Thread: Sun October 13h - Sat October 19th

Originally Posted by lotse

I think it would not be wrong if you are using two stones between 800 and Dragons Tongue. A 1K and 3K I think is appropriate.
I never really go below 1K. Only very serious error on the cutting edge make this necessary.

Thanks. I've been eager to get a couple of straights into shaving condition. Although they're rough, they're delivering BBS shaves... with some scraping. There's little left for a DE to remove, once I've used a straight. It's now just a case of saving up for the relevant hones.

... and some more straights. I guess RAD never leaves you.

Originally Posted by Deegee

Thanks. I've been eager to get a couple of straights into shaving condition. Although they're rough, they're delivering BBS shaves... with some scraping. There's little left for a DE to remove, once I've used a straight. It's now just a case of saving up for the relevant hones.

... and some more straights. I guess RAD never leaves you.

Just hope you don't get HAD...lol. You may want to consider a Norton 4/8k combo stone. I as well as many others have gotten great edges off of these stones. Plus there is a ton of information on these too. You may be able to use the dragons tongue to finish. Good luck, glad to see you come over to the 'dark' side...

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

Just hope you don't get HAD...lol. You may want to consider a Norton 4/8k combo stone. I as well as many others have gotten great edges off of these stones. Plus there is a ton of information on these too. You may be able to use the dragons tongue to finish. Good luck, glad to see you come over to the 'dark' side...

HAD..? Oh, don't worry about that, I've already been eyeing-up Belgian Blues, Nortons, Naniwas, not to mention the holders.

GFT Limes Skin Food - Mystic Water Mysore Sandalwood - Knights Badger - Deramaix Frameback - Myrsol Agua De Limon

I'm not too pleased with the edge on this razor. I don't know what it is but this is the only razor I own/have owned that I can't consistantly get an edge on it that I like. It may become the first straight razor I have owned that I sell (I've given away two others).

Decisions, decisions.

SOTD 17.X.2013

Prep: Shower
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Brush: Thater Fine Badger
Razor: J.R. Torrey
Post: Thayers Cucumber Toner
Balm: Geo.F. Trumper Limes Skin Food

Thursday evening
Hot water prep
Ed Wusthof razor - New Forest badger brush - Coate's shaving cream - cold water splash - Thayer's rose resplash - Proraso green tea & oat balm - Lorenzo Villoresi "Uomo" sampler EdT

A perfect shave. Touched up the blade on a water Coticule, followed by a water Thuringer stone. A few laps on red and multiple laps on bare leather. Two passes to perfect smoothness. The iPhone played Arkology Reel 1 from Lee (scratch) Perry in the background, which gave a nice slow vibe to the whole thing.
This was the kit that had been away from home for a while. Glad it still works charms once back in the den.
My weekend starts here gents! I'm taking a long one.