Thread: SOTD - Sun July 11th - Sat July 17th

Dorko #1151 7/8" Spanish Point | D.R. Harris Arlington | Kent BLK-2

Originally Posted by MrDavid

Dorko #1151 7/8" Spanish Point | D.R. Harris Arlington | Kent BLK-2

Stunning Dorko Mr. David. What a beauty! How does it shave?

Pre: Cold shower
Razor: Helsjestrand M K no: 4
Brush: New Forest, 22 mm two banded
Soap: Omega
Post: Proraso
AS: Alcolado Glacial
Result: Very, very good!
I love this brush, it´s getting better and better as it breaks in - soft tips with a good backbone. Face lather today and I put the scuttle in the refrigerator an hour before the shave . Razor was excellent, I was thinking of getting rid of it, becuase it´s very close to my MK no: 31 (which I like the design of the blade better), but it´s shaving like a dream and will be staying. Got a nice menthol kick from the Omega soap and Proraso, but when I splashed the Alcolado on, I actually danced an Irish sword dance for a couple of secs

Originally Posted by ganboyi

Stunning Dorko Mr. David. What a beauty! How does it shave?

After Sham got a hold of it and put it to some amazing Japanese stones this week, it shaves a good as it looks!

Originally Posted by MrDavid

After Sham got a hold of it and put it to some amazing Japanese stones this week, it shaves a good as it looks!

It is a beauty I've been eyeing something like a Wacker or Dorko for a while now. I don't mean to hijack the thread but do you have a wacker to compare it to? If so, which is the better shaver in your opinion. Thank you!

Sunday, 7.11.10


Aura Glow as a Pre Shave Oil
Gibbs Frescura Marinha SC
Vulfix 660 Badger
Genco Master Barber
Tony Miller strop 40 Linen/75 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Spanish Floïd AS

The Genco razors enjoy a well deserved reputation as great shavers, and this one is no exception!
This was the first straight razor I honed myself, and it provided my first straight razor shaves. I touched it up this morning on the stones, and today's shave is a testament to how much I've learned, and how far I've come... Just an awesome shave! Everything is coming together..
First time for the Gibbs Marine Fresh cream, and it was outstanding... Very enjoyable.

Sunday 7/11/10

Geneva Cutlery 6/8
Semogue 2009 LE #19
Tabac sc
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
Lucky Tiger a/s and Face Tonic
Anherb a/s conditioner
Acqua di Selva Edt

I can always depend on the Tabac for great lather...the 6/8 gave me a very good two pass shave and the Acqua di Selva just fit the bill nicely.

Sunday morning shave;
Robert Williams 9/8
Plisson 14 HMW
MWF/Proraso
Old Spice

Coffee, shave and newspaper...........

SOTD Sunday July 11, 2010

Razor: 9/16 Late Greaves & Son Wedge French Point
Shaving Cream: TOBS St. James Collection
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: British Sterling Cologne

My first use of the TOBS Shaving Cream and I must say it is a step or two above what I have used in the past! This SC will definitely be part of my rotation from now on. Great Sunday morning shave with the Greaves, TOBS Shaving Cream served up warm and soothing in a scuttle. An occasion like this demands a cologne like British Sterling. I felt like I was getting ready to meet the Queen instead of going out on the patio and building a gazebo. Oh well, we can live in our fantasies!