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SOTD: Apr 12 - Apr 18
Sunday 4/12
- Ever Ready 100T boar
- Palmolive Classic S/C
- Gillette NEW w/ bar handle
- Gillette 7OCB
- Floid Regular
Result: don't know - I haven't shaved yet, but that's what I brought....I may not be able to post about it later...tomorrow, back to the straight!
:D
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Good Sunday morning all...Happy Easter to all that celebrate...
A. Feist & Co. Luna Deluxe and '58 Tech w/ Gillette "Swede"(1)
Trumpers superbadger
Speick sc
Thayers Original WH w/aloe
Murray & Lanman Florida water
It's about a week of straight shaving WTG...out of that week I managed to nick myself three times in almost the exact same spot by the sideburn...plus, I've managed to nick the strop (also in the same area on the strop)...it's the first day that I've felt frustrated and discouraged...aside from that, the Speick feels great and I ended up with a pretty darn good shave after all...
Nathan
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Happ Easter All!
CMON HF
Feather Shave Gell
Trumpers rose soap and Skin Food
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Silverwing
Palmolive cream
Nivea
Satie
First time without using a DE for the difficult bits.
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Happy Easter!
Sunday am
Dovo "Perlex" 5/8 WTG
Progress w/Derby
Shavemac Horn D01
Moss Scuttle
SCS Bulgarian Rose S/C
Aqua Velva Sport A/S
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Happy Easter!
KMF Lavender shave soap
Case Temperite 1/4 hollow (?)
Mama Bear's Mandarin Ice after shave
One of my best shaves yet.
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Saturday
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Dubl Duck Satin Wedge
Omega 10098 Boar brush
Pre de Provence shave soap
Musgo Real Aftershave lotion
Knize Ten EDT
Happy Easter to all!
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SOTD April 12, 2009
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SOTD
Model 1912 SE
Ted Pella blade
Kent B&B LE 08
Arko soap/ Pollena Lider shaving cream mix
Smooth Shave
Eddie
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Geneva Cutlery 6/8 Spike
GFT Rose Shave Cream
Pinaud Bay Rum
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Monday:
Wapienica 5/8
Vulfix Boar Brush
Blenheim Bouquet Soap
D R Harris Pink Aftershave
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SOTD Monday
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den – Old Spice type
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: 7/8 Wacker "Jungmeister" Spanish Point
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
Have a nice day!
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Monday 4/13
- Ever Ready 100T boar
- Irisch Moos Shave Stick
- 6/8 Wostenholm Double Concave Celebrated IXL
- Thayers A/F Original
- Anherb Gel
Result: Again a passable for work shave, but not nearly as close as I'm accustomed to with the DE doing the same WTG/XTG passes. It'll come.
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MONDAY
MUHLE R41 OC
MUHLE TRAVEL BADGER
DORCO ST301
SUSIE BUBBLES ROOT BEER SOAP
FRUIT OF EARTH ALOE
JET HOMME COLOGNE
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Monday Morning !!!!
Mambo Italiano ÜberLather
Velobra Almond shave soap
Poraso shave cream
5 Drops Pure Glycerin
Build the Überlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac #410
Steamed towel x2
Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: Cattaraugus "Green Lizard" #131b
Strop: SRD Premium
25 laps webbing
50 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
20 laps leather
XTG Pass on Cheeks
ATG pass on neck
Hot water rinse
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
Alum Block pass
Clean up the Shave Den
Cold water rinse
Aftershave: Royall Bay Rhum
Attachment 23092
Have a Great Day!!!!
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4/8 Perfect Wizard
28mm silvertip
St. Charles Shave dagger soap
Masters bayrum AS
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Monday, 041309
Back to the DE today, giving the straights a rest
TOBS Avocado cream
BK4
Gillette Slim Adjustable set on 6
Derby Blade day 1
Alum block
Thayer's Superhazel splash
Excellent shave. I know with the passage of enough time, I'll be able to achieve the same result with a straight razor.
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Monday 13, April
Baxter's of California SC
Wade & Butcher 8/8 Wedge with barbers notch
Musgo ASB
Pinaud "Clubman" AShttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../XMASWB005.jpg
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Hello...
Today I took it down to basics...:)
prep: hot shower
brush: eBay V.V. badger brush
soap: Williams
razor: 5/8 W.H. Morley & Sons with barbers notch
post: Nivea soft
aftershave: Enliven balm
It was a three pass BBS...:D
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Neat steam engine Lt. Arclight!
