What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Master Barber Joliet B.S. Co Joliet Il - she is a dainty little razor but a mighty good shaver
Caties Jar Din De Or
Pinaud Clubman Orig

 

8/24/15 SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Face Wash
Razor: Wade & Butcher 5/8 (pre 1890) with Worm Eaten Scales
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel/ Linen (20 linen 20 Leather Pre, 10/10 post)
Soap: Barrister & Mann Lime, Lavender, & Cedarwood plus M-Bomb
Brush: Omega 1066 Boar
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Mandom

 

Remote shave from a cabin in the Sierra near Truckee. A staff retreat with 10 other guys. Young guys are fascinated when I break out the old Wosty cutthroat shaver-and yes they think I'm nuts. Too bad they won't know what a really great shave feels like!

 

H Boker Master Razor

 

Day 3 ODH:
Continues to provide simply excellent shaves. By the first few passes today it seemed to be pulling just a bit (quite possibly my imagination), so I decided to go with about 10 strokes on CrOx. That did the trick. Wee bit of localized burn with the vintage Old Spice, obviously from the few passes before the touch-up, but sweet as sugar for the rest of the shave. Super good steel makes for a super good shave, and this razor is Solingen steel at it's best.

 

You & that rascal Kevin keep showing these Otto's and hurting us razor geeks

 

If I wasn't borrowing Kevin's at the moment, I'd be suffering right along with you. Seems good ones just never turn up.

 

Been a few months since my last post! Not shave with a straight razor for about three months. Decided to today and only one slight cut. God I love my Revisor 8/8. Though I swear it want to cut me! Has a very sharp point at the end which I may curve off one of these days...

 

Was watching, or should I say listening to, five card stud with Dean Martin and Robert Mitchem to get into the spirt of things.

 

don't do it. You will end up loving the sharp points

 

Dubl Duck Goldedge

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el Druida 28 manchurian 2 band, and my Japanese Triumph razor

 

Filarmonica Doble Temple 14

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Goldedge

Proraso red and
Simpson S1 best badger brush
Clubman original

After using the DE for the past few days, it felt great to pull out an SR. I tried to apies swmbo, and I used the DE on my neck and chin, 2 passes. Used the SR on rest of face. The single pass wtg with the SR was a far superior shave, and nick free, while the DE left nicks on neck and chin.

 

Revisor 8/8 & Otto Steinen Diamondine 1005 honed by master honer Jamie Mahoney - I actually shaved mostly with the Otto but just wanted to try the Revisor after a refresh
Caties Bubbles Le Terre Verte & Coates Sandalwood crème - Oh what a lovely combo
DR Harris pink splash

 

You cannot beat the wonderful scent of Le Terre Verte Lou, great looking Revisor by the way Revisor make some of if not the best modern razors you can buy today, I hone quite a few of them and always say they are such nice razors to put over the hones I love honing them they are so smooth, and testament to them I usually get the same ones back about once every year.

 

Signature shave soap
Bruno Blade
Vintage boar brush

 

Day 4 ODH:
Beginning to feel like the back of my hand. Zooms around my face in quick time, and delivers great shaves with just a few linen/leather strop strokes as razor prep. I gotta get one of these...fingers crossed!



This is where Kevin's ODH lives when it's not working. On my dresser in my bedroom in a closed box with descant packs. Keeps the celluloid happy .

 

Used my new el Druida brush with a croap the first few times, now with a hard soap and again a lather party.
For razor my little Ern.

 

View attachment 75357 JA Henckels 17 6/8 sq point
Friodur
Le Pere Lucien fourgere w/Coates rose crème
Brushcrafted handle with a 28 mm Franks Finest badger knot
LaToja splash