What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Portland Razor Co Western grind kami. One my earliest razors and my first 'custom'. It is just a pleasure to handle and the edge has been a breeze to maintain.

 

Barbers Rattler


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Ah Cella... JR263 fitting perfectly in the smaller tub to apply a great lather.

W&B that was modified from a barbers notch into a Spanish point. Fun shaver.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

13/16 Shell Silver Steel, soap was Klar lemongrass lathered with a TOBS brush, and a little Myrsol limon finished up a BBS shave. The Klar lemongrass smells very much the same as MdC agrumes BTW.

 

Vitos super coco + proraso green AS

Omega barber style brush

Le grelot 71 6/8

A very smooth shaver.

 

My favored 1941 Russian left me smooth, smooth, smooth today.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Castle Forbes Lavender Shave Cream
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
1941 ZTV 5/8
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Friodur 17
Pelican ‘0P’ strop
Thäter 4125/2
Castle Forbes shave cream and aftershave balm
GP 20oz scuttle

 

Dorko 7/8 full hollow.

 

Todays Shave

Dubl Duck Satinedge
Wickham soap co super smooth Southsea Spray
Dubl Duck M3 Brush
Creed Silver Mountain Water tester

 

Saturday Straights' Shave


Proraso Red Shave Soap
Jayaruh #340
Rocket 5/8
CWR
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS

The Proraso Red Shave Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #340 brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Rocket 5/8 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

I used my Genco “Fluid Steel” this morning. I refreshed the blade earlier this week, so I had a wonderful two pass shave. I find the audible feedback enjoyable as I can hear the whiskers being mowed down.

 

Shave #98 on the Filly 14 Sub Cero...

I like that ‘snurdle’ tool @speedster

 

SOTD April 25th
I used my 7/8 Henckel's Friodur Sq Pt!

 

14 or 17 @Trigger ?

 

17. The 14 Friodur is always 8/8.

 

Nothing special, just edging the lawn today. I did decide to see how much Cella lather it would take to fill my Captain’s Choice copper bowl. I could have shaved a malamute... using a bigger razor. Dovo Barbarossa spanish point.

 

That’s true, I have both, I just couldn’t tell from the image.

Henckles 14: looks like a machete, shaves like a cloud....

 

I understand but in my original post I specifically stated it was a 7/8 which automatically tells you that it is a 17. I got this off of EBay and it was a NOS. It had the original red plastic case, the plastic sheath and the instruction sheet. I have had it over a year and paid less than $100 for it. She is a great shaver. I have probably used it no more than 15x, but I croxed it for the first time. It wasn't really necessary but I did it anyway. I am a little jealous that you have the 8/8 because haven't hit that mark yet. The closest razor to the full inch that I own is a late 1800's to early 1900's 15/16 Wostenholm near wedge.

 

No worries, a lot of folks - including me - are not always as meticulous about their widths. 8/8 isn’t hard, but it can be pricey depending on the brand. Many of the Gen 2 Filarmonica 14s are a tad wider than the Henckles 14.

 

I missed out on a Filarmonica 14N last year and it was also under 100 and shave ready. Now, the prices are ridiculous for any Filly that's in decent condition. I have 13 straights so I am not looking to add to my collection because I have nice pieces. However, I would like a 14 N Filly or a new custom straight, but it is out of my range for now.