What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Yes it was, thanks.

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Circa 1920-1926 Salamander "Our Wedge. This was the first razor I honed on a film stone combination resulting is a near shavette shave. Finished on 200k diamond pasted balsa, Illinois linen and horse hide. These razors are easy to find and usually sell in the $20 range. I recommend them as an addition to any vintage SR collector.

 

Wednesday's Shave
5/8+ Manaslu M500
Had a fantastic shave with this Japanese blade. Fresh off the J-Nat and Arkie .Shave was smooth as silk.

 

5/8 Bismarck

 

Iwasaki

 

Frameback Friday, for me. I broke out a little used Japanese Frameback, that always give a great shave. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS.

Razor- Japanese "Yaichi". Nichiri Co. LTD. Swedish Steel. Special Made.
Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar
Soap- ARKO Stick
Aftershave- Vintage Avon "Island Lime". Super Cycle Decanter.

 

5/8 Columbia Cutlery Extra Hollow Ground Worcester Mass

Was in the mood for some Vintage US Steel

The Columbia Cutlery delivered a near perfect shave .Was BBS in no time .I honed this bade up to 16K on Sharpton Glass and finished on an Escher . Edge was great .Love how this tight grain steel takes an edge .This is also the first razor I rescaled a few years back.

 

Gorgeous. Magazine-worthy.

 

Wester Brothers 4/8, a shout our/thank you to @Steveclarkus for sending the Kapo, a fine shaving soap. Got as close to shavette as any SR I own. This is a J.R. Rowe restoration and a Steve Clark edge. I just maintain Steve's work with 200k diamond pasted balsa and an old Illinois #50.

 

Saturday Straights' Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Colgate Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #30RS
Lee Mfg. 5/8
CWR
Barbasol AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Colgate Mug Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #30RS 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 Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Shave #27 on the Filly 14 Sub Cero edge test, still motoring along quite well. Soap was Provence Sante Green Tea lathered with a Rooney Beehive, and a splash of Myrsol finished things up.

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Henckels Twin 401 Solingen Stainless Steel Full Hollow 5/8th
Fitchard Pure Pure Badger
Valobra Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had a Shave with My Henckels Twin 401 Solingen 5/8th..Belter of a Shave..Canny Whack a Stainless Henckels in My Books..The Bugger Gave Me a Wee Nick..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

Thank you, Primo.

 

Nice and interesting that another is using a SR in Knoxville as we strop...…………………………….

 

Modern Razor Day. I had a fantastically smooth, and quiet 2 pass shave tonight, that left me BBS. Zero issues. Some very nice steel used in this blade.

Razor- Hart Steel JA 1/4 Hollow
Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar hair
Soap- ARKO/Sandalwood scented.
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy

 

Old Sheffield “Celebrated Razor”

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Eiko YSK 2 Yasuki Steel
Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601 New York
Semogue TSN LE Boar
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb Extreme Balm
Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb Extreme Edp​

 

awesome razor and pic Jim..

 

Thank you, Gary.

 

8/8 Rigarazor Tungsten

Had a fantastic shave with this blade.Was BBS in two passes.Love B&M Nocturne scent this time of year.