Early 1800’s John Barber Just the Square and Compass mark on this one. “Patent. Tempered Steel” on the backside. Had a regrind and scale change sometime in the past 200 years . Edge is a little harsh... plan on taking it to a Coticule to mellow it out. Enjoy your shave. Tom
A Salamander “Our Wedge. Less than $20. 100 years old. These razor are affordable so I recommend any new users to consider one as a starter or daily shaver. There are several auctions usually posted on eBay.
I refreshed this Suzumasa the other day along with a couple of others. I hadn’t used it in quite awhile but was excited to bring it back into rotation after I felt the refreshed edge with my thumb. Sure enough, it’s back in tip-top shape. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Barrister’s Reserve Lavender Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Manchurian Suzumasa AA FBU 13/16 AOS Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
Stunning image @Jamie Mahoney bravo! @Karl G that Suzumasa with the ‘AA’ stamp is interesting. The Kokuou has the same AA stamp, and is a Tanifuji. That makes me wonder if there’s a connection. Scroll down to Kokuou here: https://historyrazors.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/tanifuji-fukutaro/ Today’s shave, #68 on the Filly 14 Sub Cero - uncharted territory today! Soap was 3P lathered with a Keyhole 3, and a little ABC Tobacco Verde finished up a perfectly good shave.
Wow - you are contending for the Trivia King crown! Upon close inspection I noticed that the “AA” on the Suzumasa is truncated at the peak to have a horizontal plane and features serifs at the base of the letters. The Kokuou “AA” does not have those features. While that doesn’t rule out a connection it does keep the question more open to speculation.
You lnow, I have a Gen 1 Filly 14 DT like that, full hollow but noticeably stiffer than my other Filly 14s. Shaves like... well, a stiff Filly! Which is good.
A Modern American made razor day. This 1/4 Hollow Hart Steel Razor gave a flawless shave, and wiped off three days growth, with no effort. For a 1/4 Hollow, it sure is noisy. This Boar brush has the perfect amount of softness, and backbone, that I like. Razor- Hart Steel. USA. Brush- Stirling Boar. Soap/Cream- AOS Kingsman. Bourbon scented. Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy.
J.A. Henckels Twinworks “14” A hefty, solid 15/16” example of a 14... really a pleasure to use. Enjoy your shave. Tom
Koraat 14 2.0 Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601 New York Muhle Fibre Silvertip XL Declaration Grooming | Weinstrasse Shaving Soap Chatillon Lux | Weinstrasse Eau de Toilette
Sterling MWF homemade brush Bigelow Green Elixer Nice shave this morning. I'm pretty happy with this brush. It's turned out to be everything I was hoping for from a performance perspective. Aesthetically, I don't really go for wood handles but this was made out of a tree I've bowhunted out of for over 40 years. I've shot a lot of deer out of this Russian Olive with my longbows. Mother nature got the tree and all I have are the memories and a brush handle. Have a good one.
Doing a little testing today from last night’s honing session, testing the new karasu and a new slurry stone, but not in a really scientific manner, I was just havin’ fun. The Lakeside is light, thin, and hollow. The Manhattan is a big ol’ smoothie, 1/4 hollow or thicker, really heavy, and nothing about it is thin. Soap was I Coloniali Mango lathered with a M&F Alibaba Finest, and I Coloniali balm finished up. So how did those razors do? Both shaved superbly, so my new tomo nagura is good, so far anyway. The Lakeside ‘sings’, so you feel it cutting hair very much, but not so much the Manhattan, it’s a silent hair killer. But the end results were pretty much the same, BBS.
7/8 King Pelican 14 western kamisori, soap was Czech and Speake Oxford and Cambridge lathered with a Rooney Beehive, and a splash of the glorious SMN lavender AS finished up a BDBS shave.
Hey Tom, The case is a Dovo, and works moderately well. It’s short, so longer razors won’t fit in it so you have to watch the length, the case is 160mm long inside. I’m also careful with the elastic straps. They hold the razors securely, maybe too securely, so I’m cautious about storing razors with valuable scales because there’s pressure on the scales all the time. This may be a mistaken idea, but I don’t want to find out on an ivory or tortoise scaled razor(s). Other than that, it’s handsome and protects the razors well.
