What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

The scales look like burl wood, mostly, but not exactly.

I happen to be fixated on scale material at the moment.

 

It is but I think the scales are original as I have several other ivory clad Ragg razors

 

Sotd 10-4-23

Super cross razor was the weapon of choice, sterling soaps haverford for suds and smells, and the rubab firefly and the ole Clydesdale shell for that glassy smooth draw while stropping!

 

The difference in the way that the two pins were pinned, made me wonder

 

Stabilized Burly Maple, according to the maker, Andrey Shpakovskiy .
Mine looks and feels a lot like plastic. But, I'm not too familiar with that material.

 

Harder than woodpecker lips and generally a nightmare to work with , burl wood is gnarly stuff , anytime I've worked with you have to stabilize it in cactus juice or penetrating epoxy .

 

I saw that too, curious. Maybe re-pinned at the pivot

 

Thursday and Friday morning shave, TULA600.
Smooth as a peach
Soap Monsieur Mister
Brush gents badger silver tip
Splash Boss the scent



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No it’s plastic fantastic


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Saturday Straights' Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Vintage Life Licorice Shaving Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
Weck Sextoblade
Personna Hair Shaper Blade
CWR
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Vintage Life Licorice Shaving Soap lathered well with Semogue 1305 Boar brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Weck Sextoblade and Personna Hair Shaper Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

The big W&B was the right blade for the job today. Lots of stubble removal made all the more enjoyable with the cold Absolute Zero on my face followed by a final cold splash of water at the end

Hot water preparation
Captain Nemo Absolute Zero Shave Soap
Wenge Chubby Manchurian Badger
Wade & Butcher The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor 9/8
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Sotd 10-7-23

Tanifuji maxfli 40. With paa sangre de drago suds and smells good , and a ds cosmetic g7 brush

 

Monday morning shave, EDV Neiström. Smooth as a peach
Soap Laugar Rimfrost
Brush gents badger silver tip
Splash Floris No.127



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Wapienica
Brush: Paragon Shaving
Suds: Moon Soaps

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Another big blade for extra days of stubble

Hot water preparation
MSC Frosted Lavender Shave Soap
Wenge Chubby Manchurian Badger
FW Engels Perfection 8/8
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Sotd 10-12-23

H. Diamond for the blade of choice , and most excellent shave. These H. Diamonds have a style all their own , they just scream cool.

Crown & crane tobacco leaf and amber suds and aftershave

Yaqi goblin brush

 

Friday morning shave, CVH No.7. Smooth as a peach .
Soap Laugar Rimfrost
Brush gents badger silver tip
Splash Floris No.127



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The sharp eye of @DrStrange has had me wondering if my Ragg with the two different pins had been rescaled or repinned. So, I took a look at my other ivory scaled Raggs. Lo and behold, they all have the same pattern.

I’ve often wondered if John & Wm Ragg made the razors that Lund sold so I checked my Lund ivories as well. One fits the pattern, one does not. So, not sure if this was a time period thing or a manufacturer kind of thing or just random.

See pic below - First three are Ragg’s, bottom two are Lunds.



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Perhaps the razor manufacturers bought their ivory scales with the wedges already pinned?