Thread: Sun November 07th - Sat November 13th

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Robert,
(1) "experiment" razors to get my honing "honed in."

(2) I can totally feel that "new level of addiction" you speak of, but I'm always down for some new, healthy addictions.

(1) That's the BEST thing to do...practice blades.

(2) ...And so it begins

Enjoy your Coticule .

Razor: Geneva SS
Cream: Speick
Prep: Hot towel
After: BodySource Cologne & AS

Meeting tomorrow so needed to shave tonight. 1 pass on the goatee area, 2 for the rest. Man this razor rules! You guys may get tired of seeing it, but I'll never get tired of using it! Feeling calm, relaxed, clean and glowy. Not a perfect shave, but it IS perfect just how it is...Who would have thought shaving could be so great!

Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Bushmar, vintage badger
Razor: Klas Törnblom
Soap: Tabac
AS: Tabac
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very clean
Today I decided to go back to my two passes only routine, I´m not getting an uberclean shave, but it´s a big time saver (on week days). Tabac is very nice, I almost regret giving my back up puck away .

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: E. J. best badger
Soap: TSD - Bay Rum
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Bismarck (registered) 11/16
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six

Revisor 6/8 | Kanayama | Trumper's Limes + Proraso White + Glycerin | Ever-Ready C40 w/ TGN ST-A | Thayer's Lavender | Trumpers Lime SkinFood | Pen's Endymion

I've always liked this blade, but never felt like it was quite up to snuff at the edge. So, this weekend, I took it to my BBW/Coticule combo stone. I'd never really played with this stone, but I decided to experiment. After confirming the bevel was still solid, I raised a moderate slurry on the BBW and did 40 light X-strokes then I cleaned the stone and blade and did 40 more light X-strokes on the BBW. Then I raised a slurry on the coticule side and started doing X-strokes. After every 20 strokes, I added a few drops of water. I repeated this for about 4 dilutions. Afterwards, I took 60 X-strokes with water only. After a strop - I was treated to one of the smoothest edges I've felt against my face!

After one pass, I had a DFS, after two passes, I was BBS all over! What a feeling to start off a Wednesday!

Prep:Hot Shower
Brush:TGN Custom Silvertip
Strop: SRD Premium IV English Bridle
Scuttle: SRD
Cream: Al's “Goodfellas”
Razor: Kinfolk “The Ace”
After shave: Master's Bayrum
EDT: Perry Ellis Blue 360



Result: I used the distilled water again today and Al's cream exploded everywhere. I think the savings in the amount of cream needed to create lather will more than pay for the distilled water! A nice shave this morning with 2 passes (wtg, xtg).

Have a great day gentlemen, you deserve it!

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: Klas Törnblom
Soap: Tabac

Beautiful scales on this blade Mikael (You have so many nice razors!). I couldn't agree with you more on the Tabac, great stuff! Cheers! :beer2

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

After a strop - I was treated to one of the smoothest edges I've felt against my face!

After one pass, I had a DFS, after two passes, I was BBS all over! What a feeling to start off a Wednesday!

Glad you are feeling better Bill! Glad to hear the honing successes are reaching new heights

Have a great day!

Glenn

Shavemac D01 Silvertip : Henckels 6/8 : Woods of Windsor : B.Kamins Bio-Maple

7/8 Joseph Elliot
Czech & Speake No.88 Soap
Penworks Finest
RazoRock Alum
Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel
GFT Coral Skin Food
Czech & Speake N0.88 Edt

Great pics gentlemen!