1. July 5, 2020

    Blackland Blackbird OC
    Wizamet Super Iridium
    El Druida Two Band
    Asylum Saponificio Varesino Colonia
    Fine Italian Citrus
    ADP Colonia Essenza

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  2. monday shave
    senator
    suneko
    ap shave tuxedo
    razorock alchemy [​IMG]
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    Monday‌ ‌07.06.20 ‌SOTD‌

    Gillette Ball End New LC
    NOS Gillette Red Thin Blade
    Simpsons‌ ‌Commodore‌ ‌X3‌ ‌Best‌ ‌Badger‌
    Fine Accoutrements Fresh Vetiver in a vintage mug
    Fine Accoutrements ‌Fresh‌ ‌Vetiver‌ ‌aftershave‌

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  4. Thank you Gary. I am as well as can be expected my friend. I hope you are doing fine as well. You have an awesome collection man. I love seeing your examples. You have done well sir.

    About that Japanese Old Type clone. A fellow here referred me to a gentleman a long time ago so I could learn more about the razor. I believe he was some sort of executive for a firm in Japan. Well respected by all accounts. He tried to explain the pictograms as a logo, but did confirm it was Japanese. I can see why it could appear as a logo, but those pictograms seem way too complex and intricate to be simple logos. There seems to be a lot of content there for it to be a simple logo. I don’t recall him telling me an exact date or even a decade this razor was made, but I am inclined to believe this is a wartime razor intended for a civilian market somewhere. All that having been said, could those pictograms have been coded instructions or commands to a yet undetermined group of Japanese somewhere?

    During WWII, even America used unconventional solutions for covert activities. Navaho code talkers, mock up tiny paratroopers that were similar to a child’s toy, an aircraft carrier made of ice, etc etc.

    I wonder what I really have here. It just seems odd those “logo” have so much to them.

    Anyway, thanks for the compliment. And the wave .




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  5. awesome sir,very cool razor..and thank you.:)
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  6. July 6, 2020

    Gillette New LC Rhodium &Rose Gold
    Polsilver SI
    Dorian Crafts Two Band
    CRSW Barber Shop
    Sterling Soap Co. Barbershop
    Brooks Brothers 1818

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  7. awesome..
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  8. Monday's Shave

    AutoStrop B1
    Despined GEM Stainless PTFE (4)
    Jayaruh #314 Cocobolo Wood Badger
    PAA Mentholated Pre-Shave Cube
    D.R. Harris Arlington Shaving Soap
    4711 Aftershave

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  9. Nice shot Andrew. I have a VCI, which I'm still learning how to use without losing too much blood.
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  10. Thanks, Jim! The VC1 is one model that I don't have, but this B1 and my B2 look to be the same mechanically as the VC1. The VC1 has different blade stops though.
    Of all the AutoStrops I own, the B1 and B2 give me the best shaves.
    You'll get the hang of your VC1 soon I am sure. :happy088:
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  11. Only mechanical difference in the VC1, VC2, VC3 series is they got rid of the roller guide at the back for the strop. But I can't see that there would be a significant drop in weight to affect the shave.
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  12. I don't think the weight difference with those rear roller guards would affect much. At least the VC1 is able to use a modified GEM blade, unlike the VC2,3,4.
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  13. tuesday shave
    1935 brit belmont 2 piece
    7 oclock blue
    razorock chrome silvertip synthetic
    razorock xxx [​IMG]
  14. wednesday shave
    #160 gillette goodwill
    suneko
    semogue 830
    pre de provence 63 [​IMG]
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  15. Tuesday’s Shave

    GEM MMOC

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  16. fine shave and pic Andrew..
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  17. 7/7/20

    RFB (3 piece)
    Nacet
    Ethos Lavender
    Paladin 28mm Phantasia Lotus
    Thayers
    TSD Bourbon & Vanilla
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  18. thursday shave
    brit valet auto strop vc3/short handle
    feather
    canadian rubberset
    erasmic
    clubman whiskey woods [​IMG]
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  19. Hi all, just getting around to posting Tuesday’s OC SOTD.

    1909 Gillette ABC Pocket Edition.
    Vintage 1956 Gillette Blue Blade.

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  20. July 9, 2020

    Wolfman WR2-OC w WRH7 SS
    Wizamet Super Iridium
    Simpson Trafalgar T3 Synthetic
    Mike's Natural Soaps Coconut
    Stirling Soap Co. Island Man
    Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet

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