Thread: Sun August 28th - Sat September 3rd

Series #1 today: Priceless
Can't wait for Series #2
Well done guys.

Originally Posted by hornm

Soap: Institut Karite

Good start to the week. Didn't quite get the shave I had hoped for,

Michael,
Sorry to hear the shave wasn't quite AAA rated...Sounds like the blade needs to revisit the stones. The IK soap was a nice tough...Great soap indeed. Nicely moisturizing and good glide

Originally Posted by eTom

Monday morning

Nice gear Tom

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Well i'm not to sure about this one, but given the close and long relationship between India and the UK, I would imagine they would be using Indian Sandalwood, but I may be wrong?

Jamie,
That is a reasonable and logical thinking

Originally Posted by Otto

Soap: Proraso
DE-Razor: Gillette Aristocrat / Wilkinson Sword blade
ASB: Proraso

Otto,
Sometimes, it pays to go with a simple and basic shave. I like it. Well done bro

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

It occurred to me this morning that I completely forgot about the dome shave yesterday so I got my hair did this morning. Three passes and the dome is indeed catfish belly smooth. Late evening shave yesterday meant there wasn't much to do on the face. Gave it a one pass multi-directional touch up and that seemed to be more than adequate.

Nice going GI...now, the face and dome (almost) match.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: C V Heljestrand no 4
Soap/AS: Tabac
This blade is amazing, looks rather plain (but stylish ) even though an awesome shaver! Tabac's greaty stuff too, if you only could afford one regular supermarket soap, this could easy be one of those (ARKO or Cella being two other).

Great combo Mikael...That Helje is indeed very stylish. Big +1 on the Tabac

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Falkenberg 117 8/8 and Filarmonica 13 Doble Temple

Started off with the Falkenber, razor had been here ever since my sister brought it from Chicago. Turns out the razor is not shave ready from mid-way along the edge's length till the heel. Never mind, I take out the Filarmonica and continue, finishing off nicely with the Chanel after shave prep.

Konstantinos,
That Falkenberg is a beauty. Too bad her edge wasn't quite there yet. A few laps on the hones will take care of that and turn her into a first class shaver. Good finish with the Fili

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Preparations and arrangements for my potential new assignment are well under way. I will only rest when this matter is finalized. A week's long holiday in the islands in the Aegean Sea is quite possible next week.

Waiting can be a gut wrenching exercise for sure...Those holiday plans sound wonderful though. The Aegean Sea islands are one of the most beautiful. Have you decided which islands yet?

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Razor: John Shepherd
Result: This was a test shave of a blade for a friend. He purchased it some time ago from our own GSSixgun and declares it his favorite razor in his den. Sadly, it had lost its keenness over time and he was unable to bring it back. So I took it to the hones. I started on my 5k Chosera, but it wasn't getting sharp enough, so I went back to bevel set with the 1k Chosera. Once it was smoothly shaving arm hair, I proceeded through my 5k and 10k stones and then finished it with a light nagura progression on the Oozuku Suita. The result this morning was one fit for a king! The edge was smooth and it simply wiped away several days growth. I was left with a sticky smooth BBS leaving me ready to apply the Sartorial. This is a scent that has grown on me significantly. It is pure class but in a modern refined way. It's an excellent choice for a Monday!

Very nice going Bill. This blade deserves nothing than the best edge and you seem to have achieved just that. Your friend will sure appreciate that. Well done

Originally Posted by Adept

Razor - George Wostenholm & Son "Pipe Razor", 9/16, extra full hollow, singing,
Results - This one left me right in The Downtown BBS

CONGRATULATIONS Adept on achieving the first milestone (but one of the most satisfying) on the road to straight shaving. And what a fabulous razor to make this happen. Woohooo!!!! it only gets better from here on out.

Originally Posted by jhenry

Razor: 6/8” Bengall “Finest Hollow Ground”
Result: Bye, bye beard…

Monroe,
Beautiful razor to bid a proper farewell to yesterday's whiskers. Nicely done

Originally Posted by amb

Soap/Cream:TOBS, Mr.Taylor’s Cream
Safety RazorStrop: Merkur 34 C HD
Blade: Merkur (#2 use)
AS: Lotion TOBS, Collection n.74 Victorian Lime
Comments:Excellent shave. TOBS lather has allowed an easy gliding of the blade

Angel,
Great software and hardware choice. TOBS has wonderful product lines.

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Uber: RazoRock Cacao + Godrej + Glycerine
Razor: 6/8 Wade & Butcher pre 1891 Square Tip Hammer Restore
Result:After a refresh on the paddles, this W&B was perfect. It was so sharp it re-opened an old cut perfectly. It caught the scar and just opened it again. Amazing. 2 passes and I was content. Not BBS But near. The Uber was amazing today. Mix a brush full of water in the mug with an inch of Godrej, load the brush with RazoRock, throw in 5 drops of Glycerine and it made such a wonderful lather, thick, creamy and so smooth and slick. It was one of the best I have ever made. Talk about the poor man's uber. Wonderful. Finish it with my new edition EDT Blue Deep. The wife loves it, so I do too!! (She bought it for me!)

