Thread: Sun October 31th - Sat November 06th

Razor: Thistle Cut Co.
Cream: Proraso in scuttle
Prep: Hot towel
After: BodySource AS

A 2 pass shave with the baby looking on from the 'excersaucer' throne. He seemed quite amused by me putting on a white foam beard and then wiping it off with a piece of metal a few times. Shaved off a 6 day beard oh-so easily, this is some sweet American steel! Feeling peaceful from the shave and human from the return to smooooth.

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Fingers | Musgo Real Cream | Gillette + Astra | Musgo Real Aftershave Balm

Today was the first day in my life that I actually slept through my alarm going off. I had my filly all stropped and ready to go from the night before, but after waking up at 9:00 and having to be in court by 10:00, I had to improvise.

I did a modified version of the "method shave" this morning. Lathered using the Musgo cream and my hands and went to work with one pass from the DE. My skin was smooth, but starting the day out in such a hectic manner is never a good thing.

Today I realized why I put the time and effort in to straight shaving. I start everyday with something I look forward to and that relaxing time spent with the razor puts me in the best frame of mind to tackle my day.

Cheers Gentlemen! Great SOTD's as usual!

Sorry to hear about the stressful start of your day. I couldn't agree with you more about having that thing to look forward to to start the day.

Here's to looking forward to tomorrow morning's shave and the morning after next! Cheers!

Hi Frank,
It happens to all of us...you must have been exhausted

Great SOTD nonetheless...thanks for sharing

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Fingers | Musgo Real Cream | Gillette + Astra | Musgo Real Aftershave Balm

Today was the first day in my life that I actually slept through my alarm going off. I had my filly all stropped and ready to go from the night before, but after waking up at 9:00 and having to be in court by 10:00, I had to improvise.

I did a modified version of the "method shave" this morning. Lathered using the Musgo cream and my hands and went to work with one pass from the DE. My skin was smooth, but starting the day out in such a hectic manner is never a good thing.

Today I realized why I put the time and effort in to straight shaving. I start everyday with something I look forward to and that relaxing time spent with the razor puts me in the best frame of mind to tackle my day.

Cheers Gentlemen! Great SOTD's as usual!

Originally Posted by CrazyCloud

Razor: Thistle Cut Co.
Cream: Proraso in scuttle
Prep: Hot towel
After: BodySource AS

A 2 pass shave with the baby looking on from the 'excersaucer' throne. He seemed quite amused by me putting on a white foam beard and then wiping it off with a piece of metal a few times. Shaved off a 6 day beard oh-so easily, this is some sweet American steel! Feeling peaceful from the shave and human from the return to smooooth.

Jason,
Ever time I see that brush stand, I get very jealous . It truly is a work of art. Kudos to your brother (if memory serves me right) for making it for you. Tell him that there's one guy (at the very least...as I am sure a lot of us here share the sentiment) that appreciates this masterpiece .

Rooney 1/2 Finest // MWF // Case Temperite 5/8 // Alt-Innsbruck

This is my first restore and I've been testing some hones on it recently. Shaved for 2 days with a coti edge and the past 2 says with an edge from my new JNat. Very smooth shaves and I'm trying to figure out what kind of JNat I received (330mate one, took a gamble). Going to put an escher edge on it tomorrow and see if I notice an increased sharpness and if I do I'd rate my new stone in the 10-12k range. Many more tests are needed though for me to get a true idea. If I don't notice an edge improvement then I'd say I got a good stone, but still many tests to go.

Originally Posted by Harvitz81

Rooney 1/2 Finest // MWF // Case Temperite 5/8 // Alt-Innsbruck

This is my first restore and I've been testing some hones on it recently. Shaved for 2 days with a coti edge and the past 2 says with an edge from my new JNat. Very smooth shaves and I'm trying to figure out what kind of JNat I received (330mate one, took a gamble). Going to put an escher edge on it tomorrow and see if I notice an increased sharpness and if I do I'd rate my new stone in the 10-12k range. Many more tests are needed though for me to get a true idea. If I don't notice an edge improvement then I'd say I got a good stone, but still many tests to go.

Joe,
Nice ....well, everything really. From soap to blade. I see you have put that JNat to good use.

Curious: How would you rate the edge of a Coticule and the one from the JNat (on a scale of 1-5, 1 being worst)?

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Joe,
Nice ....well, everything really. From soap to blade. I see you have put that JNat to good use.

Curious: How would you rate the edge of a Coticule and the one from the JNat (on a scale of 1-5, 1 being worst)?

I haven't played around with it enough to say yet, but to my surprise I think I get a smoother edge from the JNat. Sharpness is about the same, which is why I'm taking it to an escher tomorrow to see just where the JNat fits. To few tests to say for certain.

It has me intrigued though as it is very smooth and I think I'll spend a bit more money to get a quality JNat from a reputable dealer in the future to see if it matches my escher edges while maintaining that smoothness that I get from this one. If it does that could lead to a very dangerous AD.

Fili DT 13 | Kanayama | Ever-Ready C40 w/ TGN | Bomb Boheme | Thayer's Lavender | Bomb Boheme ASB | Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Route de Vetiver

What a start to the day. The first two blades I reached for (my "Solgen" and my W&B) each made a strange sound when I began stropping. I looked at the blades and noticed on each one the light danced funny along the edge. Took a quick feel and both edges have rough spots... So, I decided I'd respond the only way a man can to pick his spirits up off the floor, I reached for my Fili that Glen put such a wicked edge on. After inspecting it to make sure nothing had happened to this blade, I reached for another element of my morning shave that was sure to put me in a better place - my new Bomb Boheme. Within moments, the shave den was filled with a rich aroma of flowers and earthy undertones. The lather was amazing and the bounce returned to my step. The Fili did it's job in spades and I finished with a silky smooth face. A splash of Thayers and some Boheme ASB later and my face was hydrated. With all these florals, I needed something gritty to tie it all together, that's where the V came in. MPG Route de Vetiver was just the ticket to give it all that manly edge.

A great week of shaves, gentlemen, keep on posting!

Prep: Hot towell
Scuttle: SRD
Brush: TGN Custom Silvertip Premium A
Uberlather: J.M. Fraser Mosswood cream, SRD Lime soap, 5 drops glycerin
Strop: SRD Premium IV English Bridle 25/50
Razor: Kobar "Souvenir of Bremerhaven"
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
Result: The Mosswood and Lime are a perfect match. The lather was very rich and creamy with an intoxicating scent. The razor was stropped to perfection and the sharpness of the blade was of true surgical precision. Blade welded to flesh and the sound of departed whiskers filled the air. I start thinking to myself "You have finally got this down, it is almost effortless". Well, let's just say that pride truly comes before the fall as I gave myself a nice slice on the chin...it's always hard to finish the shave at this point, I did, but not very close, not very clean, and certainly not "effortless". I finished with some Styptic and Pinaud Clubman as it compliments the Mosswood/lime combo very nicely. Even with the slice, the journey this morning was still one that I would take again.

Have a great Friday gentlemen, you've earned it

Originally Posted by sharp

What, Sue has passed? I live in the same area and hadn't even heard

Yes, sadly she passed away Nov. 2nd.