Thread: SOTD - Sun September 19th - Sat September 25th

Originally Posted by Otto

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: Genco Army & Navy - scales by Max
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six
soundtrack: Grieg, In the Hall of the Mountain King

Great BBS shave! You did an excellent job on my razor, Max.

Otto,
So, you're the one that owns this blade...beautiful Genco my friend. I love the army look of the scales. Is there a functional significance to the 4 holes on the scale or are they purely for looks? They give it added personality, IMO.

Technically, this is a Saturday night shave...to let the beard grow an extra 8-10 hrs for Monday's shave.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Pre-Shave: Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme

Razor: 15/16" Filarmonica Doble Temple #14, Full Hollow, Spike point

Strop: Kanayama 80K tri-strop (40/40/75)

Brush: 25mm Vestavia Silvertip Badger

Überlather: CarrieM Bay Rum Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Myrrh Shave Soap + Glycerin

Post-shave/Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

EDT: Penhaligon Quercus

Result: The warm überlather, led by CarrieM's Bay Rum, basked my whiskers in a luxuriously thick, moist and slick cushion and left me feeling exhilarated and in bliss. The Filarmonica's performance was nothing short of legendary and all accounts of praise for this blade, well deserved. BTW: Her edge was polished the night before using my vintage Y/G Escher followed by a quick spin on the Nakayama Maruka Kiita with subsequent stropping on the legendary Kanayama 80K (40 linen, 40 rough leather hide, 75 cordovan). What a smooth edge. The Penhaligon (which I am still using the samples) gave this ritual the proper closure.

Here's looking at you gentlemen. Wishing you a wonderful shave and a fabulous Sunday .

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Pre-Shave prep: Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme

Razor: 5/8" Henckels #50, Full Hollow, Spike point

Strop: SRD Premium IV (50 linen/75 leather)

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Überlather: CarrieM Dragon's Blood Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Amber Romance Shave Soap + Glycerin

Post-shave/Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

EDT: Penhaligon Quercus

Result: Today, I am hosting a guest from the Max Planck Institute (Dresden, Germany). So, what better way to shave than with my Henckels #50? Was für ein unglaubliches Shave (sorry Tom: My German is rusty). The performance of this blade was accentuated with the thick and super slick überlather that CarrieM's Dragon Blood provided. BTW: A few days ago, I was inspecting some of my blades' edges when I noticed a very small chip near the heel of this Henckels. So naturally, I took it to the Naniwa 1k and repaired the edge. Once an appropriate bevel was reached and the chip removed, it was sharpened on a Coti (slurry with dilucot), followed by the Naniwa 12k. Honing would not be complete without polishing the edge on the Y/G Escher. Simply fantastic!! what a difference an edge makes; Sharp and ultra smooth.

Here's looking at you guys and wishing you a fantabulous Monday .

Razor: Dovo MOP 5/8
Brush: Rooney 1/1 Finest
Soap: Trumper Violet
AS: D.R. Harris Pink followed by TSD Lavender/Oakmoss Milk
Cologne: Diptyque Philosykos

A wet cold week here in the Inland Empire, looks like I predicted the weather correctly that we are going to have a long Fall this year...

I broke out a bit of the heavier Fall scents for this morning..
Using the 28mm Monster Mac I whipped up a TGQ Highlander Uberlather, this stuff comes out oh so creamy... The razor is a Puma Gold #91 sans the Gold, the scales are a Violet and Bronze swirl that earned the razor the name Pretty Kitty II... This razor is such a smooth shaver that I even put up with the fact I don't like Round Nose profiles I stropped her in on a SRD Premium 1 with 25/50 before the shower...
The shave was effortless followed by the stinging blast of Cap't Smith Bay Rum...




Have a Great Day !!!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Is there a functional significance to the 4 holes on the scale or are they purely for looks? They give it added personality, IMO.

They are for the looks. And it shaves as good as it looks. It turned out just like I wanted it.

I just recieved this razor on friday. What a pleasure to shave with.

SRD Strop
The BOMB Saigon cream
Palmera 14 7/8
Thayers witch hazel
Skin food
TAOS Balm

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I just recieved this razor on friday. What a pleasure to shave with.

SRD Strop
The BOMB Saigon cream
Palmera 14 7/8
Thayers witch hazel
Skin food
TAOS Balm

I have the very Same Razor, deep joy and very handsome to boot
Chin Chin Old Chap

Hey Ralfy. Yes she is sweet. I love the heft of the blade. No complaints from me. Did they only make 7/8 blades?

Originally Posted by tat2Ralfy

I have the very Same Razor, deep joy and very handsome to boot
Chin Chin Old Chap

Razor: Ivory Rodgers
Strop: Osgar Horsehide/Linen
AS: TABAC
SOAP: XPEC