What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

This is a new addition but it is not a new razor. I managed to make a trade for an 8/8 Wade and Butcher FBU. The razor on the initial shave was alright. It shaved and passed HHT with ease but the edge was very rough and unenjoyable so I put it under the loupe and who ever honed it last didn’t complete the polish. I doubt this hone would have come from Fonz as he has pretty awesome quality control. I took the razor to the Nakayama only doing a refresh and completing the polish and now the razor is buttery gloriousness. I got quite the enjoyable shave from this razor. Pins are a bit loose which can make stropping a bit difficult but all in all it is a great Razor with really good geometry. I am more than positive you will highly enjoy whatever style you requested. One thing I really enjoy about Fonz is his selections of wood.


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Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Herder Solingen Stainless Steel Full Hollow 5/8th
Fitchard Pure Badger
Haslinger Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I had a Lovely Shave Today with My Stainless Herder Solingen 5/8th..Lovely Keen & Comfortable Edge on this SR ..I just Love these Vintage Stainless Steel SRs..Sharp & Ever So Smooth & Easy to Hone..Might have To Have a Herder Solingen Week..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

Brian Brown 7/8

 

Old Bengall
No Sheffield, no England, no Cadman & Sons... just BENGALL.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Portland Razor Company Siren

 

Wacker
SV Tundra Artica
homemade brush/mixed badger, boar
Gent's Gin

Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Today's shave was with a newly Acquired, Restored, and Honed razor. It is american made, from what I can tell. I had a very nice 2 pass shave, that mowed down 3 days of growth, like nothing. Results were a BBS shave, no touch-ups. Excellent razor, I've not seen before.

Razor- D'Arcy's Vulcan "7". 15/16th inch. John D'Arcy Company. St. Louis.
Brush- JR#262. WD Silvertip Badger
Soap- TOBS Cedarwood.
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy. Vikings Horn Decanter.

 

Koraat Custom Built
Jayaruh # 350 Silvertip Badger
Taconic Pre and Aftershave Balm
Barrister and Mann Roam

Continuing the Koraat Soiree this evening.

Enjoy your evening gentlemen!

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6/8 Bismark 2
Had a wonderful shave with this blade.I just gave her a refresh on my Charley Forrest hone.The hone gave a very keen and crisp edge.Destroyed whiskers with almost no effort.

 

Brian Brown 6/8 half hollow

 

Geo. Wostenholm & Son’s Pipe razor
This one is slightly shortened but I tried to mirror the original point. Eventually I may play with the scales but I like them as-is for now.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Back to the USSR today. Da comrades, always glorious. Birth year razor from the ZTV factory.

Hot water preparation
T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Jeff’s Mystic Water Lavender Soap
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
1956 Extra ZTV 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Portland Razor Company Siren

 

Todays shave was with a German made Razor. Smooth as glass, 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. Excellent Razor.

Razor- Tonsorial Gem. F.A.Clauberg NY. Made in Germany
Brush- JR#262. Ebony/Birdseye Maple. WD Silvertip knot
Soap- TOBS Eton College
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

5/8 W.H.Morley
Had a great shave with this vintage Solingen blade .Was BBS in no time.

 

Realized I was doing a little Sheffield theme... Bengall, Wosty, and now a John Watts. Really like the grind and feel of this particular razor.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Drew Dick 5/8 Extra full hollow

This razor has an insanely thin grind, it was any larger it would flex.

 

Simmons Hardware Hornet, refinished last night with an 8k Shapton Glass HC and my new soft jnat. The shave was great. A Simpsons Keyhole 4 lathered up some MdC Vetyver, and a splash of Myrsol Agua Balsamica finished up.