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    Quote Originally Posted by nicknbleeding View Post
    Well this was my first time shaving someone else.
    Class act move, very decent and good of you!! Nice Smith cleaver, by the way

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    Location: Coffs Harbour Australia
    Strop: Illinois 835
    Cream: Tabac
    Razor: Custom Simmons Barbers Pet 5/8
    Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
    A/S: Old Spice
    Result: I took this one back to the hones today. Much better result on tonights shave. Two and a half passes and a Smooooth result.
    Have a great weekend guys.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Muscles View Post
    +1 They look awesome!
    Grant, do you have a pic showing the blade??
    There you go. I have to confess though, the scales are modeled on some of Buddel's work. He does fantastic designs

    Quote Originally Posted by nicknbleeding View Post
    Well this was my first time shaving someone else.
    A very cool thing for you to do, hope he enjoyed it, and I hope he's doing ok.
    Grant.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ganboyi View Post
    I echo Frank. That is a very special story and you are great friend - I hope your friend makes a fast and successful recovery. Thank you for sharing - great photo too, that is a beautiful razor!
    Rene,wonderful gesture. I hope your friend recovers completely. God Speed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nicknbleeding View Post
    He was very happy to smell better! LOL!
    Rene,
    What a moving story. First, I hope your friend recovers well and quickly. I will keep him in my thoughts. Second, this speaks volumes of your character. A small act carries such tremendous impact! I am proud to be able to call you a friend. Third, I commend your choice of hardware/software for this most important task. Excellent choices all around, and what a way to remind him he is a man than to finish off a straight shave with some vetiver! BRAVO!
    Quote Originally Posted by fonthunter View Post
    Great razor and excellent photo Mikael!
    Cheers,fonti
    I must second that thought! Phenomenal shave, Mikael!
    Quote Originally Posted by Mikael View Post
    Thanks Bill! Had any more time for the soaps yet? I´m having the Potomac infront of me, at the computer and it smells great and I just have to sniff it every now and then!
    Great minds must think alike, I was just sending you a PM!
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    Well this is the first shave of the day to post in the new year

    My set up;

    Razor : Dubl Duck
    Soap : SRD Lime
    Astringent : Alum + Witch Hazel
    ASB : GFT Limes Skin Food
    Brush : Artamis

    Well just before christmas I got the scuttle you see from steven at Studio Pottery, good guy, great scuttle and I intend to be ordering me a custom scuttle from hime soon for my bigger brushes

    So I, knowing that I had today off, sat last night with my 12K and refreshed the edge on the dubl duck (it had needed it for a bit) and just to make sure it was ok I had a quick shave

    Well today I got up, knowing my razor was back to it's good ole self, I had a long hot shower, I even lathered up in the shower and let it sit a while, then I came out and took my lovely warm scuttle and built up a lather, then I replaced the hot water in the scuttl with very hot water and began my shave.

    Now I did something different today, usually I go up on my neck first ans it appears to me thats the growth direction, however i've been gettinga sore neck and ingrowns, so I decided reverse order was up for a try (this was a success).

    Well I finished my shave with the ceremonial three passes, and my result was an awesome shave maybe one of my best so far

    Also I never knew just how good hot scuttle lather could be.
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    Pre: Hot shower
    Brush: Ronney Victorian
    Razors: John Nesbit´s, hand forged in Sheffield + Swedish DE Eterna for head
    Soap: Nannys Ice and a Slice
    AS+EDT: Pacco Rabanne Ultraviolet
    Strops: Neil Miller
    Result: Very, very clean face
    The head is very clean too, but this DE razor is AGRESSIVE - 5 or 6 nicks and after the first three I started to do some searious stretching of the skin, still got a couple of more nicks These Gilette blades are to sharp for this one, Sharks works, still very agressive, but I didn´t get any nicks from them. Fantastic shave with the Nesbit though, very nice blade and Nannys soap was spot on combined with the Ronney and face lathering!

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    Great razor and excellent photo Mikael!
    Cheers,
    fonti
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    Quote Originally Posted by fonthunter View Post
    Great razor and excellent photo Mikael!
    Cheers,
    fonti
    Thanks Fonti! I like it a lot, both have the looks and behaves well, lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LegalBeagle View Post
    I must second that thought! Phenomenal shave, Mikael!
    Thanks Bill! Had any more time for the soaps yet? I´m having the Potomac infront of me, at the computer and it smells great and I just have to sniff it every now and then!

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