What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

SOTD Stirling SEptember 25th


Portland Razor Company "Hydra"
Stirling Electric Sheep
Satin Tip The Purest

Last week I finally had time to touch up the edge on my PRC Hydra . So decided to give it a test shave this morning. Considering that I haven't touched a straight in over two months I was expecting blood, there was none. Just two easy passes where I wiped away the lather and whiskers with the big, heavy, quarter hollow, chunk of American steel. I got a very nice edge on this razor by taking it back to the 3 micron film and then finishing it up on the 1 micron film. DFS after two passes, Ill take it!

 

4/8 J.A. Heilberg Swedish Straight
Had a wonderful shave with this Swedish Doll .BBS in no time .

 

Today's shave was with a great shaving Russian Razor. I had a very very smooth and noisy 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. These Ruskies are made for using, and are made of some of the best steel I've encountered. Wickedly sharp and smooth.


Razor- Russian. "EKSTRA" ZTV 1956
Brush- Omega 10098 Boar
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Avon Spicy. Triple Crown Decanter.

 

Classic, beautiful and heavy duty.

 

Thank you, Its very sturdy for sure!

 

That is a lot of coolness in a tiny package!

 

Its one of my favorite Swedish straights .Took an extremely smooth a keen edge .I used Sharpton Glass up to 16 K .Than finished on my Escher .Leaves me Dolphin Smooth every time I use her .

 

Nice to see another lapping film user for honing. I take mine down to 0.3 microns, which might be overkill.

 

Thank you, I have some .3 as well but haven't tried it yet. My edges seem plenty crisp off the 1 micron.

 

So here was my challenge/project for the last 10 days...
Could I take this $2 Wade & Butcher

And pay tribute to one of the coolest W&B shapes, The Ottoman Egyptian and Royal Windsor Razor:

(Not my razor/pic... I just drool over it )
Keeping in mind what I started with, I’m pretty happy.

Totally fun project... and not a half bad shave!
Enjoy your shave!
Tom.

 

Torrey Razor Company

 

Filarmonica Especial Para Barbas Duras

 

Portland Razor Company Siren

 

Today was the maiden voyage of the F.W Engels razor!!! It gave me a great shave and was a nice treat to have a other type of straight besides a GD66 to use. The point never caught me and actually helped me much more in keeping straight lines in my friendly mutton chops. Nice crisp edge that whiskers only gave a mild resistance before falling before it. Nice weight...can't praise this razor enough! Once again, thank you @M14Shooter!

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Today's shave was with a NOS razor. It hadn't been used, but still had a sharp edge. But, not shave ready. I needed to do a lot of stropping(120 strokes), before I felt confident to use it. I had an Okay 2 pass shave, that surprisingly left me with a BBS shave. This razor could use a few laps on my Welsh Slates, to smooth it out. Other than that, this is a very well made, and fun little razor. As for the brush, this was its maiden voyage, and was a bit of a shedder, and stunk. I'm confident this will correct itself soon. It was soft, and lathered well.

Razor- "Ontario", by Geneva Cutlery Corp. Geneva New York.
Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar Hair Brush. Solingen Germany. $6.90 shipped.
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice.






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Yesterday, @Redfisher came up for a visit and brought some honing tools. He helped me put a better edge on my Acme 5/8 razor. This morning, I gave it the cheek test. After lathering up, I did my right cheek. I am happy to report that his/our efforts were successful. Not only is it sharp, it is smooth, too. I will put it back into my straights rotation. I am looking forward to shaving with it again.

 

H Diamond
Sterling Executive Man
Conk with synthetic knot
Dickinson witch hazel
Pinaud clubman

 

Today's shave was with a nice American Made razor. I had a very smooth, 2 pass shave, that left me DBDS, with minor touch-ups on the chin. Zero issues, and a very well made razor. This is the second use of this brush, and it only shed three hairs. It looks like it will be a nice soft keeper.

Razor- Waterville Cutlery Co. Hand Forged, Extra Hollow Ground.
Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar. Amazon $6.90 free shipping.
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy. Vikings Horn Decanter

 

Still playing with the modified W&B For Barbers Use - Coticule edge now

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Saturday Straight's Shave


Cold Water Wash
LaToja Shaving Stick
Jayaruh #319
Fredrick Reynolds 5/8
CWR
Mennen Skin Bracer

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The LaToja Shaving Stick face lathered well with the Jayaruh #319 brush. I did two passes with the Fredrick Reynolds 5/8 Straight Razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...