What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Koraat 7/8 half hollow 'splash' finish

 

The weather has warmed up and I changed out my juice to match the season. I agree the Royal Mayfair is a treat.

 

Thanks Keith! I really appreciate that. It also has pearl inlay in the scales. This baby holds a fantastic edge and is easy to hone. Of all my razors, this one is the keeper and was the best $20 investment I’ve made.

 

Pear inlays too! All for $20!!! Plus easy to to hone and holds a great edge....

Congrats on a great find.

 

Saturday Straights' Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Van Der Hagen Luxury
Jayaruh #284
H. Böker 5/8
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #284 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the H. Böker 5/8 Straight Razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

I did get lucky at the flea market that day. My kids say I’m cheap... er, frugal.

However, I do look with envy when I see some of the gorgeous steel displayed on these pages and I’m quite tempted to step up my game.

 

I used my Gold Dollar this morning and had a nice three pass shave. I used Stirling bay rum soap and my Ever Ready boar. I topped it off with a splash of Aqua Velva musk.

What a way to start the day!

 

7/8 Crown & Sword
LNHC Absinthe
homemade brush - Omega 49 knot lofted @ 57mm

Nice shave this morning. This soap is very good, especially the post shave feel. Good lather and a little bit goes along way. Have a good one.

 

Cape 1000 by Tanifuji-San, AdP lathered up with a Simpsons Tulip 3 two-band brush, and finished off with Harris Pink.

There's always been a discussion amoung the Jraz folks about whether Tanifuji made the Cape razors - many sellers describe them as Tanifuji-made. Cape was a house brand of the Nichiri Barber Supply Co, so different models of Capes could be made by by different suppliers I suppose. I've always felt that the Cape Swedish steel razors were Tanifuji-made, they just have the finish and grind you'd expect from Tanifuji, and he made a lot of Swedish steel razors. But there's not much doubt about this one, it has Tanifuji stamps on the obverse side.

Cheers, Steve

 

Long week so I wanted a special shave... pulled out the Mastro Livi. This is not his Damascus but a Damascus from a fellow artisan in Italy, Camillo Silvano. Beautiful blade housed in Mammoth ivory.
Paired it with a Semogue SOC Badger/Boar lathering up B&M Reserve Cool.

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Today's shave was with China's finest. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me with a DFS, no clean-ups. Zero issues. The Chinese steel sure can hold a super fine edge.

Razor- Gold Dollar 66
Brush- JR#262, Ebony/Birdseye Maple. Silvertip Badger, by Whipped Dog. Excellent brush.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy scented
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

Right back at ya with that Koraat...
actually Koraats!

 

Filarmonica 13 DT
Wholly Kaw
30 mm synthetic
Becker scuttle
Dickinson witch hazel
Pinaud clubman

 

Solingen Brücke
Yaqi silvertip badger
Henri et Victoria Duc de Santal shaving cream
Henri et Victoria Duc de Santal after-shave balm

 

Ine of my top three: Thiers Issard. What’s not to like? Translucent scales, double jimps, etched blade with gold wash and that extra hollow grind, which shaves closer than a bee’s foot in honey.

 

C. V. Heljestrand 7/8 Mk 144 full hollow in ivory. A 22mm HMW from Scott Lockwood lathered up AoS lemon tallow in the l'Occitane UFO bowl. Harris Pink did a wonderful finish.

Cheers, Steve

 

Just don’t see too many Heljestrands of that size - exquisite razor Steve!

 

Totally agree - everything works in that design. Great to see this razor again Keith!