Thread: SOTD - Sun May 16th - Sat May 22rd

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Morning shave;

Rogers Cast Steel
MWF & Carrie's Black Rasberry & Vanilla
Simpson whaddaya callit
Ayer's Lather Bowl

Hey Jimmy, Ive been wanting to buy the Ayers Bowl, how does it perform?

Pre: hot shower
Soap: Omega (menthol burst, BIG time, I like it )
Brush: 24 mm silvertip custom with metal handles
Razor: Heljestrand MK no 31, it gives the best shaves and now have pretty black milky bone scales made by Neil Miller.
Post: Proraso
AS: Barbus, not a high end AS but equal to Italian Floid (in my opinion)
Very nice shave, two passes and close to BBF.

Originally Posted by thewatermark

Hey Jimmy, Ive been wanting to buy the Ayers Bowl, how does it perform?

Well it works but I like the SRD better. I rotate bowls like everything else. The reason I like the SRD better is because of the lip that prevents the lather from going over the top. Also the finger loop is very handy. You can tell it was designed by someone who whips up lather in a bowl and thought about what improvements could be made.

Proraso preshave cream
Wacker 6/8 spanish pnt
Omega hog's hair
Palmolive shave cream whipped in bulldog mug
Thayers Lemon
Aqua Velva
Thus far my May calendar looks like this:

SOTD Tuesday May 18, 2010

Razor: 11/16 C-Mon Special Full Hollow Spike Point
Soap: Classic Shaving Lilac
Mug: Vintage Old Spice
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Adidas Dynamic Pulse

Exceptionally nice shave this morning. Very close and comfortable. The C-Mon Special is an outstanding razor! (Thanks Jason) I hope everyone had a wonderful shave this morning!

Originally Posted by mbeem

Razor: Fox Cutlery
Brush: C&E Pure Badger
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage & Cedar
Aftershave: Alum Block / Clubman Musk
Cologne: Acqua di Parma Cipresso Di Toscana

Great pics, gentlemen!

Looks like we've got you hooked on the vintage razors now Mark. You know, after your first one you can't stop!

Originally Posted by Stroker

Looks like we've got you hooked on the vintage razors now Mark. You know, after your first one you can't stop!

Got two more on deck for the next two days.

5/8 "DEMON" spike point. Dont know the manufacturer. Can anyone give me more info on this blade?


And 11/16 Joh. Engstrom Frameback

Originally Posted by mbeem

Got two more on deck for the next two days.

5/8 "DEMON" spike point. Dont know the manufacturer. Can anyone give me more info on this blade?

And 11/16 Joh. Engstrom Frameback

Can´t help you with the Demon, but it´s lovely frameback you have, prob. 19:th centrury. I have two of them, please check this picture, one of them could be a relative to your Demon though (look closely at the top blade) .

Originally Posted by mbeem

Got two more on deck for the next two days.

5/8 "DEMON" spike point. Dont know the manufacturer. Can anyone give me more info on this blade?


And 11/16 Joh. Engstrom Frameback

COOL! Really nice looking Demon Mark! Vintage razors are really interesting and exciting to use. The Engstrom is very cool. I think I saw that one before but didn't bid on it. Welcome to the Ward!

Originally Posted by Otto

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: E. J. best badger
Soap: Mama Bear - Dragon's Blood
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Mastro Livi 8/8 Bergam Damascus in Mammoth Ivory Scales
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six
sound track: Sigmund Groven - Grieg album

Otto, stop posting pictures of your Livi...everytime you do you set off my RAD-o-meter.