What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Monday morning shave, Rabinor Tagore TULA 600, smooth as a peach .
Soap Monsieur Mister
Brush gents badger silver tip
Splash Boss the scent



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Bartmann 7/8, software was ABC pre-shave and red sandalwood soap and balm, and a lime Paladin Chief did the lathering.

 

7/8 guilloche spine ‘Eagle and Snake’ ERN, software was AdP and an APS synth did the lathering.

 

Nice razor Steve! Tomorrow I am going to Prague and I will look for vintage stores and hopefully find a nice razor.


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Wednesday morning shave, Geneva cutlery 6/8”. Smooth as a peach .
Soap razor emporium old school
Brush gents badger silver tip
Splash Floris No.127



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Thank you Hans!

 

Tanifuji Favorit 3000, soap was la Savonnière du Moulin lathered with a M&F Blonde Badger, and a little SMN Tobacco Toscano finished up a great mid-week shave.

 

Carl Schmidt Blue Steel

 

Fila 14 Doble Temple, software were SMN pre-shave, cream, and lavender AS. A Keyhole 3 did the lathering.

 

Nice razor Robert!


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5th shave from this Ukranian razor, since bought, and honed. . I had a pretty smooth 2 pass shave, with BBS results. One weeper, under the nose. My fault, not the razors. I am conflicted on this razor, and the steel. I might touch it up, on a finishing stone, and pay a little more attention to things. It just isn't holding the crisp edge like I like. It still shaves well, just not superbly. Then again, it is some thick steel, and I don't prefer thick steel, but prefer thin Extra Hollow Ground blades.

Razor- Gipson Razor "Alvaro". Ukraine. 8/8 inches
Brush- B-400, By Tom(@twhite ). Omega Boar knot
Soap- ARKO
Aftershave- Florida Water

 

Thanks. It is one of the first razors I got from antique stores in Danville, Virginia.

 

Filarmonica 14

 

I agree with you Scott, I have honed the Gipson and it is definitely better than from factory but still not as good as old razors with better steel quality. The best new razor I have is the TI. Also the German razor have some semi hard edges that isn’t the same as it was earlier days (said the old grumpy guy).


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I think I might try finishing on a Nagura JNAT. I'll see how that works out.

 

Saturday Straights' Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Morning TOST Shave Soap
Tom's B400 Two-band Badger
Wilbert "Acme"
CWR
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The Morning TOST Shave Soap lathered well with the Tom's B400 Two-band Badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Wilbert "Acme" Straight gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva Musk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Filarmonica 14 Especial, cream was SMN lathered with a lime Paladin, and a splash of Eau Sauvage finished up a great Sunday shave.

 

Sunday evening shave, viva la
TI Spartacus 6/8”
Monsieur mister



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Took my big unmarked blade for a spin using a full Arkansas stone progression. Nice shave!

 

First trial edge from the woodgrain stone that arrived this morning. I re-edged the Filarmonica Especial and the edge did exceedingly well, sharp and smooth. The stone is not flat though, it’s high in the center. I’ve had other used stones that were high in the middle, likely from using the sides of the face for small tools/knives, because the ‘dome’ was not in any way symmetrical, IOW, it wasn’t shaped, it was worn that way.

Anyway, it was a fantastic edge, sharp and smooth and I’m looking forward to more edges from a flattened stone.