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Rooney small style 1
Harris Arlington soap
6/8 John Clarke & Son rt
Taylor's Bay Rum

This morning I honed up my Clarke & Son like I did the W&B yesterday. Lathered up and got a beautiful...

Friday:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Harris Arlington soap
8/8 Wade & Butcher "Barber's Use"
Feather with Super Pro blade
Harris face milk
Truefitt & Hill 1805

Smooth BBS shave. The W&B is...

Rooney brush
Harris Arlington soap
8/8 Wade & Butcher frameback
Harris face milk
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet

This was the same ebay razor from yesterday that flipped into my finger. After...

I do use pressure with the arkansas stone. Also, it's the softer white stone, so it cuts a little faster.

Edit: Hmm, using the search function reveals a general consensus that the arkansas stone,...

Arkansas stones are only about 800-1k grit. It got the nicks out very quickly and took the edge to hair-popping sharp as well (though it was obviously rough).

Wed:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Harris Arlington soap
8/8 W&B frameback
Harris face milk
T&H 1805

Went back to the Harris soap today and got a great shave. The blade was a recent ebay...

Tuesday:

Omega boar brush
Proraso soap
8/8 Friodur
T&H 1805

Another lousy shave. This one was way too fast for safety, despite repeated attempts to get myself to slow down. Stropping,...

Rooney small style 1 brush
Proraso cream
8/8 Friodur
Pinaud Clubman A/S

The wife bought me the proraso soap and cream at target a few days ago, so I figured I'd give them a try. The cooling...

Sunday:

Dovo brush
Taylors St. James cream
Moss Scuttle
Illinois strop
7/8 Wade & Butcher "Barber's Rattler"
Taylors Sandalwood A/S

I'm not a big fan of creams, but St. James is far and...