okay, I'll do so...
...after learning Hebrew...
It will takes me 50 years I think.
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okay, I'll do so...
...after learning Hebrew...
It will takes me 50 years I think.
omoshiroii ne, Tom wa! :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by eTom
Yeah, I had to locate the thread that helps us identify these Naguras, so I figured why not mark them.Quote:
Originally Posted by eTom
Heck, I don't even know what way to read it or what is up and what is down:)
Thanks for the explanation Bill!Quote:
Originally Posted by LegalBeagle
You are right, I guess it would be easy enough to learn the 4 different names for them in katana and kanjii.
And by marking them, I''m sure that the signs will eventually stick!
I found JimR explanation of what the prints mean, very helpful indeed.
Now I know what part of the print says what:)
Remember Pearl Harbour!
Strop: Pa's Paddle StropThanks for all your great posts boys
Brush: FS Finest Badger
Soap: Proraso
Razor: Long Life 11/16
Astringent: Thayer's Cucumber witch Hazel
Balm: Nivea replenishing
A/S: Wahl Bay Rum
Tonights shave included my Grandfathers old paddle strop which my Dad recently found in his garage. I gave it a little restoration and used it for the first time tonight. With a stropping area of arround 8" by 1 and 3/4 wide it is considerably smaller than my regular strops so I did 110 laps rather than my usual 60. It did the job well, a great 2 pass shave left me very smooth and clean. The razor belonged to my other Grandfather, so this was quite a special shave.
have a great day.
Grant
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Я не понимаю! (in Russian)Quote:
Originally Posted by LegalBeagle
I don't understand
I actually took Russian in college, so I could read that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by eTom
I said you are funny/entertaining...
James Bronnley Soap on a Rope,
GFT Coral SF as prep,
GFT Rose SC,
Simpson Duke 3,
Dovo 5/8,
Alum Block,
GFT Coral SF,
James Bronnley EdT.
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Just two passes but very smooth!
Oscar.
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Razor: ERN Crown&Sword 6/8 Strop: Ambrose Spanish Horse (20/60) Brush: Truefitt&Hill Wellington superbadger Lather: Klar Kabinett SS+Al's 'Da Bomb' Palermo SC AS: Julia Homme ASB EdT: Comptoir Sud Pacifique Aqua Motu
Picture:
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Wonderful closeup, Jose. It almost looks like you're becoming a fan of the Bomb!
Vintage Musgo Real shaving soap stick
Semogue 2 band badger brush
Le Grelot w/ horn handle straight razor
444 aftershave balm
Confianca Eau de Cologne
A customer sent me this beautiful razor for me to hone. Took a great
edge. I almost feel ashamed of being paid to hone and test shave this
beauty. It was a pleasure to hone and shave with it. What a great razor.
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NICE! :D Those 2 band Simpson´re great!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LegalBeagle
Monday morning
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: The Bob, Simpson knot in horn handle with Paua Abalone in base
Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple
Soap: La Toja
AS: Floid
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean :D
Smooth sailing with this razor and soap, brush is such a nice precition instrument and Floid felt great and refreshing today :D
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***Excellent shaves gentlemen***
:mexwave:
I hope that everyone had a FANTASTIC Mother's day yesterday :tu. After all, if it it wasn't for our mothers, we wouldn't be here sharing our shaves :bow. Or as some believe, kidnapping "certain" (you know who) custom razor makers, locking them in our basements, and blocking all incoming European calls :roflmao. I assure you, he has not been kidnapped and he is healthy and doing well :rofl2:. Will send pictures proving that fact next week.
Keep rocking guys. I LOOOOOOVE this forum :nj. To me, it has evolved beyond just a shaving community where we show and share our daily shaves. It is a true brotherhood. Thank you for being part of my life brothers :bow.
Pre-Shave: Hot shower Brush: 24mm Morris & Forndran Blonde Badger Maxterpiece: 7/8" Friodur INOX, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Black Paper Micarta scales) Strop: 50/65 laps (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather) Überlather: Castle Forbes "Cedar/Sandalwood" Shave Creme + Cella Crema de Barba Shave Soap + Glycerin Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol) Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber Cologne: Creed Green Irish Tweed EdC Results: What a fantastic shave this AM:y. 3 days of growth felt as dense as the Amazon rain forest...but for this Friodur, the task was effortless. However, as much as she deserves the credit, she had help from the lather and prep. The CF/Cella combo and the ~8 minutes spent making and applying the lather was the secret behind this effortless shave :nj. Wowwwwwwww :dropjaw: !!!! What a beautiful and wonderful feeling. Can't help but run my hands across my face to feel this BBS, and smoooooooth skin:y. I am really going to like this Monday.
