Thread: Sun March 04th - Sat March 10th

Originally Posted by evnpar

Thanks Jay and Dlb1963. An incredible shave from and incredible razor.

Richard, any difference in the feeling of shaving with your previous Iwasaki and Iwasaki Tamahagane?

---Sunday---
Razor--Koraat 8/8 French point.
Strop--SRD Premium 1.
Soap--Wilmo.
Brush--VDH badger.
Aftershave--Alum block, Dickinson's witch hazel, and a generous splash of Aqua-Velva Musk.
Result--4 pass bbs. A March blizzard warning for my part of the country seemed to keep the old widow women and divorcees inside today. Hopefully next Sunday I'll have better luck. You gents have a great day and week. Look sharp and smell nice for the ladies.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Date Night with the Wife last night for her 50th B-day

Nice, Glen! Hope you guys had a great night out!

For Monday



Brush - SOC 2 band badger
Razor - Joseph Rodgers & Sons/The Royal Razor
AS - Clubman Pinaud
No prep cold water 4 pass face lathered shave

Bob

Sunday's Shave
'Plum Twisted'
13/16 Bellied Full Hollow
PWS / San Mai

Arko, Omega Boar, Tripoli Boarhide strop

Originally Posted by Navarrsky

Richard, any difference in the feeling of shaving with your previous Iwasaki and Iwasaki Tamahagane?

Dmitri, My two Iwasaki razors are probably my two best shavers. The Tamahagane is slighly smaller and much older. At this point I can't really tell much difference in the feel of the shave based upon the steel, but I've only just started using the Tamahagane. Perhaps someone with more experience or knowledge than I could tell a difference. I have a half dozen Tamahagane Japanese razors that are excellent shavers, although I'm not sure they have a different feel than many of my other Japanese razors.

Daishi 800 Tamahagane // Thäter TSN LE 2-Band
OSP Cream - Neroli // Ferrari - Bright Neroli

I recently bought a Iwasaki, it was my first good straight razor shave. The factory dovo I purchased obviously was not shave ready when I bought it. Each shave gets better with it.

Richard, thanks for your insight on your new Iwasaki. I've been eyeing these for quite a while.

My first Tamahagane arrived this past week, a NOS Kikuokan 13/16, but it needs a trip to the stones before I shave it...whoever honed it missed setting around a 1/4" of the bevel on one side at the heel.... Oops

5 March 2018

* Paradigm 17-4 SS + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Jabonman/Eufros Kasbah Tallow
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO