What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Filarmonica 14 Sub Cero

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Fri. AOS lavender soap
Simpson S1 best badger brush
Goldedge
Clubman original

 

Thursday
Proraso green
WD HMB brush
Goldedge
Clubman original

 

I'm looking for a new kitchen knife. That thing looks about the right size. Lol, and I thought my Bow was big...wow

 

No doubt, Mike's good. My goldedge is still sharp and smooth just as it was when I got it back.

 

That just means you're doing a fine job stropping and maintaining it!

 

Hayashi Doamond 1072 w/covered tang
Caties Bubbles Le Piment De Le Vie
Brushcraft handle, FS 24 mm silvertip
Floid Black Label

 

Have you got a new camera lou?

 

ha ha, yep. My photos have never been better. The wife and I had Samsung Infuse phones for 4+ years and I decided to treat her and myself to new ones. Samsung Note 5 is what I bought and the camera is awesome. The whole phone is awesome, very happy with them

 

Skipping a day. Gonna let some growth appear. I wanna see how my skills are when it comes to 2 or 3 days of stubble, that and I got a couple of chin nicks I want to heal.

 

Nice photo, Lou! The new camera suits you!

Today's SR: one of my favorites….

 

Michael Waterhouse custom 8/8 smiler for Barbers
Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Thater 4125/2 Finest Silvertip two band
Catie's Bubbles Le Terre Verte
Post shave Propolis & Extra virgin coconut oil
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

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How many MW's do you have now Jamie?

I'm going to need one, which according to my new minimalist philosophy means something's going to have to go...

 

Beautiful morning shave today. 2 days growth.
20x strop on handmade strop
Lather up proraso red with the Simpson special S1 best badger brush
Single pass wtg
Water rinse. Pat dry.
Clubman original splash.
BBS shave truly appreciate the smoothness and clean feeling

 

I've owned two of Michaels razors but they shaved so similar I decided to sell one to a good friend so just the one left Mike, Michael's taken a little break from making razors at present and I know from the number of PM's I receive that his work is very much in high demand, Michael started off as a custom knife maker I was quite honoured when he asked me to try out his very first razor he made quite sometime ago, I spoke with him last week I'm sure he will be back in the not to distant future making his fine razors.

 

J.E. Bleckmann "Progress" 7/8 three pin
Le Pere Lucien w/DR Harris Arlington - what a pair to join together, just fantastic
Brushcraft handle with a FS 28 mm finest badger
Floid Vigoroso

 

Beckmann Steel (and the process for making it) was used by the Japanese for their top tier blades, along with YSS Super, Hitachi White, Phoenix, and the rest of the Japanese mega-steels. Extremely good stuff.

Next time you use this for SotD, give us a shot of the backside tang

 

The other side says Solingen silver steel?? It came NOS in a new Je Bleckmann box so I guess it is possible that it is not a Bleckmann as I was told. I do know this however - todays shave is as close as it gets for me. I went back in my excel data and every time I pair up a DR Harris crème with le pere or MDC I rated the shave as perfect. just sayin

 

Early morning shave today with my Beau….

 

I know the Japanese "borrowed" the process from Bleckmann in Germany. "Silver Steel" could possibly be the name given by Bleckmann to their product/process, and possibly didn't want their trade name being used by the Japanese, so they used "Bleckmann Steel" instead? Hell, I don't know...maybe babies come from under cabbage leafs...