Thread: Sunday Sept 16th through Saturday Sept 22nd

Rooney Small #1 Finest
Taylor Limes
Vintage Heljestrand Frameback (Thanks Ivo!)
Dominica Bay Rum

I am now extremely happy with the finish on this edge and it will require no more fine tuning. This was one of those perfect one pass WTG shaves where the shave is so close and comfortable that there is no need to do another pass. My Moss scuttle was warm but it did not get used. I am glad that Ivo did not put more time into honing and fine tuning this razor, because then I know that I would not have it right now.

Nah, I am keeping the Tiffany's Engstrom frameback and I need to reduce head count so it had it coming, one way or another. I have had it for a while and was never motivated enough to fine-tune it... Anyway, every once in a while I will sell even 10+/10 shavers - some people know

Cheers
Ivo

forgot to say: I am glad you like it so much

Shower
Bismarck 1068 Strop 20 passes
Altesse Silver tip
TGQ Desert Ironwood (all gone )
Shumate's Tungston 6/8 (I think)
No AS

Fantastic shave, wow this one honed up fantastically...

Shave
Razor: Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding
Razor ACD-N Razor: Merkur 37C Slant Bar HD Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades: Feather Feather Razor Pro Guard Blades
Razor Blades: Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Shave Cream/Soap: Nancy Boy Signature Shave Cream
Shave Cream/Soap: The Shave Den Bergamot Shave Soap
Technique: WTG/45XTG/45XTG Cleanup
Post Shave
Aftershave: Floid Italian Style Aftershave
Aftershave Balm: L'Occitane Cade Aftershave Balm

Result: 4.2/5.0 Still healing up bottom of nexk but I got close to BBS. Used the The Shave Den Bergamot Shave Soap for the first time and the Floid Italian Aftershave. First impressions of the soap are very good. Lathered quickly, nice subtle scent, good quality lather with slickness, cushion and moisturizing. The Floid Italian aftershave is a very nice. Now, I wonder what the Spanish and Blue are like. Oh well.

Thur

Muhle ST
TM RL #1 strop
T&H 1805 cream
Filly DT 13 6/8
TGQ Bay Lime a/s
Pnhlgns. English Fern EDT


Outstanding shave, sportsfans!

Jordan

Dovo Best Quality Strop
Rooney Small #1 Finest
Taylor Limes
13/16 ERN Crown and Sword 1166
Dominica Bay Rum

I was giving this razor a test shave before it goes up for sale with my next batch of shave ready razors. This one took longer to hone than I would have liked because of the oxidized and chipped steel (which is the strong German variety) at the edge, but it was well worth the extra effort. First pass was good and close, but I gave it 25 light passes on my small narrow Escher (Thanks Ivo!) to improve the glide of the razor a little. Stropped again 50 passes and got the feel that I was looking for on the second and final pass. Awsome shave; close, smooth, and comfortable.

I am also really loving my new Rooney brush. It is much stiffer than my other brush (B&B finest) and I like the way that it allows me to really work the lather into my whiskers without the floppyness. On a side note it also fits into my small Moss Scuttle better than the bigger brush with less lather overflow.

HMA Big Dog Linen Cut Horse/Smooth Horse 10/30
Simpson Chubby 2 Super soaking in the Monster Scuttle
Gessato Pre-shave oil
Mama Bear's Ylang Ylang
Robert Williams 9/8 Round Point
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum Stick
Musgo Real ASB
Gentleman's Refinery's The Standard ASB
Finished with:
Pinaud Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic
The Knize Ten EDT

Thursday 9/20

20/25 TM #1 horsehide
shavemac vlb short setting
TGQ yuzu soap
5/8 Boker "pearl" MOP covered tang
3 passes
witch hazel
pinaud clubman a/s

a pretty fair shave, just a little nick on the nose.

Shavemac 177 Silvertip
Institut Karite Soap
6/8+ Capitol #206
Pinaud Clubman
Penhaligons 1870

Great Shave, 2 days growth-BBS in 2 passes

Shave
Razor: Merkur 34C Classic HD Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades: Treet Double Edge Razor Blades (Blue Steel)
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Shave Cream/Soap: Nancy Boy Signature Shave Cream as pre shave lather
Shave Cream/Soap: Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad Shave Cream
Technique: WTG/45XTG/45XTG Cleanup
Post Shave
Styptic: Tulumba Alum Block
Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
Aftershave Balm: Thayer's Witch Hazel Moisturizing Lotion
Aftershave Other: Clubman Neutral Shave Talc
Cologne: Tabac Culture for Men Eau De Toilette

Result: 4.5/5.0 Near BBS with healing up nice. One bad spot left. This was a concervative setup because I was going to the dentist this morning and I didn't want screw it up. I used the Treet Blade instead of the Feather because that is what I had in the razor from before. It still does not cut as smooth as I'd like and this is the 3rd blade I've tried.