Thanks Keith, Its my first Koraat. I think it is just a very nice overall razor. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
Simmons Hardware 6/8 Hornet, AoS sandalwood lathered with a Rooney 3/2 Heritage 3-band, and topped off with D. R. Harris Pink. I am smelling good... Cheers, Steve
5/8 T.I. MOP scales Tabac Tabac aftershave homemade brush with a Shavemac ST Finest Fan knot Nice shave. I'm very comfortable with this T.I. I don't know if a straight razor can be forgiving but for me this is a razor that would qualify. I really enjoyed Tabac with the AS, I've never had both before. Have good one.
Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap B-400 Brush by Tom J3 Custom Western Kamisori Ogallala Bay Rum After Shave This shave was a little rough. Looks like I will need to touch it up.
Super close and smooth shave with this lovely Fritz Bracht DOVO. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Vetiver Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger Fritz Bracht 25 Dovo 6/8 AOS Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
First shave with this one. I just finished fully restoring it, and honing it. This has an unusual edge, to me. It is a 1/4 Hollow Grind, but tapers off, to a very thin edge, about 1/16 is very thin. This makes it a very stiff blade, like a wedge, but some flexibility, like a Full Hollow grind. In the end, it takes on a wickedly sharp edge. I had a very very smooth 2 pass shave, on two days growth, that left me BBS. My new favorite razor. Razor- C-MON, by Carl Monkhouse. Brush- JR#262(@Jayaruh ), WD Silvertip Knot Soap- Arko/Sandalwood Scented Aftershave- Vintage Shulton Old Spice.
Great looking razor - congratulations on a fine looking addition to your surely outsized den of restores.
Thank you. It was a scary restore. The pins didn't want to come out, and I feared breaking the scales.
That is a good photo @Spyder ! This morning is just damp and grey, so some cheer was in order. Today was the Filly 14 user grade, soap is Martin de Candre lavender lathered with a dense white Simpsons 58. This brush reminds me very much of vintage Rooney 3-band Heritage hair, though it does not bloom as much. MdC lavender is lovely especially after the benzoin airs out a bit, a soft, non-camphorous lavender with a bit of a ‘nutty’ scent, very spring-like. A splash of Thayers lavender toner topped it off, and a bit of Cade ASB on drydown made for a fine shave. Cheers, Steve
Mike’s Natural Soap Elk Antler Badger Brush J3 Custom Western Kamisori Ogallala Bay Rum After Shave This razor still needs work
