OCtober 2017

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by Jan Zoethout, Sep 29, 2017.

  1. sdguero

    sdguero Well-Known Member

    SOTD 10.9.2017

    Pre-shave: coffee, hot shower & Shave Secret
    Soap: Williams Mug + Head Slick Mentholated Shave Cream
    Razor: vintage Probak (3rd shave in a row)
    Blade: German Wilkinson Sword (6)
    Brush: Marvy boar
    Post-shave: Thayer's Lavender WH, Nivea Men Sensitive Cooling Balm, Skin Bracer

    Last week I did a mix of Williams and Head Slick cream and really liked the results. I had to do it again and this mixture provided a creamy, pleasant, skin-friendly, slick lather. I'll be mixing these two again many times in the future.

    This was my third shave with the Probak and the 6th with the Wilkinson blade. Since I haven't shaved for 72 hours I discovered this blade wasn't "cutting" it very well. I love Wilkinson blades, but since my face stubble was heavier and this blade had already seen a lot of shave action it was time to change it out. I didn't even get through a single pass and I reached for a new blade. I went for my open pack of $1 DE blades (from either Family Dollar or Dollar General) made in Vietnam. I hadn't used these for months since I've acquired better blades. But I need to get these used up as well. I've had both good and questionable blades in these packs. Today, I got a good blade. The end result after 2 full passes, and a clean up pass on the neck was a very close, comfortable shave... nearly baby smooth but I'm not ready to call that.

    Happy shaving, everyone! IMG_1305.JPG IMG_1308.JPG
     
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  2. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    OCtober 9, 2017
    Timeless OC 0.95mm with Triad Ti Aristocrat
    Feather
    Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest
    CRSW Jeff’s Soap
    Floid Blue

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  3. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Nice picture with a great soap Clint.
     
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  4. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you. What did you think of the soap? I will certainly be trying some other Cold Rivers Soaps in the future.
     
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  5. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    I need to use it a few more times, but I did like the scent and found it easy to lather.
     
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  6. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    On deck for tomorrow is an valet auto stop which is from England. This is my first time shaving with one and I just modified a gem ss blade for it.
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  7. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Beautiful razor. Looks to be in excellent shape. :happy096:
     
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  8. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    Thanks! Lol I’m a little nervous to shave with this one..
     
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  9. Jan Zoethout

    Jan Zoethout Well-Known Member

    OCtober 2017 - day 10.

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    ATT SE2.
    Kai Captain Titan ProTouch MG (2).

    Yaqi model R1605-S.
    Jabones by Luna "Azahar".
    Hawkins&Brimble ASB.

    Trying to find the right blade for the aggressive SE2.
    This combination razor/blade is OK, comparable to the combination of day 9 (Kai Captain Titan Mild Luffy).
     
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  10. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    OCtober10, 2017
    Timeless OC 0.95mm with Triad Ti Aristocrat
    Feather
    Shavemac LE with DO1 2 Band Flat Top
    Reef Point Test Depth
    Witch Hazel with Menthol
    Cool Water EDT

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  11. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Good picture and setup Clint. :happy096:
     
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  12. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Doug.
     
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  13. Herm2502

    Herm2502 off to elf practice

    I win the ugliest...oh wait, you meant my razor.

    Herm
     
  14. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    :happy102:
     
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  15. jar

    jar Well-Known Member

    Well, yet another surprise.

    We are on the next to last pairing of the first round; a Gillette New SC vs a Fatip Grande

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    The Gillette New SC was very nice but the Fatip Grande was every bit as pleasant and even more efficient.

    There have been several reports of difficulty aligning the blade in a Fatip but in this case I just dropped the same Feather that I used in the Merkur 25C and it aligned perfectly. The result was a PDG+, near perfect two pass shave with minimal touchup and no nicks, weepers, cuts, scrapes or irritation. I've got to say this round went to the Fatip. The Gillette New SC was really nice but the Fatip was GREAT.

    Today was once again old Old Spice and the brush was a Strongset wood handle boar. Strongset was one of the brands from Leopold Ascher in New York and this is an unnumbered brush. It is, like so many boar brushes from the period, a fantastic brush to build lather.

    Sixth from left on bottom row:
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    I really expected the New SC to blow away the Fatip, but I was very, very wrong.

    What's been interesting so far is that by using the razors alternating each day I notice things I had not noticed when the razors were just next up and not really paying attention to how they differ.
     
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  16. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
    That is a very cool Probak. I am expecting my first one this week. Evidently there was a big patent war between Probak and Gillette in the late 20s. Here is a quote from another site:

    The Gillette merger with Probak was announced on October 16, 1930. It was actually a significant event in Gillette's history. The big deal with Probak was not it's razors but it's razor blades. The purpose of the merger appeared to be three fold, 1st to eliminate competition, 2nd to avoid a patent infringement lawsuit and last but not the least was to gain Probak's superior manufacturing and sharpening of it's blades. After the merger all of Gillette's blade making tools were scraped and new automated equipment was installed. A most significant result of the merger is that Henry J. Gaisman, the founder of Auto-Strop and Probak, became Chairman of the Board of the Gillette Safety Razor Co.​
     
  17. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Thanks Jim. :happy088:
     
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  18. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Tuesday's shave...
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  19. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    Sotd
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    This was a freakin awesome shave. The valet and gem SS combo is out of this world! Super smooth, no weepers, didn’t even feel the darn blade cutting. incredible shave!
     
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  20. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Very nice setup and photo. :happy096:
     
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