Thread: Sun September 05th - Sat September 11th

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Wowww Rene,
Very nice...that's impressive . Juggling 3 razors can be quite a chore, heh?

What about the other 2? How close (or far) from shave ready were they?

I am very curious as to the hones you used and the regimen/routine for implementing them was. Just curiosity

Hey Robert! Well im still learning to hone. Im using Norton set of stones and a chinese 12k then i go to cro ox
I started on the 220 hone and use a loop to watch the bevel. I test it on arm hair. Once it will shave my arm hair. Then i go up through the stones with x paterns and circle's.

The other 2 One is Henckels 50 and the other was a Waterville cutlery. The Henckles was kinda close but the waterville was not.

Good morning, gents!

Yesterday I got some natural stones

soap: Calani
brush: Muehle Silvertip
razor:W&B- bow
AS:Axe
mug: Muehle

Originally Posted by eTom

Good morning, gents!

Yesterday I got some natural stones

soap: Calani
brush: Muehle Silvertip
razor:W&B- bow
AS:Axe
mug: Muehle

Those are nice looking Naguras Tom ...are they the Botan, Mejiro and perhaps the Koma? What do you use as your Honzan (main stone)? I am slowly beginning to learn about and appreciate the JNats.

Just out of curiosity: where/who was your source for these stones?

Robert,
I often use the Naniwa-series.
I start honing with the 1K Naniwa

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The stones in the picture I got by Maksim (Mejiro,Tenjyou and
Botan)

http://japanesenaturalstones.com/
Send a message to Maksim-he'll tell you, which JNATS are available in this time.
Another Jnat I got by Martin Nienberg. It is a Nakayama Maruka.

All these JNATS work very well.

Kent T4
Tabac SS
6/8 Rostfrei-Inox Eishartung Stainless
Roger & Gallet L'Homme ASB

Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Chris 24 mm finest two band
Razor: Friodur 15/16
Cream: Vulfix Rose
Strop: Neil Miller
AS: Alcolado Glacial
Result: Menthol fresh and clean
This cream is nice. Not as slippery as my favourite soaps but, as you can read on the tube , it feels like luxury to use it. What´s the best strop out there? I don´t think it can be better than this, my other five strops (two crap ones) aren´t even close.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Black Code
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: 8/8 Robert Williams Custom
ASB: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime Skin Food

Prep: Hot Shower w/ Conditioner
Lather: BentonClay Lavender SS + CarrieM BRV + 6 Drops Glycerin
Strop: None - Shave Ready
Alum: Tade
Post: Thayer's Lavender
EdT: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
Razor: Mastro Livi



The Livi was everything I hoped it would be. It feels wonderful in the hand, it is a piece of art to look at, and it gave me an incredibly smooth and comfortable shave!

What an awesome way to return to work after a long holiday weekend! The pics are great, gentlemen, and I can only imagine the shaves are even better! Enjoy...

Pre-Shave: Hot shower + Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme

Razors: 7/8" Henckels #17, Hollow, Spike point

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Überlather: Godrej Menthol Mist Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Victorian Violets Shave Soap + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Limes Skin Food

Facial Moisturizer: Trumper's Facial Moisturizer

Cologne: Penhaligon Quercus

Result: Fabulous razor. Thick, moist, cool and refreshing überlather. BBS shave.

I hope everyone (at least in the US) had a wonderful and relaxing labor day weekend. Enjoy your Tuesday gentlemen .

Today's SOTD (sorry, no pic)

Prep: warm shower
Shave Soap: SRD Blood Orange
Shave Cream: T&H Unscented Ultimate Comfort
Razor: Roberson's Best 6/8 Spike point (w/o a spike due to previous owners over-honing)
Brush: shavemac best badger
Result: BBS, witch hazel didn't find a thing

Addendum:

In my Sunday SOTD I forgot to give a brief history of Tom Lee Park on the riverfront in Memphis. This from Wikipedia:

Tom Lee Park is a city park located to the immediate west of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, overlooking the Mississippi River. Encompassing about 30 acres (0.12 km²) parallel to the Mississippi River for about one mile (1.6 km), it offers panoramic views of the Mississippi River and the shores of Arkansas on the opposite side.

The park is named after area resident Tom Lee (1885-1952), an African-American riverworker. Late during the afternoon of May 8, 1925, Lee steered his 28 ft (8.5 m) skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena, Arkansas. Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members of the Engineers Club of Memphis, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and their families.

Tom Lee witnessed the M.E. Norman capsize in the swift current 15 mi (24 km) downriver from Memphis at Cow Island Bend. Although he could not swim, he rescued 32 people with five trips to shore. Lee acted quickly, calmly and with no regard for his own safety, continuing to search after night fell. Because of his efforts, only 23 people died.

To honor the hero, the Memphis Engineers Club raised enough money to purchase a house for Lee and his wife.
Tom Lee died of cancer on April 1, 1952 at John Gaston Hospital. Two years after his death, the park along the Memphis Riverfront was named in his honor and a granite obelisk was erected.
In October 2006, a bronze sculpture was erected in the park to commemorate the event and to honor the civil hero. The sculpture statue depicting the rescue of a survivor saved from drowning in the Mississippi River.