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.
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.
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..
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
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
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.