Thread: SOTD Monday 1/21 - Sunday 1/27

1/25 - Solingen 5/8 round point (JoshEarl honed), Proraso tub soap.

Normal prep.

I don't know if it was the fact that I had shaved the day before (usually I go every other day with the str8) or the razor, but I had a HUGE amount of razor burn. As I noted before, the feel of this razor on my face is still harsher than my Boker 6/8 extra hollow. Unfortunately, STILL not a 'clean shave' but still presentable for work.

I'm going to skip a day and try the Solingen again on Saturday and see if it's any better.

A new restore, if you could call it that, A little cleaning, some Flitz on the blade, and it was off to the hones and strops for this Clauss. This was by far the best buy I have made on E-bay to date. It is actually easy, to sharpen a razor, when all is correct, and right in the world...
No fixing somebody else's hone job, no taking out, and establishing a new bevel, from a (new) factory grind.... This was a nice flat edge to start with and she sharpened right up.....

Hot Steaming Towel Prep (Guys you have got to try this, see the Shave Den Again!!! thread)
Warm the shave bowl and the soap bowl
Noxema face wash
Hot water rinse
Lavender Uberlather:
Castle Forbes Shave Creme
TOBS Lavender Shave Soap
Pure Glycerin

Shavemac Ebony 28mm
Lather up
No stropping this morning with this razor, since we are test shaving
Clauss 11/16 Razor
One last Steaming Hot Towel on the lather
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
XTG Pass
Re-lather
ATG pass
Not bad, not bad, at all !!!!!
Hot water rinse
Cool water splash
Thayer's Lemon WH
Coffee, Write this, watch some TV (gotta love a DVR)
Hot shower
TOBS Bay Rum AS
And off to work......

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Well I hope today is a better day than yesterday was the only thing that went right yesterday was my morning shave.......

Hot steaming towels from the microwave (I just added to the shave den)
AHHHHHhhhhhhhh
Warm up the shave bowl and the soap with hot water

Uberlather:
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil
Shave creme
Soap
Pure Glycerin
Hot water rinse
Lather up with the 28mm Shavemac
Using a Dubl Duck Special #1 5/8 Spike point
This razor has the Custom Antelope scales on in
Strop 30 laps linen 40 laps leather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
Re-strop 20 laps on leather
XTG pass
Hot water rinse
Cool water rinse
Thayer's lemon WH
Coffee, News, write this LOL
Hot shower
Cool water rinse
Capt Smith's Bay Rum (suffer the fires of hell)
Nice smooth feeling skin Ahhhhhhhh
Off to work!

Attachment 5409

Very Nice Blade

Shavemac, Custom in finest badger, Knot Size 23 mm in black
Mama Bear's Bay Rum SS
5/8 Bismarck, Round Point
"Tony Miller" Heirloom Latigo Starter Strop, (30)
WWR
Alum
CWR
Mama Bear's Unscented Winter ASM
Mama Bear's Bay Rum Bay Rum EDC

Friday

AOS Fine Badger
Tony Miller Strop
Floris JF Soap
Dovo FB Extra 6/8 RP
Alt Innsbruck a/s
Floris Vetiver EDT

Sweet, sweet shave!


Jordan

Worked through the night, alarm didn't
go off, lightning fast shave:

Musgo Real SC
Slant/US Personna
Musgo ASB

- Scott

Originally Posted by Taz

Very Nice Blade

Thanks Taz man
I can't beleive I scored that one, every now and then there is a great buy on E-bay......

MUSIC:
The Impulse Albums:Volume One - John Coltrane (CD)

Simpson "Chubby #1" in Best
D. R. Harris & Co. Almond SS
Dubl-Duck Goldedge 6/8 Square Point
D. R. Hariis & Co. Arlington ASM
D. R. Harris & Co. Arlington Cologne

Originally Posted by Jlander

MUSIC:
Cheap Thrills - Janis Joplin (Vinyl)


Saville Row SR 3824 in Finest
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet SC
Robert Williams 7/8 Spanish Point
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet ASB
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet EdT




Ahhhhhhh!!

Jay is that a Spanish Point? Kinda looks like a square point to me.
Beautiful razor by the way

Todays shave was a virtual repeat of wednesday's the only change was the soap and a/s... so no new picture

shower
25/25 TM #1 horse hide
TGQ Pearberry soap (from the summer soap sale)
forum Shavemac brush
Mappin Lancet edge razor #IV
3 passes
cold water rinse
rubbing alcohol splash


the only change tot eh blade was another 30 passes on the hunsrueck now it is really shave ready