What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Saturday morning shave, Klas Törnblom rattle grind 11/16” isch. Sadly one of the scales broke during stropping. Time to make copies of the old ones. However wonderful shave, smooth as a peach .
Soap Edwin Jagger Sandalwood
Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser



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Thank you Hans.
Sorry to here about the scale breaking but could make for a nice project.

 

Inspired by Joe’s meat cleaver , I figured I would join him with an Art razor.
Art Razors Capitaine 2020
Suds: B&M Seville
My 8/8 looks like a mini.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

King Pelican 14, ABC software, SOC boar.

 

My “second chance” Leader gave a fine shave today. It’s “second chance” since I had a tech malfunction when bidding on a square point version when I first started acquiring straights. This one came along a few years later and I snagged it.

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Castle Forbes 1445
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
FW Engels Leader 13/16
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

That’s correct Tom, have some other razors that needs new scales. Have to consider what kind of material that I should use.


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I’m revisiting a past shave this Sunday, 13/16 Coral made by Takagi Riki according to Jim Rion’s old blog, and little is known of them. They didn’t seem that rare, I’ve seen a half dozen or so ‘in the wild’ though many of them are worn. That kind of says that they’re older razors, and that people liked them, as I do. AdP software and a M&F Finest brush did the lathering.

 

Novodur 14 and MdC Monday. Soap was MdC Rose lathered with an emerald pearl Duke 3 copy in 2-band by @life2short1971 and a splash of D. R. Harris finished up a lovely shave.

 

Monday and Tuesday morning shave, CVH MK No.31 with Ivory scales. One of the best razors I have, smooth as a peach .
Soap Edwin Jagger Sandalwood
Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
Splash Floris No 127



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Tanifuji Silver Steel, brought NOS back from Japan by Alex Gilmore and scaled in black horn and ivory years ago by Alfredo Gil.

Soap was Savonnière des Volcans lavande orange (it’s mostly orange) lathered with a Semogue Galahad. AS was Santa Maria Novella orange blossom water. The software made a good spring combination.

 

Maybe one of my noisiest razors and a reliable standby that left me smooth and clean

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Baume.be Shaving Cream
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
Otto Busch Welmeister Sonderklasse 265 11/16
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

With
Beau Brummel Cutlery Co straight razor

 

It’s easy to enjoy a shave with the Rigarazor. The weight, balance, edge, and aesthetics are all superb

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Baume.be Shaving Cream
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Rigarazor 8/8
NOS Old Spice After Shave



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Thursday morning shave, 1166 ERN Wald Germany. Really nice shave, smooth as a peach .
Soap Edwin Jagger Sandalwood
Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
Splash Floris Elite



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Yesterday, 7/8 Herder 49, it’s hard to beat a pair of aces. Floris 89 was lathered with a M&F Finest, and Floris 89 topped off a great shave.

Today, 6/8 Geneva Expert, the super thin one, La Toja was lathered with a SOC boar and Santa Maria Novella lavande finished up.

 

Friday morning shave, Geneva Cutlery 6/8”. Smooth as a peach .
Soap Razor Emporium Old School
Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
Splash Floris Elite



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Another ‘lame mobile’, ‘lame rechange’, or removable/exchangeable blade frame back. There does not seem to be a makers name on it. The French seems contextual, so any help from better French speakers than I is appreciated!

The tang is stamped ‘Grand Salon du Louvre— Marseilles’ which probably means an exhibition, maybe at the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in Marseilles. The blade is stamped ‘Diplome D’Honneur - Grand Prix - Hors Concours {Paris, Londres’. This would seem to mean ‘1st place in the honirable mention‘ category (below gold or silver), and hors concours means ‘unrivaled’ or ‘without equal’.

The cream was SMN lathered with a Zenith boar, and La Toja Manantiales Hombre AS finished up!

 

Very cool frameback Steve.

Had two very enjoyable shaves this week…
C.V. Heljestrand MK32

And a Wostenholm Pipe razor:

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Thank you Tom, and that Hammacher Schlemmer & Co is a nice piece too!

 

Thanks Steve… my favorite Pipe razor I own.