Thread: Sun March 06th - Sat March 12th

Being a part of the Brotherhood truly helped my get through last year, probably more than you guys will ever know. Thank you.
Congratulations Frank and Bill on the big 1000

Originally Posted by WebsII

Excuse the newb question, but what is the rock? I've seen them (normally stamped or marked with kanji) before, but don't know what they are... Some sort of hone? Not much flat surface for that, so I'm a little stumped...

Hello Webs and welcome to SOTD and SRP. The stone you see is called Nagura. It is used to raise slurry against a bigger stone, called the JNat (Japanese Natural). These are called natural hones, which are in turn used to sharpen razors. Natural, because they were mined from mountains in Kyoto. There are different kinds of JNats, each with a different purpose and grit factor (i.e., roughness). There are also synthetic hones (like Nortons, Naniwas, Shaptons, etc...) as there are a number of other types of natural stones/hones like Eschers, Thuringians, Coticules, etc.

Originally Posted by eTom

I love this razor... got it from a spanish friend.
razor: Fili

Excellent shot and blade Tom

Originally Posted by lars

Gillette Aristocrat & Wilkinson Sword > Vulfix 404 & Tabula Rasa Koriander and Bergamott > Mennen > Classic Male Grooming balm > Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT

Excellent shave Lars.

Originally Posted by Otto

OK shave, one small nick that needed alun block.
I woke up to more snow this morning. I'm still waiting for that global warming to kick in.

Global warming? What global warming, LOL? Sorry about the small nick Otto.

Originally Posted by moonbeam

going to the 'Posto' tomorrow to collect my TI Crown Wing,there4 my 3days old hairs will be shaved then.For Maestro Robert,will try not to beat the traffic lights,run over frogs and ducks or allow bugs to crash the wind screen thro'out the 10 kilometer drive.

Congratulations Monnbeam. This blade took a good long time to make her way to you, but she's finally here.

Now, I am going to call everyone I know in your neck of the woods and have them stay off the roads, LOL...otherwise you'll be leaving a 10km trail of blood and bodies, LOL, LOL.

We missed you on SOTD my friend. Can't wait to see this blade (and badger) of yours in action

Originally Posted by Mikael

I was in a zon, a shaving flow. Things just came together - angels, pressur (lack off) and excellent hard/software

Mikael,
Now, that sounds like a heavenly shave. The "shaving zone" is an beautiful place to be in. Congrats

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

OK, worked on this for a while last night and I think I've finally got the edge on this figured out. Three passes was a pretty presentable shave perhaps just a bit more honing tonight just to make the edge a little crisper. But alas, I obsess; it's what we do here, right?

Congrats. You're absolutely right. We all obsess over that all elusive "perfect" edge. But, that's the name of the game and what makes this fun

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Gillette DE? with Feather blade
This was the first run with this new DE.

He still has 12 months of Chemotherapy to go, and I've seen enough kids relapse that I will probably never stop worrying, but this is a very, very good stage to be at. We are very fortunate.

Grant,
We will be worrying with you, but as you said, this is a very good stage to be in. There are far more kids that come out of this free and clear than those that relapse. Jack is strong and will pull through

BTW: Great DE. Congrats. Looks like a Gillette design...I am almost certain.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

A wonderful shave to commemorate my 1000th post.

As moonbean would say: YABADABADOOOOOOO!!!! Congrats on your 1000th post Bill. And what a shave. Well done.

Originally Posted by sharp

Result: I seem to have a difficult time getting BBS the day following a BBS shave. Anyone else have that same issue?

Congrats on yesterday and today's shave. I have not yet had that problem, but I can see how the skin may still be content from a BBS shave. Tomorrow will be better

Originally Posted by sharp

Grant, thank you for allowing us to care and be a small part of you and your families lives. I find it simply amazing that through SRP I have "met" so many amazing people from across the globe. Your openness in times of struggle is endearing and honorable. It brings a smile to my face each day to see your SOTD posts, especially knowing some of the backstory.

HUGE +1. Well said Grant.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Wacker "Antik" | Shavemac | Cade Uber | Cade ASB | MPG Racine

A wonderful shave to commemorate my 1000th post. The members here are tremendous, and that is what brings me back every single day. Thank you SRP, for teaching, mentoring, and simply being there!

Bill, welcome to the "1k club." Us senior members welcome you!

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Razor: 5/8" J.A. Henckels Twin Works #41 "Blue Steel", Full Hollow, Spike Point

Strop: 50/60 (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather)

(Über)lather: Al Raz Custom Shave Creme

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber

Results: This little 5/8" Henckels cleaned 2 days of growth with ease . Very nice and clean. Al's creme was an absolute delight and joy to use. I love the scent and as far as the performance goes, it is among the best of the best.

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Have a BEAUTIFUL Wednesday gentlemen.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

(Über)lather: Al Raz Custom Shave Creme

Al's creme was an absolute delight and joy to use. I love the scent and as far as the performance goes, it is among the best of the best.

Looks like a great shave Robert. That cream sounds pretty nice, but I'm not familiar with it. Where does one find it?

Originally Posted by KingOscar

Looks like a great shave Robert. That cream sounds pretty nice, but I'm not familiar with it. Where does one find it?

Doug,
Al's a member here on SRP. You can PM him or visit his website here. Tell him the brotherhood sent you.

Wednesday
Calani Cadre Noir SS/Merkur Progress con Astra/Semogue SOC finest badger/Burberry ASB

Shogun superbadger, Merkur 33C, Palmolive cream, Old Spice

Hmmm... wonder if I can automatically cross-post my SOTD to or from Twitter?

BRUSH: Vu Kim Son PSB-002 Limited
SCUTTLE: 8th Anniversary present, hand-thrown by my wife
BLADE: Black & Tan G10 scaled Frederick Reynolds 7/8 near-wedge
FRAGRANCE: Egoiste Cologne Concentree, a rainy-day favorite.

Glorious shave, my first with this blade since purchasing on the classifieds. Gorgeous restore and rescale by maniaman, honed by Maximilian. Thanks, gentlemen!

Henckels, Platinum 401
Omega Pro 49
Speick Cream
Pinaud Clubman

Pure Shaving Bliss !
What is it about these
Henckels that makes them
such Superb Shavers ?
Whatever it be, I like it !!!
DFS Mid Day !!!