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SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Welcome to Single Edge September! Some of my favorite safety razors are single edge razors, and what better way to kickoff the month than with the Ronson self sharpening razor. The razor originally took a proprietary blade, but these days people used modified DE blades or use injectors. The DE modification is similar to that used for the Gibbs Adjustable, but a bit more extreme as the end blocks on the Ronson are wider than those on the Gibbs. I prefer the stiffness of a good sharp injector blade, my blade of choice being the Schick B-20 Proline.
Loading an injector is a bit finicky, but a friend in one of the FB groups showed me the approach, and I’ve been enjoying dome shaves with this little beauty ever since. The razor dates to the 1930s and the Depression was part of the self-sharpening craze, which was actually just stropping in this razor’s case. Only the G.E. Jones Shake Sharp had an actual hone built in. The Autostrops and this razor were designed to strop the thicker carbon steel blades of the era, and thus maintain the keenness of the edge.
Several users of this sweet little razor describe it as head heavy. I like a heavier safety razor, and when shaving with this little beauty tend to grip it at the very end of the handle. I find it much easier to maintain the generous shave window by just allowing the weight of the head to do the work. The two pass ATG noggin shave this morning checked all the boxes, despite painlessly removing the top of a pimple on the right side of my head on the first pass. There was minimal red fluid, and after lathering over it for the second pass I found no need for a nick stick.
The mug shave featured my first straight razor, my Dovo Special, bought new in 2015. It's a good razor, and one I should use more often. My second shave with it resulted in a rather severe injury which revealed a new medical diagnosis, and led me to put it into the drawer for several years. Nevertheless, I do enjoy shaving with it, and found my three pass mug shave this morning to be very enjoyable. My Silvertip Badger Viking brush is one of my favorites and felt really good as it layered my mug with my well-loved MWF lather. I feel cool, clean and velveteen!
RAZOR: Dovo Special 5/8 (Mug), Ronson Safety Razor (Noggin)
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.
-Jeff
Excellent shaves Jeff! I took the liberty of pasting this post because you had it in the Aug thread and it really should have been in this one.
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