Thread: Sun January 2nd - Sat January 8th

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Well this was my first time shaving someone else.

Class act move, very decent and good of you!! Nice Smith cleaver, by the way

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.
Grant

Originally Posted by Muscles

+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

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

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.

Originally Posted by ganboyi

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.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

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!

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Great razor and excellent photo Mikael!
Cheers,fonti

I must second that thought! Phenomenal shave, Mikael!

Originally Posted by 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!

Great minds must think alike, I was just sending you a PM!

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.

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!

Great razor and excellent photo Mikael!
Cheers,
fonti

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Great razor and excellent photo Mikael!
Cheers,
fonti

Thanks Fonti! I like it a lot, both have the looks and behaves well, lol.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

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!