Thread: Sun May 01st - Sat May 07th

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BTW:
Some days ago I opened a new thread about books.
Yesterday the dealer send me new information about some other books.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...tml#post777992

Stay tuned, he gave me a lot of pictures of the books that are available

Good morning friends!

PREP: Hot shower
BRUSH: SIMPSON CHUBBY 2 Best Badger
SOAP/CREAM: La Maison du Barbier Soap
SCUTTLE: Georgetown Pottery Scuttle
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: Iwasaki-Kamisori
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Pitralon
RESULT: BBS shave



Have a nice week,
Béla

I´m allways surprised by the cushion effect Al´s creams has, it´s similar to Penhaligon´s. The cream in this tube´s close to be a soft soap though and I like it (the samples I´ve tried before has all been soft and fluffy creams ).

Gillette Red Tip + Gillette "Spoiler" | Shavemac | Vetiver blend Bomb | Sabon | Lolita Lempicka Au Maxculine

Beautiful photo...Beautiful razor...

Originally Posted by fonthunter

RAZOR: Iwasaki-Kamisori

Nice looking traditional Japanese razor.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Gillette Red Tip + Gillette "Spoiler"

Not to worry...That Red Tip is a worthy substitute.

Again with the DSL problems (I hope they have the problem fixed for good). We have fiber optic line that runs straight to the house and when we lose service the telephone company is always dumb founded (read, they dispatch a technician, find nothing, and then it “suddenly” starts working again in a day or 3). This time they said it was a central networking card at the main station that had to be replaced...we'll see

I finished this restoration (I'll post in that thread later today)and have been dialing in the edge over the last few days. I've been following Robert & Rene's lead and using the same cream and brush so I can determine what is happening with the edge. I did have a minor accident while taking today's photo, I dropped the razor and it landed on the tip of the wedge and put some small dents/scuffs on it...

The gear & prep:

Prep:Hot Shower
Scuttle: Dirty Bird Custom Double
Brush: TGN Premium Silvertip 24mm
Strop:SRD PIV English Bridle (only on Sunday)
Cream:Frankincense, Myrrh, & Vetiver Custom Bomb
Razor: Wade & Butcher in Amboyna Burl
After shave: Ogallala Bayrum & Sandalwood(love this stuff)
EDT: Cartier “Roadster”


Friday's honing progression: Norton 1k/4k/8k, Naniwa 12K, Shoubudani Asagi 100 laps w/ slurry, then shave (no stropping).
Result:VERY sharp, smoothness was a bit lacking, a very nice shave though.
Saturday's honing: Shoubudani Asagi 100 laps water only, then shave, (again no stropping).
Result:Very Sharp and quite smooth, an improvement over Friday's shave.
Today: Shoubudani Asagi 20 slow laps plain water, strop 60 leather.
Result:A very nice shave today, I think the edge is right where I want it, the scale is slightly tipped to the sharpness side, yet the smoothness side is right there.


Last week was amazing Gents and this week is off to an excellent start!

Cheers!

Glenn

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

But better, LOL. Glad you like it. Al's formulation has changed somewhat in the past several months. The dense creme is more like a soft soap. I think he is making more of the fluffy ones of late because of requests.

Well, I use Al´s soap more often I thought it was in my head only, but it actually is thicker, and like I wrote: I like it

Monday 2nd May:

Muehle R89 : Wilkinson : Semogue Owners Club : Acca Kappa 1869 (almond) : Institut Karité after shave balm : Miller Harris Terre de Bois

Originally Posted by GreenLightJerky

This week is off to an amazing start. Great images!
I have not been feeling like taking any photos as my mother is ill and near the end.
I will be back participating soon.
Your photo's are great a great inspiration. I love to look at them, thank you!

My thoughts and best wishes go out to you and your family. Hang in there and do things that you think she would have liked, that´s how I still do things and my pa died 10 years ago - I should have started when he still was alive .

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Chris (custom turned handle)
Razor: Red Imp
Soap: Provence Sante
AS: TOBS original
Strops: Neil Milller
Result: Very, very clean