Another test shave today:
TM strop
GP Scuttle
Semoue 730 Silvertip
Proraso/Williamson soap hybrid lather
WTG and ATG with a Greaves & Sons AKA BlackBlade (up for sale)
Witch hazel
Nivea extra sensitive balm
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Another test shave today:
TM strop
GP Scuttle
Semoue 730 Silvertip
Proraso/Williamson soap hybrid lather
WTG and ATG with a Greaves & Sons AKA BlackBlade (up for sale)
Witch hazel
Nivea extra sensitive balm
To be honest, this was done in a hurry----the pic doesn't show how nice the scales and inlay "Forty-four" polished up with MAAS! I don't think I'm exagerating when I say the scales and silver inlay polished up better than new with the Dremel buffing wheel and much MAAS and elbow grease.
And actually, I confess I didn't use this brush today---I used my AOS black-handled brush, but it wouldn't show up as nice on a dark background. I'll try to include the rest of the items in future SOTD's!
Razor: HESS "44"
Brush: Art of Shaving
Cream: AOS Unscented
Drugstore generic witchhazel (love it!)
Pinaud Clubman (I store it in an old glass AV bottle with the label removed) which I cut about 40% with WH right in the bottle to calm it down a bit----works great.
Number 4 of seven and three more to go. ;) It's strange shaving with the 'same' blade several times in a row but I can see the advantage. Another great shave this time with CarrieM's home made shave cream.
C. O. Bigelow Premium Shave Cream | C&E BBB | W&B 11/16 Full Hollow | Aqua Velva Ice Blue | Anherb ASC
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I'll step in the box for a swing at it
Hot towell
TGQ Bay Rum & sweet orange shaving cream
Wade & Butcher Spike point
50 laps Tony Miller Latigo
1st pass WTG
Relather - 5laps latigo
XTG
Cool water rinse
Just a touch of Old Spice AS
Sorry, this pic is from my phone... I'll do better next time.:)
Wednesday
Merkur Progress
Feather (4)
Fendrihan Silvertip
Moss Scuttle
L'Occitane Cade S/C
L'Occitane Cade A/S
Excellent combo with excellent results! http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...s/thumbup1.gif
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Lather = CSSC only (Chad Stewart Shaving Cream)
Bow Razor = Wade & Butcher
Brush = VDH Boar Brush
whipping bowl = Stoneware
hot towel wrap
lather
hot towel wrap
re-lather
WTG pass
hot water rinse/ Towel wrap
re-lather
XTG Pass<
hot water rinse/ towel wrap
re-lather
ATG Pass
hot water rinse
re-lather
XTG Pass>
hot towel wrap
Re-lather
clean up missed spots
cold water rinse & cold towel wrap
clean up Shaving Den
Witch Hazel / Baby Oil splash
Razor: 8/8+ Wade & Butcher wedge
Shaving Soap: Institut Karite
Aftershave: Citrocol
5/8 L.West
B&B Essential
Honeybee Old Spice SS
Blue Floid AS
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Thursday morning
* Paul Kohl's "The Fisher" ("for Quality"), 11/16 very hollow grind
* Taylor's Eton College Cream
* KoS Alphaoil for ATG
* Taylor's pure badger brush 660P medium
* Nivea Balm
* Eau d'Orange Verte
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The Fisher is a new horse in my stable. I honed it this morning and it is a stellar shaver in the same league as Otto Deutsch. :y