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Same setup as before, but this time the razor was honed on the translucent arkansas using honing oil. The shave this morning was much better, altough it tugged just a tad more than my normal razors...

This issue has come up before both here and on other forums, and a discussion on this over on SMF is what triggered the translucent acquisition. Some experienced straight shavers poo-poo the notion,...

Fri:

Same setup as yesterday, but the blade was given 30 laps on translucent arkansas and water.

Result: meh. It's definitely not as sharp as it was yesterday, but it's certainly acceptably...

Thu:

Rooney's finest small style 1
Harris Arlington soap
Bismark strop
7/8 square point Heljestrand
Harris face milk
Czech & Speake No 88

Funny, I used to shave with a straight when my face got too sensitive from shaving with the DE. It's one of the things that convinced me to switch full time.

Monday:

Brush: Rooney finest small style 1
Soap: Harris Arlington
Strop: Bismark
Razor: 7/8 spike point
A/S: Harris face milk

smooth, effortless shave. great start to a great day.

How do you like the rooney?

brush: Rooney small style 1
soap: Harris Arlington
strop: Bismark
razor: 6/8 round tip Wacker stippleback
a/s: Taylor Bay Rum

Smooth shave from a beautiful razor.