What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

I had my share of I’ll advised....

 

Vintage Sheffield-made 6/8" soft French-point 'Celebrated IXL Razor' from George Wostenholm & Son (mid-1800s), Crowne & Crane's 'Cognac & Cubans' soap with matching aftershave balm, Omega #627 'super' badger brush.
One of my favorite Wosty's. Love the rare blade shape. I've owned 'a bunch' of Wostenholms but this was the first with this blade style/tip.

 

Schulze 192

 

7/8 Dorko Had an effortless shave with this beauty.I think this is one of my closest shaved to date.I used Grooming Dept After the Fire Shave Soap.Soap was great.

 

Rasurpur western grind kami

 

Started learning on a 1/4 hollow. Moving to a couple hollow razors and man the audible feedback is something else. Not sure what I favor yet but you certainly know when when you have the angle with the bigger hollows.


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A sweet shaving German Razor. Smooth 2 pass shave, with BBS results.

Razor- Griffon Cutlery Works, Germany. Made for The Barrow & Comstock Co., New London Conn.
Brush- Stirling Boar
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice

 

A rare shave today. I normally only shave every other day and sometimes every third day. Tonight was a special dinner with my wife for her birthday so the whiskers came off after just a day. I picked up my 1970s Russian for the job. Easy peasey. Two passes and done. Oh, and a special shout out for that Savile Row brush. I have some very, very nice brushes but this one has really been standing out and today was no exception.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Barber Shop
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip
Utro STIZ 11/16
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Had to go quick. The Yamada with the half hollow was the right choice. This one has a heavy blade and scalpel sharp edge. No finessing or short strokes needed. This thing is a bull dozer. And leaves a bbs finish every time. I love my Japanese steel

 

Today's shave was with a freshly honed Wilkinson Sword, A. Dunhill Edition(Pall Mall). Fantastically smooth razor, that requires little effort to shave. It's just a bear to prep up for the shave. I had a 3 pass shave, that left me BBS. Zero Issues. Excellent razor, that is built like a tank, yet very nimble, and smooth. This razor will be saved for special occasions.

Razor- Wilkinson Sword, Alfred Dunhill of London. Fifth Ave New York. 7 day set.
Brush- Stirling Boar
Soap- Vintage "Yardley" of London, Lavender.
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice.

 

Azuma Kamisori

 

Very cool. I like the wrap you did.

 

Thanks, but Steve Platts did the wrap and the plas-dip. He’s a great seller.

 

Wostenholm IXL Frameback

 

Okina 翁 KJKMA

 

Houken 66

 

Beautiful Japanese Razor.

 

Thank you.

 

This is one of two birth year Russian razors I have. This one is from the ZTV factory. Fantastic shave. Da comrades, is true.

Hot water preparations
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
1956 Extra ZTV 6/8
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Tonight was a smiling German razor night. 2 pass shave, with near BBS results. Near silent razor.

Razor- Wade & Butcher. Sheffield.
Brush- Stirling Boar
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman