaves well, a have a few of those relegated to my island of lost straight razors !

 

Took Ralf Aust for its first spin, what a beauty. What a fantastic shave!

Trying to branch out a bit so I popped into the store and picked up some "Cremo". Not too bad overall but the weak lathering and lack of cushion kinda spoil it. Still a very nice performer in terms of protection...

Ralf Aust Spanish Point Solingen
Blackwood scales
Cremo
Stirling Blu AS

Definitely my best shave to date, 3 months in.



Lovin' ever minute! I mean shave ;-)

Best, John

Happy B-Day! Nice Score on That Dovo Mike!

 

Tonight's shave was with a very heavy English Wedge. I had a very nice 2 pass shave, that left me near BBS. Fun Razor, but on the large side, 7/8th.

Razor- George Wostenholm & Son, Celebrated IXL. Washington Works Sheffield. Big heavy Wedge.
Brush- RazoRock 400, WD High Mountain Badger Knot.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Florida Water

 

Boker 3/4 the daisy
Jeffs soap
Jayaruh 117
Nivea post shave balm

 

Saturday Straights' Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Arko Extra Performance
Jayaruh #291
Joseph Elliot 6/8 Wedge
CWR
Thayer's Peach WH
Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Arko Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #291 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Joseph Elliot 6/8 Wedge Razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

This Joseph Elliot 6/8 wedge is a straight from the first half of the 1800s, and it is one of my favorite straights. I love it. It is such a smooth, easy shaver.

 

BBS with 3 passes from my French made R O Delorme “starter Lux 777” razor.
Ever Ready Badger bush
Avon leather A/S


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Vintage Solingen-made Böhler Stahl 5/8" roundpoint.

 

What a great shave I had this morning with my Henry Sears and Son razor!

I touched this one up last week and was treated to one of the smoothest and easiest SR shaves I ever had! I could have stopped after the first pass, but did a second pass and ended up BBS. It cut effortlessly through the whiskers and was probably my best SR shave ever. I was done in 10 minutes with zero irritation and zero burn from the aftershave.

I’ve always gotten good shaves from the Henry Sears, but I must have done something differently with the touch up this time. I find this razor to be a soft steel, with touch ups always making significant impacts. I should focus more on this razor and my honing techniques as slight changes make for significant improvements.

 

Iberia 14

 

Special Father’s Day weekend shave... using my daughter’s straight razor. She came home last week from college and it is always a pleasure to have her in the house. Time for a little touch up on her straight, and she let me take it for a test drive.
Hy. Kaufmann & Sons Mercator
Brush: Rubberset 400 w/24mm HMW Badger
Soap: MdC
A/S: Razorock One X

Enjoy your shave and enjoy your day tomorrow Dads!
Tom