Thread: Sun April 17th - Sat April 23rd

Awesome pics this morning Gentlemen! Thanks for sharing! @ Robert: Thanks! I agree, those Wostie Pipes are some great shaving razors!

Thanks. I started in Oct. 2011 and this is my first post of my humble gear.

Originally Posted by lfloyd

Got in the bathroom at 6:38AM. Had a nice close comfortable shave. Good start to a good day.

Nice shave indeed...Is that always the "exact" usual time you get in the bathroom?

Originally Posted by eTom

My wife Anett decorated the rooms with some rabbits
razor: Thiers Issard

Tom,
Your TI looks very happy hanging out with the rabbits, LOL.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Result: Very, very clean

Mikael,
Very nice shot and shave. I really like that bowl (fabulous colors). It has character. The Ogallala Bay Rum + Limes & Peppercorn is nice, eh?

Originally Posted by Birnando

The Easter holiday has arrived. The kids are off from school so today I'm taking the kids to their first ever "Tivoli" (Amusement park). They haven't touched the ground since I told them yesterday

Razor: Filarmonica EPBD #14, round point

Birnando,
A beautiful start to Easter holiday with that EPBD my friend. Enjoy the day with the kids. I am sure they're can't wait for their first Tivoli visit.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Result: An excellent (if not very cheap) BBS. Yesterday's shave with the Lather Catcher was so close that there just wasn't alot to cut.

Gotta love those kinda shaves. Congrats.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

When I started this journey and was looking at razors I asked myself "self, how much difference can 2/8ths of an inch make?" I now know the answer.....

Hehehehe, LOL...I hear ya brotha.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

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Beautiful blade Bill...What is she?

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Well after my Saturday shave i was a little worried that i over did the edge. So i tried stropping it and i made few passes on Crox. Superb BBS. Zero Irritation 2 passes with a touch up. I could have gone 3 for fun but then i would have to wait 3 days to shave again.

Congrats Rene...Filis take on a heck of an edge. You don't want to wait 3 days for another shave...that's torture, LOL

Originally Posted by lfloyd

Thanks. I started in Oct. 2011 and this is my first post of my humble gear.

You mean 2010? Welcome to the fold.

Honing Experiment (Series 2 - Shapton Pro "Sharpen/Polish/Finish")

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 22mm New Forest Silvertip Badger

Razor: 6/8" Geneva Cutlery, Full Hollow, Round Point (from Rene)

Honing Regimen: Shapton Pro 1k/2k/5k/12k

Strop: 0 laps (Neil Miller linen/Premium IV leather)

Überlather: TABAC Shave Creme + TABAC Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue

Results: Today was the first of the series #2 experiments with the Shapton Pros (from 1k, all the way to 12k). Again, for more of the edge results, see HERE. OMG!!!! What a smooth edge and an amazing shave...and this was just with the 12k. I can only imagine what taking this to the 30k (which I do not have) would have done. This shave is rated as follows: (1) Sharpness: 9.5-10.0, and (2) Smoothness: 9.5. I didn't go full BBS today as I need to shave tomorrow for an important meeting with the Provost of USC. So, tomorrow's shave will be with the JNat + Atoma edge. I will not repeat the "JNat + Nagura progression" since this was already done last week.

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Have a BEAUTIFUL Monday gentlemen .

Monday
Speick cream/Vie Long E16505 two band badger/Edwin Jagger DE87 with Supermax Platinum/Weleda Balsam

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Mikael,
Very nice shot and shave. I really like that bowl (fabulous colors). It has character. The Ogallala Bay Rum + Limes & Peppercorn is nice, eh?

I love it, one of my top 5 AS:s and it´s dirt cheap for you guys

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

What a smooth edge and an amazing shave...and this was just with the 12k. I can only imagine what taking this to the 30k (which I do not have) would have done.

Those are my favourite stones and the edges I get from Neil are stupied nice. We did a test once, where he honed several blades on different finishing hones (a Japanes natrual, a Y/G Esher and Shapton pros) and I liked the ones best that had been honed on all the way on the Shaptons. It was never a question about that result for me.

Edited: You don´t allways need to go all the way to 30k, often 16k is enough, as I understand it.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Beautiful blade Bill...What is she?

Robert, this is the same Weyerberg "Coronet" I featured in last week's SOTD. I honed it for Rene. It's a sweet 8/8 blade and Rene made some pretty cocobolo scales to show it off! I was merely fortunate enough to get to play with it, but she's on her way back home now...

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Honing Experiment (Series 2 - Shapton Pro "Sharpen/Polish/Finish")

Today was the first of the series #2 experiments with the Shapton Pros (from 1k, all the way to 12k). Again, for more of the edge results, see HERE. OMG!!!! What a smooth edge and an amazing shave...and this was just with the 12k. I can only imagine what taking this to the 30k (which I do not have) would have done. This shave is rated as follows: (1) Sharpness: 9.5-10.0, and (2) Smoothness: 9.5. I didn't go full BBS today as I need to shave tomorrow for an important meeting with the Provost of USC. So, tomorrow's shave will be with the JNat + Atoma edge. I will not repeat the "JNat + Nagura progression" since this was already done last week.

Very interesting results Robert!
Looks like you are getting pretty close to a 10/10 shave now.
The Shaptons seem to be a pretty sweet set of hones
I'm enjoying following this experiment of yours, and would like to thank you for sharing them with all of us.

Lovely shot as well

Valet Auto Strop
Tabac Stick
Omega Pro 49
Pinaud Clubman

Man, I'm gettin hooked on these SE's
A Super Close DFS !!! This one I swapped
with a member over at B&B for an extra
open comb Gillette I had sittin around, it
came in original box with instructions. Man
these SE Razors give a hella shave !!!

SE-RAD ?

MWF Hand Soap,
GFT Limes SF as prep,
GFT Limes SS,
New Forest 2203,
Dovo,5/8,
Alum Block,
GFT Limes SF,
L'Occitan EdT.


Picked up my strop from home and now I am a happy man!

Oscar.