Thread: Sun July 31th - Sat August 06th

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

the knife is a very rare swiss Klotzli Spyderco Michael Walker C22, the carbon fibre came from a Sauber F1 car.

Nice Spydie and great story on the carbon fiber

Originally Posted by eTom

Good morning friends
soap: Mitchell's
brush: Muehle
razor: Thiers Issard
AS: Brut

Have a nice day.

My day is going well, but your shave is awesome mate

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Razor/Blade: Merkur 39C Slant + Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile blades

Lather: Trumper's "Eucris" Shave Soap (Thanks Rene ) + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue AS

Results: I hadn't shaved with a DE for so long, I was afraid that I might have forgotten how to. So, today I took out (and dusted) my DE slant for this purpose. I loaded her up with Bolsano blades that I recently purchased and took her out for a spin. Also new today was a sample of the Eucris shave soap I received from Rene yesterday (thanks buddy)...this thing really smells great, not to mention that it produces a great lather. Not surprising given that it's Trumper's. . The prep/lather was wonderful as was the Bolsano, but I must confess that as much as I loved this shave, I really prefer my straight...I get a much smoother and enjoyable shaves from them than a DE.

Have a SPECTACULAR Wednesday gentlemen.

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Cheers,
Robert

Wowwww...Quite a lot of SOTDs to catch up with this AM...What a great series to wake up to. Fabulous and addcitive shaves gentlemen.

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

That is exactly what I was thinking at the time I shaved and when typing that SOTD!!!!!

Guilt is not a good thing, LOOOOL...no worries though. I feel just as guilty today using me DE.

Originally Posted by kalerolf

My wife has other thoughts about it. hahahaha

LOOOOOOL

Originally Posted by MichaelS

Razor: Joseph Rodgers 6/8 near wedge, Undream horn scales
Comments: Razor freshly honed on a progression of natural stones: Honyama 1K, BBW 4K, Roszutec 6K, Coticule 8K - BBS!

Woooah Michael...Congratulations on getting that beautiful JR tamed. That sounds like one heck of a honing regimen.

Originally Posted by eTom

soap: Mitchell's
brush: Muehle
razor: Thiers Issard
AS: Brut

Nice satisfying shave Tom.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

RAZOR: TOSUKE
DECORATION; JAPANESE KNIFE: RJ Martin Kozuka, Handmade by custom knifemaker R.J. Martin, full tang with Black Ray Skin under black cord wrapped handle. [/Table]

Beautiful pair Béla. That Kozuka is amazing. The handles are from sting ray skin?! What do you use the knife for or is it purely collection?

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Somewhere up there north, there is this guy who owns a few very nice razors and gives us some lovely SOTDs. I got delivery of this little beauty off him yesterday.

E.A. Berg wedge/near wedge, 5/8

Konstantinos,
For a second I thought you were talking about Santa Claus, LOOOOL. Beautiful snatch buddy. Congratulations and use her in good health.

PS: Rune certainly is quickly becoming a honing machine and a source of great straights.

Originally Posted by Pithor

Brush: TGN Silvertip in custom in African Walnut
Razor: Robert Dodges Universally Approved, 11/16, near wedge

This was a special one for me, so I held on to a good three-day beard. My first shave with my first self-restored and self-honed razor (being the first serious honing attempt).

Pithor,
Welcome to SOTD and congratulations on the counts of honing and restoring. Very nicely done. That's a great looking brush (can't go wrong with a TGN badger)..And yet another mention of Rune being a supplier, LOL

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

the knife is a very rare swiss Klotzli Spyderco Michael Walker C22, the carbon fibre came from a Sauber F1 car.

Wowww Jamie,
Getting past this great shave, this is one beautiful razor. Love the design/scales.

Originally Posted by Jeltz

Robert, probably my bad terminology but I always class my 1st shave after honing as a test shave, to see how sharp and smooth I've gotten the blade.

Got it ...Thanks Nic. I sounded as if she may be someone else's, but glad she's in your collection.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

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Bill,
You haven't pulled the Knize Ten in a long time. Great shave buddy

Originally Posted by Jacketch

Today I decided to go small. The chosen razor is a well used and slightly modified Cataraugus SR. I don't know the original size but the blade is now 2.5" by barely .5" and it has a lot of hone wear. The nose of the blade was obviously shortened at some point in time but it's still a fine shaver. Great for a face shave and perfect for a neck razor.

Razor: Cataraugus Cutlery Co.

Jack,
Great "little" razor, but she doesn't look all that small to me...maybe a 4/8"?

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Razor: Le Hospital Bayle Annonay, 6/8 round point hollow
Notes: I practically never get razor burn, but I did today. Not quite sure what that was, but I just rehoned this razor. It was a slow and relaxing shave until I had to cut it short. Not a full BBS today. My AS helped a lot and now it's practically gone. I'll have to look into it before next use.

