I sanded the herder to 400 grit and then honed it. In the future I will get it out it's scales and sand the tang better and polish it. The shave was nice. Speick shaving stick and proraso green as.
Shave #93 on the Filly 14.... Soap was 3P lathered with a Thäter boar in a Sterling ‘lather’ bowl, ABC Tobacco Verde balm finished up a BBS shave.
I love my John & Wm Ragg razors and this is arguably the best of them. Just a fine, fine, wonderful shave this evening. Hot water preparation Argan Oil PSO Castle Forbes Lavender Shave Cream T&H Wellington Super Badger John & Wm Ragg Napoleon 5/8 Thayer Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
“Modern”, basic Ralf Aust 5/8. I looked around to find one jimped on both sides of the tang. Shaves like a dream, holds its edge.
Saturday Straights' Shave Cold Water Rinse Musgo Real Shaving Soap Jayaruh #401 Kamisori CWR Mennen Skin Bracer The Musgo Real Shaving Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #401 brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Kamisori shavette gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Le Grelot 71 Zenith, cream and AS balm were I Coloniali Rhubarb and a Keyhole 4 mixed the suds. These old Grelot full hollows just shave so well, BDBS on Saturday morning.
Tonights Shave Koraat full hollow custom 8/8th Sue Zbana Lemon & Tea Tree Cobolt blue lattice work 24mm SilverTip Acqua Di Parma Colonia
Wade & Butcher The Celebrated Fine India Steel Razor Some Vintage Williams circa 1976 to provide the slickness. Enjoy your shave. Tom
Thank you! I have a habit of using shift knobs when I can find them. This was a Van Chase “Joker” that I put a Silvertip Badger in. Actually not too bad with the ergonomics .
King Crimson, album cover from ‘Court of the Crimson King’. The predecessor band to Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.
