Thread: New member from NJ

Hi Jon & welcome to SRP. The TI is a nice razor to shave with, I have a few. There's plenty to learn here so just click on Library above & you will find a lot of info in there. You can also just browse the whole site in each category if you want. If you have any questions please ask on the forum or feel free to pm me. We'd love to see some pics of your straights. Here are some of mine TI's. The first one is an older Medaille Argi 69, 9/16" blade, The second one is a newer 1937 Special-Coiffeur 6/8" blade, & the last one a newer "Sheffield Silver Steel" 6/8" with a worked spine. I love the red wood scales too. I have a couple others somewhere.

Ask and ye shall receive... bad iPhone 6 photography. Sorry for the pic quality; fortunately, camera acquisition disorder is not one of my afflictions... The first pic is my Dovo Best Quality 5/8 round point with black acrylic scales - my first blade and nothing fancy, but the one I hold responsible for this latest addiction. Next to it is my recently acquired Robert Williams 7/8 spike with cocobola scales - just got that yesterday and it shaves like a dream. It's perfectly balanced for a big blade.

Second pic is my Dovo Grenadille 6/8 round point - it's African Blackwood and I really love the spine work on it. Gives a great shave as well, I just wish it had some jimping; next to it is my favorite of the bunch, the TI 6/8 spanish point. The spine work and jimping are great on this, and I love the look of the light colored ram's horn.

Last pic is 4 of my 5 brushes; my Rooney Heritage 2 is out for repair after several shower mishaps and nearly 8 years of face lathering (perhaps too roughly). From left to right, they're a Vulfix Idon'tknowwhat in silvertip - my first brush, which I haven't used in forever, mostly because of it's small size - it's a good travel brush though; my Simpsons Chubby 2 in silvertip; Thater 4125/2 in two band, which is my favorite of the bunch - super soft but still some backbone to it; and finally, my least favorite, a new Rooney Style 2 size 3 in silvertip. Not sure why I dislike the new Rooney so much; perhaps because it's not a Rooney Heritage?

Edited: forgot the razors in the bottom pic; on the left is my Merkur Long Heavy Slant 39C, which I DE shaved with for years before getting into straights, and which I still use for the occasional touch up when I miss a spot on my upper lip, and on the right is my Vintage Blades razor for Mach3 cartridges, which I use for head shaving. Given enough time, I'll DE my head, but the Mach3 is good for it when pressed for time.

[QUOTE=js619;1462682]Ask and ye shall receive... bad iPhone 6 photography. Sorry for the pic quality; fortunately, camera acquisition disorder is not one of my afflictions... The first pic is my Dovo Best Quality 5/8 round point with black acrylic scales - my first blade and nothing fancy, but the one I hold responsible for this latest addiction. Next to it is my recently acquired Robert Williams 7/8 spike with cocobola scales - just got that yesterday and it shaves like a dream. It's perfectly balanced for a big blade.

Second pic is my Dovo Grenadille 6/8 round point - it's African Blackwood and I really love the spine work on it. Gives a great shave as well, I just wish it had some jimping; next to it is my favorite of the bunch, the TI 6/8 spanish point. The spine work and jimping are great on this, and I love the look of the light colored ram's horn.

Last pic is 4 of my 5 brushes; my Rooney Heritage 2 is out for repair after several shower mishaps and nearly 8 years of face lathering (perhaps too roughly). From left to right, they're a Vulfix Idon'tknowwhat in silvertip - my first brush, which I haven't used in forever, mostly because of it's small size - it's a good travel brush though; my Simpsons Chubby 2 in silvertip; Thater 4125/2 in two band, which is my favorite of the bunch - super soft but still some backbone to it; and finally, my least favorite, a new Rooney Style 2 size 3 in silvertip. Not sure why I dislike the new Rooney so much; perhaps because it's not a Rooney Heritage?

Edited: forgot the razors in the bottom pic; on the left is my Merkur Long Heavy Slant 39C, which I DE shaved with for years before getting into straights, and which I still use for the occasional touch up when I miss a spot on my upper lip, and on the right is my Vintage Blades razor for Mach3 cartridges, which I use for head shaving. Given enough time, I'll DE my head, but the Mach3 is good for it when pressed for time.



Those are nice! I love your TI with the Spanish point!