What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

15/16 ESE Solingen marked, nothing else so I know little about it but I think it is in the Wald Ern family. It is a great shaver and at 15/16 it is a very large razor. The blade is long & wide and the tang and spine are big. I have several 8/8 razors that don't seem as big
Barrister & Mann Lavender - great soap but hates hot water so the scuttle does not work. face lathering out of the tub is best
Soap Commander Love balm

 

F W Engels Perfection

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I like the scales. Three pin razors are the bomb

 

It'll get a tune up to help it out but it'll be awhile before I get around to it.

 

An old W&B just back from Glen's spa:

 

I kind of pee myself every time I see this razor...LOVE those old Spanish 14's...

 

It is a good one.

 

6/8 Wacker
MWF
homemade badger
Decent shave but the blade could have (should have) been a bit better.

 

These are my last couple of shaves
1) dove astrale
2) my usual brush
3) the PSO,Shave soap,ASB, are sandalwood scents from AOS or TOBS

1) C.S.Bresnick original supreJ
2) VDH Boar
3) PSO AOS sandalwood
4) shave soap Maggard orange menthol
5)AS Ogallala bay rum lime peppercorn/aloe w/loreal aftershave balm

may your blade be keen and your shave smooth!

 

Le Minet (5/8)
TOBS Sandalwood soap
Homemade badger (new)
I picked up a couple of inexpensive 2 band badgers knots from Ace Shaving on ebay. They actually seem to be a very decent knot but it's early in the game. Well, I'm off on vacation, hopefully I'll have a job when I get back. I had a memorable confrontation with my passive aggressive weasel of a boss yesterday. He actually tried to kick me out of his office 3 times during our discussion. That didn't work. The good news is I'm 6 weeks from turning 62 and have always had a hobo fantasy anyway. Semper Fi, I swear my hitch in the Marine Corp was solid gold. I needed to pay them instead of them paying me. Sorry for the vent and have a good one. BTW, I did get a call from him late yesterday afternoon and he'd like to get together and try and work things out.

 

Steve,

Sorry about the conflict at work. I have never had to deal with a conflict like you described, but even smaller conflicts and tension keep me awake at night.

Hope you can unwind and enjoy your vacation.

 

Manaslu M-55

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Hart 6/8 Custom with burgundy Micarta scales. This one was built by Terry Vannorman and came in perfect shape including 100% shave ready. I love the feel of the odd shaped scales
WSP Rustic Tobacco
RR Balm

 

I just love that razor.

 

Revisor 8/8

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Sum Extra 88

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Really like the Sum razor, never saw one like it

 

Stunning, I love those scales!!!!

 

The person I got the ESE from said the restore and scales were done in Germany by a well known person. Not sure what they are but they are really nicely done

 

Kenwa kamisori grind Japanese razor - Glen just honed it and it is an OMG shaver. What a trip it was for me to use a kamisori grind for the first time. The wife is going to love to use this one on her legs
MWF & DR Harris Arlington - this makes a fantastic ubelather
Soap Commander Love balm