Sten,
Nice Hospital...Is this the Le Grelot Hospital or different? Sorry about the razor burn though. I am also curious as to why she wasn't all that.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

A three pass beauty this morning. I'd like to stay and chat but really, I gotta go make a living. Cheers!

The "job" thing always gets in the way, LOOOOL.

Originally Posted by blueman

37C Slant

Slants are great...I will use my 39C today

Originally Posted by Jacketch

I really hate that! My job so interferes with my private life

Haaaaaaa....BIG +1, LOOOOL

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

To be honest, I'm finding shaving with a DE very easy and have no issue's as of yet.

Paul,
So are you saying you're now a DE convert, LOOOL? For me personally, as easy as it is using a DE, I find that straights are much much more enjoyable to use (not to mention that they give me a much closer shave)

Originally Posted by baldy

Uber: Tabac Soap, Tabac Cream + Glycerin
Razor: Custom Gotta 120 11/16
I dont know why, but it's been months since I used this razor and tonight I was pleasantly surprises how well it shaved.

Beautiful setup Grant

Originally Posted by du212

Mühle R41+zorrik, Semogue SOC badger, Institut Karité, Thayers Witch Hazel

Beautiful shot José. Institut Karite ASB is truly a great product. Love the feel of it after a great shave.

Originally Posted by du212

LOOOOL : I don't know when and where did learn my Veiga the B.A.S.E. Jump , I am worried about the other razors maybe they want to practice it, I could ask Max about an scale set with parachute .... and then go to jump more seriously from "el Capitan" in the Yosemite N.P.

That is just too funny José...Go figure, scales with parachutes. Well, it so happens that we are headed to Yosemite in early September. If you want to drop by, we can certainly test that theory (in a safe way of course), LOOOOOOL

Originally Posted by Otto

Razor: Winchester 5/8

Wowww Otto...It's so unusual seeing you use anything less than a 7/8", but she's a beauty.

Awesome pics and kits as usual gentlemen. Its always a pleasure to look through the SOTD thread, and hopefully I will be back on the bandwagon soon as work is finally giving me some breathing room.

Robert with the DE!!! Wow. I really want to give the Eucris a try next. I love the look of that black bowl and the scent sounds intriguing. Is it more potent than the Spanish Fig & Nutmeg? I broke that soap out today and I could hardly smell it. Darn Nose If anyone has been interested in trying the Spanish Fig & Nutmeg soap I'd be up for a trade. I think my damaged olfactory senses just don't pick this one up like they should. The cologne is great though.

I definitely get better shaves when I wait an extra day between them. This is my 3rd day straight with my straights and I had some irritation. Maybe I need to run the Bismarck over the coticule again. Nothing terrible, but not the smooth experience I'm used to with my red Bismarck.

Nice to see some of your straight guys like Robert giving a DE shave now and again, adds a nice bit of variety to the show, meaning maybe some of us DE guys may have to step up to the plate and give the old straight edge a go. great looking straights on show today, and WOW! there's a custom job over on the restorations that's blown my mind, here's the link for those who missed it.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...forged-a2.html

Jamie

Pre-Shave: A cold shower

Brush: Vulfix 38mm!!, Super Badger

Razor:Charlie Lewis, 8/8" Custom. Mammoth Ivory scales

Strop: Kanayama #90000, tri-strop

Soap/Cream: Domenico Caraceni 1913 shaving cream

Scuttle:Schwarzweisskeramik, Large White

Astringent: Thayers Medicated SuperHazel

EdT: Domenico Caraceni 1913

Results: A very fine shave indeed. The DC is such an awesome cream. The scent is perhaps a little too much for summer time, but the performance is so good that I frankly don't care

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Good morning Gentlemen!!

Prep: Hot shower + Proraso pre/post
Razor: Max Sprecher ''Green Beauty'' 15/16
Brush: Vie-Long Zurito
Soap: Martin de Candre (First time with this soap and wont use another soap for a while)
AS: Speick splash
Finish: Martin de Candre Eau de Lavande (Love it!!!)

Great day to all!!

cheers
Dominic

PREP: Hot shower

RAZOR: Case Temperite

BRUSH: Simpson PJ3

SOAP: Penhaligons English Fern

ASTRINGENT: Thayers Unscented

ASB: Nivea Balm

EDT: Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

RESULTS: FANTASTIC SHAVE

Been a few days since my last shave, work has been ridiculous, but was glad to break out the case to wipe away the 3 days growth, WOW!! sticky smooth and irritation free.

AWESOME PHOTOS THESE PAST FEW DAYS GUYS!!!!!

DOMINIC,THATS SETUP IS PLAIN AWESOME!! IM MUCHO ENVIOUS