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03-20-2008, 03:48 AM #11
Shavemac 2007 Forum Brush
Coates Almond Cream
8/8 Wostenholm Wedge
Alt Innsbruck AS
Superb Shave
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03-20-2008, 04:17 AM #12
My first post in SOTD, and mostly because this was my best and most relaxing shave yet!
Razor: Geneva 5/8 Hollow Ground
Brush: CVS Boar's Hair
Soap: Cavendish Black from TGQ
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud
It only took me 1 WTG pass, and 1 "scything" pass, and I was done!
Oh, and sorry for the crappy picture. My wife's digital was hidden away in a box after moving, so I had to use my Mac. Have a great day!
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03-20-2008, 01:38 PM #13
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Thanked: 13234Thursday Morning
Another razor off the bench and into the rotation This is an antique store snag a Real Red Point from Universal Cutlery this one was made in Germany... Not bad, not bad at all!!!!
Violet Uberlather:
GF Trumpers Violet Shave cream
Classic Violet Shave soap
Pure Glycerin
Razor: 5/8 Real Red Point
Coffee Time: Organic Peruvian Rain Forest Drip
Aftershave:Bois d' Inde Bay Rum
Have a Great Day!!!!
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03-20-2008, 06:13 PM #14
TM Starter Strop 60X
Lather: TGQ's Leatherneck shave soap & pure glycerin
1X WTG, 1X XTG, 1X ATG Stropped 20X in between passes.
WWR
CWR
Rest is pictured.
BBS!
John
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03-21-2008, 01:31 PM #15
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Thanked: 13234Thank God it's Friday
Friday morning brings another new razor to the stable for a first run, this one is fresh from the restore bench and all ready to go.......
Smooth Lanolin Uberlather:
Musgo Shave cream
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave soap
Pure Glycerin
Razor: 11/16 Spike point Beau Brummel #18
Coffee Time: Peruvian Rain Forest Drip
Aftershave: Royall Bay Rhum
Have a Great Day!!!!
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03-21-2008, 01:38 PM #16
don't banninate me, just read!
Philadelph gratefully *gave* me a DE razor at the MA Get Togetha, and I shaved with it last night... my father taught me to shave with a DE, it has nostalgia value for me! Test to see if a DE, with it's smaller blade, can give a closer shave under the jowls/on the neck... the angles and relative size of straight razor/neck radii has made it impossible for me to get BBS in that area.
hot towel (HT) -> Gillette Tech (?) with Schick DE blade (early 90s vintage)
Edge Advance Therapy Gel ($2/can Walmart discontinued shelf! got it for my wife... it's mediocre, but passable and quick)
1x WTG (very little feedback, which is good and bad... cut my top lip... grrrr!) -> HT
1x XTG (hmm... feels much nicer when I use my straights for this pass) -> HT
1x ATG (OK, my neck still isn't BBS)
cleanup pass with blade buffing to get neck smoother (closer, but not quite BBS)
CWR -> alum block (irritation almost all over, but low level)-> Superior 70 Bay Rum
Conclusion: DE vs straight is like driving a manual transmission Saturn wagon vs a Porsche 911 GT3. Will use DE again if I have to shave quickly, or want to get under neck smoother... but I much prefer my straights, will continue practicing improving neck results Edge gel mediocre no matter how high fallutin' it is.
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03-21-2008, 06:57 PM #17
Glad to hear you used it! One thing that might help overall is to use good shaving soap. I use Colleen's now and it worked wonders in my shave quality. I doubt you can ever use canned gel and be irritation free.
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03-22-2008, 02:12 AM #18
Friday, March 21
Hot shower
9/16 Gebr. Kortens straight razor
Lee's Deluxe boar bristle brush
Vintage scuttle
Polo Blue shaving soap from Chelsea's soap garden, ebay store
Old Spice Pure Sport aftershave lotion
Gillette Series aftershave gel
2 passes WTG, 1 pass ATG. BBS! Love the smell of the Old Spice Pure Sport!
Ernest
Last edited by Big_E; 03-22-2008 at 03:42 AM.
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03-22-2008, 01:14 PM #19
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Thanked: 13234Ahhhhhh Saturday!!!!
Saturady morning my day to relax since I go in to work "when I get there"
I try and use a special razor in one of the collection's. Today was the Dubl Duck WonderEdge....
Sandlewood Uberlather:
Art of Shaving Sandlewood Shave cream
Sue Bee's Vanilla Sandlewood Shave soap
Pure Glycerin
Razor: Dubl Duck 11/16 WonderEdge
Coffee Time: Italian Roast Pressed
Aftershave: Cap't Smiths Bay Rum
Have a "Wonder"ful Day!!!!
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03-22-2008, 05:24 PM #20
Savile Row 3228 Silvertip
Trumpers CSF Pre
QED Wild Rose Soap / TOOBS Old Rose Cream
3" Handamerican Red Latigo Strop
7/8 Mastro Livi Damascus
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Trumpers CSF Post
D.R. Harris Rose Bouquet EDT
Very nice