Thread: Sun March 09th - Sat March 15th

Muhle R146 R41 13' Head
Astra have
Frank Shaving Silvertip
MWF
Dove Post Shave Balm
Old Spice Cologne
Becker Scuttle

Friday

Razor: Thiers Issard Special Coiffeur 6/8
Brush: Semogue 1800
Soap: LASS Topanga Fougere
After: Witch Hazel/ Aqua Vela Ice Blue / Nivea ASB
Cologne: Lolita Lempicka Eau Masculin

Saturday

Razor: Eliffira 5/8
Brush: Restored Ever Ready w/ Golden Nib knot
Soap: Nivea Sensitive SC
After: Witch Hazel / Aqua Velva Musk / Nivea ASB
no cologne - just rolling with the AV Musk



The Ellifira is a fleabay find - I've never heard of this before, but the blade looked pretty good. I cleaned it up (Maas polish etc) but when I looked at it with a loupe, there was damage to the tip - it looked like it had been dropped, and it was jagged - it actually looked like a bit of a hook. I ran the tip along the edge of my King 1k an rounded it ever so slightly and then followed a honing pattern based on gssixgun's JaNorton idea.

Shave beautifully this morning. Nice keen edge.

First shave with my hand made file-razor


2014-03-15 21.12.43 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr

Blade : 14/16 Custom

Brush : Omega Setola

Soap : La Toja Shave Stick

A/c : Lucky Tiger Face Tonic, Osma Block, &

Kenneth Cole
R.S.V.P.

C.V. Heljestrand Mk 4, VDH Boar, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Afta ASB, Lucky Tiger Bay Rum

Grad school or no grad school I decided today that my fixed blade straights have rode the pine for long enough. I started with a touch up hone. Then shaved my face right off the stone. The edge was good but there was just a barely perceptible tug. When my face was shaved I gave the razor a couple hundred laps on canvas, then on leather. I then turned the razor on to my quite fuzzy dome (had over a week's growth of hair that I didn't even run clippers through). Two passes later, the Heljie delivered a BBS dome. Now that's my version of the HHT- will it cut hair hanging from my head. Tomorrow, I'll get the Boker Red Injun squared away. I bet some of the new guys were convinced I had no "real" straights.

Gentle beings, Thank you for a week of great photos and ideas as to how to spend some money when i get some... Please keep up the good work!
~Richard