Thread: Sun July 17th - Sat July 23rd

today was a pity that I had finished shaving.(Unfortunately I have no more hair .)
This razor does not look great but he shaves so great, and is pleasantly heavy in the hand... i like that.

A nice weekend everyone!!

Pre Shave: Hot shower
Strop: Rolfcowhide
Brush: FS Silvertip
Soap: MB,Ye olde barbershoppe
razor: Chris Johnson 6 / 8 Full wedge
Aftershave: Givenchy Play
Result: BBSmooth!

Good Day Gentlemen,

I apologise for not posting this week, I have shaved every day, but struggled to make time for pictures. Anyway, day off today.

Prep: Face wash, soap and water.
Strop: SRD 50 on Polyweb, 100 on Leather.
Brush: Muhle Pure Badger.
Lather: Speick Stick
Razor: Dovo Master, (Very pleased with myself, I touched it up on a Naniwa 12000 Hone, without actually ruining it)
Aftershave: Old Spice Lagoon

Great shave today, feels good after a busy week.
I wish you all a great weekend.

Originally Posted by easyace

Razor: Dovo Master, (Very pleased with myself, I touched it up on a Naniwa 12000 Hone, without actually ruining it)

That's great doing it yourself, I was thinking of getting a naniwa, what do you think of it?

Regards,
Joe

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

That's great doing it yourself, I was thinking of getting a naniwa, what do you think of it?

Regards,
Joe

Well I bought three of them (Value pack from SRD) 5000, 8000 and the 12000. Absolutely no previous experience on which to base constructive comments on, but I did find the 12000 easy to use and didn't ruin the razor, so I'm happy with the purchase.

Hot shower + Proraso preshave cream
Filarmonica - Last production and a gift from Mrs. HOG
Virgilio Valobra in antique silver shaving mug~Late 1920's
Brass handle brush hog's hair
Ogallala Bay Rum
Phenomenal shave, the Filarmonica though not as sharp as I'd like delivered a close BBS shave.HOG



PS. Someone please fix the photo import program...photo is coming in crooked!

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

That's great doing it yourself, I was thinking of getting a naniwa, what do you think of it?

Regards,
Joe

I have been using the Naniwas for years; it is a synthetic stone, soft and loads up easily which means that you need to lap it often...sooo you need a lapping stone or just buy a DMT diamond hone for the job, I believe a 600 grit will do. Also, if you are going to invest in the Nanis get a 1000 grit to set the bevel in addition also buy a Norton prep stone to raise slurry. I have the following 1K,3K,5K,8K and 10K for polishing the bevel...and yes IMHO, they are a good investment. HOG