Thread: Sun July 10th - Sat July 17th

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Wooahhh Glenn,
beautiful W&B buddy. New? Don't remember this one in your collection! beautiful piece of steel. Congrats my friend

Thanks Robert. You are correct, she is new to the stable. I'd been on the hunt for a couple of W&B wedges and this is one of the 2. I finished the other restore (the one from last Saturday's SOTD) and I will be posting that later tonight and it will be my SOTD tomorrow. Have a great day my friend!

Glenn

Originally Posted by baldy

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Strop: Osgar Vintage Shell Horse

Great job on the strop Grant, she looks wonderful!

Glenn

Prep:Hot Shower
Scuttle:Dirty Bird Custom Double
Brush:TGN 24mm Silvertip Custom in Cherry
Strop:SRD PIV English Bridle Strop
Cream: CarrieM's BRV
Razor: Imperial “Extra Hollow Ground”
After shave: Ogallala Bayrum, Sage, & Cedar
EDT: L'Occitane Vetyver


Result:A quick 2 pass shave this morning. This blade I cleaned up and rescaled in clear acrylic a while ago and have been using it as my hone testing blade. I gave it a few passes on the Escher before this mornings shave and she provided a very comfortable shave.

Have a fantastic Wednesday everyone!

Glenn

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Henks 21 mm silvertip
Razors: C V HEljestrand B K 42 + Aristocrac no 15
Super lather: Al´s Custom´+ Provence Santé
AS: Ogallala Limes and Pepercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very close
This blade doesn´t mess around, 1/4ish, stiff and more close to a kamisori blade in the feel (I think) than a western blade. Super nice lather too, they worked well together.

Razor: Livi 6/8 re-grind, crimson micarta scales by Neil Miller
Brush: Shavemac
Cream: Occitane
A/S balm: LAB

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by Proraso pre-post-shave cream
SS: MDC
Brush: Rooney 3-1 faux Tortoise “Silvertip Badger”
Strop: VB Red Latigo 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” Dorko
Astringent: Thayers “Lemon” Witch Hazel
ASB: Anherb Natural Aftershave Conditioner
EDC: MDC Eau de Candre “Vetyver”
Result: MDC…BBS…

Gentlemen,
Allow me to express my feelings about each and every one of your shaves:

SPECTACULAR SOTDs GUYS. I LOVE THEM

Originally Posted by eTom

Today a Buddelized Pearson
supervisor: Yoda

Ahhhh Tom...Yoda's back from sabbatical. But, did he remember how to supervise, LOL? Beautiful Buddelized Pearson.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Any time Robert you are welcome, always a place at the table for you my son.

Thank you Jamie.

Originally Posted by baldy

Beautiful Bengall Robert. I might have to take out one of mine tonight.
Grant

Thank you Grant...It's the only one I ever owned.

Originally Posted by Jeltz

I've often said that to successfully shave with a str8 requires you to have full control of The Force

+1 Nic. But control is an illusion, LOOOL.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Thank you Robert! It´s a sweet English blade and the English sure´ve got a special relation to sheep

LOOOOOL

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Although 6 A.M. seems pretty early for a Mojito, this combination of mint, rum and lime seemed to work out just fine.

Al's Mojito shaving creme may work (without the side effects), LOOOOL

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

MAXTERPIECE: Le Grelot
RESULT: What can I say? Two passes to BBS![/Table]

Beautiful LG Bill. Love the Butterscotch Micarta scales put on this one

Originally Posted by baldy

Strop: Osgar Vintage Shell Horse
Uber: Tabac Soap, Tabac Cream, Glycerin
Razor: Bengall 6/8
Tonight I tried out this strop which I recently gave a complete overhaul. It was an ebay special when I first started straight shaving and was in terrible shape. It sat in my cupboard for 2 years until I recently decided to fix it up, and it did a great job.
The Tabac Uber is a favorite of mine and its hard not to go for the full 3 passes with a nice big bowl full of creamy lather.

Grant,
Nice job on the strop...it looks pretty darn good from where I am standing. That Bangall is a looker too. +1 on the Tabac (good stuff indeed).

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Thank you Robert. I have been trying to focus on the blades i really like and have been wanting to try out.

Rene,
With all the blades you've got, it may take you a lifetime before you finish the rotation, LOOOL. But it will make for unique SOTDs everyday.

Originally Posted by sharp

Thanks Robert. You are correct, she is new to the stable. I'd been on the hunt for a couple of W&B wedges and this is one of the 2. I finished the other restore (the one from last Saturday's SOTD) and I will be posting that later tonight and it will be my SOTD tomorrow

The hunt seems to be over Glenn...Great catches indeed. Looking forward to seeing the other W&B tomorrow again

Originally Posted by sharp

Cream: CarrieM's BRV
Razor: Imperial “Extra Hollow Ground”
After shave: Ogallala Bayrum, Sage, & Cedar
EDT: L'Occitane Vetyver

Glenn,
I love your choice of hardware/software today.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razors: C V HEljestrand B K 42 + Aristocrac no 15
This blade doesn´t mess around, 1/4ish, stiff and more close to a kamisori blade in the feel (I think) than a western blade. Super nice lather too, they worked well together.

Fantastic Helje Mikael. I agree about the feel. This thing may be small, but she's no slacker and she means business.

Originally Posted by MichaelS

Razor: Livi 6/8 re-grind, crimson micarta scales by Neil Miller

Beautiful Livi Michael...Nice scales too

Originally Posted by jhenry

Razor: 5/8” Dorko
EDC: MDC Eau de Candre “Vetyver”

Beautiful scales on that Dorko Monroe. Love the worked back. How do you feel about the MdC vetyver?

Pre-Shave: Cool shower, after a long training session

Brush: Simpsons Persian Jar 2, Super Badger

Razor:F.W.Engels, Special 5/8 spike point.

Honing Regimen: Touched up on a Charnley forest with oil. Then 40/30/50 on a strop

Strop: Kanayama #90000, tri strop

Soap/Cream: Martin de Cadre, shaving soap

Scuttle:Schwarzweisskeramik, Large White

Astringent: Thayer's medicated Super Hazel

After shave Balm: MdC Copra Oil

EdT: MdC Eau de Candre, Lavande.

Results: A fine shave, I like this razor, even if it is a bit on the small side of my preferences. MdC makes for a luxurious half hour in the shave den

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Have a great day guys

Originally Posted by Birnando

Razor:F.W.Engels, Special 5/8 spike point.
Results: A fine shave, I like this razor, even if it is a bit on the small side of my preferences. MdC makes for a luxurious half hour in the shave den

Birnando,
That Engels is a beauty. Love the scales and the color scheme. Fabulous choice of software too. The MdC lavende is surely growing on me too.