What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Large vintage Sheffield near-wedge from George Wostenholm…

 

Wusthof 13/16 Barbers King Trident
Route 66 Bourbon Jungle
Floid Black
Brushcraft handle with FS knot

 

10 February 2016
Planned shave 41 of 90




Ralf Aust 5/8

Have a great evening!

 

Boker 7/8 wedge

 

Green Lizard again. Great shave.

 

That's a beauty of a razor!

 

today
JAHenckels 81 Emperor
9/16 full hollow round end.

today's shave was a confidence builder for me.
this was one of my first straight razors. I used it until the edge became graby and jumpy, dull in other words.
it went to the hones yesterday. today it provided a very nice smooth comfy three pass shave.
I feel like I got this one right, insert happy dance here.

 

My Hinkels Twin comes today. I don't know what kind of shape the edge is in. It probably needs honing, I will send it out to a pro to make sure. Can't wait to try it!

 

I had planned to send mine to Glenn.
but the numbers grew to the place that I had to learn myself. baby steps, but progress.
if I could have stuck with just a few,I would have preferred having a honemiester take care of the edges. but now I've got too many.

 

Kawashima Extra Tungsten

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I will get some stones and do it myself eventually, I want a baseline to know what to compare it to. Hell, I still need a strop. Had one lined up from craigslist, but the dude accidentally sold it to someone else.

 

Vintage C-MON; finished on the SG20k…….smooth!

 

Kinsyo Fon 13/16 NOS
Route 66 Perfect Gent - Lovely stuff
Floid Amber
PantaRei USMC 28mm with matching bowl

 

11 February 2016 - belated post
Shave 42



Ralf Aust 5/8

Have a great Friday!

 

Wade and Butcher

 

today I had the pleasure of using;
H Boker& Co "Our Unrivaled" 5/8 extra hollow ground spike
from the moment I had this razor in hand, it exuded quality of manufacture. the scales feel a bit heavier. the tang has a nice little curve to fit your thumb or fingers. the spine has a nice cut to it. the spike seemed shaped just right to get close to your ear. the weight of the steel even feel a bit heavy.
it came to me with a nice bevel. I did the pyramid 25 down on 4k/8k. then a few x's on apache strata. stropped 50 laps. the edge was complete.
the shave felt fabulous.
such a pleasure to use this old razor.

 

SOTD Friday

Illinois 361 strop
A.O.S Sandalwood soap

Gemstar Customs razor and brush set
SR is a wade and butcher near wedge barbers notch
Brush is a 24mm silvertip badger knot from wd
Both have matching Birdseye maple.

20x linen 20x leather passes
Single pass wtg
Cold water rinse. Pat dry
A.O.S sandalwood balm
And a splash of clubman original

 

Sette Belot # 7, 6/8 solingen finest silver steel
Razorock Capts Choice w/tabac creme
Floid black
Crown King synthetic
Pretty awesome shave

 

Vinage Goldedge….nice shave!

 

Revisor 8/8