Thread: Sun May 01st - Sat May 07th

I recieved a few blades back from Max for honing. This is one of them. Thank you Max

Tony Miller Strop
TGN STA Brush
Dille Razor
St Charles Smoke-n-Beads + CarrieM Dragon Blood = Uber thick
St Charles AS

Have a wonderful day!

Béla,

your Wosti is a dream!!!

Thanks Tom!
Regards,
Béla

Originally Posted by jhenry

SC: Irisch Moos
Brush: Vie-Long 16915 “Silvertip Badger”
Razor: EJ “Chatsworth” w/ Gillette 7 O’clock blade
Astringent: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
ASB: GFT Coral Skin Food
AS: Irisch Moos

Monroe,
All aspects of this shave are wonderful. Well done indeed

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

I woke very early this morning with my Blackberry going bezerk. As one can imagine, it was a busy intelligence day.
Acca Kappa shave cream
Dubl Duck full hollow

Jeff,
Nice way to commemorate the event with the Duck and AK creme.

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Semogue 1305 | L'Occitane Cade | Goodfella/Feather | Thayer's Rose Petal WH | Cade Balm | Trussardi Inside

Terrific shave Frank

Originally Posted by LinacMan

DOVO Bismarck 6/8 spike point
It was the anniversary of my first straight shave. This Bismarck was the first straight razor with which I shaved.

Happy SRP anniversary Greg. What a nice choice for a "first" razor to begin one's maiden voyage in straight shaving.

Originally Posted by newb

AS always you pictures in SOTD are inspiring. Peace and have a wonderful evening.

Thank you David

Originally Posted by sharp

I have this idea in my head that says I want to try the shave at points where I'm switching it up so I can compare the feel. One of these days, I'm going to actually do this in the middle of a shave (Do 1 side of the face, hone, do the other side, hone, etc).

A nice idea indeed Glenn. Ain't honing fun?

Originally Posted by eTom

Today another test with equipment for vacation
brush: Muehle travel-brush (synthetic)
razor: TI

Great gear for vacation Tom.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

BRUSH: 24mm Shavemac D01 Extra Silver Tip 2 Band Version
RAZOR: Geo. Wostenholm & Son Pipe razor

Béla,
How do you like the 2-band D01? Isn't that a heck of a fantastic brush? Stiffest backbones I have ever experienced. A gorgeous Pipe too.

Originally Posted by Otto

Yes, it is. Good eye my friend.

Congrats Otto. Great score. Use it in good health buddy...and when you do, we will admire it every once in a while here on SOTD

Originally Posted by Otto

Razor: Henry Sears & son "Diamond Edge" 13/16

Another stunning beauty Otto.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Brush: Bill Simpson custom w Paua Abalone in base
Razor: Henckels

I love this brush Mikael. Great choice of razor to go with it.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Cast-free after 9 weeks. Wow, that felt great
A few more weeks in a Walker and I'm off to the Golf course again.

Razor: Jose Montserrat Pou Filarmonica EPBD #14, black scales
Honing Regimen: Chosera 1K, Coticule La dressante au Bleu, Nakayama Maruichi.
Results: A fine shave, very smooth edge. This razor was a bit tricky, it was not treated right in its early years. Now, it shaves like a EPBD should

Birnando,
I had no idea you were wearing a cast. Sorry to hear mate. What happened? But glad to hear that's it's off and you'll be hitting the 18-hole courses again. Watch out Tiger Woods!!!

BTW: A beautiful EPBD you got there. I also like going from the Coticule to the JNat. I found it to give one of the best edges I've had.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Razor: 1960 Gillette Fat Boy (set @ 7)
Result: Great Shave! Love the heft of this razor very heavy very...fat and very comfortable

Sounds like an awesome shave...despite the rush.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Maxinista'd Le Grelot | Cade Uber | Semogue Custom Boar | Knize Ten AS (vintage) | Knize Ten

I really like that Le Grelot Bill. Max did a wonderful job on those butterscotch scales.

Originally Posted by baldy

Bowl: Pa's Old Spice Mug
Razor: Bengall Full Concave 11/16

The Old Spice mug was recently un-earthed by my Dad in his garage, it belonged to his Dad.
I love it and it will always be a part of my equipment

Beautiful mug Grant and a gorgeous Bengall. New display cases? Can't wait to see them (filled)...I guess we should be expecting newcomers or restores in your collection soon.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I recieved a few blades back from Max for honing. This is one of them.
Dille Razor

She's a beauty Rene. Is she one of the ones that was tough to hone?

Originally Posted by eTom

Béla, your Wosti is a dream!!!

...and now it's time to wake up from that dream, LOOOOOOOOL

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 22mm New Forest 2211 Silvertip Badger

Maxterpiece: 13/16" Geo. Wostenholm "Original Pipe" razor, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Blue Paua scales)

Strop: 40/55 laps (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather)

Überlather: Proraso Shave Creme + Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Proraso AS Splash

After Shave Creme: Sabon

Cologne: Acca Kappa "White Moss" EdC

Results: The Wostenholm Pipe razor is an amazing shaver. With the Proraso/MWF überlather, this Maxterpiece had no problems at all wiping the leftover stubble that have reared their ugly heads. Super smooth and irritation free face.

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Have a FABULOUS Tuesday gentlemen .

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Maxterpiece: 13/16" Geo. Wostenholm "Original Pipe" razor, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Blue Paua scales)

Woo hoo! That´s a razor with some nice looking scales!! It could marry my brush, but then it had to move to Sweden and live her for the rest of her life ... Not a shabby destiny though

This Maxterpiece only moves to Germany! Never to Sweden!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Birnando,
I had no idea you were wearing a cast. Sorry to hear mate. What happened? But glad to hear that's it's off and you'll be hitting the 18-hole courses again. Watch out Tiger Woods!!!

BTW: A beautiful EPBD you got there. I also like going from the Coticule to the JNat. I found it to give one of the best edges I've had.

Thanks
Yeah, the Coticule-Japanese progression is nice. I get very good and consistent reslults that way.

You know, the story about the cast is something else.
Late February i took my foster-kids who had just moved in, to an indoor skate-park around here.
The oldest kid (9) made the ramps look pretty easy so I thought, sure, I can do that..
Well, next thing I knew, I was at the bottom of that thing with a somewhat painful foot.
Turns out I had managed to get 25 fractures, some torn ligaments and what not in there
Like my 5 year old foster-daughter told me later, One has to practice first!!
Especially you old people

heh, I can just hear you all cracking up all around the internet now

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

The Wostenholm Pipe razor is an amazing shaver. With the Proraso/MWF überlather, this Maxterpiece had no problems at all wiping the leftover stubble that have reared their ugly heads. Super smooth and irritation free face.

Man, the urge for a Maxterpiece is rising to Defcon 5 here!
Lovely razor, and great shot, as always!!

Never to Sweden...nor to Norway.
It moves to meeee!