Thread: Sun March 24th - Sat March 30th

Blade: Dovo Palisander 6/8
Brush: Inviseble Edge Pure Badger
Suds: The Grooming Co. Soap
A/S: O Boticário Quasar and The Grooming Co. Lotion



After almost a month, I took this blade back to action. The result was a heaven like shave!!!
Good night gents!!!

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

I guess you would be a little pissed if I told you I paid the princely sum of $15. (oops, inside voice, inside voice!)

Nah! in fact it makes me feel a little better that I passed on the one I was stalking. In my experience three kinds of razor sellers. Those who have no idea of the market and are just hoping to move the trinkets out of the way and make a few bucks in the process. I like these too, my C.V. Heljestrand cost me $8 and I got a 1960 Fatboy in great condition for $4 basically these are the guys that if you're lucky enough to locate you can walk away with some tremendous deals, hell, it's almost stealing. The second kind of seller knows the market and will sell you razors for a fair price. You won't get those killer deals from these guys but in general, since they are razor guys, their stuff is a bit better looked after. Group one and group two I'm cool with. Group one generally doesn't know what they have or even if it's restorable. I do. The prices are amazing, I get a restorable razor, life is good. Group two is a bit more expensive but these kind of people will generally not sell unrestorable garbage. In most cases, he's selling you razors that until recently were probably in his own rotation.

Group three is the group I absolutely hate. These are the guys at flea markets, antique stores, etc. who charge top dollar for something that is barely recognizable as once being a serviceable straight razor. You've seen them, the guy with a rusty 1/8" razor with cracked scales that used to be a Wade and Butcher Meat Chopper but after all the rust was removed could scarcely pass as a folding toothpick. He wants $75 for this priceless antique (that no one on the planet could turn into a serviceable straight razor.) Here's another example of group three. The guy with a case full of Pakistani garbage that he wants pristine Dubl Duck prices for. One of these ass clowns actually tried to tell me that Pakistani metal was superior to the German or English metal used in the old straight razors. Naturally, I laughed in his face, told him not to piss down my back and tell me it's raining and walked way. What he had would be great for letter openers or stage props but NEVER as operational straight razors.

razor: new to me Robeson ShurEdge. Cleaned up and honed real nice. Gave me a 3 pass BBS on 2 day stubble. It's a keeper.
lather: Mitchell Wool Fat in Becker scuttle
brush: Whipped dog silvertip
as: Pinaud's Bay Rum

Prep: Shower
Brush: Thater Fine Badger
Cream: D.R. Harris Marlborough
Razor: Ralf Aust 5/8
Post: Thayer's + Pinaud Clubman
Balm: Nivea

Hiyashi Diamond 40 1/2 hollow
H.I.S. XL synthetic brush
EJ pre shave
Klar Kabinett soap
Paco Rabanne pour Homme AS
Institut Karite balm

Henckels Friodur 7/8 * Morris & Forndran 2XL * RazoRock Cumba Cheech * Spieck

25 march 2014

razor: GOTTA 120 5/8 ROUND POINT
brush: SIMPSON PJ1 SUPER BADGER
soap: TRUEFFIT & HILL GRAFTON SHAVING CREAM
after shave: DR. HARRIS ARLINGTON

Razor Filarmonica 14 Novodur Para Professional 8/8
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft Blue 8 custom
Soap Tcheon Fung Sing begamot & neroli
Witch hazel
Aftershave balm Tcheon Fung Sing bergamot & neroli
Scent Tom Ford Black orchid Eau de Parfum.

Soap - De Vergulde Hand
Razor - Otto Busch
Brush - Simpsons Chubby 2 LE synthetic
Strop - Neil Miller 3 inch shell Cordovan leather/English linen
Post - Alum block
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Cold water face lathered shave.

Bob

Tuesday Morning
Hot Shower & Hot towels
Simpson B3 Pure Badger
Mitchell's Wool Fat
W.H. Morley & Son 5/8
Alum and Cold Water Splash
Rebels Refinery Moisturizer