What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Are kamisori straights a better shaver than western straights?

 

I guess my answer would be it depends on if it is honed properly. Glen could better answer your question. One thing I did find out though is that I can use both sides of the blade and get a nice shave

 

Hey guys, sorry for not posting in a while. With nearly 180 consecutive days of SR shaving, I got too comfortable and complacent about my SR use. I tried to cut corners and shave too fast and clumsily. Needless to say, I did some bloodletting. Now I have a set of new, open and healing wounds to care for. So until healed I am back to using the Mühle R89 DE. This is a post for new and experienced SR shavers alike. Remember, you are using a ridiculously sharp knife blade. Complacency is a dangerous thing.
I'm not seriously injured, but I may have a new scar or two.

 

Hindsight 20/20. Let it heal and then come back to the dark side.

 

FW Engels 'LEADER' 13/16" round point; decadently-smooth & noisy shaver!

 

5/8 Grelot Lotus
Le savon des Volcans
homemade brush with 25mm Shavemac 2 band silver tip fan

Excellent shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Schulze - came to me NOS
Razo Rock Son Of Zeus
Brushcraft handle with a 24 mm extra dense FS knot
LaToja splash

 

Vintage frame back LeCoultre

 

My new Koraat 6/8 near wedge "the White Queen"

 

A. Calio Trapani 6/8 Boehler Steel - restored by Holyrollah and a sweet job he did. May be my best shaver bar none
Seifenglatt with Musgo crème for a great ubelather
Floid Vigoroso menthol
FS 30mm soft silvertip - my favorite knot ever. Yes better than my Simpson and Thaters

 

Oh yeah that is a definite. I get such a better shave and much more satisfaction and enjoyment out of a SR than a DE

 

Custom Joseph Rodgers & Sons….

 

6/8 Clauss
Sapone Di Paolo & post shave balm
Homemade 2 band badger of unknown origin (thinking a V.S. or Ace)

Finished off the blade with a coti again for this mornings shave, very smooth and comfortable. My next shave will be off a thuri edge but on a different razor. Have a good one.

 

Sum Extra 88

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Can you tell by the shave by which stone it was finished with?

 

Last night's shave…

 

I'd like to think I could, at least off my stones but there are so many variables with honing I wouldn't bet I could with someone else doing the honing. They do have a different feel to them though.

 

I can a difference in the feel from a coticule versus Japanese natural stone versus a synthetic hone. Coticule and JNAT leave a smoother feeling edge.

 

Japanese Goldrex full hollow 13/16
Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Shavemac Plexiglass silvertip two band
Catie's Bubbles Le Terre Verte
Propolis & extra virgin coconut oil
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver Edt

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