Open Comb Central - The Place With Real Teeth (No R41, Hybrid or Closed Combs)

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OCtober 9, 2014
Prep: Hot shower. Noxzema
Razor: iKon DLC OC
Blade: Voskhod
Lather: Klar Kabinett
Brush: hjm Badger
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Old Spice. Axe Shield Sensitive
Cologne: Old Spice
Feeling good. Looking good. Smelling good.
Go out and get it!

 

10/9/2014 Open Comb October

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol
Razor: Muhle R41 2010 version, H. Boker Master Razor straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (5)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: TSD Lanolin - Sandalwood
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Slumberhouse - Flou

A nice 2 pass almost BBS shave today. The TSD in Sandalwood whipped up to a yogurt like consistency and always smells great. The R41 2010 version is like using a Gillette 1903 OC with a longer handle. The AV brought the chill this morning. The Slumberhouse - Flou will keep me smelling fresh all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

OCtober 9 - Shave 9
Gillette Old Type - Wilkinson Classic (3)
Wilkinson Blue Bowl
Vulfix Super Badger
Kenneth Cole Mankind ASB
Aqua Velva Classic Sport

 

I'm late to the Party. My Gillette NEW Short Comb and today's shave.

 

Oct 9 2014
1924 Silver plated Tuckaway
Wilkinson Classic blade, 8th use
RazoRock Green Tea "sensitive skin"
Van der Hagen brush
Barbasol brisk AS

I know it's the 8th use of the blade, but after taking three days to get used to the razor, I got a great DFS, almost a BBS even. So I'll keep using the same blade until i notice a problem with it.
After using the new soaps I recently received, the Van der Hagen soap probably won't get replaced if/when I use up the puck I have.

 

10 October

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After this series of shaves with the vintage Spoiler, the NEW SC is off to Razor Plate for a makeover.

5th excellent shave today with the Spoiler!

 

Thanks for the feedback! I have a Parker 99R (very well-made), so I'm used to a heavier razor. I may give the 24C a try.

 

Today I am stepping outside the boundaries set by this thread and using my ER 1912, made in England. My Soap, brush and ASB are NGT by Nougat of London.
ER 1912 / Gem PTFE (4)
NGT Cedarwood and Grapefruit Soap
NGT Pure Badger Brush
NGT Cedarwood and Grapefruit ASB
Clubman Pinaud

 

10/10/2014 Open Comb October

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, Home made PSO
Razor: Gillette New Long Comb OC, CMON Filarmonica Doble Temple straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (6)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Proraso Red - Sandalwood
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Cuir Cannage

A comfortable 2 pass Darn Fine shave. The #6 easily whipped the Proraso Red into a yogurt like consistency. The AV brought the chill and the Cuir Cannage will keep me smelling great all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

11th day of OCtober ...

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several months ago,I bought a ever ready 1924. included in the box was an unknown base and cap from a 3 piece razor.
for oc/October I paired this set to my fat handle tech /handle.
no markings are visible on the razor. if any recognize something about it, I would love to know.

 

That is awesome.

A few years back I asked my dad and other relatives about their old razors. They all threw them away decades ago. Sad.

 

Well, it's not the same as on my Grafco-Germany Merkurs (or Adams). Your base plate has lines on the underside. The Merkur doesn't seem to. Also, the bumps on the back of your top piece (whatever they are called) look a bit different from the Merkur'. Yours have what looks like a slightly beveled edge to the bumps where the Merkurs I have are completely rounded like pill capsules. So... No luck there, I'm afraid.

 

OCtober 11 - Shave 11
Today's Thanksgiving shave is with an unknown OC razor. It had a bent tooth when I got it and with my not so considerable repair skills it now has a missing tooth. The razor will be forever known as Snaggeltooth. The razor is a strange beast in that one side shaves more aggressively than the other, and someone took a grinder to one side of the top cap. That is not where the problem lies however is with the base plate that is out of alignment, and the blade does not sit centered. The shave is milder than any other OC razor I have. I switched sides a lot and did a lot ob b lade buffing and ended up with a respectable BBS shave.
Snaggletooth OC / SuperMax (1)
Cella
Vie Long Horsehair brush
Lavender witch Hazel
Vintage Old Spice AS

 

I concur, but that's why I asked for the pics of yours.
three clues
1) shape of the locking pins
2) the lines on the bottom
3) extreme curve of the top cap

one of the reasons I asked for pics of yours, is because the end teeth are wider.
May never know. shaved nice though.