Wowww...what a nice uber Mike. I would have never thought to mix Godrej with RR. Sorry about the re-opening that old cut though. Heal fast (again) my friend

Originally Posted by tumtatty

Had a great shave today with my Wadsworth XLNT razor that I picked up from Mjhammer (who I think got it from Whippeddog). I decided to make some steampunk themed scales which I finished late last week. The blade gave me a beautiful 2 pass shave through an uberlather of TOBS Sandalwood, MWF and glycerin. I feel like a million bucks!

Tim,
That is a $1M shave indeed. Love the way those scales match the mug perfectly. Very nicely done

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Maxterpiece: 7/8" Friodur INOX ss #17, 1/2 Hollow Ground (Loose grind), Spike Point (w/ Hunter Orange scales)

Strop: 30/50/50 (Neil Miller Linen / Imperial Horsehide leather / Imperial Cordovan leather)

Überlather: Trumper's "Sandalwood" Shave Creme + QED "218 Special" Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber AS

After Shave: Trumper's "Sandalwood" Skinfood

Results: Sandalwood (and spruce) day today. The special 218 is an amazing soap. With its intoxicating spruce scent, it produces one thick and slick lather. Throw in a little dash of Sandalwood and voilà, you have the "perfect" lather, which deserves nothing less than an equally matched razor. The Friodur wiped the lather right off...Clean, BBS and ready for what Monday has in store.

Have a TERRIFIC Monday gentlemen .

________________
Cheers,
Robert

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

QED "218 Special" Shave Soap

I can smell the spruce all the way from CA to NV. Those QED soaps have some of the best intense smelling scents. Vivi approved.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Maxterpiece: 7/8" Friodur INOX ss #17, 1/2 Hollow Ground (Loose grind), Spike Point (w/ Hunter Orange scales)

Strop: 30/50/50 (Neil Miller Linen / Imperial Horsehide leather / Imperial Cordovan leather)

Überlather: Trumper's "Sandalwood" Shave Creme + QED "218 Special" Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber AS

After Shave: Trumper's "Sandalwood" Skinfood

Results: Sandalwood (and spruce) day today. The special 218 is an amazing soap. With its intoxicating spruce scent, it produces one thick and slick lather. Throw in a little dash of Sandalwood and voilà, you have the "perfect" lather, which deserves nothing less than an equally matched razor. The Friodur wiped the lather right off...Clean, BBS and ready for what Monday has in store.

Have a TERRIFIC Monday gentlemen .

________________
Cheers,
Robert

Robert, love that beautiful Henkels, I seem to have some great successes with the less than hollow ground razors. (Silent Ninja Whisker Wipers...LOL)

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Maxterpiece: 7/8" Friodur INOX ss #17, 1/2 Hollow Ground (Loose grind), Spike Point (w/ Hunter Orange scales)
Überlather: Trumper's "Sandalwood" Shave Creme + QED "218 Special" Shave Soap + Glycerin

Sweet blade and scales, but you seem to have used the shoe polish instead of a soap, lool

Wade & Butcher Celebrated | Simpson 90th Anniversary Astor | Kent | Santa Maria Novella Emulsione Analcolica

Originally Posted by jhenry

sfcablecar,

Haven't seen you around the SOTD forum in awhile chief. Welcome back.

That Le Jaguar straight razor is stunning, absolutely stunning.

Good to be back jhenry! Have been abroad most of the year. Always a pleasure to interact on the SOTD forum! Hope all is well.

PREP: Hot shower

RAZOR: Toyo Scheon Burg #666

BRUSH: Rudy Vey Chubby

SOAP: Proraso

ASB: Aqua Velva

AS: Aqua Velva

EDT: Swiss Army Cologne

RESULTS: Fantastic shave today!!! this Toyo is certainly a great piece of steel. Combined with the Proraso, and a hot morning already, it was a refreshing shave. Top it off with some Aqua Velva ASB and AS, and Im as cool as eva!

EXCELLENT PHOTOS AND POSTS GUYS!!!!

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Preparations and arrangements for my potential new assignment are well under way. I will only rest when this matter is finalized. A week's long holiday in the islands in the Aegean Sea is quite possible next week.

Have a great holiday Konstantinos.

MDC-Gillette Slim w/Feather Blade-Glenn Ey 25MM Silvertip-Nivea

I had originally put this blade in my EJ barley but it apparently does not like these blades. After the first pass I perfectly groomed 5 o'clock shadow!!!That was mildly frustrating so I put the same blade into me Gillette slim, dialed it up to 7 and Pow! 2 pass BBS! Guess I will not be using my Feather blades in my EJ!! Have a great Monday all and love the Show today!

Paul