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Honing Weekend:
Prep:
Heirloom Canvas/ Linen Strop - 10 on Linen
Heirloom Horsehide/Black Latigo Strop - 40 on Horse
Simpson Polo 12 in Super Soaking in Monster Scuttle
After Shower:
T&H Hair Cream
English Fern Talc
Shave:
Taz's Potion Pre-Shave
Salter French Vetiver SC
Sta-Sharp 6/8 Round Point
Revisor 6/8 Round Point
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum Stick
Italian Floid AS
O2 ASB
Finish:
Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic
Floris Vetiver Cologne
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...8&d=1192980839
Sunday 10/21
This morning
Shower
Taylors Rose cream
My homemade brush
TI 7/8 Silversteel
FA aftershave
Delicious.
No Pics. Battery went dead.
MUSIC:
Assorted Tracks - Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Gatemouth Brown et. al. (7" Open Reel)
Ansgar's Scuttle
B&B '06 Ltd. Ed. Finest in horn
SCS Bulgarian Rose
Wade & Butcher 11/16 Square Point
TM 3" Artisan 20 on the Linen / 30 on the Latigo / 20 on the Brushed
2 passes
No Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Block
CWR
SCS Lavender ASM
SCS Lavender EdT
Pinaud Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic
Easiest blade I have honed so far!
Have an outstanding day!
Hot Shower
15/16 Dorko Straight point
shavemac silvertip badger brush
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap
Old Spice AS
NICE SHAVE smoothhhhhhhhhhhh
Played a bit in an photo editor...
Any Good?
SOTD 20102007
B&B Finest 2006 (Can you spot it in pic)
T&H 1805
Dubl Duck Goldedge
Proraso Balm & Escape A/S
Prep:
Heirloom Canvas/ Linen Strop - 10 on Linen
Heirloom Horsehide/Black Latigo Strop - 30 on Horse
Shavemac Silver Tip 30mm Tall Boy Soaking in Monster Scuttle
After Shower:
T&H Hair Cream
English Fern Talc
Shave:
D.R. Harris Pre-Shave
D.R. Harris Cedarwood & Sandalwood Oil Blend SC
Chandler 8/8 Damascus Spanish Point
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
D.R. Sandalwood AS
Cedarwood & Sandalwood Oil Blend ASB
Finish:
Pashana Eau de Portugal Hair Tonic
Czech & Speake’s 88 Cologne
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...1&d=1193103538
Attached Imageshttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...1&d=1193103009
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Institut Karite Soap
3" TM Artisan Strops
7/8 Wostenholm Wedge
Pinaud Clubman
Institut Karite ASL
Czech & Speak Cuba
Excellent Shave, 2 passes BBS...:cool:
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MUSIC:
Frank Sinatra: The Reprise Years - CD
Ansgar’s Scuttle
Saville Row SR3824 Finest
TGQ Orange Patchouli SC
H. Boker No. 100 R.P. 5/8 Red-Injun
TM Artisan 3” 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Brushed
2 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
SCS Sandalwood ASB
Floris Santal EdT (Scotto decant)
Pinaud Clubman Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day!
Hot shower
hair conditioner
7/8 W&B Vlad special
shavemac 177 silvertip badger brush
Twilligers Lemon & Cedar shaving cream
Old Spice AS
Good shave nice and smooth
hot shower
20/20 TM #1 horsehide
shavemac 177 silvertip
TGQ "earth" shave soap
11/16 Marsh Brothers & Company "Celebrated Best Steel", Pond Works Sheffield, barber's notch
3 passes
witch hazel
Dominica bay rum
TOBS sandalwood EDC
a nice little ebite shaver pressed horn with top and bottom jimping... very nice for $13.89 shipped
Here we go :)
Shavemac 25mm Silvertip
QED Wild Rose Soap / TOBS Rose Cream
3" Handamerican Red Latigo Strop
15/16 Dorko Premier
Thayers Rose WH
Trumpers CSF
Czech & Speake #88
Very nice shave :cool:
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MUSIC:
Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd (Vinyl)
Ansgar’s Scuttle
Simpson Chubby #1 in Best
Floris No. 89 SS
StraightRazorPlace Ltd. Ed. TI 6/8 Full Hollow R. P. #160 (Boxwood)
TM Artisan 3” 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Brushed
2 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
MB Summer AS w/Peppermint
Floris No. 89 EdT
Pinaud Clubman Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day!
Wapi 5/8
TM strop 30/50 linen/red latigo
B&B Silvertip
Trumper's Limes soap in a bowl
Thayer's Lavender WH
Citrocol Lime AS
Trumper's Limes Skin Food
Royall Lime APL
I honed the Wapi myself...decent 2 pass shave.
MUSIC:
Animals – Pink Floyd (Vinyl)
Ansgar’s Scuttle
Simpson Chubby #1 in Best*
Mitchells Woolfat SS
Robeson Shuredge 6/8 Oblique Point (Black & White Celluloid)
TM Artisan 3” 20 on the Linen
TM Artisan 3” 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Brushed
2 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
MB Summer Ice with Lilac
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Pinaud Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day!