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Have a FABULOUS Monday gentlemen :tu.
09.05.
-Omega 11262 boar brush
-MWF shaving soap
-Mastro Livi 6/8 Boxwood "Livi regrind"
-Osma alum
-D.R.Harris AS Milk
HI guys, been a while since I post in here but I had to help neighbors to do some baricade with sandbags. There's some big floods here and USA. I probably post some this week, the water just start to go away. I'm very lucky my house wasnt touch but I have lots of friends and neighbors that are in deep... water. Hope it will go away fast...
Great pics and gear everyone!!!! And Happy mothers day to all your mothers!!!
cheers
Dominic
Monday
Crabtree and Evelyn Sienna/Semogue 1395 brush/Edwin Jagger DE87 with Gillette Rubie/Weleda Lotion/Weleda Balsam
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Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: J Wiss and Sons Cosmo
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Speick shavestick
AS: Alum Block, Nivea ASB, Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Pierre Cardin
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Love the brush Mikael! Where did you get it if you don't mind me asking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikael
Greg
Hey Mikael, your timing is fabulous, I saw that soap for sale last night and was wondering what it was like. So how's it treating you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikael
Prep: Hot Shower
Soap: Arko
Brush: Shavemac 177
Razor: Simmons Hardware 5/8ths 'Barber's Pet'
Toner: Thayers Lemon W.H.
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Balm: Nivea Senstive ASB
Good to have you back Robert. BTW, I absolutely love those scales. Possibly my favourite of all of your 40-50 Maxterpieces.:roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by BladeRunner001
G.
Focus Spike Point
Omega Pro 49
Tabac Stick
Pinaud Clubman
Keepin the Mothers Day BBS Shave
goin with two passes a touchup and
a big smile !!!
Hot Shower
Warm Oil
Hannah Ceramic Bowl
New Forest Badger
AOS Sandlewood Shave Soap
Puma Silber Steel (Thanks Rene)
SRD P1 40 felt 60 leather
AOS Aluminum
Thayers Rose Petal
Vaseline for men
Nice shave tonight. The soap lathered really well and the razor performed flawlessly. Good news for me today: My daughter will be attending Grad School here at home and a colleague informed me his wife is pregnant.
Enjoy the evening!!
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Semogue Custom Boar | Martin De Candre | H.Diamond 8000 | Alum | Cade Balm | ELDO Charogne
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Prep:Hot Shower
Scuttle: Dirty Bird Custom Double
Brush: TGN 24mm Premium A Silvertip in Cherry
Strop:SRD PIV English Bridle
Cream: Custom Bomb Frankincense, Myrrh, & Vetiver
Razor: J.R. Torrey “Damascus”
After shave: Al's Custom ASB same scent as cream
EDT:Cartier Roadster
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Result: I only needed a touch up this morning after yesterday's fabulous shave. 2 passes and back to BBS. Excellent pics and posts gentlemen, keep them coming!
Thanks!
Glenn
Razor: Joseph Rodgers & Sons (with my just completed first set of scales)
Brush: Silvertip Badger from WhippedDog (I turned the handle on my lathe from Cherry Hardwood)
Soap: Shave Library Hemmingway (Cedarwood)
Aftershave: My own creation Sgt Hakeswill's Bay Rum (named after the infamous literary character from the Sharpe series)
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Late post. I shaved this am. I recieved this razor reciently and just had the chance to try it. Sharp, close shave but gave me a little irritation. I checked the loop and i need to reset the bevel. The soap today was recomended by Robert. Thank you Robert. Fantastic Scent.
Tony Miller Strop
Vestavia Brush
Bath house Spanish Fig & Nutmeg + CF Lime + Glycerin
Kama 13/16
Razor: Genco Vanadium
Shave Soap: Speik
Brush: Vintage Rubberset Boar
Results- Clean as a whistle! The Vanadium was awesome, a recent acquisition and refresh for myself. Had a little trouble getting the the new 'Genny' honed up, but boy did she turn out great! The vintage boar brush was great, performed better than I expected. What a way to start the week...
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Another travel-brush test
soap: Calani
brush: Muehle (new synthetic fibres)
razor: Wostenholm
AS: Old Spice
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Have a nice day.
Good morning friends!
PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: New Forest Tubby2
SOAP/CREAM: Mama Bear's Caribbean Glycerin Shave Soap
SCUTTLE: Georgetown Pottery Scuttle
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: Carl Friedrich ERN "ATOR" (Restored and re-scaled by Maximilian)
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Alt-Innsbruck
RESULT: ...excellent :nj
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Have a great shave everyone!
Good morning folks.
Speedway : Wilkinson : Semogue : Bottega Verde : Floid : Hermes
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- Razor used is the second from left, with the long thin handle. Got it from a TSR fellow member last week, along with the yellow gold New and a couple of other OCs. Better get a rack or keep the razors in the box I have and select one every 3 shaves or so, I reckon. If I leave them over here they'll be getting humidity and nothing more.
- Was careful during shaving, did not shave y'day, cleansed face and applied moisturizer last night, used my 'ultra-safe' Bottega soap today and still got irritation. I really do not understand this.
- The Floid balsamo may give me skin reaction, will have to test again. The Vigoroso after shave is for sure stronger than the Suave, which I think I prefer.
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Ye Olde Barbershoppe
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: E. A. Berg - Berg's Special / Shark
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six
soundtrack: Tom Petty - Zombie Zoo
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Great shave.
Pre-Shave: Hot shower Brush: Thäter 25mm Silvertip Razor: Tim Zovada Custom, 5/8 Damascus steel. Head Razor this week is the Feather all-stainless with Gillette 7 O'clock yellow packs. Honing Regimen: Shoubudani light Asagi, full Nagura, finished on water. Strop: C-mon Vel-Edge, Cordovan Shell Soap/Cream: Straightrazordesigns Bulgarian Rose Astringent: Thayer's Medicated SuperHazel After shave Balm: Truefitt&Hill Classic ASB EdT: Paco Rabanne, 1 Million Results: A very fine shave. I will give this razor a couple more Tomo-Nagura runs on the Shoubudani. For a first attempt it was more than acceptable!
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Enjoy your day Friends!!
Thank you, it´s a great brush. It was made by a guy who doesn´t dothis for a living, he just likes to do things (brushes and pencils) like this to relax. He´s from England and he has good relations with Simpsons, even though he´s not in the trade.Quote:
Originally Posted by LinacMan
It´s great, really. Very silky and protective/good for the skin, I think. It doesn´t get extremly cushion/volume, like for example Al´s creams, but I still think it´s worth it. PM me and I´ll see if I can get you a discount (they´ve got one for a short period of time right now).Quote:
Originally Posted by 1OldGI
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Henk 21 mm silvertip
Razor: Calfa, made in Japan
Cream: Fitjar Neroli
AS: Prada
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very clean :D
Love the scent of this cream, some vetier I think and I liked that, even though I haven´t before. The only thing was that I made it to thin, watery almost :( I thought I had it under controll, but it seemed to turn very fast (most likely mine fault, somehow :shrug:).
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Prep: Hot Shower and Baby Oil Gel
Razor: 5/8" Frederick Reynolds (Mini-Humpback)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
AS: Dickinsons Witch Hazel
Finish: Manantiales de La Toja
Result: Great three pass shave! Ever have one of those days when you'd rather take a kick to the man tackle than go to work? Yeah, that!
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Prep:Hot Shower
Brush: TGN 20mm in Emerald Swirl
Strop:SRD Paddle
Soap: SRD Opus X
Razor: Dovo “Best Quality”
After shave: Nivia for men & Pinaud Clubman
EDT:Drakar Noir
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Result: This Dovo is my most finicky razor. The blade has a slight warp to it on one side and this makes honing it a bit awkward. The steel is also incredibly hard so it takes more laps on the stones as well. I did 3 passes today and am left with irritation on the neck and not as smooth as I would like. I must say I still enjoyed the shave and I am certainly presentable.
Have a great Tuesday gentlemen!
Glenn
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 2 (2-Band) Maxterpiece: Dovo 55 Strop: Kanayama Soap/Cream: Cade Uberlather After shave Balm: Cade w/ Vintage Habit Rouge EdT: Lorenzo Villoresi Vetiver Results: Ooo La La! The Dovo 55 was a razor I'd heard hyped quite a bit, and she lived up to her name. Max put beautiful scales and a wonderful edge on her! The Chubby whips up a glorious lather, and the blade just slid right through it! I'm having a great week and the shaves everyone is posting are INCREDIBLE! Thank you, gentlemen!
