Thread: Sun November 07th - Sat November 13th

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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W

Razor: Dovo 55

Brush: Simpson Chubby II

Soap: SRD Bulgarian Rose

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

Skin Food: GFT - Coral

Comments: SRD's Bulgarian Rose is the best glycerin based soap on my list. The smell and lather is just divine. Combined with the extra smooth, sharp properties of the Dovo 55, the end result was just phenomenal. GFT's Coral Skin to seal the deal and all was good. Big smile on my face. Great all around combo. Enjoy the week gents.

Request:The SOTD has seen an incredible growth in both participation of our members as being the daily chatterbox for our brotherhood. Thank you all for making the SOTD what it has become today. I and the rest of the team do have a request moving forward. Because the way we talk and interact with each other we have a tendency to respond to the same post by quoting the posted images and sometimes lengthy textual content over and over again. This makes loading the pages very slow and also makes for extended long pages with the same pictures and text showing up several times after each other. I hereby ask you when replying to a post to at least remove the image tag or images and if possible shorten the quoted text. I will post a sticky with a few examples for the uninitiated as to explain what to remove when quoting a post. It will help keep our SOTD tidy, organized, faster and easier to navigate. I will moderate this a bit in the early stages so we can make the SOTD even better. Thank you for your help and understanding.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

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Request:I hereby ask you when replying to a post to at least remove the image tag or images and if possible shorten the quoted text. I will post a sticky with a few examples for the uninitiated as to explain what to remove when quoting a post. It will help keep our SOTD tidy, organized, faster and easier to navigate. I will moderate this a bit in the early stages so we can make the SOTD even better. Thank you for your help and understanding.[/table]

Great idea Max.

Easy to do Max. You have some amazing razors. I'd love to see your collection!!

C-Mon Blackie
Simpson "The Harvard" H4
Fitjar "Wild Thing"
Alt-Innsbruck

Amund.

Location: Coffs Harbour Australia (HOME)
Prep: Hot Shower/Hot Towel
Strop: MickR's Kangaroo
Soap: Proraso Green
Razor: Crown & Sword 6/8
A/S: Nivea Replenishing Post Shave Balm
I've come home for 2 days to mow the lawns, do a few things around the house, and do some restoration work.
Which means access to more razors and some hones.
This C&S was one of my early hone jobs and I've allways felt it wasnt living up to its potential. So with some more experience under my belt I took it to the hones today. I've got it dialled in now, gave me a sweet sharp and smooth shave off the coti. I'll give it a ride on the Thuri tomorrow, but I wanted to test it off the coticule first.

Have a great week gentlemen
Grant

That crown n sword is a nice old reliable friend lookin type of steel....very nice. Is that a very common make of blade ?

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: TSD - Bay Rum
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Mastro Livi 8/8 Bergam Damascus in Mammoth Ivory Scales
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six
soundtrack: Anne - Sophie Mutter: Bach

Slow, relaxing BBS shave!

I have that same blade with the same problem. Not at its full potential. Great job on your honing.

Originally Posted by baldy

Location: Coffs Harbour Australia (HOME)

Prep: Hot Shower/Hot Towel
Strop: Illinois 835
Soap: Proraso Green
Razor: Crown & Sword 6/8
A/S: Nivea Replenishing Post Shave Balm
I've come home for 2 days to mow the lawns, do a few things around the house, and do some restoration work.
Which means access to more razors and some hones.
This C&S was one of my early hone jobs and I've allways felt it wasnt living up to its potential. So with some more experience under my belt I took it to the hones today. I've got it dialled in now, gave me a sweet sharp and smooth shave off the coti. I'll give it a ride on the Thuri tomorrow, but I wanted to test it off the coticule first.

Have a great week gentlemen

Grant

Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Scheerzeep 21 mm silvertip
Razor: Friodur in cracked ice scales
Soap: Mama Bears lilac and lavender
AS: Ogallala Bay Rum, Lime and Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Excellent combo today, smoooth and sharp Sunday shave. New Mama Bears soap, spot on re preformance, even though the scent wasn´t my favourite (good enough though).

I found this razor at an antique store on wednesday. Cleaned her up. Tried honing her on friday. I recieved a close shave, but i feel it can be sharper.

Tony miller strop
TGN Boar brush
Jasmine soap
Trade Mark Razor
Thayers witch hazel
skin food
Burts bees Balm Bay rum
Ogallala Bay Rum AS