1. Thanks Joe. Beautiful Sprecher to follow up the ART razor. :eatdrink047:
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  4. 7/8 TI Spartacus, brush M&F Finest, software by La Toja.

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  5. Starting to change things up for the fall-
    Razor: recently refreshed GD-208
    Soap: A&E Kaizen
    Brush: Semogue 1305
    Scuttle: I forget
    Hair gel: Clubman green stuff
    A/S: Clubman Classic in the manly 12.5oz. bottle


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    Can't wait until I burn through the Kaizen so that I can get something else
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  6. I had a different razor in mind but for some reason ended up shaving with the Iberia before I realized it. Fine first shave with a straight after relying on some injectors and SEs while traveling :happy088:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
    T&H Rose Shaving Cream sample
    Iberia 14
    Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel

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    Happy shaving - Karl
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    September 5th

    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - SS, ASB, AS &C - Coppalli
    Shavemac Disco
    ABCo 7/8

    One of my favorite straights. Completely a newbie blind buy a couple years ago, just grabbing Japanese steel that looked cool, lucked out. Big, thick, western grind wedge style blade, but quite maneuverable as the blade is a bit shorter than the typical Solingen styles. Holds an awesome edge, just a quick stropping and this bad boy was popping hair, ended with an @Keithmax Epic© shave.
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  8. Monday morning shave, Rabinor Tagore toothbrush razor, same manufacturer as the TULA 600. Super smooth shave.
    Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser.
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  9. Bartmann 89
    Manganese Steel
    Brush: Van Chase shift knob
    Suds: Lather Bros. Take-Out Night
    Splash: A&E Little Fictions
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
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  10. Beautiful razor Tom!


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  11. Thank you Hans, and same to you.
    I enjoy these razors that celebrate/recognize something of the time… looks like yours is celebrating the winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature.
  12. Yes, haven’t thought about it, but it’s quite obvious that it refers to the Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore that received the Nobel Price in literature 1913. Perhaps the manufacturer thought that he needed a shave….
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  13. An excellent razor manufacturer. I had a wonderful 2 pass shave, that left me Baby Dolphin Butt Smooth(BDBS). Zero issues, just Smooth Smooth Smooth.

    Razor- C-MON. By Carl Monkhouse. Solingen Germany.
    Brush- @oscar11 Special. Synthetic knot. Silky smooth and lathers well, with the perfect amount of backbone.
    Soap- Stirling "Stirling Spice"
    Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Ships Wheel decanter.

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  14. User grade Novodur, soap was Stirling Green lathered with. 1.3 M&F Finest. The La Toja Manantiales Hombre compliments the ‘Green’ scent very well, too bad that it is discontinued.

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  15. Tuesday morning shave, SSA Eskilstuna Sweden. Super smooth shave.
    Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser.
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  16. C.V. Heljestrand MK31
    Brush: Heritage Collection
    Suds: Lather Bros.
    Splash: A&E Little Fiction

    The Ginger and Lemongrass combo in this scent is amazing… I am really enjoying it. Oh, and the blade was mighty nice too. :)
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
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  17. If it is a CVH, it should be nice


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  18. There were a lot of new experiences today, heck why not try several new things at once? Just jump into the deep end of the pool!

    First, the edge on the user-grade Filly 14 is from a wonderfully pure, smooth, and beautiful Nakayama kiita on a stand that just never quite get the edge to ‘10’. So after my usual thin slurry finish, I washed it off and did +40 light clear water finish strokes, with the last 20 being very short strokes. Iwasaki said that if you use very short strokes the pressure just disappears, and he’s right. I was shooting to get a maximum polish on the edge. Verdict: It worked, a great edge.

    Shaving cream was Bullgoose Asylum Shave Works Aloe, their sensitive skin version. The scent is a very light aloe/eucalyptus note, but this particular cream is essentially unscented, as you might expect from a sensitive skin cream. Think scent intensity similar to T&H Ultimate Comfort and you’re close. It’s a thin cream, like a tube cream, yet it took a lot of water with ease. Performance leaves nothing to be desired except if it gets dry, it’s a bit tacky so if you’re buffing over shaved skin with a SR, you might want to rub wet fingers over that area beforehand. Post shave is excellent but not outstanding. Verdict: a solid cream but if you want scent strength, you might want to choose a different scent.

    AS was Myrsol Formula C, new to my stable of Myrsol after shaves, which are my ‘daily driver’ alcohol splashes. The scent has been described as ‘watermelon’, and that’s pretty close though it changes slightly on dry down and is light and very pleasant. I’m glad that I got it when I did, it’s definitely oriented toward warm weather. There’s supposed to be some menthol kick to it but I did not feel much. It also seems very conditioning, up there with Limon and Plastic Shave. Verdict: Winner!

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  19. C.V. Heljestrand MK31
    Brush: Turn-N-Shave
    Suds: Viking Shaving Soap “Norway” :)
    Splash: Macduffs Badlands

    These scales accentuate the blade shape so nicely.

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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
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  20. Sept 8 SOTD

    My very first straight was this 5/8 Dovo Special that I bought almost 3 yrs ago. Now, I have a whole lot more. 20210907_235831.jpg
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