What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Victor Creazzi 8/8 full hollow clad in yellow Micarta

 

Grah and Plumacher, The GOTTA

 

I’ve heard nothing but positive things about the Austs. I have to agree about the value; very inexpensive for the quality.

 

Thiers Issard Bison 6/8. A really wonderful blade on this one. A noisy bugger too

 

I had a very pleasant and close two pass shave with my AW Wadsworth this morning.

 

6/8 Wacker Inox
Stirling Agar
Simpsons Chubby 2 Synthetic

Decent shave, the edge requires a little work. It's not quite where it should be. I set the bevel with a old Norton Queer Creek and I feel it's finer grit than I would normally use for bevel setting. I never cared much for my synthetic Simpsons and have found out it's a much better brush than I originally thought. I'll use it daily for awhile and see if it moves up in the food chain. Have a good one.

 

Thinking about starting a Japanese Razor week... so why not start with a big Smile!!!! Well, actually the razor itself is pretty tiny .

Razor: R Saito SK1 - the “smiliest” of the SK series
Brush: 1st trial of my McPhail Devil with the Maggards 26mm synthetic
Soap: CRSW Puro Fresco
A/S: Razorock One X

Smiles all around... Enjoy your shave!
Tom.

 

The rest of the story. My son called last night and invited us down to SC where he and his wife were running in the Swamp Rabbit Half Marathon. We had to get up at 6 AM, and I had scheduled the Fredrick Reynolds 5/8 straight for today's shave. I did my two pass shave in about 10 minutes with no issues. We got down to Travelers Rest with about 15 minutes to spare. We watched the beginning of the race, traveled to about the middle and watched as they ran by, and ended up at the finish line to watch them finish. My son finished in 1 hour 59 minutes and his wife in 2 hours 15 minutes. I beat them both because I drove. Beautiful day here in the Cackalackies.

 

Awesome day!
And I would have to time myself with a sundial.

 

Tonight's shave was with a freshly restored and honed razor. I had a super smooth, 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. I have a couple of these Shapleigh razors, and they never disappoint.

Razor- Norvell-Shapleigh HDWE Co. "SNAP" #35. St Louis Germany.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy



This is what it looked like before:

 

Crazy week so no report on my weekday shaves.

Saturday: Dovo Master's


Sunday: M. Martinez smiling 8/8

 

8/8 Riga Razor Great shave with this razor .

 

6/8 Wacker Inox
Grooming Dept. soap sample
homemade brush with a Cashmere knot

Nice shave this morning. I took it back to the stones and had a very nice edge this morning. IMO, this Cashmere is a pretty nice knot. 2 weeks until retirement and was asked Friday to continue as a consultant, don't want to do it. Which means I'll be in charge of the complaint dept., regularatory compliance, and construction projects.

 

Very nice looking toys, Adam. Welcome to "The Dark Side", of the Shave Den. Why don't you wander over to the Welcome Section, and introduce yourself.

 

Finally got around to the Crown & Sword. I like the size and balance of this one. Think I will return to it a lot. This and the Heljestran #4 I used a couple days ago might be a couple that I go with often.


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Da Comrades, I am partial to my Russian Razors. But you already know that. This was my first. A wonderful shave today.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
1961 STIZ Paketa 11/16
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Sticking with both the Japanese razor and keep it challenging themes...
Razor: “resized” Hisihosi 500 frameback. Saved’ish but now less than the length of a DE blade.
Brush: recently adopted @Jayaruh JR#263 - maiden voyage... Just awesome!
Soap: Fine Santal Absolut
A/S: Pre de Provence No 63

Challenging in that I have to use it more like an unfolding Kami and it just feels weird. Constantly fighting it but still fun.
Enjoy your shave!
Tom.

 

7/8 Tiger with Thumb Notch Had a suburb shave with this straight.Love how the steel takes a great edge and lasts for a long while .This is one of my favourite German Straights .

 

Truly drool worthy ... I love this one every time you bring it out. Excellent!!!

 

PRC Western grind kami