Thread: Sun July 10th - Sat July 17th

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 24mm Morris & Forndran Blonde Badger

Razor: 7/8" H. Böker "Finest Silver Steel", Extra Hollow Ground, Round Point

Honing (refresh) Regimen: Refreshed on CrOx Premium IV leather (10 very light laps)

Strop: 0/65 laps (Neil Miller linen / Ambrose Horse Hide Clásico leather)

Überlather: Martin de Candre Shave Soap

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floid Italian Blue

After Shave oil: Martin de Candre Oil of Copra

Cologne: Martin de Candre "Vetyver" EdT

Results: I recently got some ~99%+ pure CrOx powder (average particle size = 0.3µ) from Kremer Pigments (see here) and rubbed a little onto my premium IV leather strop. As I rubbed the powder with my fingers (with gloves, of course), the fine particles penetrated the "sanded" leather uniformly and evenly. I took the Böker for a quick 10 light laps around this green lawn followed by 65 laps on the Clásico horse hide. The result was unbelievably fantastic . The edge on this beauty was so crisp and smooth, it would cut butter just by looking at it. HHT was effortless and so was the shave . The MdC was a delight to use and the lather it produced was filled with wholesome goodness.

Have a FABULOUS Saturday guys.

________________
Cheers,
Robert

Originally Posted by eTom

razor: Castagnon...Buddelized

Tom,
This Castagnon is such a "perfect" blade...in every respect. I think she's one of my favorites in your collection

Originally Posted by Mikael

Thank you Robert, I´m thinking of keeping the moustache

LOOOOOL

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: Wade and Butcher
Super lather: Mama Bear, unscented + T&H West Indian Lime
Two days stuble melted away in two and half passes, just one of those close to perfect shaves!

Mikael,
Well done...With such gear and prep, I am not surprised at all.

Originally Posted by jhenry

But jhenry will return tomorrow in "JHenry and the Quest for the Silver Steel."

Can't wait Monroe...And if you're using that beautiful TI, then it's bound to be a special one for sure. The quest continues, eh?

Originally Posted by Titivillus

• Joseph Rodgers & Sons 13/16"

Last shave with this razor for a lapse of time. Ballistol is awaiting her. I usually use each razor for a week. This is the reason why I only post a few shaves.

Antoni,
I remember this JR when she first featured. She is wonderful. I will miss her though.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Thanks Robert, it fell over and hit the AS bottle while I was taking a SOTD shot a few weeks ago, had to hone it out before the shave.

Rune,
Glad it wasn't too serious of a chip.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

It sure was a great feeling to shave all that growth, but you know all about that right?

You know me all too well brother ;-)

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

SC/SS: Cade
ASB: Cade
Result: A very nice shave from the DE. I use my DEs so infrequently that I often forget just how well they shave. The Gillette blade lived up to its name, for sure! After two passes plus some clean up, I was CBS! Have a great weekend, gentlemen...

Nice Cade-licious shave with a DE Bill

Originally Posted by Jeltz

Ever Ready 1912 + Gem blade, Vie Long horse hair brush, Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad Soap, Alum, Jovan Musk AS

Excellent start to a Saturday Nic. Well done

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Sun is shining, and I'm getting ready to head out for a long walk.

Razor: Bengall Cast Steel, 6/8 wedge
Notes: Nice relaxing BBS. Great suds, smooth and sharp razor, and the AS clouded me in delectable fragrances.

Beautiful Bengall Sten. Now, I can vouch for this brand of shavers. Enjoy your walk buddy

Originally Posted by easyace

Soap: TOBS Rose, (I always stock up on this when I visit London for Christmas)
Razor: Dovo Master 6/8", Grenadille Scales (nothing exotic, but always a great shave)

Fantastic shave today EA...Love the choice of soft/hard ware.

...And as always:

NICE EXOTIC SHAVES TODAY GENTLEMEN. WELL DONE

See you guys tonight (if time permits) or most probably tomorrow on a brand new SOTD week. Shave on brothers. Shave on . It was a pleasure sharing and exchanging shaves with you this week.

Robert wrote:
"Tom,
This Castagnon is such a "perfect" blade...in every respect. I think she's one of my favorites in your collection".
Buddel rescaled this razor. The blade is a little bit warped. He found the way to rescale the razor and now the blade doesn't touch the scales any longer.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

I remember this JR when she first featured. She is wonderful. I will miss her though.

Robert,
Don't worry about it. You will see her again in the near future.

Regards,
Antoni

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Mikael,
Well done...With such gear and prep, I am not surprised at all.

Thanks Robert! Yep, those guys sure did the job easy!! Very nice SOTD today Robert! Do you find the silver steel to be as sharp as your other blades (my Friodur sure´s nice, but I do need to work a little harder to get "there")?

Originally Posted by eTom

Buddel rescaled this razor. The blade is a little bit warped. He found the way to rescale the razor and now the blade doesn't touch the scales any longer.

Tom,
Was the blade warped or the scales? If blade, then honing may be a pain to do. She's a beauty nevertheless

Originally Posted by Titivillus

Robert,
Don't worry about it. You will see her again in the near future.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Very nice SOTD today Robert! Do you find the silver steel to be as sharp as your other blades (my Friodur sure´s nice, but I do need to work a little harder to get "there")?

Thank you Mikael,
The Boker takes on a very nice edge...and fast too. Friodurs can be a PITA to hone (especially if they're stainless steel). They take a bit more work, but well worth the time spent

• Pre: Quick Cella lather while stropping, then trusty old Proraso.
• Strop: Scrupleworks. 25-50 linen/leather
• Brush: Semogue SOC boar. The lathermachine.
• Shaving soap: Martin de Candre.
• Razor: Gotta 120 6/8
• Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik XL
• Post: Alum , then Floid.
  

By blix72 at 2011-07-16

Had to take the Gotta for a second spin, had such a great shave yesterday fresh off the Chinese hone, and it was indeed just as great today! Used the scuttle with cold water, nice and cold lather is sooo refreshing on a warm day.

@Robert

The blade is warped, not the scales.
Yes it isn't so easy to hone this blade, but I think I've enough experience to get a good result.

And Now for Something Totally Different
Prep: Morning PT (2 miles at fat old man pace), hot water wash, baby oil gel, pack remaining gear and deploy to poolside
Additional Gear: Small portable 5X mirror
Razor: Texas Shumate
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum Sage and Cedar
AS: Cold Shower poolside, dip in the pool (water temp around 90 degrees), cold shower poolside, Clubman Bay Rum, Large pinch of Grizzly Snuff
Finish: Murray and Lanman's Florida Water

The weekend poolside shave is born! Several things made this feel unusual. First shave with the portable mirror and first time I can ever recall shaving sitting down but it felt really luxurious like I was on some exotic vacation. The Texas Shumate performed with its usual efficeincy and 3 passes left me CBS. I'll have to try this again tomorrow. I think an outside hero shot is in order though. This morning, Claude Monet stopped by so I had him paint my SOTD picture

Today is my Niece's high school garduation party. This Economy 44/20 is 2nd to the last razor i recienetly honed. This beautiful bowl was a gift from Bill from Turkey. Thank you Bill. She was a wonderful lather bowl. I did not have enough water so the La Toja was a little thick. I ubered her with Nancy Boys. Wonderful 3 pass shave to BBS.

AWESOME Shave guys!!!!

Tony Miller Strop
TGN 24mm Brush
La Toja & Nancy Boys
WH
Skin Food
&E Sienna ASB