Thread: Sun April 24th - Sat April 30th

Mongoose Goose2
Feather Pro Super
TOBS Almond Shave Cream
Frank Shaving Finest
Dove Post Shave Balm
Old Spice Aftershave

Had the day off to get a tooth pulled this morning.. Snuck in a nice shave before i headed out the door.

2 pass on the neck, 2 pass on the head.

No Prep - Cold Water - Face Lathered
Le Pere Lucien Shaving Soap
Omega Silvertip Badger
Dovo Silver Steel SR
Alum Bar - Osage Rub - Blue De Chanel AS

Now im home with one less molar.. waiting for the Codeine to kick in. It'll be an interesting afternoon.

Should have waited till ya got back from the dentist. Nothing better than a good challenge... Plus side, what a smooth shave you'd think your were having, while your ear is laying in the sink...Har!!

Originally Posted by outback

Should have waited till ya got back from the dentist. Nothing better than a good challenge... Plus side, what a smooth shave you'd think your were having, while your ear is laying in the sink...Har!!

I think if i tried to shave right now it would take me about 3 hours.. there would be multiple wounds.. and i might need to lie down a few times in between passes.

Im feelin' pretty good.

Nothing a shot of whiskey won't fix [emoji482]

Thater 21mm Brush
Castle Forbes Lime Cream
Wade & Butcher Wedge Razor
Captain's Choice Bay Rum Aftershave

Butch Harner 11/16 // Neil Miller Shell // Shavemac // Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre

Originally Posted by vileru

Beautiful! If you didn't know already, the characters (伯爵) on the scales and shank are pronounced "hakushaku", which means "count" (as in "Count Dracula").

Here's an interesting blog post on another hakushaku model. (Google Translate version) Basically, it says that Takigawa became a major grooming and beauty products company and that the hakushaku characters in the photographed razor are engraved in ebonite on the shank, thus giving the razor a first class appeal.

For you lucky individuals who own Japanese razors, I definitely recommend exploring the blog I linked. It's the most complete catalog of Japanese razors I've come across. If you're like me and enjoy learning about and coveting Tanifuji, Eiko, and Hoshi Tombo razors, then you'll be in heaven.

Great link - they even had the Iwasaki Tokiwa, different tang stamps than the one I have, but what a great blog - thanks!

Originally Posted by BobH

Razor - George Dealtry & Sons
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Soap - Haslingers Sharfsmilch, last minute sub in
No prep cold water 4 pass face lathered shave

Bob

Great looking razor Bob, don't think I've ever seen one of those - Sheffield steel?

Beauty!

I have been thinking about straight shaving again and giving it another go so after six months or so of just DE shaving. Now I didn't give it up cause I didn't like it, I gave it up cause of everyone telling me that I needed this and that now like a full progression of six or stones or more plus a flattening stone plus this high end strop, etc. etc. so you get my point. Yeah, I was thinking that my $30 razor was going to cost me $300+ in stones, $100+ in strops, a barber's hone, etc. then you could or should get this jnat (another couple hundred) and try it. Then you gotta get this razor...so yeah couldn't do that so I decided to not pursue it. Anyway, I seen a video on maintaining/ refreshing that only required two stones and that got me thinking about giving it another go. Unfortunately, most of the stuff I had picked during that time was sold or traded off except for a straight or two so I will have to find me a strop and maybe a couple of stones and I will be all set.

I shaved Friday with a Torrey straight and four days of growth. I used Cella and my Tweezerman brush to face lather as usual. I don't own any strop or anything so I was hoping the straight was still sharp enough to get the job done, which I would say was 50/50. It wasn't dull but probably could have use a touchup or stropping prior to use.

I was just happy that I didn't cut/nick myself at all and did two full passes and a cleanup pass so like three passes. I didn't get BBS and didn't expect too, I was just glad that I somewhat remembered how to use it and like I said, no cuts or nicks. It felt good to use one again and I will do it again but with less growth so hopefully I can figure out if the razor is sharp or needs some work!

Here is a pic or two of the Torrey I have. It is a 5/8's with a barber's notch. Nothing fancy but works okay. I would like to get a 6/8's of some sorts someday as my main razor but I have no clue on what yet so I will have to get some recommendations later on but I don't want to spend alot.

Thx.