Thread: SOTD - Sun Dec 20th - Sat Dec 26th

Location, 52° 45' 55.10460 - 0° 57' 31.22065
Beard Prep: Hot wash/lather hot towel
Razor: WUG 5/8 Hollow
Strop: 60canvas/60 leather straight off the Coti
Brush: Kent
Soap: Kent
Astringent: Thayers
AS: Diesel "fuel for life"
ASB: Diesel "fuel for life"
EDT: Diesel "fuel for life"
Background Music: M J "Wanna Be Starting Something"
Result: BBS! Shave ON Pop Fans
Conclusion: I understand WUG are a brand name of Dorko? thats a high end Razor right? either way it delivered a high end shave! Bang On

Prep: hot shower and proraso pre/post cream
Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood soap whipped by large best badger in stacked mugs
Razor: Ford and Medley hand forged wedge
Post: Proraso pre/post cream and Hâttric AS splash

Smooth start for the holidays.

Ahhhhh what a fantastic shave, had to do the whole Italian experience this morning hmmm I need a good Italian aftershave....

Lather:
"Mambo Italiano" UberLather
Velobra Almond Soft Soap
Poraso Red shave cream
5 Drops Glycerin
Brush:
Restored Solid Brass 20mm Silvertip
Strop:
SRD Premium #1
Razor:
7/8 Livi Rose Damascus re-scaled in Pearl acrylic
Aftershave:
Pinaud’s Classic Vanilla Splash
　
　
Have a Great Day!!!!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

hmmm I need a good Italian aftershave....

don't forget Italian wine, food, pastries, woman (we'll skip this one since you're married)

Always love to see my G brother's SOTD.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

I don't have a new source for the Bolsters. As to bakelite. Did you know it was a invented by a Belgian, Chemist L.H.Baekeland c.1909. Best way to know if it's bakelite. Rub your fingers over the scales until it gets very warm. If it smells anything like formaldehyde or a carbolic acid it's bakelite. It's a very particular smell. Same smell when using a hot needle. Another trick is to use scrubbing bubbles. Spray some on a Q-Tip and touch the scales. If the Q-Tip turns yellow it's bakelite. (you won't harm the scales).

Originally Posted by tat2Ralfy

Also Celluloid which is very similar to bakelite has a distinct "Vicks Vapo Rub" kind of smell I believe.

Nice looking Razor, is it by chance a Clover Four?

Thanks. It only has one engraving that reads "NABOB". I don't know the age of the razor and originally thought the scales might be French Ivory but I don't think so now. After scouring the web for months I found another NABOB razor with a different type of scales. The description of the razor was:

The Nabob cut throat razor has a 5/8”+ Hollow ground blade.
Engraved on the tang are the words “NABOB REGD”
On the reverse is “Walter Belk & Son Kingsley Works Sheffield Eng”
On the blade there is “E. Loft. Hornsey. N"

I believe Nabob means "The Best" in Hindi. Perhaps this was made during the British occupation of India or maybe the manufacturer was trying to romanticize the blade.
I purchased the razor at my local antique store in April. I also bought a spike point with bone scales at the same time. It was not as sharp as the NABOB so I didn't use it until I bought a set of Norton stones. Using a pocket microscope from Radio Shack I found that it had microscopic nicks along it's edge. I got those out. I sent the NABOB to one of our honemiesters (thanks gssixgun) and found out what scary sharp is all about. LOL I get BBS saves almost every time with it, but I do nick my chin area nearly every time. After the shave, my skin feels so much better than it ever did with an electric or multi-blade cartridge razor.

Its almost Christmas day here in the future soooo

HAPPY HOLIDAYS SOTD BRETHREN.

Thank you Max for running these outstanding threads, and a big thanks to everyone that posts here.

Best wishes and I hope the new year brings everyone everything they need.

Ralfy

Castle Forbes Lavender cream
RV Silvertip
Dovo 6/8
Alum block
SCS Bulgarian Lavender ASM
Pen's Racquets Formula

Merry Christmas to all!

Strop SRD Bridal
Brush: Shavemac 23mm Silvertip
Shave Cream: CarrieM's BRV (Black Raspberry Vanilla) Oh Yeaaaa!
Razor: Dubl Duck Wonderedge 5/8s round point
AS: Royall Bay Rhum

This will be my set-up for my Christmas morning shave

Coral Skin Food (pre)
Kent T4
Trumper's Rose shaving soap
Le Grelot 6/8
Santa Maria Novella Pre-Post (post)
Acqua di Parma Colonia

Merry Christmas to all!

Pre-shave prep : Hot towel w/lather
Pre-shave Oil : The Art of Shaving : Lavender
Razor : "New Century" 4/8, Solingen
Brush : Badger hair from The Art of Shaving, my first badger.
Shave Cream : The Art of Shaving : Lavender
Post-shave : The Art of Shaving : Lavender

I got this set at The Art of Shaving in Las Vegas, at the Venetian last week. Also got a professional shave from a master barber - highly recommended.

However, this is the only thing I can talk about from my trip to Vegas, cause, well, you know.....

Result : BBS, although that chin is still tricky!