Sunday
Razor: RW 7/8 Damascus
Brush: Joris/Plisson Grey
Cream: Coates Rose
A/S: DR Harris's Pink
Edt: Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet
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Sunday
Razor: RW 7/8 Damascus
Brush: Joris/Plisson Grey
Cream: Coates Rose
A/S: DR Harris's Pink
Edt: Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet
Ern Ator
Kent BK4
MWF
Clubman Pinaud
June 1st for me already:
Simpson Chubby 3 Best
Fitjar Mint Extreme Shave Cream
5/8 Silver Ring, Grah and Plumacher
Burley Executive Lime AS
Two days growth......smooth as silk.
Shumate Razor | English Fern SS & Splash & EDT | Harris Arlington Milk
Attachment 25655
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den – Old Spice type
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Wade & Butcher 8/8 "For Barbers Use" :)
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...rs-use-use.jpg
A great shave. Sunshine and the day off. Life is good :D
Now I'm ready for lunch on my deck. Have a nice day.
Monday: Shave Test
Self-made sandalwood shaving soap
Proraso Sul Filo del Rasoio Protective After Shave Cream
Henry Sears & Son 1865 Queen razor, Hand Forged, 9/16
Attachment 25696
Strop: TM Genuine Linen/Hand American Cordovan Leather
Razor: Tim Zowada B&B LE Damascus
Brush: Rooney 2/1 Finest Badger
Soap: Santa Maria Novella
Aftershave: Santa Maria Novella Lotion
Edt: Bond No. 9 Coney Island
Weltmeister 42 5/8 minwedge
QED Wild Orange
Booster's Iced Lime AS
MWF SS
VDH Boar Brush
6/8 J. Engström Frameback
Alum Bar
Nature's Gift Sandalwood AS
Gonna start trying to give you guys some pictures. I found that my camera does no-flash pics so if the light is right, it works great.
And what better day to start pics than with my new Dubl Duck Satinedge from Dennis. What a nice razor!
Monday night, 6/1
Boar bristle
Ogallala Sandalwood SS
Dubl Duck Satinedge in spalted sycamore scales
Alum block
Brut AS
Sunday Night Shave
W&B with Micarta scales
Kent BK12
D.R. Harris Almond SC
Floid AS
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den – Old Spice type
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Wacker 8/8 "Magnum"
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...8-8-magnum.jpg
DA "BusyBack" in aluminum over floro-red acrylic scales.
20mm UK Super silvertip (I put a new knot in this handle I'd been using with the regular old silvertip...)
Valobra (made a last minute change of mind after taking the shot with the MWF in the background...)
DB scuttle.
Shower: TGQ Lavender Bath Soap
Strop: SRD 3" Latigo
Shave Soap: TGQ Sandalwood
Brush: Stephen's Woodworking 25mm in Cocobolo
Razor: Generic #11 6/8 round point
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum
Tuesday
Razor: 6/8 ERN Crown & Sword
Brush: Simpson PJ3 best
Soap: T&H Luxury
A/S: Lucky Tiger Tonic
Edt: Floris Vetiver
http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbp...3&d=1243957218
Tuesday
Progress w/Feather
Fendrihan Silvertip
Moss Scuttle
Trumper's Rose S/C
Aqua Velva Classic A/S
The GFT Rose whipped up an explosion of lather! http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...rful/yikes.gif
Nice BBS shave and topped it off by cracking open a new bottle of AQ Classis Ice Blue...ahhh! http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys3/velva2.gif
Plisson 16 HMW | Douro SC, ASB & EDT, TI 7/8
Attachment 25759
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den – Old Spice type
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Thiers-Issard 6/8 "Loup et Bellier"
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...et-bellier.jpg
A BBS is a fine way of starting a new day. :)
Merkur HD 34C - Red Pack Personna
Vulfix 403
DR Harris Arlington SS
GP Scuttle
Alum
Ogallala Bay Rum Limes and Peppercorn AS Splash
TSD Unscented AS Milk
Shaving cream: TOBS Sandalwood
Brush: Turchetta Silvertip in black alu
Razor: Beardsley and Alvord: Empire razor diamond edge
Alum block
AS: Cako's Woodpecker as milk
First shave with this blade. At first I thougt: Merde, I will have to do the ATG with another blade. Suprisingly enough, the ATG pass was a lot smoother then the WTG. It just needed a little break-in I suppose!
The result: Nice BBS!
Wade & Butcher "Gentlemans Razor"
Ever-Ready T40 Pure Badger
L'Occitane Cade SS
Pinaud Clubman ASS
Attachment 25777
Amund.
Today was a shave test day for me. Sorry there are no pictures, the blades are already on their way to their respective owners.
