What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

#sotd



Heading out to the lake for the weekend …
Good Summertime Lime today
Snailforge Wootz
GemStar Elk brush
Castle Forbes Lime Cream
Royall Lyme splash

Looking like 80° and no wind today



Mantra for the Summer
Sorry,,
Can’t,,
Lake,,
Bye….

 

Super clean and easy shave with the big Iberia

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
MSC Deep Blue Shave Soap
Iberia 14
Myrsol Blue After Shave



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Tanifuji Cape Kennedy 77

 

Monday morning shave, SSA Geneva 7/8”. Smooth as a peach .
Soap Monsieur mister
Brush gents badger silver tip
Splash Floris elite



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My tip is that if the razor cuts easily in a tomato that’s the trick before going to higher grits.


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Summer in Sweden 9.15 pm



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The lovely Lund provided a wonderfully smooth and easy shave

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



Happy shaving - Karl

 

4/8 cattaraugus
House of mammoth tobacconist
Rubab firefly

 

Is it a C135 series TI ??? is there a stamp on the reverse ??

 

Iwasaki Swedish steel with a fresh kiita edge.

 

About TI C135 I gave up totally. After a couple of years with no joy. Gone for good.

https://ischiapp.blogspot.com/2018/09/sotd-20180920.html​

 

It cut my arm hairs okay. Didn't try the old tomato trick though.

 

My largest Ragg made the day - quick and easy

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Savile Row 3824
MSC Deep Blue Shave Soap
John & Wm Ragg Napoleon 7/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Hey Glen, yes, the TI is C135 Carbonsong steel ones.

 

Okay here is what I have found on these and several of the newer TI's
They don't actually respond well to Natural stones, I had limited success using a Nakayama after passing the 10k level....

I head straight to the Naniwa SS Series on them, using a misty slurry all the way through the 12k, this eliminates the Sparkles that they tend to get..
Once you figure out a combination that works on them they are incredible shavers and worth the effort to get there..
If the SS 12k edge is bitey for your skin, soften it with stropping on high quality CrOx I use a .30 Micron 99.99% pure that doesn't add keeness .. The slurry technique should make it more comfortable anyway since you probably adding convexity to the bevel (Theory)

 

Thanks for the information. Next time I will do that. Do you make a slurry with a JNAT or Belgian coticule slurry making stone? I have shaved with this razor for years (not daily though) with no need for touch up, so it really held a great shaving edge for a long time after the initial "touchup" years ago when I bought it.

I tried touchups on another razor using Cr Ox from an old bottle from SRD. I don't know how great the application was. I didn't get Cr Ox dust on the razor after stropping the Cr Ox. Do you have suggestions of what paste or whatever to use or would lapping film work just as well?

 

Yes I used a Kita Nagura on the Nakayama which is my goto for harder Japanese steel.. I am a firm believer in finding "Magic in the Mud" I lean toward using a slurry most of the time

I don't think a Coticule would be a good match for these razors..

I scored this CrOx 15 years ago, I have more than enough for several lifetimes fire me a PM I will give you a packet..

 

Friday morning shave, SSA 5/8”. Smooth as a peach . Interesting about SSA that they never seemed to mark the razors with a number or name, just the Company logotype.
Soap Monsieur mister
Brush gents badger silver tip
Splash Floris Special No.127



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C.V. Heljestrand, software was AdP and a Simpsons Tulip 3 two-band did the lathering.

 

It was a 2 blade shave today, with 3 days of growth.. I honed two of @lindyhopper66 's blades, and test drove them after. Both delivered silky smooth 2 pass shaves, WTG and ATG, with completely different feels. The ATG on both was just as smooth as the WTG pass. The Thiers-Issard is a thick grind, with an almost Wedge feel to it, and Friodur is a Full Hollow. Typically, I prefer the Full to extra hollow feels, but the Thiers-Issard was more enjoyable. Go Figure. End result was a BBS face, with minor touch-ups. Zero issues. Pardon the picture. The dark sections are just shadows.

Razors- Thiers Issard. Made in France
J.A.Henkels "Friodur Inox No Stain". Solingen Germany.
Brush- @oscar11 Special. Synthetic knot
Soap- ARKO- always works well.
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy