Thread: Sunday Sept. 9 through Saturday Sept. 15

1068 Bismarck strop
30 passes
Shower with some handmade soap I picked up in Yosemite

TGQ Desert Ironwood (still )
Altesse silver tip
TI LE SRP
No AS

GREAT shave, this is one of my 2 top shavers, hard pressed to get a #1 though... guess it's always going to be the one I just shaved with

Wed

Rooney finest sm #1
AOS Lemon soap
TM RL strop
Ontario 5/8 RP (thanks Jonedangerousli - nice edge!)
T&H Trafalger a/s

I tried a new technique over the lip and got a little irritation. Otherwise, a great shave!

Jordan

Vulfix Pure Badger
Wiliams mug soap
Dubl Duck Special No 1
Fahrenheit AS

Perfect shave. One pass, one touch-up pass, bbs

shower

25/25 hand american strop (thanks Dylandog)
b&b finest silvertip
TGQ mandarin martini
7/8 T. Hessen-Bruch (thanks Heavydutysg135)
3 passes, clean as a whistle
witch hazel
dominica bay rum with lime a/s

When i bought this razor he said it was nearly sharp and he was right it only took 25 laps on my hunsrueck (thuringen) to get it popping hairs and shaving great!

Great Photo Don!



Shavemac 177 23mm Silvertip
Institut Karite' Soap / Institut Karite' Cream
Tosuke Japanese Straight
Ogallala Bay Rum

Great Shave, lather was superb tonight

Thursday Morning

TM #1 Horseside
5/8 W&B
*4/8 DD Wedge (for evaluation)
German Boar Brush
Nieva Shave Gel as Prep
Floris S/S
Hot Towel twice
Two Passes
Clubman

Super Shave!

* The Duck had been exposed to Celluloid Rot. I cleaned it and rehoned it completely. I wanted to see if the blade had been ruined. I guess I got it in time; it performed beautifully!

Heirloom #1 Linen/Horsehide 10/30
Shavemac SilverTip 30mm TallBoy soaking in the Super Scuttle
Castle Forbes Pre Shave
Castle Forbes Cedarwood & Sandalwood SC
Maestro Livi Takeda 7/8
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum Stick
Pitralon AS
Castle Forbes Cedarwood & Sandalwood ASB
T&H C.A.R. Hair Cream
Finished with:
Pashana Eau de Cologne Hair Tonic
Forbes Limited Edition Neroli Eau de Parfum
Great Shave

Ack... Don't let me see the Takeda/Livi's...

Bismarck strop, 30 passes
TGQ Desert Ironwood
Altesse silver tip
Goldbug

I took this to the pasted strop today, strarted to be "Not as sharp" as it used to. 10 passes on 1.0 and 10 on 0.5 did the trick

Oh ya almost forgot... I started trying the scything stroke this shave. What a difference on how the shave feels. I only tried in a few safe areas, so I didn't slice anything off. Big difference

shower

25/25 hand american double leather strop
shavemac 429
TGQ rose soap
4/8 T. Hessen-Bruch razor (a BIG change from yesterday)
3 passes... almost bbs the razor could be a bit keener
witch hazel
pinaud a/s

an ok shave but this blade is not quite where it should be.