Stropping on the TM
Hot shower
Georgetown Pottery scuttle/Semogue 730
Bay Rum Uberlather (I don't know if I like Bay Rum or Oak & Moss more...)
5/8 Joseph Fenton & Son's half hollow
5/8 Union Razor Cutlery full hollow
5/8 "The Admiral's" full hollow
Ogallala Bay Rum AS
MWF SS
C&E BBB
Double Arrow
Alum Block
Old Spice AS
Wednesday 6/3
First shave with the new razor from tadamsde:
Boar Bristle
W&B 5/8 Barber's Notch
MB "Awakening" SS
Skin Bracer (it burnnnnsss)
I guess this is now the closest thing I have to a full wedge. I'm used to full hollows, and you can hear the blade scrape the scruff off. I got so accustomed to that sound that when I heard just the silent wipe of the (close-to) wedge go past, I figured it was dull. Nope! BBS. Thanks tadamsde!
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Proraso
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Mastro Livi: Regrind 6/8
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...-8-proraso.jpg
I was a bit rushed this morning, so I ended up with two small nicks
and not a complete BBS. Still, the shave was better then what I get
using any other shaving tool than the straight razor, including my dusty Vision 2000 with Feather blades.
BusyBack DA
21mm Shavemac Silvertip in custom pink ivory handle
MWF
DB scuttle
TM Artisan 3"
Attachment 25823
Rooney 2/1 Silvertip
Georgetown Scuttle
TOBS Lavender cream
Wacker Rasiermesser Jungmeister 7/8
Straight Razor Designs strop
Mont Blanc Presense
Clouser Minnow
Hand made fishing net by Chris Fournier, Canadian master craftsman and flyfisherman
ATOR 915 - 7/8 roundpoint
QED Wild Rose
Old Spice AS
Walgreens Aloe Vera Gel
http://i.ebayimg.com/01/!BRu6ei!Bmk~...cog42w~~_1.JPG
Strop: TM Genuine Linen/Hand American Cordovan Leather
Razor: Tim Zowada B&B LE 6/8 Damascus
Brush: Kent B&B LE 2008 Brush
Soap: Santa Maria Novella
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman / The Shave Den Aftershave Milk (unscented)
Edt: Penhaligon's Raquets
Thursday
Razor: 6/8 Tally Ho
Brush: Vulfix 2233
Soap: Shulton's Old Spice
A/S: Shulton's Old Spice
Edt: Shulton's Old Spice
http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbp...7&d=1244133867
My Favorite Mix
Attachment 25845
MWF SS
C&E BBB
Geneva Cutlery 5/8
Alum Block
Old Spice AS
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den – Old Spice type
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Henckels Friodor 8/8 Spanish point Mammoth
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...ory-scales.jpg
Ahh - BBS :y
Hot Shower: Mama Bear's Dublin Tweed Bath Soap
Strop: SRD 3" Latigo
Shave Cream: Castle Forbes Cedarwood
Brush: Stpehen's Woodworking 28mm in Mystery Wood
Razor: Wester Bro's #22 6/8 Round Point
Aftershave: TOBS Mr. Taylor Scent
I had a very pleasant shave this morning with what is becoming my favorite razor: a Friodur 7/8 "new grind" from the Shaving Shop. Lather was from my old standby, Speick cream in a tube, smooshed around with that new small Rooney silvertip brush Jim Ayars @ Vintage Blades has on sale right now.
That little Rooney is a real sweetheart. It's soft with good body and has that wonderful wet dog aroma which hopefully will go away soon. I'm moving away from monster brushes toward those of more modest size while moving toward razors with larger blades ...I can't figure it out either. :shrug:
At any rate the shave was smooth and close; I really like it when tools and technique happen to work as anticipated. ;)
Le Grelot 1/4 grind from Rasurpur
Vulfix Strand Pure Badger
Mitchell's Woolfat
Booster's Iced Lime Aftershave
Tony Miller Artisan Latigo Hanging Strop
C.V.Heljestrand No.31 Ivory Scales
Shavemac 26mm Super Badger
TGQ Bay Rum & Sweet Orange SS
Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum ASS
Attachment 25899
Amund.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/...dc2daebb_o.jpg
Fritz Bracht 5/8 spike in cracked ice scales, first shave :)
30 linen + 50 TM red latigo + 50 TM horsehide
Shavemac 23mm blonde horn silvertip
MB Cocoa + Salter's Mint überlather
MB Rose/Lavender aftershave milk
Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet EDT
MWF SS | C&E BBB | Wapi | Alum Block | Old Spice AS
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/...622be5681d.jpg
Saturday 6 June 2009
Floris 89 shaving cream
Kent BK4
Greaves & Sons 6/8 (Traveller scales)
Floris 89 Aftershave