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MUSIC:
Live at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland (vinyl)
Hot Shower
Issy’s Guinness Stout & Bay Rum Bath Bar
MB’s Mysore Sandalwood Shampoo
4” Coors Mortar
Kent BK8 Finest
Penhaligon Douro SC
L'Alpin Diamant Stahl 8/8 Full Hollow Ground Round Point
DOVO Best Russian 30 on the linen / 40 on the leather
2 Passes w/touchup
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
Osage Rub
Penhaligon Douro ASB
Penhaligon Douro Cologne
Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day!
Un-Marked (Marshes and Sheppard?) 8/8 wedge
TGQ Desert Ironwood
Altesse Silver Tip
Finaly got this puppy shaving, spent the day working on the edge, still a bit tuggy in spots but not bad :D
Single pass wtg, fastest straight shave I've performed. :(
Workman half hollow (thx Firestart)
Eveready old badger brush
AoS Lavender
Pinaud Clubman AS.
Actually pretty darns smooth for a fast single wtg pass and an entire shave that was quicker than a 3:something minute song.
Mon
Rooney sm. #1 finest
Pre de Provence soap
TM RL strop
Wapi 5/8
Speick a/s
Penhaligons BB EDT
Not bad at all
Jordan
AOS brush soaking in bowl with hot water and T&H soap
5/8 TI (10 x linnen 40x leather)
dominica bay rum
Short and simple but a nice shave!
Rooney Super 1/1
Institut Karite' Soap :D
8/8 W&B Celebrated
Pinaud Clubman
Excellent Shave :cool:
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hot shower
20/25 TM #1 RL
TGQ Autumn Spice
shavemac 429
6/8 Marshes & Shepperd "pond works" oblique point
3 passes
witch hazel
dominica bay rum a/s
a very pleasant shaving day... much better than the cool grey rainy day outside.
Shavemac 23mm Silvertip
Institut Karite Cream
Franz Swaty Hone for a quick touch-up
6/8 Dorko Workedback
Thayers Lavender WH
Tabac edt
Nice shave, although I need to figure the creams water ratio out.
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1068 Bismarck strop
30 passes
Shower with some handmade soap I picked up in Yosemite
TGQ Desert Ironwood (still :D )
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 :D
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!:D
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 :cool:
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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! :tu
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 http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_tt1.gif http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/smilies/ouch1.gif http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/smilies/ouch1.gif http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_tt1.gif
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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 :D
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 :D
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.
Rooney Super 1/1
Mitchell's Wool Fat
6/8+ TI Workedback
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Penhaligons English Fern edt
Excellent Shave ;)
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MUSIC:
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (vinyl)
Hot Shower
MB’s Lavender Cold Pressed Soap
MB’s Mysore Sandalwood Shampoo
4” Coors Mortar
Saville Row SR3824 Finest Silvertip
QED Bathtub Gin Shave Stick Limited Edition
Dubl Duck 5/8 Full Hollow Ground Square Point
Dovo Best Russian 20 on the linen / 30 on the leather
2 Passes w/touchup
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
Booster Mosswood AS
QED Da Vinci Water
Penhaligon Quercus Cologne
Pinaud Clubman Hair Tonic
This completes my first full week of shaving with only a straight!
Have an outstanding day!
Fri
AOS Fine badger
TM RL #1 strop
Erasmic shave stick
Eicker&Sohne 11/16 RP
Lustray bay rum
Coral skin food
Hoyt's EDT
I struggled making lather with this shave stick. I have to play around with it a little more. So, not a great shave, but there's always tomorrow.
Jordan
HMA Big Dog Linen Cut Horse/Smooth Horse 10/30
Simpson Super Chubby 2
Czech & Speake #88 SC
Beautiful Robert Williams 8/8. It is official it is just not another pruddy face it is a great shaverhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...s/thumbup1.gif
3 passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum Stick
Floid Blue AS
Anthony Logistics ASB
Finished with:
Pashana Friction Hair Tonic
Czech & Speake Cologne
Sweet Shave http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_tt1.gif
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a chilly morning
20/25 HMA double leather strop (diamond cut/smooth)
TGQ Earth soap
shavemac vlb fully extended
7/8 Livi Takeda in olivewood
3 passes and i wont have to shave until Sunday!:D
TOBS #74 a/s
just an outstanding shave day!
MUSIC:
Welcome Back My Friends… - Emerson, Lake , & Palmer (vinyl)
Hot Shower
MB’s Lavender Cold Pressed Soap
MB’s Mysore Sandalwood Shampoo
4” Coors Mortar
Kent BK8 Finest
J. M. Fraser's SC
“Sweet Sue” 5/8 TI PT Ltd. Ed. #290
Dovo Best Russian 10 on the leather
2 Passes w/touchup
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
D R Harris Arlington AS Milk
Murray & Lanman Florida Water Cologne
L'Occitane Vetyver EdT
Pinaud Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day!
TM pasted strop 1.0/0.5 10 passes ea
Bismarck Strop 30 passes
Altesse silver tip
TGQ Desert Ironwood (almost gone :( )
Robeson hammered tang
Witch Hazzel AS
Oober sharp :D BBS on 2 passes, this shave was interesting as I didn't feel the whiskers as much, the steel felt more stiff and unforgiving as with other blades. I'm going to start tracking that...
Sat
AOS Fine Badger
TM RL #1 strop
Ingrams SC
Fred. Reynolds 6/8 sp
Aqua Velva
Every now and then I think about selling this razor. Then I shave with it and remember why I still have it. :D Great shave!!
Jordan
Shavemac 25mm Silvertip
QED Wild Rose Soap / Taylors Rose Cream
7/8 Dorko Premier
Thayers Rose WH
D.R. Harris Rose Bouquet edt
Excellent Shave :D 2 days growth BBS in 2 passes, zero irritation :cool:
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MUSIC:
Amazing Grace – Tennessee Ernie Ford (vinyl)
Hot Shower
MB’s Lavender Cold Pressed Soap
MB’s Rosemary/Peppermint Shampoo
4” Coors Mortar
Vulfix #2233 Super
Taylor of Old Bond StreetAvocadoSC (Old Formula)
Heribert Wacker 6/8 Quarter Hollow w/custom Spanish Point (Thanks Ivo)
Dovo Best Russian 20 on the linen/ 20 on the leather
2 Passes w/touchup
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
Em’s Relaxation Hydrosol (Lavender)
MB’s Summer Ice w/Lemongrass AS
Geo F. Trumper Eucris EdT
Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day! :y:y
Sunday
* 5/8 John Barber
TM #1 Horsehide (40 Laps)
German Pure Badger
Hot Towel
Nieva Shave Gel as Prep
Hot Towel
Dr. Harris' Lavender Shave Cream
Two Passes
Alum Block
Pinaud Musk A/S
A Great Shave!!
* My absolute best shaver; very close, yet an incredably smooth comforitable shave. I'm gonna put a pair of Gary's (Traveller) Classic scales on this puppy (red & Black).