Open Comb Central - The Place With Real Teeth (No R41, Hybrid or Closed Combs)

Seeing as I love Open Comb razors, and it is OCtober; I thought I'd post in here as well....probably will the whole month (and beyond). This 1905 Double Ring really, REALLY gave me a great shave today. 2-passes (a little jawline touch-up) and I was blood-free, irritation-free and stubble-free for DFS+/BBS- shave! The razor is in great shape (no cracks, straight teeth), but the case is little beat-up -- of course I'm 60 years younger and so am I.

 

OCtober 1st, I had to blow the dust off my Razorock old type razor, its a mild but important razor when I travel. I do not want nicks or weepers when in foreign countries that could expose myself to unknowns. This razor is a easy going, carefree & inexpensive so if lost nothing to cry about & have used it a lot over the yrs but has been replaced recently with my Razorock SLOC.

Razor: Razorock old type
Blade: Derby Premium (3)
Soap: The Dead Sea by Razorock
Pre shave: Brush wash face with CeraVe soap
Post shave: Alum block + cold water rinse
Post shave : Razorock "The Dead Sea" A.S with witch hazel + Nivea balm
Results: CCS,DFS,bBS + Alum indicated no irritation + no weepers =



Have some great shaves!

 

Gillette Popular

 

October 2, 2019
Wolfman WR1 OC Ti (O.73mm) with Hempel Ti
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Heritage Collection C-MON
L’Occitane Cade Shave Soap
Fine Fresh Vetiver
Guerlain Vetiver EdT

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Tuesday OCtober 1

First OC shave of the month.
Hitting leadoff, a 113 year old, 1906 Gillette single ring model 100.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - La Savonniere du Moulin (A+ in my book)
Brush - Rubberset 400-3
Blade - Feather HI SS (3)
Razor - 1906 Gillette model 100
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Stirling Ramblin' Man A/S Splash

Shave rating 5 of 5

What a nice shave this razor gave. No wonder these razors were popular. This soap might be my favorite soap as well. I know it's not MWF, I'll do that tomorrow on a "W" day. 2 pass shave with NO need for partial cleanup passes. 1st pass was WTG and DFS+ and I could have stopped there but I got greedy. Did the 2nd pass XTG on my face and ATG on my neck area. Greedy part came with the ATG on my neck area and I pressed a bit too hard to try to get everything in the 2nd pass and caused myself some irritation that I felt when applying the alum and A/S. Other than that misstep on my part, a GREAT shave from this old-timer.

Tomorrow, considering another old-timer, a 1918 Gillette Bulldog.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.




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canadian new sc with thin handle..

 

OCtober 2nd
Razor: Blackland Blackbird OC
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (3)
Brush: Montalvo/TnS Tip knot
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Brut

MWF on MWF OCtober

Good morning!

 

This is one of those razors that I had to get to see if it's glowing reputation was deserved (at least for me)....good news, it absolutely is. Had a great DFS 2-pass shave and I threw in a half-pass/clean-up-pass for a DFS+. No blood, no irritation and no remaining stubble.

Made in England for the French, Gillette #88 (based on the case it came with) RFB New with a used Feather (?)
Tabac lathered with a 26mm Yaqi Brown knot
Finished with Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel and Krampert's Finest Bay Rum after shave

 

1917 Gillette Aristocrat


Lot of blade feel but an overall mild shave.

 

Gillette Senator Razor
Astra SP Blade
Certifyd #5 (modified) Boar Brush
Klar Shave Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Orange
Aqua Velva Musk After Shave

 

For OCtober... the OC Dammy...

Herm

 

Wednesday shave
Brush: Maggard Razors faux granite handle 26mm synthetic
Razor: Leresche no61
Blade: Shark Platinum
Soap and aftershave: PAA Pineapple Bay Rum CK6 formula

 

SOTD OCtober 2nd


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
RazoRock Game Changer OC .84
Gillette Winner (5)
30DCLE(26mm, Frigate Class)
MWF
Stirling For Him AS

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October 3, 2019
Wolfman WR1 OC Ti (O.73mm) with Hempel Ti
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Heritage Collection C-MON
Eleven DFS 2019 LE
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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#77 rfb/platinum/wcs synth/MWF/razorock blue..

 

Thursday 10.03.19 SOTD
RazoRock Pre Barba Pre Shave Gel
RazoRock SLOC / Astra SP (3)
Mr. PB24BA-04 Pure Badger
Barrister and Mann Barrister's Reserve Spice Shaving Soap
Barrister's Reserve Spice Aftershave Splash


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OCtober 3rd
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
Brush: 30DC LE V2
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: B&M Lavanille
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: B&M Lavanille

Good morning!

 

Tuesday OCtober 2

Hitting 2nd, a 101 year old, 1918 Gillette Bulldog.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Le Pere Lucien Savon du Barbier (A+in my book)
Brush - M&F
Blade - Feather HI SS (4)
Razor - 1918 Gillette Bulldog
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Baum.BE A/S balm, Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso A/S

Shave rating 3.5 of 5

First shave with this razor, was kind of show only before. I really like barber pole handles. This razor has a problem with alignment of the blade plus I noticed a very slight hairline crack in the handle. I will need to look for a replacement. I was in a bit of a rush so I didn’t want to play with the blade alignment - one side was mild, the other aggressive - so I did a careful one pass, DFS shave. This soap is great, lather and lubricity are superior.

Looking through my stash to see what other century old Gillette razors I can pull out and use for the remainder of the week.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.




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lovely set up and pics Jim..