What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by lindyhopper66, Nov 30, 2013.

  1. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Shave #57 with the Rifuto, still going pretty well. I bumped it with 20 linen after the last shave and that helped. Cream was unscented XPEC lathered with a Maggard SHD knot set in the ‘hippie handle’ by @Life2short1971 znd the AS was Myrsol Formula K (peppermint).

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  2. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    What’s the grind on that Boker Tom?
     
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  3. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    It’s a full hollow Steve.
     
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  4. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    After sticking with heavier grinds the feedback from the Herder took me by surprise. Clean and smooth, clean and smooth… :happy036:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Shave Soap
    Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
    Friedr. Herder 77 Square 11/16
    Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Skin Food Splash

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    Happy shaving - Karl
     
  5. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Thank you Tom!
     
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  6. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    #58 with the Rifuto Silver Steel, and I decided to get my MWF out last night. It was pretty dessicated so I added some water to the coffret for an overnight soak and the puck swelled back up, as it always does. A Thäter boar did the lathering and produced a great lather. Myrsol Blue is an excellent light powdery compliment, provided that you like the scent of powdery MWF to begin with (I find it a ‘neutral’ scent, I’m not crazy about it, but find it pleasant).

    Another thing that you can do with one of these high mileage straight razor edges is test soaps, as the shave count goes up the difference between a good soap/cream and an average one becomes more noticeable. MWF passes!

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  7. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Wednesday morning shave, Böker 5/8” with Ebony scales. Nice shave.
    Soap Edwin Jagger Sandalwood
    Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
    Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser
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  8. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Lovely shave with a razor I don’t pick up very often :happy036:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Shave Soap
    T&H Wellington Super Badger
    Suzumasa AA FBU 13/16
    Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Skin Food Splash

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    Happy shaving - Karl
     
  9. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Thursday morning shave, Geneva Cutlery 6/8”. Smooth as a peach .
    Soap Edwin Jagger Sandalwood
    Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
    Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser
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  10. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Shave #59 with the Rifuto, the edge is beginning to show it’s age and the soap makes a difference. I’m going to record which soaps work better with this high mileage edge. The brush might be interesting for the boar brush gentlemen, it’s a Torga C5 knot set in a SOC look alike handle by my friend Scott, @Life2short1971 . The Torga knot is dense and short lofted, and people who like this kind of a boar knot love them but the hamdle doesn’t seem to get the same love. This pretty much solves the problem. It’s basically a shorter lofted SOC. Soap was 3P and the AS was Myrsol Agua Balsamica

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  11. SterFry

    SterFry Well-Known Member

    Artist club SS with Proline
     
  12. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

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  13. Joshua223

    Joshua223 Member

    Celebrated our 10th Wedding Anniversary yesterday!

    Used my Graydog Magic Tree Brush and Herder 25 razor.

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  14. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

  15. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Friday morning shave, TULA 600 by Rabinor Tagore Solingen Germany. Very nice shave, smooth as a peach .
    Soap Bulldog
    Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
    Splash Floris No 127
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  16. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Last shave for a few weeks. I’ll be back. In the meantime, today’s shave has left me very clean and smooth :happy036:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Haslinger Aloe Vera Shave Soap
    Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
    Iberia 14
    Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel

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    Happy shaving - Karl
     
  17. Joshua223

    Joshua223 Member

    A straight razor with a DE blade on the scales. Haven't seen that before. Nice looking setup.
     
  18. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Thanks! Yes, a mystery for the ages :)
     
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  19. lindyhopper66

    lindyhopper66 Well-Known Member

    One of my favorites.
     
  20. PalmettoB

    PalmettoB The Old Guard

    Frederick Reynolds 7/8 wedge
    Kent BK4 brush
    TOBS Sandalwood shaving cream
    Floid AS
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