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

Originally Posted by Padron

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

It has just a slight curve to the tip, not a real exaggerated one. Maybe 2 mm. I didn't want a W&B style, just a hint.

And thanks. I really am pleased with the way it turned out.

Several days w/o shave

Tabac SS
Vintage brush w/ silver handle
Vintage Clydesdale strop
Dr. Moss scuttle
Vintage Swede swayback smilie
Foam collector
Trumper's CSF

Ah, the curves on this blade are absolutely beautiful and it's a fabulous shaver too

Cheers
Ivo

Well that might not be so far off, from what the weather men is saying we might be having Vanilla Skies for real here again starting today, over a foot of snow is in the forcast....
First shave on this razor today I scored quite a few razors in the last few weeks and have been slowly getting them restored and shave ready...
Sometimes I think I like the restoration almost as much as shaving......ALMOST!!!!!

Hot STEAMING towel prep
Soak the bowl and the soap to warm them up

Vanilla Skies Uberlather:
Kiss my Face Vanilla Earth shave creme
Classic Vanilla shave soap
Pure Glycerin

Shavemac 28mm ebony
Hot water rinse
Lather up lightly
Quick 20 laps on leather (been awhile since this on was restored)
Koken Barber Supply - "Crank" Sway Back 5/8's
Hot Steaming towel over lather
Lather up
WTG Pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
XTG pass
Re-lather
ATG touch up
Hot water rinse
Cold water splash
Thayers Lemon WH
This is not a bad little shaver at all, I am really growing to like these sway backs with a slight smile!!!!!
Kick back and watch some TV, Drink my Kona Coffee(with French Vanilla creme)
Write this
Hot Shower
Royall Bay Rhum AS
Then off to work!!!!

Dovo 7/8 plain plastic handles
clubman badger brush
col. conk bay rum soap
illinois hanging strop
finish off with the original clubman aftershave

My wife likes me to use old spice she loves the smell
I guess old classics never die.

shower
The "Artist", Hamberg Ground, Germany 11/16 (probably was 6/8 originally, but I had to rebevel this *a lot* due to rust spots on edge with DMT 600 diamond whetstone - maybe 100 passes - then 40 passes on translucent Arkansas stone w/ water, all after sanitizing in full alcohol immersion for 20 mins -> hair popping sharp after all this!)
stropped 50x with 3 micron Ryobi white rouge (*really* hair popping sharp now!)
unscented Kiss My Face shave cream, whipped into meringuey lather with WBUR mug and a neon cat throwup boar bristle shave brush (check out that brush!)
1x WTG
1x ATG (except XTG above moustache and below lip - sporting the goatee)
1x XTG (except for above and below lips... 2 passes was all I need there)
1 slice needed styptic stick (dominant side jowl, 2nd time this has happened to me, I have to be careful there)
homemade lime AS (alcohol, witch hazel, water, glycerin, juice of plastic lime + 40 drops lime essential oil... what a difference the oil makes! It smells like a key lime pie now!)

MUSIC:
Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart (vinyl)

MB Beau Brummel SS
Vulfix #2233 in Super
Taylor Eye Witness "The 1000" 6/8 Round Point
Nivea ASB
MB Beau Brummel EdT

6/8 Joseph Rodgers

9/16ths wapienica honed by myself
Simpson PJ2 super
Tryphon lime
TM latigo linen
Moss scuttle
Trumpers lime skin food

Shower and conditioner left on for lather
lather
strop 75 leather
shave two passes wtg xtg
a little touchup
Skin food then a little bay rum

MUSIC:
Songs of Worship * Faith – Randy Travis (CD)

QED Violetta SC
Simpson CH1 “Chubby #1” in Best
Geo. Wostenholm & Son “Celebrated IXL” 5/8 Spanish Point
SCS Parma Violet ASM
SCS Parma Violet EdT (version 1)

Rooney 3/1 Finest
Institut Karite Soap
3" TM Honey Brown Strop
6/8 Smith w/ Chandler Sword scales
Floid AS Italian

Great Shave