Thread: Sun September 05th - Sat September 11th

Strop: Rup Razor
Brush: TGN Silvertip Custom
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Razor: J.R. Torrey "Damascus"
After Shave: C.O. Bigelow Mentha
Result: some tugging on course areas of beard, still not quite dialed in.

I spent several hours practicing my honing last evening. This Torrey was an Ebay find. I set the bevel using 1 layer of tape and a 1k stone. After the bevel was set, I took it through the pyramids on the 4k/8k, then took it to the 12k. Stropped with .5 micron Cx, then 80 laps on leather. The shave was not what I was hoping for, but at least I know where the razor stands. I did use another razor to finish the shave as there is no point wasting good whiskers on a blade that isn't quite there yet.

The pics are looking great this week guys, let's have a great finish with a 9/11/01 tribute.