What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Me too
Beautiful blade Bill.

 

Two 100 year old plus tools today.

 

August Weigelt, Bremen
Wholly Kaw
homemade badger
Brut

Very nice shave with an older ivory scaled razor. Have a good one.

 

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I was doing a quick test of a newly arrived coticule, shave was very good. Looking forward to more coticule learning. The razor was a 6/8 Manaslu M-100, an entirely different razor than the thumb notch M-300s and M-500s. Cream was SMN and a little AB topped things off for a DFS.

 

Now we're talking!

 

Wooo hooo, almost race car-ish!

 

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R. Holder 578.
I know these aren’t rare, as there are a few up for sale, but I can’t find much on their history, specifically any connection with Herders. Pulled out the F. Herder 45 and took some pics... I think the comparison is clear.

Obviously the tang stamps are uncannily similar.

But I can’t find R. Holder in the list of Solingen razor makers.
Anyway... it takes a nice edge, as most Solingen razors do.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

That’s a beauty!!


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Wade and Butcher
Palmolive stick
old ratty Simms brush
Stetson Fresh AS
Avon Zany Cologne Hippo

The shave was ... adequate.

 

I will be using this one sometime tomorrow. It was a birthday gift from a good friend. I just wanted to post a photo in advance. Wester Bros of NY was established in 1891 and was the sole importer of the German factory. I suspect the American enterprise was in response to the 1890 McKinley Tariffs.


From Strazors:
"
Wester Bros, Solingen.
"Wester Bros.Cutlery Co." existed 1904-1967 in New York City.
Charles and Max Wester were the owners.
It was originally founded in 1891 as Jacoby & Wester.
Wester Brothers was the sole inporter of goods made by Wester & Butz of Solingen.
The owner of Wester & Butz was August Wester, father of Charles and Max Wester."
http://strazors.com/index.php?id=51&doc=wester_bros_solingen_

 

Awesome shave, with a German made razor, finished on a JNAT Stone. Smooth 2 pass shave, with BDBS results. Fantastic razor. I have a couple others by FW Engels, and all are top notch.

Razor- F.W.Engels, Special. Solingen Germany
Razor- RazoRock 400. WD HM Badger knot.
Soap- RazoRock XXX.
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Flying Cloud Decanter.

 

they could be brothers or,who ever ran the company at the time ..

 

Could be. I’ve seen a Carl, Daniel, Robert, Richard, and the most common Friedr. Herder, all out of Solingen.

 

Nice setup!

I think this is the first I've seen of that decanter. I really like it.

 

A cool razor with a cool name.

 

Koraat 7/8

 

Heljestrand MK 32

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lovely razor and pic sir..