* quickly becoming my go to brush for soaps
MUSIC:
Actual Miles – Don Henley (CD)
Ansgar’s Scuttle
B&B Ltd. Ed. ’06 Finest in horn
SCS Sandalwood Rose SC
Henkels 72 1/2 Friodur Inox 25/32 Round Point ( Inlaid Ivory Celluliod)
TM Artisan 3” 20 on the Linen
TM Artisan 3” 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Horsehide
2 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
D. R. Harris & Co. Arlington ASM
SCS New Spice EdT
Pinaud Clubman Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day!
Quickie prep
Honeybee Chamomile Shea soap
Little Cutie brush (ivory + Finest)
Vintage Russia Shell Select strop
Testing several vintage razors: Case wedge, a Helje, and the famous HF from PJM
Bamboo AS splash
Bad shave :( Some of the razors I was testing weren't where I want them and I got a couple of nicks. The last one was great, but at this time I already had 2 nicks which was so frustrating I decided to cut it short with one pass only. :rant:
This soap is so gentle on the skin and easy to lather - I find I reach for it pretty often lately
Cheers
Ivo
Christing the 10/8 Beast from Joe
WOW they ran and hide.http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...2&d=1193444529http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...3&d=1193444535
Quick Picture but you get it
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...4&d=1193444543
Quickie prep
Little Cutie brush
Tabac soap
Dubl Duck strop
Testing 4 razors
Trumper's alum
Gucci Pour Homme ASB
3 of the razors were not satisfactory but the 5/8 C&S was great :D This was enough to make my day as this one has not been refined yet (just off the coticule, no higher hones, chromium, newspaper - so I know it will get even better).
Cheers
Ivo
MUSIC:
Earnest Tubb and Friends – (CD)
Ansgar’s Scuttle
Saville Row SR3824 Finest
KMF Scentless + 2 drops J/A/S/O/N Tea Tree Oil
Dubl-Duck 5/8 Satin Wedge (Translucent Celluloid)
TM Artisan 3”, 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Horsehide
2 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
Osage Rub
Aqua Velva Musk AS/Cologne
Pinaud Clubman Hair Tonic
Have an outstanding day!
Prep:
Heirloom Canvas/ Linen Strop - 10 on Linen
Heirloom Horsehide/Black Latigo Strop - 30 on Black
Simpson Super Chubby 1 Swiming in Monster Scuttle
After Shower:
T&H Hair Cream
English Fern Talc
Shave:
D.R. Harris Arlington Pre-Shave
D.R. Harris Arlington Soap
Robert Williams 15/16 Oblique Point in Hippo Ivory Scales – Simple Elegance
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
Spanish Floids AS
D.R. Harris Arlington AS Milk
Finish:
Pashana Eau de Portugal Hair Tonic
Floris #89 Cologne
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/thumbup.gif Great Shave
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...1&d=1193526951
Taz, not only is that monster scaring the whiskers, it's scaring
the SRP members!
/me runs and hides.
- Scott
MUSIC:
Worship Train – Randy Travis (CD)
Ansgar’s Scuttle
Saville Row SR3824 Finest
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet SC
TI PTLE #260 (Robert Williams Mammoth Ivory)
TM Artisan 3”, 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Horsehide
2 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet ASB
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet EdT
Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic
I LOVE this razor and cream combination!! Thanks Joel!
(And I smell good too!)
Off to church!
Have an outstanding Sunday!
finally a shave worth getting immortalized
shower
t&h soap
pete's brush
sara's scuttle
jim's vintage/new combo character strop
helje no.32 tortoise (long anticipated first shave)
lather, strop, relather, shave
wwr
csf, pre de provence asb
floris vetiver edt sample (I think I like this one)
final verdict - best shave ever
I could not believe how smooth and clean the shave was - whiskers just disappear;
2x wtg, here and there xtg/atg for good measure, no point trying bbs - really close to it
"Ivo's honing services" are superb - well worth the wait. note to self - watch out for what he's selling, not only great condition, but honed like nobody's business :)
I'm so glad to hear this, Ivan :D
And just for the record - I do not offer "honing services," just either sell shave-ready or (if asked) sometimes will hone a razor that I sold as "not shave-ready" - when I have the time and inclination
Cheers
Ivo
yeah, i know :) hence the quotes... thought i'd help maintaining your reputation about putting an edge to a razor, since your macho one got a tad of a tarnish :)
yeah, i guess i'm not married for a good reason, gotta keep my mouth shut around girls, except for the 'yes, honey' part, that is...
this was seriously off topic, but i'll be back with more shave reports and soon some pics.
wha? so because I cook and spend time with my kids my macho rep is tarnished???
guess I should be glad my name on the forum hasn't been changed to "Man who hones in a dress" :roflmao
Cheers
Ivo
Rooney 1/1 Super
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet Cream
3" TM Artisan Strops Linen / Horsehide
7/8 Livi Takeda Damascus
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet edt
Excellent shave :cool:
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Must have been a great shave, Neale :)
Cheers
Ivo
High-er level meeting tomorrow so not shaving not an option
Little Cutie
Tabac soap
Dubl Duck strop
Case wedge
Nivea Sensitive ASB
That's right - I haven't used Nivea for many many months, and just found it the box the other day. It's pretty light and clean and I realize why I liked this so much when I first found it. Sure, some people say cheap POS - but I really like it.
Razor still needs work but is getting close to 9+
Decent shave
Cheers
Ivo