Thread: SOTD - Sun May 2nd - Sat May 8th

Originally Posted by alabamalawyer

Razor: C.V. Heljestrad 6/8
Brush: Rooney 1/1 Finest
Soap: P.160
A/S: Speick
Edt: Penhaligon's Douro

I rarely use the same razor two days in a row, but this one was close to being perfect yesterday. A few laps on the pasted balsa strop and then 50 laps each on SRD cotton herringbone, webbed fabric, English Bridle & finally, Premium I leather, and the shave this morning was fantastic.

Awesome razor Chris! I want to get some Swedish Steel in my rotation and those Heljestrand's are excellent shavers. Probably my next target razor. The scales and brush match perfectly BTW!

Originally Posted by Stroker

Nice Mark! Are those twins new? I don't remember that razor.

Thanks!! I picked up a second Friodur off the 'Bay and sent it to Glen for new scales. This one is slightly different from the other Henckels I have in that it's a square point while the other has a Spanish point.

Here's it is with the old scales..

SOTD Wednesday May 5, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Tiger Wedge
Shaving Cream: Salter Wild Rose
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Brush: Custom Rosewood Silvertip
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: No. 4711

First shave with the Tiger Wedge since its rework. Awesome!
Glen, you are a Master Craftsman! Outstanding work Sir! The Tiger has never had such a keen edge and it shaved as smooth as butter. The new scales are beautiful and the blade is brilliant! Well done! I will show the before and after shots. (Sorry for such a crappy photo today. I was running late and couldn't get the lighting right.)

Boker 5/8 ~ Tabac ~ Vulfix boar
Thayers Lemon~Musgo Real
Background: Thomas Ackers ~ The morning slump
Shave On. HOG

[QUOTE=mbeem;589288]Thanks!! I picked up a second Friodur off the 'Bay and sent it to Glen for new scales. This one is slightly different from the other Henckels I have in that it's a square point while the other has a Spanish point.

I've seen those on the bay and they look nice, are they 7/8???

Great new scales

C.V. Heljestrand No. 31
SRD English Bridle strop
Simpson's Ehsan (this is breaking in very nicely )
D.R. Harris Almond
Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood
Dyptique Tam Dao

Originally Posted by RayG

C.V. Heljestrand No. 31
SRD English Bridle strop
Simpson's Ehsan (this is breaking in very nicely )
D.R. Harris Almond
Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood
Dyptique Tam Dao

Beautiful Haljestrand Ray! You and Chris are driving me crazy, tempting me with the swedish steel! LOL

Originally Posted by Stroker

SOTD Wednesday May 5, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Tiger Wedge
Shaving Cream: Salter Wild Rose
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Brush: Custom Rosewood Silvertip
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: No. 4711

First shave with the Tiger Wedge since its rework. Awesome!
Glen, you are a Master Craftsman! Outstanding work Sir! The Tiger has never had such a keen edge and it shaved as smooth as butter. The new scales are beautiful and the blade is brilliant! Well done! I will show the before and after shots. (Sorry for such a crappy photo today. I was running late and couldn't get the lighting right.)

Another outstanding SOTD post Bruce.

C.V Heljestrand
Filly Strop
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Pure Badger Brush
DB Scuttle
Witch Hazel
Speick shave balm

SRD Red Latigo/Web
TOBS Lavender Cream
Golden Nib 24mm Extra Hair Finest Badger
Solingen Generic Razor
Alt Innsbruck


Made this brush over the weekend with my brother in law. He showed me how to use his lathe and I think he was having so much fun that he ended up turning this brush almost to completion.