What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Thiers-Issard 7/8
I meant to pick up my Revisor this morning, but in my morning haze I chose this razor. I have a "summer cold" that's lasted for two weeks and am a bit foggy-headed. I didn't cut myself, at least. Nice shave.

 

Thanks, Jamie. Almost NOS from my friend in Chapel Hill. I will have to hold off from buying more from him, like a pristine Palmera, MK31 in ivory and on and on.

 

CMON Filarmonica Doble Temple

 

Wacker
DVH
homemade badger

 

First shave with this refurbished Wostenholm IXL 5/8—and t'was a good one!
If you had seen the state I originally found this razor in (disgustingly grimy and a bit 'off-smelling'), the last thing you'd imagine is putting it anywhere near your face. Fortunately, she cleaned up quite well, took a fantastic edge, and it appears there's still plenty of 'shave life' in this old gal...

 

Actually fellows this one came from a member on SRP, but I did see the two on Takeshi's website as well. Although now that I think about it the member may have obtained it from Takeshi, hard to tell from the pics on his site. This one did come with a green colored box, and one of Takeshi's had a red/orange box...

 

Maybe that's where I saw it.

 

Hoken 66 H.Y.S. 2.7
The Hatachi Yasuki Steel is a factory version of Tamahagane steel. You can see a wavy pattern, especially on the back side that looks like tempering problems, but it's the "hamon" from the differential heat treatment.

 

Today was the...er...TSD Custom from Robert Williams! This razor really is a sweety.

 

Hamons on razors are cool. Here's a good picture of the hamon on my Iwasaki...

 

Nice looking razor!

 

I hope the marker was photoshopped in.

 

MS Paint. Next time I'll try to make it look even crappier

 

Very nice Mike.

 

George Savage & Sons 13/16 Wedge.
First shave with a wedge type blade this morning. I really wasn't expecting it to feel so different from the hollow ground blades I've been using, but the edge felt so stable somehow. I'm thinking it must have to do with the extra steel backing-up the edge, but whatever the reason the shave was an extremely good one. Almost plush I'd say, like driving a 'merican style land yacht down the road.

It was super cheap too due to all the pitting, but I'm really digging the way it looks actually. More rat rod than hot rod methinks...




:hooray:

 

I swear my "like"ing your post had nothing to do with the girl...

 

Last night's shave was the last shave with the old Freddie Reynolds in it's current state. Its now soaking in neats foot oil.
Soon I'll dissemble it and put it into the 'restoration' queue.
Time to give those old horn scales some new life and some new pins.

This is a photo from a while ago (pre-honing) showing the 'special' bread-knifed' flat edge....

 

Bartmann 504

 

Thanks for saying that. I didn't even notice, myself.

 

Yeah I'm pleased I read your post as well Mike as I also wouldn't have seen that scantly clad young lady.