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The blade may have been honed fine before it went strop-diving.

Sat:

Rooney's finest small style 1
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
5/8 Robeson Shuredge
Harris face milk

Good shave.

I've got the large scuttle as well, and I find that preheating it really helps. I fill the top and bottom of mine while my brush soaks, then when I'm ready to make lather I empty it and refill the...

Rooney's finest small style 1
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
5/8 Puma round tip
Taylor's Bay Rum A/S

very good shave today. I'm warming up to this razor more and more everytime I use it.

Thursday:

Rooney's finest small style 1 brush
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
TI Pierre-forged LE
Harris face milk

I really need to come up with a name for this razor, like one of those legendary...

one word: superglue.

It's not the size of the razor as much as the grind that's critical for heavy beards. I've got 6/8 extra hollow razors that are too light for my beard, and 4/8 half hollows that do just fine. The...

Rooney's finest small style 1 brush
Williams mug soap
Handamerican strop
6/8 round tip Henckels Friodur - new production
Harris face milk

Since I had shaved last night for the anniversary...

Rooney's finest small type 1 brush
Williams mug soap
7/8 spike Henckels Friodur
Harris face milk

Just a quick 1-pass shave this morning. About M3 close, not great, but it'll get me through the...

Very good shave today.

Rooney finest small type 1
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
handamerican strop
TI Pierre Ltd Ed
Harris face milk

Lusting after Rooney's finest brushes is a perfectly rational activity.

Anyway, for today's shave I used the 5/8 Friodur half hollow. Very smooth shave, but then I expect nothing less from my...