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

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Today is a special birthday shave.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

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

Razor: 6/8" Wade & Butcher Original "Bow" razor, near-wedge, Spike Point (Max restore)

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

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

ASB: Truffit & Hill Grafton

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

Result: Great lather, BBS shave...wonderful start to the start of my birthday. The "Bow" delivers the goods...Seriously!! This thing is as sharp and smooth as they come. What did you expect? The blade has been christened by none other than Max himself. I would even go so far as to officially certify this as a lethal weapon - If I were caught with this thing in my luggage at any airport security, I would be labeled a terrorist and deported. I also received my MWF soap yesterday...I do love this soap. It lathered up perfectly and effortlessly. I like its scent better than that of the Cella, but performance wise, they are very close, except with respect to one characteristic - the moisturizing capacity of the MWF outshines the Cella in this regard. But since one data point is not sufficient to make a final judgment call, the experimenting will continue.

Have a marvelous Tuesday gentlemen .

Wonderful photo, beautiful razor and happy birthday chief. May you have many, many more.

Happy Birthday Robert! I always love your SOTD pics, so creative. I hope your day is full of happiness and that you have many more. Shave on!

Glenn

Happy Birthday Robert

Shave On!!

Originally Posted by Trevorxgage

Beautiful SOTD Robert.
Have a wonderful birthday.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Happy Birthday Buddy. Enjoy you day

Originally Posted by jhenry

Wonderful photo, beautiful razor and happy birthday chief. May you have many, many more.

Originally Posted by sharp

Happy Birthday Robert! I always love your SOTD pics, so creative. I hope your day is full of happiness and that you have many more. Shave on!

Glenn

Originally Posted by tat2Ralfy

Happy Birthday Robert

Shave On!!

Thank you so much gentlemen . The sentiment and warm wishes are very very much appreciated .

I apologize for having hijacked this thread, but if you (and the moderators of this thread/forum) would indulge me for a moment and allow me the latitude, I would like to express a humble opinion:

I am truly blown away from all your kind wishes for my birthday (and everything else for that matter)...all this in the SOTD thread (and I feel guilty of mentioning it...since I feel like the conversation has at times diverged from the mission of the SOTD). You guys are truly something...I really mean that. The quality of people in SRP and the cordiality expressed is unlike anything, anywhere...As I once said and still firmly believe: If our world were made up of more people like the fine gentle men and women of SRP, we probably wouldn't be having the problems that we read and hear about in the news these days. It's more like a brotherhood (and sisterhood).

So, I won;t get too sentimental here...just wanted to get that off my chest and say that I feel very touched (it feels like a true international birthday celebration for me ) by each and every sentiment expressed and humbly appreciate being (and sharing ideas) among you - an "extraordinary league of exemplary gentlemen".

So, from the bottom of my heart: Thank you

New Forest 2201 : Gillette NEW-Tech + Feather : Kell's Original Lime SS : Mennen Green Tonic : Floris Lime EdT

SOTD 9-22-10
Prep: Hot shower
Strop: Rup Razor (80 leather)
Scuttle:SRD
Brush: TGN Custom
Razor: Wade & Butcher "For Barbers use"
Cream: C.O.Bigelow
AS: C.O. Bigelow "Mentha"
Result: Very Nice shave

I cleaned up and honed this razor last night. It pulled just a touch, but still delivered a great shave (still getting this honing thing down). Shave on friends!

5/8 Panamex 99 Blue Bell
RupRazor "El Toro" Strop
Irisch Moos
Kent B&B LE 2009
RazoRock Alum
444
Booster Mosswood
Penhaligon's English Fern EdT

Great pics gentlemen!!

Sorry I'm late to jump in. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBERT.
Grant.

Razor: "Solgen" Real Japanese Hollow Ground made for Naomi-san's Kanayama customers
Strop: Kanayama (of course)
Lather: CarrieM Black Raspberry Vanilla
Brush: Shavemac Silvertip
Post: Thayer's Lavender
ASB: CarrieM After Shave Milk
EdP: Le Labo Rose 31
What a smooth, comfortable shave; the day is starting out right! CarrieM's products are absolutely top notch! The lather is phenomenal and the scent of the BRV makes my mouth water like no other SC. This compact little blade is a whisker wacker extraordinaire! I consider myself very fortunate to have gotten one of these limited production razors. When that Japanese steel is stropped on the smooth Kanayama leather, you get an edge that can't be rivaled.


Have a great hump day, gentlemen!