Thread: Sun August 21st - Sat August 27th

PREP: Hot shower with face scrub

RAZOR: Muhle

BRUSH: PJ3

SOAP: Razorock Italian Barber Limited Edition

ASTRINGENT: Thayers Lavender

ASB: Cade

EDT: Davidoff ECHO

RESULTS: EXCELLENT SHAVE!!!

AWESOME POSTS GUYS!!!!! HAVE A GOOD MONDAY

RENE, SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT NEWS.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1

Razor: Toyo Scheön Burg #666

Strop: 30/60 Neil Miller Linen/English Bridle

Soap: De Vergulde Hand

Astrigent: Alum Block

After shave: Brut

Results: Bought this soap when I visited Amsterdam in May, but haven't come around to use it until now. Actually a pretty good soap for the price(1.95€) and with the Toyo, it had to be a nice shave, two pass DFS+

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

[CENTER]Gentlemen: EXCELLENT shaves to start the 1st round of shaves

Probably a Pipe, LOOOL??!!

Nope I got a package in the mail today!!!! Going to try it out after a shower now.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Thank you my friend. How was the weekend celebration. I bet your mom had a great time with family around...or was it just you?

Thanks Robert, we had a very nice time, my father was away, but my wife, kids and I, along with my sister and some friends of my parents celebrated with cake, waffels, beer and wine (no beer and wine for the kids though )

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I started my vacation on friday. Sadly it didnt start off great. My friend of 22 years who was diagnosed with Lukemia in Jan , And we though was getting better called me. Was told he has 3-4 months to live. Not Good!

Sorry to hear about your friend Rene, that's not a good start to the vacation

Originally Posted by hornm

It's good to be home. I actually got here Friday eve but between trying to put things away and trying to figure out where my mom moved things I've been a little preoccupied. I think the only thing that would have made this better would have been to turn the lather into a cold water shave (it's been warm enough here in PDX the last couple days for it).

Take care and keep the shaves coming

Michael

Glad to hear you're back home Michael

Originally Posted by Birnando

Razor: Mastro Livi, 8/8" Custom

Originally Posted by eTom

I start the week with my Buddel-razor

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Razor: Robert Williams Custom

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Razor: 7/8" Akamatsu Manaslu M-55 Ltd. Ed., Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point

I'm not gonna say it, I'm not gonna say it, I AM going to say it.......you bloody RAD feeders

Originally Posted by thewatermark

RENE, SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT NEWS. [/table]

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Sorry to hear about your friend Rene, that's not a good start to the vacation

Thank you Guys! It means alot.

Kenny Powell 12/8-RR Artisan/TOBS Almond Cream-DB1.5 Scuttle-Glenn Ey 25MM Silvertip in Red Morrell

Well today was a special day! I asked Kenny to make a razor for me that was huge! I got my wish!! I only had a few requests. Make it in A2, Subtle functional jimps, and big! We discussed scale material and I really wanted to give him free reign to "go crazy". LOL This razor is a true one of a kind work of art! At 12/8, it is not small or light but surprisingly nimble in the hand. I had no issues anywhere on my face even under my nose(yes it's still there!)It is over 3"long on the blade as it overhangs my strop(only tough part is stropping it). I threw the EJ DE in for size perspective.
So about the shave. After a 40 pound pack two mile run today I took a nice long shower and followed it up with a great Uberlather. BBS 3 pass shave and happy as can be! Robert I think I finally have one upped you!!!! LOL. Now I have to figure out how to store it as it's twice the size of anything I have in rotation!! Have a great day all and be safe!
Paul

Paul, that's beast of a blade!

Truly awesome.

Originally Posted by Jeltz

Paul, that's beast of a blade!

Truly awesome.

Looks normal to me, the other kit however..

Monday Night

Razor: Kropp 6/8

Brush: Omega 81052

Cream: Prof Blighty Black & White

Post: Alum, Gillette ASB

I gave the Kropp a few laps on my recently acquired barbers hone just to see what it would feel like, then stropped and shaved. The edge wasn't as smooth or sharp as I like, it felt like it had come off a sub 8K stone. I think I'll give it a run over the coticule before the next shave, to bring back the keen but mellow edge I like. If that's the kind of edge the old timers used to have then I can see why the safety razor became so popular! To that end I did a final pass with and Edwin Jagger DE89 and a Gillette Superthin.

Warm Shower, Burt's bees rubbed into the whiskers
Warm Oil
Gentleman's Best Signature Series Shave soap.
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Boar Brush
Kinsyo Frame Back
20 laps Naniwa 12K, 20 Crox, 100 Linen/Leather
AOS Aluminum
Nancy Boy After shave Gell

Nice two pass shave today. The soap worked up a great lather and I was quite happy with it. I added a picture of the new tower at the World Trade Center. The photo was taken from #4 WFC.