What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

I bought this razor for $10.00 at this month's antiques fair and made it my first project razor. I had to clean it, tighten the pivot pin, and hone it. It looks like it will have to go back to the hones. I had to do a finish pass with another straight.
Route 66 A Perfect Gent Soap
B-400 Brush by Tom
Henry Mueller Razor
Alum
Lucky Tiger
Pinaud Clubman AS
Have a great weekend!

 

Gold Dollar 600

 

Shave 36. Another nice close shave with the Beam. I wasn't thinking it was as good as I remembered until I felt the excellent reduction after the first pass. And the second pass was like I was just wiping off the lather. However, more noise from the alum than I'd like. This is what I will be focusing on for a while - keeping the whisker whacking efficiency while continuing to lighten the pressure and improve the angle.

I also finished my Haslinger's puck so the lather was a little thinner than usual. What a great soap - I figure I got 50 to 60 shaves out of the puck before it gave up the ghost.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Aloe Vera Shave Soap
Friedr. Schemper Beam 5/8 Full Hollow
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Thiers-Issard 7/8

 

After lindy's TI, I'm embarrassed to post my offering, but here goes.

Beau Brummel No.35 5/8 full hollow spike. Recently honed on norton1-4-8/apatche strata. Stropped to hair popping on my Drygulch custom strop.

Today's shave gives me much delight. It came in with a sharp edge, but not a nice edge. I redid it more to my liking. It still has a blemmish that leaves a small spot unusable, but its very small and didnt affect the shave adversely.
The blemish is at the intersection of the pinaud bottle and the r66 bottle.

 

Boker

Nice smooth no drama shave. I am finding I like the blade spine almost touching my face.

Tom


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Dovo Bismark 2

 

Quit looking and get to using a straight


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I like the photo Tom! You guys

 

Sorry for the delayed response but I've been on the road for the past two days and just returned tonight. This big blade was touched up lightly on the buffers to remove some surface gunk and light horizontal scratching present on the blade face. Cleaned up beautifully. It was one of the easiest blades to hone I've done in a while. Great shaver!

 

F W Engels Perfection

 

This shave. Was firing on all cylinders today and was the best straight shave I have ever had. I just took my time and lightened up on the pressure a little. I did three passes for an absolute BBS. I know it worked when my wife came back for a second face feel
SOTD
Route 66 A Perfect Gent Soap
Culmak SM2 Bush
Wade and Butcher 7/8 Celebrated Razor
Alum
Thayers WH
PAA Deja Fougere AS
Have a blessed Sunday!

 

Yesterday's shave. Henckels always performs.

 

I just honed up a Russian razor from 1953. It delivered a very nice 2 pass shave, with 2 weepers, on two days growth. Effortless shave.

Razor- "EKSTRA".ZTV 1953
Brush- Vintage German Ocean Boar
Soap- Stirling Barbershop
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Deep Woods.

 

Columbia Cutlery
Fresh off the stones



It took me 3 hours to set the bevel and hone. It was worth the time. This is my smoothest hone job yet. Finished with the 12k then took it to 1micron lapping film. 10 laps on that. Then 7 laps on the CrOx finished with 100 on the strop.


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Dovo Pearlex #98 5/8 full hollow round end.
Recently honed. It cut my dimple, same spot has been cut about three times. You'd think I'd learn to be careful there.

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine...

Hot Water prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Puma Solingen Extra Full Hollow 6/8th
Hans Baier Silver Tip
Valobra Tallow Soap
Logona Mann Balm

I Had a Belter of a Shave Today with My Puma Solingen 6/8th..A Very Thin Grind & a Very Keen Edge..I Just Love the Design & Look of these German Panzer Tank Camo Lookalike Scales..Wunderbar..

Billy..

 

Revisor 8/8