Hot shower
5/8 Dovo
Proraso pre shave
silvertip badger
scuttle
classic soap coconut&lime
Pinaud Bay Rum
My shave from yesterday was so good Only did one pass today. Nothing else to shave. :D :cool:
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Hot shower
5/8 Dovo
Proraso pre shave
silvertip badger
scuttle
classic soap coconut&lime
Pinaud Bay Rum
My shave from yesterday was so good Only did one pass today. Nothing else to shave. :D :cool:
Hot shower
moss scuttle
T&H 1805
Edwin Jagger BB brush
Genco square point 5/8 - laser honed by Joe
30 trips on Tony Miller #1 strop
TAZGMSC aftershave
Royall Lyme
Wow, great shave. I'm discovering that sometimes it's easy to get enamored with your "pretty" razors... the revisor, the W&B, the kronpunkt, etc and you forget that the ol' workhorse is there. This genco isn't flashy, but man does it shave nice. What a treat today. Probably helps that this is one of the razors that Joe honed for me on his laser setup.
-- Gary F.
5 minute hot shower
Cream
Brush
Strop 50 laps each
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Aftershave
Wire edge on both. Ouch. :( Back to the 4k hone.
X
Hot Shower
4/8 Puma
proraso pre shave
silvertip badger
C&E Nomad shave cream
Pimaud Bay Rum
Hot Shower
6/8 Genco spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
SCS Ginger Lime soap
Pinaud Citrus Musk
This made for a nice citrusy morning.
Terry
Same as Tuesday, but I took both razors for 3, 1/3 laps, a tiny pyramid.
Better, but not quite. I had to finish the against the grain pass with MY Bresnick Special.
Those two are gonna get a small pyramid next.
X
Hot as heck tonight in San Jose so I started off with a cold shower, followed by a good hot face soak.
Trumper's Lime
C&E best badger
moss scuttle
5/8 Heljestrand
Tony Miller #1 strop
TAZGMSC aftershave
Royall Lyme
I need to do a bit more work on the heljestrand I think. I need to polish the blade now that I have some maas and it could probably do with a few more short trips on the pasted paddle. It shaves very smooth, it's just nowhere near as sharp as the ones Joe honed for me (why am I not surprised?). This is my "learning to hone" razor and I'm slowly turning it into a pretty good piece, slowly but surely.
-- Gary F.
Hot Shower
5/8 Boker RI spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
SCS New Spice soap
Old Spice
Terry
-face wash
-prep with elcheapo soap/brush
-took the Satinedge to Tony's #2
-CH CB creme/C&E BB
-my aftershave mix
-The Satinedge needs a bit of a refreshment. I may give it more work on the Norton before I take it back to the coticule.
-Used too little CB so the lather was watery. A very messy shave.
Thursday
Hot shower
6/8 Dorko
proraso pre shave
silvertip badger
G Trumper sandalwood shave cream
Taylor of OBS St James Coll. after shave
Really nice shave....:)
Hot shower
Williams mug soap
old badger brush (Crabtree & Evelyn I think)
J.R. Torrey "Our 136" square point
Dubl Duck "Scotch Shell" strop
Watkin's Jamaican bay rum
:D
Hot Shower
6/8 Morley spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Tabac soap
Pinaud vanilla
Tabac soap is great! Great scent and lots
of lather.
Terry
Friday
Hot Shower
3/8 Dorko
proraso pre shave
silvertip badger
Cremo Cream
Old Spice
Very nice shave.
Used the Satinedge again, but honing it on Norton actually made it WORSE. Gave me a couple of nicks and lots of pulling. I guess I have to get to know the stone a bit better before I use it on my shavers again. My two shavers will go back to the Japanese slipstones and the coticule for starters, at least until I figure out the Norton with my project blades. The only other change in gear/procedures was using DBR instead of my homemade mix.
Hot shower
Williams soap
Dubl Duck shell strop
Robeson Shuredge 36-M-400
Lucky Tiger Aspen after shave
Honedright: You may want to use a more visible font lol.
Hmmm...that was weird, but I think I fixed it. Thanx :o
Sunday
Hot Shower
7/8 Rudolf Schmidt
proraso pre shave
silvertip badger brush
classic shaving coconut & lime soap
scuttle
Pinaud Bay Rum AS
A super close shave. This is one of my favorite razors.:cool: :cool:
Hot Shower
5/8 Case spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Williams Mug soap
Taylors Mr. Taylor AS
I couldn't resist the urge to finally
try a more expensive AS. But I will
never give up Old Spice or Pinaud
Bay Rum.
Williams soap is definately a good soap IMHO
I use it from time to time just to remind myself
that it does get the job done.
Terry
Cold shower (still hot here)
hot towels and face prep
C&E Sienna hard soap
Burma Shave synthetic brush
5/8 doubleduck goldedge
Proraso aftershave
-- Gary F.
Monday
Hot Shower
6/8 Dorko
proraso Pre shave
silvertip badger brush
C&E sweet almond shave cream
Pinad Bay Rum
After yesterdays shave it was tough finding something to shave.:D
Hot shower
William's
Puma "High Class" No. 91 6/8
Luck Tiger Molle
Luck Tiger Aspen
4:20
hone on a c-mon barber hone
hair cut (I buzz my own head)
hot shower
shave with a Kabeso (don't know the size, maybe 5/8)
Williams mug soap
bay rum
in preparation for a big job interview
Hot Shower
6/8 Genco spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Palmolive lather cream
Taylor's Mr. Taylor AS
Close comfortable shave.
Terry