What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

F.W. Engles “Special “. This one shaves exactly like my Dubl Duck only better!
Very loud shaver and takes one helluva edge.

 

Tonight's shave was with a Japanese Razor. I had a decent 2 pass shave, that left me with a DFS. I needed a little more stropping, and then did the touch-ups with it. I forgot how hard this Silver Steel was. Needs much more work than usual. .

Razor- Japanese KYOEI #55.
Brush- RazoRock 400 and WD High Mountain Badger.
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood Scented
Aftershave- Arctic Blue

 

Challenge Razor Works... a “Clean Shave” out of Connecticut

I just whiffed on creating this edge, so killed it and went back to the natural combo Coticule for a couple of rounds. Much nicer this evening!

And I couldn’t let such a serious soap like DR Harris be whipped up without a little Joker

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

A Gelle-Freres Royal Suedois (Swedish) frameback that I 'de-frowned' and honed last night. Shave was great! Cream was SMN, and a splash of Lucky Tiger topped the morning off in good form!

Cheers, Steve

 

Yet another travel shave with my Tuckmar.

 

Friodur Inox 7/8, with a cold arctic wind and some Chiseled Face Cryogen soap and aftershave. Derek's Chiller two band badger brush used for lather creation and application.

 

What type JNAT is that?

My guess - Nakayama Asagi Karasu ?

Not that I would
Know :-D

 

Thanks for asking! Well, there’s no telling what mine really, there’s not enough ‘tells’ on the stone to even make an informed guess. Based on its hardness and fineness, I would guess one of the eastern mines, Nakayama, Ozuku, Narutaki, etc. Oddly, the box could be a clue. According to Alex Gilmore, those faux lizard leather boxes like the one that it came in date to the mid to late 1960s, and Nakayama was the about the only eastern mine open then, and this is a NOS stone. So I would guess Nakayama but based on the box and not so much the stone!

Yes, the pattern is karasu, Japanese for crow. The pattern reminded them of crows flying against an overcast sky. I wouldn’t call it an asagi, asagi is a kind of blue, and there’s no blue at all in it. The base is a kind of gray with a little warm tone to it, so I’d just call it a karasu.

Cheers, Steve

 

Wow, very nice!

 

I can always count on this Filly for wonderful shave. It takes just the lightest touch to whisk those whiskers away.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Declaration Grooming Pure Lavender
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Filarmonica Novodur 13 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Meister #36

 

Tonight's shave was with a newly restored and honed blade. I had a wonderfully Smooth and Noisy 2 pass shave, that left me BBS. Zero issues, just a nicely made razor. I will say, this is almost as noisy as the Russian Razors I own.

Razor- "Tonsorial Gem". F.A.Clauberg, New York. Made in Germany
Brush- JR#262. Ebony and Birdseye Maple. WD Silvertip Badger.
Soap- Arko/Sandalwwood
Aftershave- Osage Rub. (Note to self: Don't rub your eye, after applying).

 

Now that is coordination on theme, right down to the scales. Just looking at your pic makes feel 10 degrees cooler.

 

Last straight shave for a week as I am leaving late tonight for a cooler climate, Durham England, to visit my brother. The Koraat 14 2.0 delivered

 

Bon voyage @Keithmax !

Cheers, Steve

 

Travel safe and have fun!

 

Townley Metal



@gssixgun

That was one smooth shave! Thanks Glen!

 

Starlet

 

Simply a wonderful shave with one of my favorites.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Vetiver
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Lund 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl