What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Congrats @Karl G what a beauty!

 

Congrats Karl!

 

Wade & Butcher
For Barber’s Use
17/16” and the scales were in nice condition. Thuringian edge on this one for a little flavor.

Couldn’t pass this soap up... Tom Selleck
Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Thanks guys

 

Love the smile on that razor, Karl! Gorgeous razor! How did it shave?

 

The smile and swoopy lines get me every time.

The best I can describe the shave is like a butter knife that cuts whiskers smoothly. The one challenge is on the chin area. Like all the near wedges or wedges I’ve used it’s hard for me to get skin level reduction on the first pass on the sharper chin curve from face to under the jaw. I have to go more at a diagonal in that section rather than straight north/south to get clean reduction.

The pronounced smile is great for the neck and some touch ups on concave places on my face

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water prep & Massage with Argan Oil
NOS Puma Inox Special Solingen Full Hollow 6/8th (Freshly Honed)
Mason Pearson Pure Badger
Vitos Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had a Super Close Shave with My Recently Required Puma Stainless Steel Special 6/8th..Honed on My Usual Synthetic Progression to 16 K & Finished on a 20 K Surgical Black Arkansas Natural..A Generous Sized Blade for a 6/8th & Very Heavy Weighted Blade for a Full Hollow..Uber Sharp & Uber Smooth..A Sublime Shaver..Wunderbar..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

Smiling razors work beautifully for me as well in the neck area!

 

10/20
C-Mon Special 13/16 (Mug). Gillette New LC (Dome)

 

Tonights Shave

J. R. Torrey Worcester shoulder less monogram
RazoRock Stallion
Rubberset 400/4 Silvertip 24mm
Royall Spyce Cologne Royall Lyme

 

Rigarazor 7/8, I really have to get a few more razors in rotation, I’m in a bit of a rut, but hey, what’s not to like about a Rigaraxor or a Filly 14? Cream and AS were Harris Marlborough.

 

Today’s shave:

• Cold water rinse
• Green Rubberset synthetic reknot, 22 mm
• Thiers Issard 7/8 Carbonsong in Ironwood
• B&M Seville SS
• Lucky Tiger vanishing cream
• Florida Water AS
• Reserved Hubris custom strop

 

Razor: Merkur No.2014
Brush: Stirling synthetic 24mm
Soap & A/S: B&M Lyssa

Started pulling some soaps for the run up to Halloween. Zombie repellent to kick things off.
Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Tabac shaving soap, AS and balm.

Henckels Zwilling 14

 

SOTD WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 21, 2020

RAZOR: Feather DX (Mug) FrankenFamex [Famex head, ATT Atlas handle] (Dome)
BLADE: Feather AC Proguard (Mug), Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: PAA CK6 Scentless dosed w/ Peppermint Oil
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin Soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Jeris Osage Rub.

 

A few more parts of my recent trade arrived today - this near NOS beauty of a classic old Ragg included. Another beauty in the den. Also another near wedge with just a little more hollow than Monday’s shave. What a difference that little bit makes. Totally different feel - a wonderful shave and another prized razor.

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Castle Forbes 1445 Shaving Cream
John and William Ragg Napoleon 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Razor: Diamond Steel (Unknown maker)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft Monster 26mm
Soap: Southern Witchcraft Autumn Ash
A/S: Razorock XX
I enjoy the design of the blade with the subtle widening towards the point. The died horn has held together pretty nicely. Southern Witchcraft just screams Halloween.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

French frameback 7/8 charles frères from nimes

It's a rebranded Leresche (see logo).

Finishing stone was a la veinette coticule. My experiences have shown me that it's a good finishing stone for french frameback.

 

Beautiful TI!