Thread: Sun February 13th - Sat February 19th

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Wade & Butcher For Barbers Only, Laurel DE for the head shave

Grant

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANT!!!!!

Many years to come Grant.

Seems I also missed Mark's birthday and 30th anniversary yesterday so to both,

And I just noticed Sfcablecar to be a year older today too!

Happy birthday!

Good morning gentlemen, here's my SOTD,

Razor-#2 Kanetake kamisori by Mr. Norikazu Takahashi
Brush- Semouge best badger
Soap- ALRAZ sweet neroli
AS- ALUM
ASB- TSD Neroli X2

This big Kamisori wedge will power through the thickest beard. See if you can guess what moive the 1950s kitsch Kangaroo made an apperance in.
MIke

Sunday 2/13/13

Geneva Cutlery 5/8
New Forest 2201
Coates Sandalwood sc
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
Anherb a/s balm
GFT Spanish Leather Edt

A lazy Sunday morning with the temperatures finally above freezing and pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training tomorrow. A DFS with the Geneva and the Coates which always performs...had enough for the head shave as well. Finished with the Anherb and Trumper's Spanish Leather which also always works for me. And today will be better than yesterday.

Hot Shower
1960 Gillette Super Speed
VDH Boar
Mitchells Wool Fat
Alum Block/Witch Hazel
CK In2U

Blade began to show it's age after mowing down a week's worth of dome stubble. While it made it through 3 passes on the dome and 3 passes on the face, and gave a passable to pretty darned good shave, I doubt I'd care to use this blade for another shave. Happy to be moving back to straights tomorrow. Eighteen of my next twenty one shaves will be straight razors. I'm ready. My safety razor shaves this week have been good but I've missed the straight razor shaves.

SOTD Sunday February 13, 2011

11/16 Robert Klaas "Prussia", Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso Pre-Shave Cream
Cyril R. Salter Wild Rose Shave Cream
Parker Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/EDC
Lovely!

The Klaas performed adequately after the latest honing however, this razor has never rang my bell if you know what I mean. I think this is about as good as this one can get. (at least with my meager honing skills) The other razors that I have honed in the past have responded with some very keen edges and seem smooth and close, the Klaas however, never gets as close and the shave is harsh and not smooth and silky like the others. I guess there are Chevy's and Cadillacs in the razor world and this is definitely a Chevy. (It gets you there but, just barely and you're not all that proud of it.)

I went back to trying to hone. The ones i work on are from ebay or antique store so the edges are usually rough. Which leads to getting discouraged. This one had a few tiny nicks in the blade. I tried before but could not get the bevel set. Norton 1k,4k 8k, then to chinese 12k. Wow this was the best shave i have ever had from something i have honed. This razor performed with the best. 2 passes were near perfect 3rd was more of a touch up.

Tony Miller strop 30 Linen/90 Leather
TGN ST-A Brush
Dr Harris + CF Lime + Glycerin " Lather explosion"
Imperial Razor 1/4 - 1/2 Hollow
Witch Haze
Skin Food
TAOS Balm

Old Kentuck Chief Scrimshaw | Simpsons Anniversary Astor | Yardley English Lavender

Happy Birthday Grant! It's mine as well!

Originally Posted by sfcablecar

Happy Birthday Grant! It's mine as well!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY!!!!

Wow. Busy month!