Thread: Sun August 10th - Sat August 16th

Prep - None
Soap - Tabac
Brush - home made synthetic knot experiment
Razor - Vintage Boker King Cutter rescaled
Strop - Neil Miller 3 inch shell Cordovan leather/English linen
Post - Alum block
AS - 4711

Cold water face lathered shave. Love them short lofted synthetics for face lathering.

Bob

iKon Standard
iKon SE Handle
Gillette Platinum Super Thin
LASSC Topanga Fougere Shave Soap (sample)
Stirling Bay Rum Witch Hazel Aloe Balm
Old Spice Classic Cologne
Aesop Stainless Steel Shave Bowl

Good morning, gentlemen. Here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Wacker "Jungmeister" 6/8 in horn
Strop: Kanayama 70000
Brush: Simpson Polo 8 in super
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre
Scuttle: SRD
Balm: Institute Karite
Finish: Trumper Spanish Leather

13/16 Prior
Cold River Barbershop SS
homemade brush, unknown Jagger knot but I think it's a pure
I order a lot of boar brushes from a vendor just for the knots and he included this knot which had a broken handle and said to see what I could do with it. Well, this is how it ended up. Truth is, I really like the feel of the hair. Nice shave this morning. I know nothing about the razor either however it's always been an excellent shaver. When I bought this one it had a pawn slip in the coffin from the 80's for around $14-15 dollars. I paid $20.

Because of a thread on another forum as to whether MdC is "worth it?" I pulled it out to use this morning.....

C.V. Heljestrand MK No. 31 in Tortoise
Kanayama #3 25 suede and 50 shell laps
Shavemac Americana D01 3 band
Martin de Candre Original Scented
Dopo barba di Camaldoli Splash
Tabac Hair Cream

Shave Ready Pre Shave Oil Lemon
AOS Sandalwood shave soap
Omega Boar brush
Filarmonica 14 DT JMP 8/8
Skin Bracer Cooling Spice aftershave
Shave Ready Save Face moisturizer
Paco Rabbane Million EDT

That is one good look'in razor, I want one.

Pre: AOS unscented pre-shave oil. I don't care for the oils but had a sample.
Lather: Proraso Sandalwood uberlather.
Razor: George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated I*XL
Post: St. Charles Shaving Sandalwood Splash
Fragrance: St. Charles Shaving Sandalwood EDT

Decided to take the leap and hone this big fella(biggest in my collection ) myself. While the first shave was not so good this one was a winner. I really had to take my time and focus on technique as this razor is very different from any other I own. The results were quite good.

BobH I love that Buddha bottle!

Revisor Mungstener Brucke
H.I.S. XL synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
Barrister & Mann Fougere Imperiale soap
Proraso AS
Razorock 888 Eucalyptus & Tea Tree Oil shave wax

Saturday morning


Garland 5/8 Improved Eagle
hot towel & Noxzema
Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Omega 40033
Alum block & Witch-hazel