What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by lindyhopper66, Nov 30, 2013.

  1. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

    What is it? I like the lines :love055:
     
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  2. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

    At long last I can shave with my SK-3. She just returned for the razor spa, @gssixgun , Glen cleaned up the blade, the scales and put a wonderful edge on it. I have never seen a razor with this much smile have such a thin grind.
    :happy108:

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  3. Chuck Naill

    Chuck Naill Well-Known Member

  4. Chuck Naill

    Chuck Naill Well-Known Member

    Being preemptive for Friday's razor. This is a 4/8 shoulderless, carved bone scales, Lewis-Stenger Barber Supply "Venus"
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    Update: The blades performance was perfect. :)
     
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  5. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

  6. Chuck Naill

    Chuck Naill Well-Known Member

    Thank you sir!!
     
  7. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    :)
    Nice!
     
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  8. basil

    basil Well-Known Member

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    Teaching them young. Dollarama 1/8 lol
     
  9. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

    Koraat 7/8, just refreshed on a Shapton Glass 16k. Very nice shave.

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  10. M14Shooter

    M14Shooter Well-Known Member

    8/8 Riga Razor Tungsten Steel
    Had several days of growth .So I picked the Riga Razor for the task.She delivered a near perfect shave . rps20190420_003053_589.jpg
     
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  11. BaylorGator

    BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

    Beautiful razor, Keith!
     
  12. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Cold Water Rinse
    Amalfi Basil Lemon
    Jayaruh #331 Boar
    Lee Mfg. 5/8
    CWR
    Pinaud Vanilla

    My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Amalfi Basil Lemon Shave Soap face lathered well with Jayaruh #331 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Lee Mfg. 5/8 razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Pinaud Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
  13. Chuck Naill

    Chuck Naill Well-Known Member

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  14. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

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    Interesting shave this morning. I’m putting some jnat edges on for a fellow forum member, and one of the razors he sent is a 6/8 Hart, made before Hart was sold. The makers stamped their initials on the obverse tang, and this one is stamped ‘JA’. That was James Arman who ground razors for Hart back then. His wife is Maria Arman, who made the early Maggards soaps, and her Limes and Bergamot is a classic. So today’s shave was with a razor made by James and the soap and AS made by his wife! Maria runs Through the Fire Fine Crafts.

    6/8 Hart, Maggard Limes and Bergamot lathered with a TOBS brush, and finished off with L&B AS. Afterwards I cleaned and touched up the razor.
     
  15. BaylorGator

    BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

    Gracias, Amigo! Hope you enjoyed the shave!
     
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  16. M14Shooter

    M14Shooter Well-Known Member

    5/8 Wade and Butcher 1/4 Hollow

    Had a great shave with this vintage Sheffield blade .
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  17. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Today's shave was with one of China's finest. I had a very smooth, 2 pass shave, that left me with a DFS. No touch ups, and pretty good, for shaving a three day growth. These razors are made very well.

    Razor- Chinese ZY.
    Brush- RazoRock 400, WD Badger knot.
    Soap- ARKO/Sandalwood scented
    Aftershave- Pinaud Lime Sec


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  18. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

    Koraat 7/8, half hollow:

    This just back from Glen, @gssixgun , he finished it with a Zulu Grey. I also have a Zulu Grey and well...... I was never able to get the same edge of a Zulu Grey that Glen delivered on this razor. A very enjoyable shave today, including hot lather.

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  19. Chuck Naill

    Chuck Naill Well-Known Member

    Wade and Butcher "You lather well I'll shave well" wedge, I don't think the scales are original. Most of the ones I've seen are bone. Interesting the washer is no the exterior, but I seen this before. I used tape and honed with films. Now days I touch up with a Thuringian stone.
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