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08-03-2011, 07:00 AM #1
Good morning friends
soap: Mitchell's
brush: Muehle
razor: Thiers Issard
AS: Brut
Have a nice day.
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08-03-2011, 07:09 AM #2
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Thanked: 298SODT -- Wednesday
Good morning friends!
(In this week in my personal SODT: knives and razors from their homeland)
PREP: Hot shower BRUSH: SIMPSON PL 10 Best Badger SOAP/CREAM: L'occitane Cade Soap SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl RAZOR: TOSUKE STROP: Biber-Elster Feinste Spez. Juchte paddle strop SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG AS: Pitralon (Swiss made) RESULT: Wery clean shave DECORATION; JAPANESE KNIFE: RJ Martin Kozuka, Handmade by custom knifemaker R.J. Martin, full tang with Black Ray Skin under black cord wrapped handle.
Have a nice day,
BélaLife is like a cup of tea... it's all in how you make it...
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08-03-2011, 10:58 AM #3
Last edited by Maximilian; 08-03-2011 at 03:42 PM. Reason: http://straightrazorplace.com/shave-day/61162-how-keep-our-sotd-tidy-organized.html
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08-03-2011, 07:13 AM #4
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, and when I acknowledged safe receipt of the razor he mentioned that he has honed the razor himself and would love some feedback on that.
I have at the moment restricted myself to a small rotation of 3-4 razors as I need to get the technique up to a good standard first. I consequently told him that it may take a while till I get to try the razor and provide feedback on the honing.
This morning, however, I changed my mind. Time to change the rotation and try this one out.
Result: two passes and an effortless, smooth and close shave.
Thank you, Zephyr.
E.A. Berg wedge/near wedge, 5/8
Dr. Henk's' Bay Rum with A Twist
David Hayward Design, 22mm two band finest, 48mm loft 'le Tuft' refit
T&H 1805 after shave balm
Diptyque Tam Dao Eau de Toilette
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08-03-2011, 09:40 AM #5
First restore & Hone
Pre-shave: Hot shower, hot towel
Brush: TGN Silvertip in custom in African Walnut
Soap: Überlather - Mama Bear's Hinoki Wood, TOBS Lemon & Lime, glycerine
Razor: Robert Dodges Universally Approved, 11/16, near wedge
AS: Cold towel, Old Spice White Water
Strop: Illinois #827 Imperial Russian - 30 linen, 60 leather
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). Not 100% baby-butt smooth, but darn close in three passes. Also my first run with a silvertip brush, for which:
+1!
The best shave in a very long time, for many reasons, one of which is English Steel, another northern folly (of so wilfully parting with an AWESOME brush)!
Enjoy this wonderful summer day, gents!
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08-03-2011, 09:45 AM #6
L'Occitane Verbena soap
Feather AS D1 + Feather blade
NF Tubby 1
Vulfix Persian musk
distilled Witch hazel + propolis
Coty Raw Vanilla
Jamie
Lovely shave, humidity levels very high. the knife is a very rare swiss Klotzli Spyderco Michael Walker C22, the carbon fibre came from a Sauber F1 car.
Last edited by celticcrusader; 08-03-2011 at 10:08 AM.
“Wherever you’re going never take an idiot with you, you can always find one when you get there.”
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08-03-2011, 10:02 AM #7
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.
Paul, blades are a matter of personal choice. Personnas are generally considered a middle of the road blade sharp enough and pretty smooth, many people recommend feathers, they are probably the sharpest DE blades out there. Personally I find them a little rough, for me Gillette Superthins provide the best balance of sharp and smooth. For my money though the best safety razor and blade combo is an Ever Ready/Gem 1912 with a PTFE coated Gem single edge blade. As close as you get to a straight shave with a disposable blade.Regards
Nic
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08-03-2011, 10:15 AM #8He saw a lawyer killing a viper on a dunghill hard by his own stable; And the Devil smiled, for it put him in mind of Cain and his brother Abel.
-- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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08-03-2011, 10:55 AM #9
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.
Pre-shave: Vitos and Astroglide
Lather: Williams with a few drops of glycerin
Brush: Col. Conk Badger
Razor: Cataraugus Cutlery Co.
Astringent: Dickenson Witch Hazel with rosewater added
Balm: PdP Shea Butter ASB
AS: Aqua Velva Blue Ice
Shaved cold and was rewarded with a BBS face.
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08-03-2011, 02:37 PM #10