What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Dubl Duck 8/8 Goldedge

 

Friday's Shave
8/8 Koraat Wedge
Had several days of growth .So I brought out a razor I dubbed The Destroyer of Whiskers .
Shave was wonderful .Whiskers just disappeared.Dolphin smooth in no time .

 

Saturday's Shave
7/8 Robert Williams Monkey Tail
This razor was a little over kill.Since I used the Koraat on Friday.My stubble was not too bad .Was BBS in two passes .Love the Balance of this razor .Robert Williams does a very
nice job making his razors .The double Jimps work great .

 

Koraat 8/8 Near Wedge

 

Great minds think alike .Just used my Koraat Wedge on Friday .

 

Today's shave was with a "Professionally Honed" Razor. Thank you @gssixgun . I had a nice smooth 2 pass shave, with minor touch-ups around the chin, that left me BBS. This was a cheap looking "Plated Razor", but underneath the plating was a fine shaving blade, waiting to be discovered.

Razor- Plated(Formerly) "Palmer 41" Chicago. Probably a promotional razor for the Palmer Hotel, in Chicago.
Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar. Made in Solingen Germany. Third shave, and only 1 hair shed.
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice

 

Henckels Friodur 72 1/2

 

Mine is third hand and came in the mail on Friday. It is the heaviest razor I have, heavier than large Sheffield blades. It will take getting use to.

 

Todays shave was with an American Made razor. I had a smooth as silk 2 pass shave, that left me BBS. Zero issues, just smooooothness all over.

Razor- Geneva Cutlery Corp. Geneva New York.
Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar. Solingen Germany
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy. Triple Crown Decanter.

 

Gotta go to a wedding later today so had to break out an extra special SOTD

C&E Sweet Almond Oil shave cream - oh so Unobtainium and so nice on the face
Re-Knot on a Solid Brass handle Vintage brush seriously hold the heat from the GT scuttle
Matching Nichiri King Pelican #14 razor and Strop
Bleu de Chanel A/S


oh so S-M-O-O-T-H

 

Snail Forge (Bruno) 8/8 Damascus Steel
Poraso Green
Taconic Pre and Aftershave Balm
Jayaruh #311

First straight razor shave in a month. .This razor was definitely worth the wait.

Enjoy your evening gentlemen

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The photo didn't go through, here is the razor I used today.

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A recipe for disaster...
A natural bevel setter that I was using on a hunch that it would work + refinement on a Coticule that looked beautiful but was also a 1st use + an extended stay on a Thuri that I had only used once previously, with not the greatest results.

AND to top it off I was out of my highly calibrated bevel testing device... the trusty cherry tomato ( and no back up grapes )

It turned out to be a wonderful shave!
Wade & Butcher - a smaller 13/16 but the scales are what got my heart.


Moral of the story...
I have no idea
Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

I am back after 2 weeks of travelling the US with 4 colleagues and three of their boys. I had a great time but it is good to be home and have a nice shave.

PRC Western grind kamisori

 

Iberia 14

 

Day 2 of the "Plated Razor Torture Test". The razor performed very very well. I had a Fantastically smooth 2 pass shave, with BDBS results. I think the more it gets stropped, the better it is getting. It was even very smooth feeling, when I shaved ATG. That is usually my true sharpness test. My skin it very sensitive. Zero complaints.

Razor- "The Palmer 41" . Chicago.
Brush- Wilkinson Sword Boar.
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Mmmmm Mmmmmm Good.

 

Awesome razor! Looks like you could also use it in a pinch if you lost your sword when plundering villages with Viking friends. Skol!

 

Dovo Bismarck 2, always a joy to shave with..

 

Indeed!

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