What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

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

  1. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thanks Steve! :eatdrink047:
     
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  2. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    A wonderful shave from another Ragg :happy036:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
    Ethos Lissle Collection Lavender Shave Soap
    John & William Ragg Napoleon 6/8
    Ethos Lissle Collection Lavender Skin Food Splash

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    Happy shaving - Karl
     
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  3. lightcs1776

    lightcs1776 Well-Known Member

    Beautiful!

    Chris - enjoying learning, whatever the subject
     
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  4. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Friday morning.
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  5. Lou61

    Lou61 Member

    This is around my 12th shave with a straight, Starting to fall into place now and really enjoying it. Was surprised that the GD is still holding a great edge despite my clumsy stropping.

    Gold Dollar (bought honed and shave ready - and it was!)
    NOS Culmak soap
    Yaqi synth
    Floid

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  6. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    That is great to hear and welcome to the straight razor world!!! :eatdrink047:

    Frameback marked “Best Razor” :)
    Suds: Declaration Grooming Nightman
    Splash: Zingari Man The Soloist
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
     
  7. Claude Stewart

    Claude Stewart Well-Known Member

    7/8 Muschel
    Rubberset 200 Horse hair brush
    Viking No Scent Shaving Cream
    Creed Green Irish Tweed

    Put her on the strop while pre shave cream settled. A hot lather applied by the horse hair brush and she shaved through my whiskers like a hot butcher knife through melted butter. Very comfortable to hold. The blade glides nicely and is easy to control. Even the toe cleanly shaved under my nose with little effort. Glad I added her to my rotation.

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  8. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Welcome @Lou61 -glad to have you with is!

    Tanifuji Spalding, cream was T&H lavender (why would a major manufacturer discontinue their lavender (and rose!) cream?) and a splash of SMN lavande finished up a great spring morning shave.

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  9. ischiapp

    ischiapp New Product Bloodhound

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  10. Billyfergie

    Billyfergie The Scottish Ninja

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  11. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
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    Saturday Straights' Shave
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    Cold Water Rinse
    Vintage Life Licorice Shave Soap
    The Brush B-3 by Tom
    Fredrick Reynolds 5/8
    CWR
    Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS

    The Vintage Life Licorice Shave Soap lathered well with The Brush B-3 by Tom. Two passes and touch ups with the Fredrick Reynolds 5/8 razor blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
  12. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Unknown maker kamisori, purchased from Alex Gilmore on the trip last year. His wife (who is Japanese) didn’t even know who made them. Soap was MdC agrumes lathered with a @Life2short1971 two-band, and Myrsol Limon finished things up

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  13. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Could it be Shizu Saburo like mine? I am not that skilled in Japanese, but mine is bought as that name.
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  14. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    According to ‘Zwilling’ over at ATG, they have the mark of Kunitomo Ikkansai, an early 19th century gun maker! Alexsaid that they could be 1800s, and looks like that he was correct.
     
  15. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    My near wedge Lund gave a shave as good as it looks. Smooth and flawless :happy036:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
    Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
    Lund near wedge 11/16
    Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm

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    Happy shaving - Karl
     
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  16. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    PacKard 222 Silver Steel
    Suds: Mike’s Natural Wild Honeysuckle
    Finish: DUA Fragrances Wild Neroli
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
     
  17. Brickman301

    Brickman301 Well-Known Member

    Today’s Early evening shave
    The Starter “Lux” razor
    Barbasol shaving cream
    Synthetic brush
    Old Spice aftershave

    I just touched up this blade on my new stone.
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  18. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Beautiful blade. How does yours act, on strops?? The reason is because the ones I have, with intricately scrolled spines, like to dig into my Illinois 827 strop. Perhaps because the strop is a rough cut strop, and that has something to do with mine.
     
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  19. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thank you Scott. This one behaves nicely, no noticeable difference with the spine decoration. I’m using a well worn Tony Miller plain vanilla, seems pretty slick.
     
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  20. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Try a layer of 1 mil Kapton on the spine when stropping.
     
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