Thread: Sun May 29th - Sat June 4rd

Put her back on the stones today and tried again.

Hot shower,
warm oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Badger Brush
Gentleman's Best Signature Series Shave Soap/Cella Shave Cream/Glycerine
Adoration Axe, 1/4 hollow
AOS Aluminum
Old Spice
Vaseline for men.

Put the Axe back on the stones, stopped after the 8K Norton. Edge was sharp but harsh. Took the whiskers off no problem. Tomorrow I'll run it over the 12K and then maybe the .5 Crox and then strop. Hopefully that will smooth it out a bit.
The combination of soap/cream/glycerin caused the brush to give rise to a ton of suds. After three passes, the suds were still filling the scuttle.

Enjoy

Rooney 1/1 | Martin de Candre | H.Diamond 8000 | Alum | L'Occitane Balm | Trussardi Inside

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Rooney 1/1 | Martin de Candre | H.Diamond 8000 | Alum | L'Occitane Balm | Trussardi Inside

Those scales rock

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm Vie-Long 16510 Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush
SOAP/CREAM: La Toja
SCUTTLE: Georgetown Pottery Scuttle
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: Wacker Jubiläummesser Mod. 2
SHAVE: WTG / XTG
AS: Floïd (Spanish)
RESULT: Wonderful shave



Have a nice day!

^^^^nice shot, font!

Edwin Jagger : Wilkinson : Palmolive : New Forest : Floris

What a fantastic looking razor, top marks for that shave.

Jamie

Strop: Illinois 835
Brush: FS Finest Badger
Soap: Proraso
Razor: Bengall 11/16
Astringent: Thayer's Unscented Witch Hazel
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
A/S: Wahl Bay Rum
This Bengall just had a touch-up on Coticule and Thuri. Although it did deliver a great shave (near BBS after 2 passes), I feel that It should be a little sharper and a little smoother. I've been finding myself in this situation a few times lately and I'm not certain weather its my honing, my new coticule or if I'm just getting more and more fussy about my edges. I'll give it a little more work next time the hones are out.

Enjoy the weekend fellas
Grant

Originally Posted by Fbones24

H.Diamond 8000

That Diamond of yours comes in really super cool scales Frank. I bet she's every bit as great of a shaver too. Great piece in your collection.

If only Max could get G10 Purple colored scales...Hmmmmm!! Food for thought.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Razor: It's a mystery! It is very hard to read the stamp, but to the best of my knowledge it says E. Alberto. 5/8 wedge, spike point, slight smile. It came to me undescribed and unscaled in a lot a while ago. All I did was put her in some zebrawood pants and hone her up.
Notes: Nice, smooth shave, but too much preshave oil killed my suds today. Ah well, still a great shave. One day I'm gonna find out what that stamp really says, and then I'm going to buy myself another of these. I really like it a lot.

Sten,
That's a beautiful "Mystery" razor. Nice scales too. Well done. Sorry about the suds (those darn pre shave oils always get in the way, LOL). have you tried just pre-shave oiling, leaving it in for 5 minutes, than washing it away? That's what I used to do in my pre-shave oil days and it worked like a charm. Whiskers are happy, brush is happy, suds are happy.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

RAZOR: Wacker Jubiläummesser Mod. 2

Béla,
That Wacker of yours is quite remarkable. Beautiful in every way. Congrats.

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

^^^^nice shot, font!

You too Konstantinos...and a great setup too

Originally Posted by baldy

Robert, you new Max re-scales are, of course, stunning

Thanks mate

Originally Posted by Birnando

Friday, and not a cloud in sight This will be a very good day!
Razor:Filarmonica Especial Para Barbas Duras #14, spike point
Soap/Cream: DR Harris Arlington
After shave Balm: DR Harris Arlington
EdT: DR Harris Arlington

B.,
Sounds like the perfect day...it certainly started with this marvelous shave of yours. Great EPBD my friend and of course, Arlington is top notch. Well done. Enjoy your loooong weekend.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Bank holiday in Sweden
Mr Nicks older brother came by and told me not to be so cocky when swinging this blade Fine shave never the less

Banks have a national holiday???

Great shave Mikael...Sorry about big Nick visiting, but those Wackers are known for taking on a very keen edge. Great gear today

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Razor: Boker Barber Tip
Simple as a brick but quite effective. Two passes was good enough today. The edge on this razor is in great shape.

Great Boker. They are great shavers.

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Bengall 11/16
I've been finding myself in this situation a few times lately and I'm not certain weather its my honing, my new coticule or if I'm just getting more and more fussy about my edges.

Grant,
I think it's probably 2 & 3, not you. I have 4 coticules and for me, they're touch and go. They are finicky stones for sure (I think). Try different hones maybe? You'll get it to perfection soon enough with this blade...no worries there.

Originally Posted by sharp

I just have to make it through today and I'll be on vacation for 1 week. I'll start it off right tomorrow morning by heading to the Mid Missouri Meetup. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the same people as last year and meeting some new ones. After returning from the Meetup, I'm just planning some fun time with the family...and working on some razor projects (of course)

Glenn,
Now, that sounds like a heck of a nice plan. Have a great time at the meetup, have fun on your vacation with family and looking forward to seeing some of your razor projects. BTW: beautiful Engelswerk (and shave)

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Mr Feather + his young son little feather
Mr simpson, or as his friends call him, Chubby
Mr Mitchell, always seems to in a bit of a lather
Mr Alum, you can always rely on him solid as a rock
Lady L'Occitane, she looks divine
Mr L'Occitane, he's pretty smooth always smells great

As you see I had a bit of fun with this shave, hope it brings a smile to your face. :-)

Jamie,
I think today's SOTD has your name all over it. I loved this one...Fabulous and creative from A to Z. Thank you for putting a HUGE smile on my face. Nicely done

Originally Posted by du212

.Razor:Iberia 13
Comments:A spanish razor different than fily, Iberia was the brand of the straight razors made by Bassat, a company that made the blades known as "Filomatic".

I love it José...and it's always nice to learn a bit of historical fact about a razor. Thank you my friend

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

That Diamond of yours comes in really super cool scales Frank. I bet she's every bit as great of a shaver too. Great piece in your collection.

If only Max could get G10 Purple colored scales...Hmmmmm!! Food for thought.

Thanks Robert! The scales on this H.Diamond are some of the nicest "stock scales" I have seen. They have a nice "cracked" effect to them that reflects light beautifully. The important thing though is that this razor shaves as good as she looks.

I am with you...Max should work his magic and create replica scales like these!

Razor: All i can read that is not worn off is Full Concave Warrented
Pre-shave: Noxzema
Brush: Unknown boar
Soap: Handmade Naturals Frankincense
AS: Thayers Lavender and Clubman
Result: I decided to see if I was still able to shave off of my black arkansas stone like I used to before I discovered synhetics. I set the bevel on my King 800 and then used about 100 strokes on the side of the arkie lapped to 600 grit. Then I used the other side that was lapped and polished dry to 2000 grit and did 200 more strokes. Shaved with it today, and I must say, pretty damn good shave. Very keen edge, though not as smooth as my PHIG.