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Monday
Razor: 5/8 TI
Brush: Omega 10066
Soap: Trumper's Limes
A/S: Castle Forbes Lime a/s/b
Edt: Crown's Spiced Limes
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Livi Razor
Feather Shave Gel
Trumpers Rose Soap
C&E Post-Shave
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Joseph Smith & Sons (Thanks to Philadelph) 7/8 Wedge
Kent BK12
DR Harris Almond SC
Floid AS
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Good Tuesday morning...
A. Feist Lunawerk 5/8 and '51 Superspeed w/Gillette "Swede" (1)
C&E BBB
Tabac ss
Thayers Original WH w/aloe
Booster Lilac AS
Three Crowns AS milk
After a day off to heal, I was reminded how much I like the Tabac soap...had a decent WTG pass with the straight and moved on to the DE to complete the shave...aside from a couple of weepers, I am left with a BBS...
Nathan
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Tornblum
The Fat
Rooney Alibaba
DB scuttle
Would have been a great shave, but halfway through the shave the razor got caught on my chain, and did some damage to the edge....I stropped it up, and forged ahead......:(
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Tuesday 4/14
- Penchetta Penworks Redwood Burl Silvertip
- Irisch Moos Shave Stick
- 6/8 Wostenholm Double Concave Celebrated IXL
- Thayer's A/F Original
- L'Occitaine Cade splash
Result: This straight shaving is really starting to come together for me. I still have some difficult spots dealing with pressure and grip (how am I supposed to get the blade there?). Still a little burn, but not bad, and not all over, and that could actually be the A/S - it's the first time I've used that one. Today was the best shave I've had with a straight, by far.
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Tuesday:
Wapienica 5/8
Vulfix Boar
MWF
Old Spice
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Tuesday
Razor: 7/8 Fritz Bracht Dovo
Brush: Simpson Polo#8
Cream: Santa Maria Novella
A/S: 3 Crowns Sandalwood
Edt: TOBS Sandalwood
http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbp...9&d=1239741273
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Ahhhhh
Red Imp 132
La Toja shave cream
Tony's famous Tri-Strop
444 aluminum block
Ahava aftershave cream
Man this Red Imp is such a sweet shaver. 5/8 that just cuts right through the beard with ease.
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SOTD April 14, 2009
First successful honing experience - happened to be a DA. The DA is a hella smooth shaver though.
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Tuesday
Progress w/ Feather
Fendrihan Silvertip
Moss Scuttle
Proraso S/C
Floid Mentolado Vigoroso
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Muhle R41 OC
Muhle Travel Badger
Dorco ST-301
SB Root Beer Soap
Jet Homme Cologne
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Wednesday 4/15
- Penchetta Penworks Redwood Burl Silvertip
- TOBS St. Jermyn S/C
- 1906 Gillette Single Ring Old Type***
- Gillette 7OCB
- Thayer's A/F Original
- Aubrey North Woods
Result: DFS. Definitely like the Single Ring handle better than a ball end handle. First time with the TOBS St. Jermyn; it provided a lot of cushion and protection, but I thought the scent was too flower-y or perfume-y. Tomorrow another DE (early morning shave before work, again), then back to the straight! :D
***EDIT: I've been corrected and what I thought was a 1906 Single Ring Old Type is actually a 1920 Big Fellow... :o
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"As Simple as it Gets"
Pop's old Shaving scuttle / Puck-o-Williams / Pure Badger 22mm / W&B Special / Classic Aqua Velva
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Ahhhhhhhh !!!!!!:):):)
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Tuesday Night 4/14
GP Scuttle
Vulfix 403
Tabac SS
Dovo Shavette
Alum
AV Musk
TSD AS Milk
Another splash of AV MUSK
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Wednesday
Razor: 6/8 LeGrelot Frameback
Brush: Shavemac D01
Soap: DR Harris Almond
A/S: TSD Bergamot a/s milk
Edt: DR Harris Arlington
http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbp...1&d=1239809588
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7/8 W.Greaves & Sons ( Scimitar 1830 )
6/8 Joseph Rodgers & Sons Real Old English Razor
Stephen's Woodworking 28 mm Silvertip in Ebony
Ogallala Bay Rum SS
Ogallala Bay Rum ASS
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Test shave today. The postman brought me a package from Traveller way over in Texas. Superb shavers, enjoy :)
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Amund.
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Heljestrand 23 wedge 5/8
Vulfix Strand
QED Limes Shaving Soap
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Green Lizard Razor
Feather Shave Gel
DR Harris Marlborough Shaving Cream
Bigelow Elixer Green After Shave Balm