Thread: Sun February 13th - Sat February 19th

Originally Posted by eTom

It isn't easy to hone it, i use my JNat's. Not the inside-material.

i have yet to hone it.. i was planning on using the provided hone.. just for authenticity.. is that a bad idea?

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

i have yet to hone it.. i was planning on using the provided hone.. just for authenticity.. is that a bad idea?

Try it Victor!
By my mind the provided hone and strop doesn't work really good.
But..you should try it!

i definitely will.. i mainly purchased it for display anyway.. i have no plans of making it a daily shaver.

Friday 2/18/11

Union Cutlery Spike 4/8
New Forest 2211
Prairie Creations Pine Needle sc
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
Floid Vigoroso a/s
Anherb a/s balm
Gris Clair Edp

A fine shave this morning with the Spike, a razor I picked up at a local flea market and cleaned up and honed on my coticule. It's a great feeling to have brought this one back to working condition. It's another "local" product with Union Cutlery being located in Olean, New York back in the day. The PC cream always provides great conditioning for the face but I seem to have difficulty working up a good lather. I don't have that difficulty with the PC soaps, so it must be me. A fine finish with the Floid, Anherb and the Gris Clair. And today will be better than yesterday.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Razor: 7/8" Friodur INOX, Scalloped Back, Full Hollow, Spike Point, Black Paper Micarta (Restored by Max)

Strop: 5/10 (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather)

Überlather: Acqua Di Parma Shave Creme + Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap + Glycerin

Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber

Cologne: Acqua Di Parma "Colonia" EdC

Results: This beautifully rescaled Friodur is the sixth razor in the line up of seven from Max . She was also honed up by me to a very sharp and smooth edge. To complement this beauty, my wife suggested using the Acqua Di Parma creme to make the lather. I took her suggestion a bit further and figured that this will go very well with the MWF...What an überlicious lather this combination turned out to be. Another very satisfying and clean shave.

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TGIF boys...Have a SUPER Friday brothers.

SOTD Friday, February 18, 2011

1930 Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Astra Superior Platinum Blade
Cella SS & Classic Shaving Sandalwood SS
Medium Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Adidas Dynamic Pulse ASL

Everything was superb except the Cella. I am just not getting this SS at all. I know that it's a favorite of many Brothers here but to me it reminds me of the home-made lye soap that my Grandma used to make on the farm. It has just about that caustic smell with just a hint of the fells-naptha bar soap smell that my other Grandma used to shave into the laundry tub of her old wringer washing machine. It produces those big laundry bubbles and is about as dense as surf foam. The only way I can get it to work at all is mix in some other shave soap but what's the point in that? I will say for the big tub at only $11. bucks it's definitely cheap but that is the point! Sorry but I'm just not feelin' the love for Cella!

Friday, February 18th

Razor: D R Harris Chatsworth
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (with Teflon)
Brush: Shavemac 2007 LE
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
A/S: DRH Arlington Milk

Another excellent shave!

Friday
Art of Shaving lavander SC/Merkur 33C with Wilkinson/Semogue brush/Kielhs Ultimate After Shaving balm

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Today's events:
0500 awake after a good nights sleep.
0530 Starbucks for coffee with an old friend.
715 Home to shower and shave.
800 out for haircut.
900 Tasty Eatery with friends for breakfast.
1010 Home to post up shave of the day
Really enjoyed the shower and shave today. Played one of my favorite albums while shaving (Led Zeppelin II). The day continues with lunch with a group of guys from my old squad this afternoon.

Sounds like a great day Jeff. Nice choice of music too.
G.

Thats a beautiful shot today Robert.

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Filarmonica DT #13

Well, I picked this baby up in the classifieds this week from "Angeleyes."

Fabulous purchase. You have a double whammy: Filarmonica #13 and Max rescale

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Today's events:
0500 awake after a good nights sleep.
0530 Starbucks for coffee with an old friend.
715 Home to shower and shave.
800 out for haircut.
900 Tasty Eatery with friends for breakfast.
1010 Home to post up shave of the day

SOTD:
Carl Monkhouse full hollow (MAX-imized)

Really enjoyed the shower and shave today. The day continues with lunch with a group of guys from my old squad this afternoon.

Jeff,
Nice day you've got planned. Enjoy it with the guys.

BTW: Beautiful Carl Monkhouse

Originally Posted by BrickBag

It's from The Body Shop(For Men Maca Root Shave Cream: Men's Skin Care: Men - The Body Shop), I have the tube, don't know if it differs from the tub. That shavemac is one huge piece of craftsmanship, it has shed 3 hairs in 25 lathers.

Edit: Wow, The Body Shop even recommends using a straight: The Body Shop - Get the Perfect Shave

Thanks BB,
I'll check it out next time I'm in the mall. I am surprised the Shavemac shed even a single hair. The ones that I have (4 so far), have yet to shed one hair.

Wowww...a shop that recommends straight shaving...go figure, LOL

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

rolls razor (paperwork says 1956)

Beautiful Rolls Victor

Originally Posted by Batmang

Union Cutlery Spike 4/8
New Forest 2211
Prairie Creations Pine Needle sc
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
Floid Vigoroso a/s
Anherb a/s balm
Gris Clair Edp

A fine shave this morning with the Spike, a razor I picked up at a local flea market and cleaned up and honed on my coticule. It's a great feeling to have brought this one back to working condition.

Nathan,
That's a fine shave indeed. How do you like shaving with small straights? Also, congrats on bringing her back to life...It's always a great satisfying feeling when one does it oneself.

Originally Posted by Stroker

1930 Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Astra Superior Platinum Blade
Cella SS & Classic Shaving Sandalwood SS
Medium Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Adidas Dynamic Pulse ASL

Everything was superb except the Cella. Sorry but I'm just not feelin' the love for Cella!

Hey Bruce,
Wowww...that sounds like an amazing shave (minus the Cella). I guess you're trying to catch up with those times you were MIA, LOL?

PS: Sorry the Cella is not giving you the love you seek from a soap :-(

Originally Posted by BullGoose

Razor: D R Harris Chatsworth
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (with Teflon)
Brush: Shavemac 2007 LE
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
A/S: DRH Arlington Milk

Very nice shave Phil.

Originally Posted by Teiste

Friday
Art of Shaving lavander SC/Merkur 33C with Wilkinson/Semogue brush/Kielhs Ultimate After Shaving balm

BIIIUUUUUUU-TI-FUL!!!!

Originally Posted by baldy

Thats a beautiful shot today Robert.

Thanks G.