Thread: Sun August 21st - Sat August 27th

• Pre: lather
• Shaving Brush: Semogue 2030B
• Shaving cream: Dovo Eucalyptus
• Razor: Globusmen 13/16
• Strop: Ambrose De Caballo Màs Fino
• Post: Alum, Floid amber

By blix72 at 2011-08-26

Finally, it is Friday!!

Pre-Shave: Shower

Brush: Plisson HMW #16

Razor:Friedrich W. Engels, Special

Honing Regimen: Touched it up on a Norton Barber Hone.

Strop: Kanayama #90000, tri strop. 40/30/50

Soap/Cream: Czech & Speake, No 88

Scuttle:Schwarzweisskeramik, Large White

Astringent: Osma Alum

After shave Balm: Truefitt & Hill Classic ASB, scentless

EdT: Czech & Speake, No 88

Results: A very decent Friday shave. The razor was sharp and smooth after a wee touch up on my Norton Barber hone. It is a small blade, but capable all the same. The No 88 is turning in to a favorite of mine. Great scent, solid performance

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Have a wonderful weekend guys

Gentlemen: 1st round of SOTDs are a Knock Out (Muhammad Ali would have been proud)

Originally Posted by eTom

Don't forget your teddybaer

Tom,
I was going to, but you sent all those teddy bears to little Jack, LOOOOL...besides, I was hoping to use that elephant of yours, but seems like he is still knocked out from Yoda's headbutt, LOOOOL

Originally Posted by hornm

Brush: Yakima custom (the brush Gerrit helped me turn during the meet he hosted in March)

Michael,
Sounds like a very nice brush (Kudos to Gerrit and congrats to you)...Would love to see a picture of it.

Originally Posted by easyace

Razor: Wacker, 6/8" Inox, Spanish Point, rescaled in TI Olive Wood.

EA,
Are those the new scales for the Wacker? If so, very nicely done buddy. They fit her nicely. Congrats.

Originally Posted by Otto

Razor: Genco Army & Navy
I'm ready for the week-end.

I love this Genco too Otto...Great Maxterpiece. With that gun, I am afraid to ask what kind of weekend you have planned, LOOOOL. Enjoy it buddy

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Start of liberation shave.

I'm being phased out here, will most likely move back to South Korea soon. Management could simply not take the criticism for the mobbing and harassment that was going on in this swamp; instead of correcting what they had to, they chose the other path which is to cover everything up and practically sack the person that points the weaknesses of the system.

Off this Sunday for a month's holiday back home, after two very hard and literally awful years here.

Konstantinos,
Sorry to hear about the troubles with management. Sounds like the typical, incompetent idiots that exist in most companies...Forget about them. Congratulations on sticking to the principles of it. Great "liberation" shave. Enjoy your month off at home (hope to still see some SOTDs) and the start of your new life in South Korea.

Originally Posted by Mikael

But ... I ... I've been wanting one of those Speziales since I was a toddler are you sure you don't want to trade

Thank you, it's a sweet blade, not something you see every day and in good nick

LOOOOOOOL.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: TI, special edition
This is a nice razor, special made for a French shaving group

Mikael,
See? You do have a "Special" blade. You don't really need mine, LOOOOOOOL. In all seriousness, this is a beautiful TI.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Razor: Joe Chandler Damascus
Result: The Chandler blade is absolutely smooth and has just the right amount of heft to it. The shave was effortless, and I'm set for Friday to roll on into the weekend!

Yeah, yeah...Just rub it in, don't you, LOOOOL. Great JC buddy

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Razor: Lecran Cutlery Extra Hollow Ground

This shave was just OK. The edge on the razor seemed a tad muddy. While it wasn't a bad shave by any stretch it just wasn't all that great either. At any rate, I'm once again presentable for public display and off to be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender. Happy Friday, Brothers

Sorry about the edge on this beauty not being quite there, but I am sure she will be ready next time around. Enjoy being displayed in public and have fun struggling for that greenback

Originally Posted by Blix

• Razor: Globusmen 13/16

That's it Amund...I officially hate you, LOOOOL. This GM is a beauty brother

Originally Posted by Birnando

Razor:Friedrich W. Engels, Special
Soap/Cream: Czech & Speake, No 88
Results: A very decent Friday shave. The razor was sharp and smooth after a wee touch up on my Norton Barber hone. It is a small blade, but capable all the same. The No 88 is turning in to a favorite of mine. Great scent, solid performance

Great start to this Friday B....The 88 is the soap I decided to use today. Gooooood stuff.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Razor: 6/8" C.V. Heljestrand "Royal Kindall", Full Hollow Ground, Round Point (w/ Faux Ivory Scales)

Honing Regimen: Chosera 5k, 10k followed by Maruichi Nakayama Asagi (w/ Tomonagura slurry, ending with water only)

Strop: 0/0/0 (Neil Miller Linen / Imperial Horsehide leather / Imperial Cordovan leather)

Überlather: Jack Black "Macademia/Soy" Shave Creme + Czech & Speake №88 Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue AS

Cologne: Penhaligon "Racquets" EdT

Results: Today's shave really hit the spot. I hadn't used this Royal Kindall in quite a long time, so I took her back for a spin around the stones late last night. She delivered a first class shave. The C&S 88 soap provided for a splendid lather with outstanding glide/cushion. Everyday should be this good.

Have a FANTASTIC Friday gentlemen .

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Cheers,
Robert

August 26st SOTD
Prep: hot shower and lingering lather
Brush: Rooney Silvertip
Soap: Fitjar Såpekokeri Fjellheim
Razor: Geo. Wolstenholm & Son “The Conqueror”
Post: Witch Hazel and a fuzzy SOTD pic



First shave in a week! The Conqueror” lived up to its name and made short work of my beard in two passes. Even found time to relieve our little cherry tree of its cherries, which will be brined on Monday then bathed in a booze syrup for 3 weeks.

Now off for a half day of work before a weekend of paddling the Quesnel and Caribou rivers!

Enjoy the weekend Gents.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Michael,
Sounds like a very nice brush (Kudos to Gerrit and congrats to you)...Would love to see a picture of it.

Sadly I've her since march and this is the first time I've gotten around to getting pic's up. Sorry G

I wanted something with a longer handle and when trying to figure out what design I remembered seeing a similarly shaped neck duster on one of the barber supply sites I had poked around on.



Thanx for looking,
Michael

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

EA,
Are those the new scales for the Wacker? If so, very nicely done buddy. They fit her nicely. Congrats.

They are, thank you. I bought the scales, so just had to drill a hole and put the pin in, but I'm very happy with how it looks now.

Friday evening shave:

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Frank Shaving finest badger
Soap: Van der Hagen soap / Palmolive cream / Glycerin
Scuttle: Robert Becker large
Razor: Otto Busch Weltmeister, 5/8 hollow round point
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: Provence home made splash
Notes: Nice relaxing time in the mancave today, altho this razor is falling a little behind. That rewarded me with a small cut inder my jawline while scything - it would not stop on itself so I had to whip out the styptic. Anyways, near BBS and feeling good - let the weekend commence



The best of weekends to you all!

Originally Posted by Blix

Wonderful composition. Very artistic.
Angel

Thank you Angel, you should edit the photo out of your post though, quoting pics in this thread isn't allowed.


Robert, you don't have a Globusmen?