Thread: Sun July 31th - Sat August 06th

a fun day.
shaved with a very small razor.
I just shaved my face with it, and perfectly smooth. it was fun
prep: only face wash and soap
unknown razor.

A hectic couple of days, I hadn't shaved in 48 hours.

Bill, great news!! I had a feeling this would work out fine

Jes: Congratulations buddy. Nothing better, nothing bigger! I'm so happy for you and your family

Pre-Shave: A cool shower after a 5 hour bike-ride.

Brush: Simpson Persian Jar 2, 22mm Silver tip

Razor: Alex Jacques, 8/8" Damascus Custom

Honing Regimen: Touched the AJ up today. 60 laps on my Oozuku put it right back to superb.

Strop: Neil Miller, Custom Cordovan Shell

Soap/Cream: Castle Forbes, Lavender

Scuttle:Schwarzweisskeramik, Large White

Astringent: Alum Osma

After shave Balm: Castle Forbes, Lavender

EdT: Penhaligon's English Fern

Results: A divine half hour The AJ is such a wonderful shaver. The 48 hours worth of stubble was doomed. In boxing terminology this was like putting Pee-Wee Herman up against a 1974 version of Muhammad Ali! A rumble in my shave cave

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Enjoy your afternoon guys

Originally Posted by kalerolf

Thats a realy nice Wacker you have.

Thanks, and the best thing is that she ahaves just as well as she looks

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

Yes but if you notice they are very artistic and I sense they may be fake patina!! LOL You have to admit, The Boy has Style!!!!!!

Ohh yes! I've been drooling over many of Robert's straights

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

At some point, she may visit Max for a minor clean up (the small spots that are annoying).

Why am I not surprised?

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Rune,
The perils, trials and tribulations of straight shaving, eh? Makes DE shaving look like a walk in the park, LOOOOL. Glad to hear that you're pushing the envelope of this Wacker's edge. Well done. Don't worry, in time you will find that not edges are created equal. Some are better than others and everyone's experience varies in this regard. have fun with the experimentation and discovery phase of straight shaving brother.

It does, but it's a million times as fun too (And expencive)
The escher finish was really something on her, I also finished one of my Filarmonicas on it for comparison.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

I got some great news yesterday morning: I received an offer from a large international law firm I'd been interviewing with since April.

Congratulations Bill

Originally Posted by Jes

Hi folks. This morning's shave was my first as a father, so I figured it was special enough to mention.

Congratulations!!

You might just as well start to get used to shave at night, you will be too tired in the morning from now

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

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Look who's back. Great hearing from you buddy. You've been on my mind these last few days. Congratulations on a successful operation. How's your sister?

Thanks Robert. Jennifer is just as onry as ever. She's always had a somewhat maternal streak to her. But then again between her husband and myself I can't really blame her

Michael

Originally Posted by hornm

Thanks Robert. Jennifer is just as onry as ever. She's always had a somewhat maternal streak to her. But then again between her husband and myself I can't really blame her

Michael

Michael, So glad things are going well so far!!!! You were in our prayers, and hopefully it helped!

Our best always,

The Hammontre family..

(Mike, wife and kid, hehe)

Gillette Slim w/Persona blade-Jermyn Street Shave Cream-Jermyn Street ASB-Bvlgari Cologne

My first DE shave ever!! LOL Well I have been silently watching the master's such as Bill and Obie and Have been holding on this for a bit but today was the perfect trial. I have been working on finishing the razors for Nervin and myself so took a quick shower. All I can say is WOW!! Why did we ever go to disposible razors????? I started on 1 WTG, then 3 XTG and moved to 5 ATG. I was so liking this that I did a 7 WTG again just to check for irritation. NONE!!! And as close to BBS as a DE can get. On par with a good Str8 shave. As I'm not very familiar with the blades and such I'm not sure about the persona blade but if It gets better then this I might have to pull the trigger on a EJ Barley!! Have a great day all and I'm back to work on pinning razors!

Paul

Pre-Shave: Hot Towel & AOS Lemon Oil Preshave

Brush: Omega Pure Badger

Razor: Taylor's Eyewitness 1000

Strop: SRD Red Latigo (30 lashes on linen & leather)

Creme: MdC

Astringent none

After Shave Splash:My own Bay Rum

Cologne: Woods by Abercrombie & Fitch

Results: Excellent shave by the 1000! I picked this razor up from a lady in Scotland through Etsy.com. I paid $40 for it and it looks to me like the razor has seen very little, if any, use. I didn't really like the AOS Lemon preshave oil. Compared to others it felt sticky and hard to rub in. I much prefer Floid Sandalor or the Shave Secret Oil. No irritation and I'm ready to face the day!

Originally Posted by baldy

That is one cool looking knife, beautiful Fily too. great pic
Grant

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Bela,
Another fabulous display of blade/knife...But, does your mother know that you play with one too many sharp objects, LOOOOOL?

Originally Posted by du212

Good morning Béla, what a nice knife your laguiole... perfect to pair with this french beauty....I bet "le talisman" is a great shaver

Thank you my friends!
Cheers,
Béla

Lecollier 6/8 wedge, Vie Long 16413, Kell's Lime+Palmshave lime, Tade alun, Mennen Green tonic



A citric scented shave for a warm day, this vielong brush enjoys the creams and glycerin soaps, and the combo I've chosen has given a creamy lather with a fresh scent,....the Lecollier is really effective, the Mennen GT goes well with any citric scent...a friend suggest me this alum stone (tade) and it's better than the Osma and the Hyaline, it feels softer on the skin than others.

Originally Posted by du212

a friend suggest me this alum stone (tade) and it's better than the Osma and the Hyaline, it feels softer on the skin than others.

Great shave, Jose. The Tade alum is very good, but don't waste your money on the soap. I binned it straight away!