Thread: Sun July 31th - Sat August 06th

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.

________________
Cheers,
Robert

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

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

I know what you mean mate. DE's have their place, I find them great for my head and also for a travel razor when travelling light, but you just cant bet the good old Straight.

Originally Posted by Birnando

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

I love that Lewis, what a stunner

Originally Posted by thewatermark

RAZOR: Case Temperite

Beautiful photo mate, and razor too.

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Ok, guys, 2 parter here. First, today is my birthday, and the wife and son went way overboard for me, encouraging me in my shaving addictions, LOL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and congratulations on your haul and your wife's enthusiasm, I hope it continues for many more years

Originally Posted by eTom

soap: Calani
brush: Muehle
razor: Wostenholm
hat: Barmah (Australia)

Awesome hat Tom, you must look like Indiana Jones in that.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Good morning friends!
(In this week in my personal SODT: knives and razors from their homeland)

RAZOR: 8/8" BUDDEL Custom (w/ Desert ironwood scales)
DECORATION; GERMAN KNIFE: Böker Subcom Fixed Blade CLD, by Chad Los Banos.

I'm not kidding Bela, when I scrolled down and saw this pic my heart rate accelerated. Both the razor and knife are absolutely beautiful. WOW.


No shave for me tonight, I touched up my Wade & Butcher and want to test it on a 2 day growth so I'll leave it until tomorrow.
Thanks for all the outstanding posts and pics gentlemen.
Grant

Originally Posted by baldy

Awesome hat Tom, you must look like Indiana Jones in that.

Not really, Grant.
I bought this original Barmah hat in Ft. Myers, Florida.
I love this hat.
BTW:
Bela has the same hat!

Originally Posted by eTom

Not really, Grant.
I bought this original Barmah hat in Ft. Myers, Florida.
I love this hat.
BTW:
Bela has the same hat!

Yes, yes! My Barmah hats collection has since expanded for summer, autumn, winter, spring:



...and I love Barmah hats too!

Sorry for

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.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

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Sten,
Nice Hospital...Is this the Le Grelot Hospital or different?

Yes Robert, sorry for the confusion - indeed it is. Stamped Le Grelot Hospital Medaille d'Or on the reverse, Bayle Annonay on the front.

Wednesday Night

Razor: Sprock 6/8

Cream: Body Shop Maca Root

Brush: New Forest 2213 Chunky

Post: Alum - Blue Stratos AS

Result: Smooth and close.

No razor honing today but I did use my new found skills to restore and sharpen the knife. I bought it about 30 years ago aged 11 partly as an act of rebellion towards my parents who had said I couldn't have one. I was at a friends house and we went into town, I'd saved up the money and although the guy in the shop wasn't too happy about it (he offered to let me phone my parents from the shop) I bought it. When I arrived back at my fiends house his mother saw from our faces that we'd been up to something, found out and made me ring my parents. When I got home my dad had me show him it, said they would trust me to be careful with it and gave it back to, me some rebellion huh! Over the following few years it sharpened many sticks and spend a lot of time being thrown at trees. Leaving the carbon steel blade tarnished rusting and blunt, today it is shining and sharp in a way that it hasn't been for many many years. (BTW My son is 11, I offered to buy him a Swiss Army knife he declined!)

Duke 2 Best
AOS Sandalwood SS
C-MON HF
TM Artisan--Cotton / Latigo
Witch Hazel
Gap Smooth Sandalwood EDT
Have a Great Night!

Warm Shower, Stephan's
Warm oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Custom Badger Brush
AOS Lavender Shave Cream, Glycerine
Fromm 72 Special in Horn, Maxterpiece
Stropped 100 Laps
AOS Aluminum
Stephan Island Lime
Vaseline for Men

Love this razor by Max. The edge is superb and gives a smooth shave. The AOS always smells great.

Nice shave tonight.

Enjoy