What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by lindyhopper66, Nov 30, 2013.

  1. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    After seeing Lou shave with his Böhler-Stahl recently, I got the urge to bring it out again. Such a consistently-smooth shaver! :)
     
  2. cubancigar2000

    cubancigar2000 Well-Known Member

    yes, they are really super smooth shavers and yours is just plain gorgeous
     
  3. kamp

    kamp Well-Known Member

  4. cubancigar2000

    cubancigar2000 Well-Known Member

    Hess 44 5/8 Stainless Frozen Temper 3 pin - came to me NOS, shaves like a million dollars
    Meibner Tremonia Indian Flavour w/Musgo crème
    Floid Vigoros
    Franks Shaving 30 mm Best badger
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  5. oscar11

    oscar11 Well-Known Member

    Friodur
    Oxford and Cambridge
    Omega S brush
    Excellent shave this morning. I'm off to a convention for the rest of the week. I'll be taking the S brush, Soap Commander and my Wacker inox. First impression of the S brush is very favorable. Have a good one. BTW, Soap Commander is new to me and I look forward to trying it.
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  6. lindyhopper66

    lindyhopper66 Well-Known Member

  7. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    First shave this morning with this vintage IXL…
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  8. jamespasini69

    jamespasini69 Well-Known Member

    Sotd Tue
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    Pre: hot water bath, followed by:
    Shampoo bath
    oxi clean bath
    Cold rinse
    Oxi clean bath
    Cold rinse
    Shampoo
    Cold rinse.
    Hot water soak.
    Step one is now complete. Brush is shave ready.

    Proraso red soap
    24mm silvertip badger brush custom birdseye maple by @gssixgun
    Custom made Wade & Butcher near wedge SR with matching birdseye maple scales, brass pins and Amber wedge
    Clubman original

    Single pass true BBS shave
    Glen you never disappoint. This is another great set up by gemstar customs.
     
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  9. TheFiveO

    TheFiveO Well-Known Member

    Adam how are you liking that Friodur? I remember when you got it I was so freaking jealous!
     
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  10. Hodge

    Hodge Well-Known Member

    First ever straight razor shave today using my Friodur
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  11. TheFiveO

    TheFiveO Well-Known Member

    If you hate it let me know and I'll give ya $20, no wait, $25 for that ! LOL
    Enjoy Hodge! That's a beauty
     
  12. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    I will have to work it into a focus again in a few months. It was pretty smooth, but after using a couple of professionally honed razors since then, I realized I need to spend some time with it on the hones. It should be outstanding after that!
     
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  13. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    Super-smooth evening shave using the fast & efficient J-West razor: Takehana Feon…
    Two shaves in one day! Wosty in the early morn; the Feon tonight….:D
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  14. entropy1049

    entropy1049 Well-Known Member

    Like a Rock Star.
     
  15. kamp

    kamp Well-Known Member

    Today I shaved for the first time with my new Drew Dick 7/8 spanish point, with brown horn scales.

    First impressions it is a well balanced razor, that fits well in his scales, and for a razor without jimping (only one in my rotation has no jimping) easy to grip and not extra slippery.

    I like the tapered tale and the overall look, it looks a little similar as my Herder 7/8 spanish point(which is one of my favorite shavers). Also it is nice that it has no shoulder.

    WTG and XTG there where no problems, ATG it was a little jumpy I would like it a little sharper I think, but that can be fixed. Overall I think it is a very nice razor and I think it will be a regular in my rotation. Nice work Drew.

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  16. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    October 7th SOTD
    Two days’ growth
    Preshave: Hot Shower
    Razor: unrestored J. Wostenholm EBRO, from around 1865
    Strop: Drygulch Leatherworks Oiled Latigo (20 laps linen/ 20 laps leather pre, 10 /10 post)
    Brush: Handturned Tulip Poplar Badger
    Soap: The Holy Black Gunpowder Spice
    Postshave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
    Aftershave: The Holy Black Gunpowder Spice
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  17. cubancigar2000

    cubancigar2000 Well-Known Member

    SOTD
    13/16 Three pin Erusta stamped Boehler Steel - This is one fine shaver ( Thank you Jamie Mahoney)
    Meibner Tremonia Black Beer soap
    FS 30 mm silvertip
    Floid Amber
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  18. jamespasini69

    jamespasini69 Well-Known Member

    Sotd Wed
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    Proraso green
     
  19. cubancigar2000

    cubancigar2000 Well-Known Member

    I had these 5 razors needing some stone work so I honed them all and tested them this morning
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  20. jamespasini69

    jamespasini69 Well-Known Member

    Sotd Thu Oct 8, 2015
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    Brush by @gssixgun birdseye maple
    Proraso red
    Goldedge SR
    Clubman original.
     

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