What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Joe!

 

Thank you Joe!

The round nose 14s are not as common. I bought that one NOS from a friend on another forum still sealed in it’s factory bag. When I bought it, I did not know that it was a round nose version!

 

SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 2021

I thought I’d kick off December with the Barbasol Floating Head and the huge Edgar Allan Poe 8/8 stubtail. I’ve told the stubtail’s story before, but in a nutshell, this huge unsharpened 225 yr old, unused, NOS blade ended up along with another of similar vintage at Glen Mercurio’s(@gssixgun) shop, apparently taken in trade some years ago. Glen had forgotten the specifics. The blade was imported at the latest in 1815 from Sheffield, England by the Richmond, Va. Mercantile firm of Ellis & Allan, in business from 1801 - 1824. John Allan, the stepfather of Edgar Allan Poe, was the American UK resident agent and partner with his friend, Richard Ellis, residing in the states. This is the rationale for the stubtail’s name.

After purchase, it was honed, not an insignificant undertaking on this huge full wedge of almost Bowie knife proportions, and dressed in bone scales with period brass pins, custom beehive washers, and fitted with an amber wedge. Although it looks unwieldy, it balances beautifully in hand, but given its size requires some careful handling during the two and a half pass mug shaving process. Despite these drawbacks, and the need for both hands on this hefty, huge blade during the last half pass of neck stubble flatblading cleanup, the result was a porcelain smooth mug.

RAZOR: Edgar Allan Poe Stubtail 8/8 (Mug), Barbasol Floating Head (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute fitted with 26mm Boar Knot Ferrule
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.

 

Beautiful frameback, Tom! I have one as well! Yours is in better condition.

 

Love the scales on that razor, Blair!

 

Cool Filly, Steve! I haven’t seen many round nosed ones!

 

Awesomeness has arrived in your neck of the woods Jeff!

 

Thank you Jeff, the round nosed 14s are more uncommon.

 

December 2nd

BAUME.BE Shaving Cream
2019 30DC LE w/Omega Boar
J3 Customs Kamisori
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Star Jelly (unscented), Aftershave & Cologne (Malbolge)

 

Thanks, Joe!

 

Very cool-looking Kamisori, Blair! I assume a symmetrical grind? Hope all is well with you and yours! Great to see you posting again!

 

Thanks Jeff!

Yes, this kamisori is a symmetrical grind.

 

Thanks Joe, it is actually not a frame back! It is grinded to look like one.


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Thanks for letting me know Hans. I learned something new.

 

I’ve been getting into boar more (see what I did there?) and needed a few more bucks for free shipping from Maggard, so I threw a red handled Omega 49 in the cart. At 15% of it was about $8.50. It arrived yesterday. I agree that the handle feels too light, but since it’s hollow - maybe you could drill a little hole in the bottom and fill it with resin? Anyone done this?

I test lathered it up and it’s a lather cannon. I’ve never been a lather pr0n guy, but this thing does it all by itself. The lather image is a good loading of MdC then bowl lathered in a slow feeder bowl to really work the knot and get out some boar funk which was actually not very bad.

The tips could be felt on the first shave, but I assume that will abate after a while. The cream was about 1/2g of AdP and AdP Colonia Intensa was the AS. Razor was a Shell 72 Silver Steel by Perfect Works. This is the first full width Perfect Works Silver Steel with a different nose shape aside from the Cape 650, all the others appear to be the same razor - Kikuboshi 6500, Robuso 216, Rifuto 815, Shell 92, Cape 500 …

 

Joe, here from another angle:



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SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 2021

RAZOR: Wade & Butcher 7/8 (Mug), SS Supply (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Injector Twinblade
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE LE #007 Knurled Aluminum Handle Hybrid Knot
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature Scent AS Balm.

 

Friday morning shave, Geneva Cutlery 6/8”. Smooth as a peach .
Splash Floris No.127



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Can’t beat that fine-grained NY steel, Hans! My Genco 35 holds a great edge as well!

 

Gauthier rattler from Pont St Esprit, a souvenir from a past trip, 10€ at a brocante, but the scales were toast. No problem though @Doc226 fixed me up with some Turkish burl scales. Soap was ABC new version lathered with a SOC and a dab of Cade AS balm finished off Friday’s shave.