SOTD - Sun Jan 31st - Sat Feb 06th

This custom got a name after this mornings shave, the way the whiskers from 4 days disappeared it had to be magic...
The blade was built special for me by Butch Harner a 7/8 Full Hollow grind in a strong Damascus pattern The scales are all mine...

Full prep after a long hot shower with steaming hot towels a great lather of Prairie Creations bay rum whipped up with a 20mm restored silvertip Brass brush, after letting the lather sit while I added 20 last laps on a Roo strop, more steaming hot towels followed by a second creamy lather...
The first WTG pass was really all that was needed but I re-lathered after some hot towels and went with my normal multi-direction pass of ATG on the neck and XTG on the cheeks to a BBS shave and some of the tightest beard lines I have ever had. The Spike heel on this razor makes edging a snap. Followed with some Alum and a cold water rinse and a healthy splash of Lucky Tiger bay rum...

WOW !!! What a shave....

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Here is the link to the razor build thread...

Soundtrack - Steve Reich, Music for 18 Musicians
Prep - long hot/wet towel and Proraso Pre/Post
Strop - SRD 2" web/latigo 75/75
Brush - drug store boar (the drug store boar brush that used to cost something along the lines of about $15 went down to $3 so I thought I'd give it a whirl...it was terrible. I've been using my old Wilkeson Sword boar brush that's at least 15 years old and it works great. Maybe I'll give the new one to my youngest daughter to paint with!)
Cream - Proraso soap/Proraso Cream/glycerin
Razor - the Bengall(which seems to hold an edge for ever)
AS - Aqua Velva
ASB - Nivea Extreme
Post Shave Drink - a Heineken
Post Shave Activity - round 2 of Emma with my wife...or as I call it, Money, Inbreeding, Boredom, Plotting and Scheming.

Have a great day!

Julian

Fitjar "Shea Pleasure" SC | Omega 31064 | Geneva Cutlery 5/8 | Nature's Gift Sandalwood Splash

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Le Grelot / Simpson PJ2 / MWF / TSD Sensitive Splash / Trumper Eucris
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Evening quality shave
8/8 Robert Williams Spanish Point in Black Buffalo Horn
Semouge 1305 knot refitted in Black Buffalo Horn by Rudy Vey
Truefitt & Hill West Indian Limes SC
Dominica Bay Rum & Lime AS

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Music : Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, The Proposition ( Soundtrack )

BBS all the way.

Amund.

Business trip shave.


Thomas Mfg. "Tungsten" 1/2 hollow 5/8
20mm silvertip in cocobolo
C&S 88

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

This custom got a name after this mornings shave, the way the whiskers from 4 days disappeared it had to be magic...
The blade was built special for me by Butch Harner a 7/8 Full Hollow grind in a strong Damascus pattern The scales are all mine...

Full prep after a long hot shower with steaming hot towels a great lather of Prairie Creations bay rum whipped up with a 20mm restored silvertip Brass brush, after letting the lather sit while I added 20 last laps on a Roo strop, more steaming hot towels followed by a second creamy lather...
The first WTG pass was really all that was needed but I re-lathered after some hot towels and went with my normal multi-direction pass of ATG on the neck and XTG on the cheeks to a BBS shave and some of the tightest beard lines I have ever had. The Spike heel on this razor makes edging a snap. Followed with some Alum and a cold water rinse and a healthy splash of Lucky Tiger bay rum...

WOW !!! What a shave....

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Here is the link to the razor build thread...

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Sweet razor!


I see you also did go out and pick up that shave mug I told you about!:)

Looks good!

Prep: Hot shower. Followed by Proraso pre/post-shave cream
Brush: Simpsons Tulip T2 Super Badger
SC: Speick w/ 3-4 drops of glycerin
Razor: Merkur "Heavy Classic" 34C DE Safety Razor w/ Wilkinson blade
ASB: Nivea EXtreme Comfort
AS: Speick Men After Shave Lotion
Result: Not so blue now...

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Le Grelot / Simpson PJ2 / MWF / TSD Sensitive Splash / Trumper Eucris
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alabamalawyer,

A beautiful razor...Beautiful indeed!

Glen, beautiful shave and such a beautiful razor! You're spoilt my friend :)

- Sameer

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

This custom got a name after this mornings shave, the way the whiskers from 4 days disappeared it had to be magic...
The blade was built special for me by Butch Harner a 7/8 Full Hollow grind in a strong Damascus pattern The scales are all mine...

Full prep after a long hot shower with steaming hot towels a great lather of Prairie Creations bay rum whipped up with a 20mm restored silvertip Brass brush, after letting the lather sit while I added 20 last laps on a Roo strop, more steaming hot towels followed by a second creamy lather...
The first WTG pass was really all that was needed but I re-lathered after some hot towels and went with my normal multi-direction pass of ATG on the neck and XTG on the cheeks to a BBS shave and some of the tightest beard lines I have ever had. The Spike heel on this razor makes edging a snap. Followed with some Alum and a cold water rinse and a healthy splash of Lucky Tiger bay rum...

WOW !!! What a shave....

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Here is the link to the razor build thread...

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