Thread: Sun December 18th - Sat December 24th

Hello Guys - today's shave:

Soap: Faena Olympian
Brush: Jayaruh #129 (Game Changer knot)
Strop: Rasurpur Paddle Strop
Razor: T.W. Lang "The Gaelic"
AS: Tüff sensitiv Rasierwasser



The "Gaelic" was my first "real" straight razor - a lucky catch on Ebay. Very smooth razor with quite a lot of acoustic feedback. Love the handle. I have to use some caution when I strop it though. The tang has an unusual shape as well and it's prone to slip out of your fingers.

Oh and - Faena is a fantastic soap. Very slick lather, great cushioning. Olympian is a special edition made for the German wet shaving forum "Gut rasiert". It is a pretty light scent, sort of a woody barbershop with some frankincense. Post shave it might not be quite on par with my top performers like CRSW or Mystic Water, but it's still very good.

Charcoal Goods Antique Brass (level 3) Razor
Gillette Silver Blue
Tabac Original Shave Soap
Omega Rubber Handle Boar
Nivea Cooling Balm
Pinaud Clubman After Shave

Razor - Boker - never meet a vintage Boker that wouldn't shave very well
Brush - Simpsons QEII Jubilee Manchurian
No prep cold water 4 pass face lathered shave

Bob

Nice lookin Boker, Bob.
Is it me, or is the tang and tail thinner than the average.?
I'll attest, no bad shaves from mine either.

Razor: Wade & Butcher, Celebrated.
Strop: Unknown & C-Mon Shell.
Soap: Outback's, Seven Soap Concoction.
Brush: VDH Boar.
AS: Stetson.
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Today is our Christmas party at work.
The boss gives out all the bonus checks, Christmas bonuses, and our PayCheck's. Then takes us out for drinks, and dinner.
Gonna have to make sure I leave him a nice bill, from the bar.
God knows I deserve it..!!

Cheers gents. [emoji482]

Originally Posted by outback

Nice lookin Boker, Bob.
Is it me, or is the tang and tail thinner than the average.?
I'll attest, no bad shaves from mine either.

Thanks and I don't think the tang and tail are any thinner than the other King Cutters I have. They are thinner than on older Bokers I have iirc. The way the tail widens and flattens out at the end, like a paddle, seems typical of these razors.

Enjoy your office Christmas party.

Bob

Hot towel
Barrister & Mann soap in Bay Rum flavor
Whaler Brush from Black Ship Grooming
Wade & Butcher

Originally Posted by outback

Razor: Wade & Butcher, Celebrated.
Strop: Unknown & C-Mon Shell.
Soap: Outback's, Seven Soap Concoction.
Brush: VDH Boar.
AS: Stetson.
Today is our Christmas party at work.
The boss gives out all the bonus checks, Christmas bonuses, and our PayCheck's. Then takes us out for drinks, and dinner.
Gonna have to make sure I leave him a nice bill, from the bar.
God knows I deserve it..!!

Cheers gents. [emoji482]

Wade and Butcher and Stetson? Oh boy, you're going to "look sharp and smell nice for the ladies" at that party.

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Whaler Brush from Black Ship Grooming

That brush handle looks fantastic

Manaslu M-55
As the World Turns "Cheerwine" Boar Brush
T.F.S. Cuore di Lavanda Fougere Shaving Soap
Lucido After Shave Lotion