Thread: Sun May 01st - Sat May 07th

Rooney 1/1 | Acca Kappa | Heljestrand (Maxerized) | Alum | Sabon | Annick Goutal Vetiver

Originally Posted by nubskillz

Ps. Robert, we are hopefully still on for this weekend, health permitting of course.

Buddy,
I hope you feel better real soon so you can come Saturday. Won't be much of a get together without you

Originally Posted by Mikael

But Robert, they´re not in love

Love your setup today! First I thought you didn´t have a Maxterpiece in todays SOTD, but of course you had. It´s time to set him free now, he needs to get out of your sweatshop, errhh, basement and back to his real home

Haaaaaaaaaaa. That's too funny Mikael. Thank you for the kind words though.

Originally Posted by KING2011

-Thiers Issard Silverwing II LE 5/8

Oh man...I would sell my right arm to see a picture of that Silverwing TI. She is a beauty for sure.

Originally Posted by blugill

Clauss #103

I love your Clauss Mark. Around X-mas time, she would double as Santa Clauss, LOL.

Originally Posted by Teiste

Wednesday
Acqua Di Parma crema da barba/Edwin Jagger DE87 with Astra SS/Vie Long E16505 brush/Art of shaving balsam

Yeaaaaaaaah. That's what I am talking about. Nice touch Tesite

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The blade on this razor was made special for me by Butch, it is a very hollow grind Damascus..
I put it in the Custom Abalone acrylics...Now a good friend turned the brush handle for me to my specs basically "Big and Beefy" . I used a 25mm Slivertip knot from the Golden Nib to top it off

Very nice set Glen. Match made in heaven. Kudos to Will N as well.

Originally Posted by jhenry

Result: More than ready to administer my 8:00 A. M. final examination (aka The Terminator)

Uugggghhhhh. Final exams!!!! Good luck Monroe.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

A manly brush for a manly man! My G brother does not care for a Simpson Wee Scot that has barely enough hair to lather one man's nostril.

Hahahahaha. Don't knock the WS Max. Size isn't everything, LOL... Just because it's small, doesn't mean it's incapable

Originally Posted by du212

I have spent my day fishing trouts with my daughter,....great day for me pairing my fav outdoor hobby and the most important person in my life....

Spoken like a great father and a gentleman. You deserve all those congratulations and much more José. You, my friend, are a rare breed of man.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Ride home today was difficult since three tractor-trailers crashed and tied up the NJ Turnpike. Good news is my daughter completed her freshman year at Penn State today and comes home for the summer on Friday!!

Jeff,
The Turnpike is a nightmare when there is a crash (or come to think of it...every time that I remember, LOL). Congrats to your daughter surviving the Freshman year at PS and more importantly coming home. I bet you're on cloud 9. What about your other daughter?

PS: Great shave btw

Originally Posted by baldy

Beautiful Razor, love that re-scale

Thank you Grant

Originally Posted by Books

Brush:Shavemac 177

Great shave Books. How do you like the Shavemac?

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Acca Kappa | Heljestrand (Maxerized) |

Wowww Frank...What a nice combo. The Maxerized Helje looks absolutely stunning. Gotta love butterscotch micarta

Originally Posted by bluemantra

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Justin,
A perfect shave in my book. Well done

Good morning.

Muehle R89 : Wilkinson : Semogue 830 : Bottega Uomo shave cream and Rosso after shave balm : Miller Harris feuilles de tabac Eau de Parfum

Good morning friends
today once again my beautiful Pearson.
soap: Calani
brush: Muehle
AS: Old Spice

The decoration:
from CA
And the coin is a half Dollar colorized with the 1957 Sportster

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Rooneys Finest 25mm

Razor: Alex Jacques 8/8 Custom, Damascus steel, Notched point.

Honing Regimen: Chosera 1-5-10K, Shoubudani Asagi, with Tomonagura, finished on water only.

Strop: Kanayama #90000 Tri-strop.

Soap/Cream: Martin de Cadre

Astringent: Thayer's Supermedicated SuperHazel

After shave Balm: Martin de Cadre, Copra Oil

EdT: Penhaligons Opus 1870

Results: A fine shave. The MdC soap is a real performer. Great lather, super smooth and sharp blade and a wonderful Copra Oil to finish it off. A very comfortable start on this fine day!

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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Ye Olde Barbershoppe
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Thiers-Issard: "Pierre Thiers" #41
ASB: Caswell-Massey Newport

Smooth shave.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: New Forest high moutain badger
Razor: Boker "Griplus"
Cream: Vulfix English Rose
AS: Mennen SB
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
I don´t use this cream that often (I´m more of a soap guy) but every time I do use it, it surprises me - with thick and luxurious lather

Good morning Friends!

PREP: Hot shower
BRUSH: 23 mm Shavemac, Finest Badger ("Gut-rasiert" forum shaving brush 2011)
SOAP/CREAM: Fitjar Soap Norwegian Fern Shaving Cream
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: C.V. Heljestrand MK 31
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Castle Forbes After shave Balm
RESULT: BBS



Have a nice day

Prep: Hot Shower, Baby Oil Gel
Razor: Texas Shumate (circa 1904)
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Williams
AS: Alum Block, Corn Huskers Lotion, Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Clubman Bay Rum

Now this is really about as old school as it gets. As expected there were a few linger time issues with the Williams soap. It's not Mitchell's Wool Fat by a long shot but ridiculous quantities of water seemed to mitigate the problem somewhat. Overall, I'd say it's a decent serviceable soap but I still prefer VDH.