Thread: Sun November 07th - Sat November 13th

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

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!

Im glad you got her dialed in. I love revisor's Super smooth!!

Originally Posted by mbeem

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!

What an elegant razor. Love it!

Originally Posted by sharp

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

Another gorgeous setup, Glen. Glad to hear you're getting such good results from your lather...

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Revisor 6/8

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. 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!

Bill,
That is fabulous news on the honing front. Congratulations on achieving success buddy. It's a great feeling shaving with a razor that you honed yourself.

Excellent blade btw and glad to have you back in the land of the "bug-free"

Originally Posted by sharp

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).

Excellent Glenn,
Water makes a HUGE difference indeed . The side benefit is that it is easier on your brush - i.e., less buildup of crud and thus less cleanup required.

Great SOTD . I felt like singing/dancing

BTW: How do you link up your images from Flickr? When I tried, it just gives you a link...I want to make it such that the image appears directly. Any codes, etc...?

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

What an elegant razor. Love it!

Thank you!! It's a great shaver!

Wednesday, 11.10.10

Hot Towel Prep
Williams Shave Soap
New Forest #2201 2-band Superior Badger
Wacker Old Sheffield Model 4
SRD Premium I Strop ... 30 Linen/60 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Vintage Old Spice AS

It was 35 years ago on this date that the "Big Fitz" went down on Gitchee Gumee, the Chippewa name for Lake Superior, which literally means Big Water.. All aboard The Edmund Fitzgerald, 29 men, went down with her on that stormy November evening....

The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy....

YouTube - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald