Thread: Sun February 27th - Sat March 05th

Called an audible this morning so I don't have a picture
Hot Shower
Baby Oil Gel preshave
Boker Red Injun #102
Omega Boar
VDH Deluxe
Alum Block/Cold Water Rinse/Osage Rub
Clubman Bay Rum

You'd be hard pressed to get more old school than this. Great two pass shave despite a small nick just below the right hand terminal end of the moustache. Great finish with this, menthol and bay rum is a tough combination to beat.

Originally Posted by Mikael

I´m amazed that a 200 year old razor can compete and beat many of the "modern" vintage razors out there
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Your right, when you put it that way, it is very cool.
Beautiful razor too BTW.

Originally Posted by baldy

Your right, when you put it that way, it is very cool.
Beautiful razor too BTW.

Thank you Grant! Your custom Gotta looks very cool too!

Originally Posted by baldy

Your right, when you put it that way, it is very cool.
Beautiful razor too BTW.

So true. There are only a few modern i like.

Originally Posted by eTom

Today I'll show you a S. Pearson & Co. rescaled by Gabor.

Another gorgeous work of art Tom. Congratulations my friend.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

RAZOR: Wacker Jubiläummesser Mod. 2

Beautiful Wacker Fonti. I love this version of the Jubiläummesser and the etched writing on her spine. Very classy

Originally Posted by eTom

Look at the following collection and tell me which brushes have synthetic bristles! I tested the new one with different soaps, it works like a Silvertip. It looks like a Silvertip. The feeling in your face is like a Silvertip. And it is a fast drying brush.

BTW:
(from left to right)
1. travel-brush (badger)
2. Synthetic brush (of course as you can see)
3. Silvertip
4. Silvertip
5. travel-brush (the new synthetic fibres)
6. badger

Those two were exactly the ones I picked as synthetic too . The real question in my mind is (and I know you fell this): will I be able to tell the difference in a blind test?

Originally Posted by Otto

Razor: Josh Earl custom 8/8 - Ebony scales

Otto,
That is one heck of a whopping monster of a blade. I like it. Is it a wedge or hollow (I forget)?

Originally Posted by baldy

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Custom Gotta 120

Grant,
That is a beautiful Gotta. I really love "true" French points. They have the same characteristics of a spike, but with a nice looking twist/look. Very classy.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: Roberts, near wedge
I´m amazed that a 200 year old razor can compete and beat many of the "modern" vintage razors out there

Heeeyyyyyy, wait a minute Mikael. Who you calling 200 years old, LOL?
Can't believe this thing is that old. Very clean too.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Geo Wostenholm | Semogue 2010 LE | Martin de Candre | Thayers Rose | Lavanda | Domenico Carceni 1913

That's a beautiful Wosty Bill

Originally Posted by sharp

Razor: Dovo “Best Quality”
Result: TGIG! I honed/touched up 3 razors last night. The Dovo was one of them and she passed with flying colors.

TGIG Indeed. "Thank God It's Glenn". I like it maestro. Congrats on the honing.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Boker Red Injun #102

Great shave with a great blade...but sorry about the small nick. It happens.

~ A Bay Rum Kinda Shave ~

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush (Rudy Vey): 26mm Rudy Vey w/TGN Grade A Silvertip Badger

Razor: 7/8" Solingen Stainless, 1/4 Hollow, Round Point (Snakewood scales)

Strop: 50/65 (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather)

Überlather: CarrieM "Bay Rum" Shave Creme + Ogallala Bay Rum Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

Cologne: Alt Innsbruck EdC

Results: This nameless Solingen Stainless is a wonderful shaver...perfect for wiping 2-days of growth. This brush is one whose ergonomic design (originally by Acca Kappa) I asked Rudy Vey to make for me in "Kingwood" handle. He recommended using the TGN, gradeA silvertip. It took him 3 tries to get this perfect and I love (and appreciate) it...and I mean it in every way; ergonomics, quality of silvertip badger hair, size, etc...I couldn't be happier. As far as überlather, Bay Rum was the scent of the day (as per Bill's recommendation and Bruce's encouragement. This one's for you gents ). I used the Ogallala shave stick that Rene gifted me some time ago and loaded the brush, mixed it with a pea sized amount of the CarrieM creme. Add a little glycerin, et Voilà!!! A nice lather...not the best that I have become so accustomed to but great nonetheless, with an exceptionally intoxicating scent. The lather was slowly "collapsing" on itself in the scuttle and needed a refresh. I was not a big fan of Bay Rum, but I think that I am slowly changing my mind. The scent was so good that I spent a good 3 minutes working the warm lather into my whiskers. Instant gratification as the lather disappeared in the wake of the Solingen's edge, whereby each pass left behind a smoother skin than the pass before it . I am going to love this Friday.

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TGIF...Have a SPLENDID Friday gentlemen.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

So true. There are only a few modern i like.

Yep, same here. And even compared to the good oldies back in the 20th century, this blade stands out. Amazing.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Heeeyyyyyy, wait a minute Mikael. Who you calling 200 years old, LOL? Can't believe this thing is that old. Very clean too.

They where very forseeing back then, they even named a razor after you

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Brush (Rudy Vey): 26mm Rudy Vey w/TGN Grade A Silvertip BadgerRazor: 7/8" Solingen Stainless, 1/4 Hollow, Round Point (Snakewood scales)

Sounds and looks like a super shave! That brush handle looks like a million $, very nice!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

That's a beautiful Wosty Bill

Thank you, Sir. Of course, the credit goes to Glen, who did the restore!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Bay Rum was the scent of the day (as per Bill's recommendation and Bruce's encouragement. The scent was so good that I spent a good 3 minutes working the warm lather into my whiskers.

Robert, glad the scent worked for you. I am sorry, though, that you had the lather caving on itself. I can't explain that one. In the end it sounds like you still got a great shave, so Congratulations! BTW, terrific shot and the brush looks great!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Thank you, Sir. Of course, the credit goes to Glen, who did the restore!




Robert, glad the scent worked for you. I am sorry, though, that you had the lather caving on itself. I can't explain that one. In the end it sounds like you still got a great shave, so Congratulations! BTW, terrific shot and the brush looks great!

+1 To Bill's comments Robert! Thanks for the trial run and the great lab report. Sounds like the Ogallala scent and the CarrieM Bay Rum Scent compliment each other nicely. ARRRRGH, welcome to the Bay Rum Pirates Crew Matie!

Friday, March 4th

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum
Brush: Shavemac 2007 LE
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: I Coloniali Mango Oil Shave Soap
A/S: Acca Kappa White Moss Emulsion

Another great shave. I just received the Acca Kappa aftershave emulsion in yesterday's mail and I am very impressed. It is very soothing, not overly greasy and it has a mild pleasant scent. It now has a spot in the rotation.