Thread: Sun October 9th - Sat October 15th

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Rune,
Wowwww, are you serious? 11 mos ago? Jeez, time flies when you're having fun. I love this Revisor

Thanks Robert, time sure flies, only a year and a half ago the idea of shaving with a straight was as unlikely as it gets.
The last year + have been a great journey, teaching new skills, discover a new world of shaving and last but not least getting new friends all around the world

Pre-Shave: A shower

Brush: Simpson Persian Jar 2, Super badger

Razor: Toyo 4406, Swedish Steel. "Special Razor"

Honing Regimen: Chosera 1-5-10K, Nakayama Maruka with Mejiro and Tenjou Nagura followed by Tomo-Nagura and finally finished on water

Strop: Kanayama #90000, tri strop

Soap/Cream: Al's Bomb, Saigon

Scuttle:Schwarzweisskeramik, Large White

Astringent: Osma Alum, rinse, Thayer's Medicated SuperHazel

After shave Balm: Al's ASB, Saigon

EdT: Penhaligon's Sartorial

Results: Another fine shave with a Toyo. This new arrival honed up without any worries and the Swedish steel took an awesome edge. Al's products performed great. In short, A fine start of the day

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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep, he made me a cigar brush w black badger
Razor: Wade and Butcher
Super lather: Dr harris Almond + Arko
AS: Mennen SB
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
Thank God, how nice was that after yesterdays mediocre shave! Mr Neep made me a cigar brush and I'm very happy about it, he got the band to be one with the handle (resine cover) and you can't feel it it if you stroke you finger over it. This black badger knot has serious amounts of back bone and reminds me of my old Semogue 2000 boar brush (but I needed to use that one often to keep getting good results, so it had to go - to many brushes ). Also a pair of old Swedish barbers siccors in the pic today.


... and of course, some of this, this morning:

Prep: 3 mile run, cool shower, Baby Oil Gel
Razor: Boker Red Injun #102
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
AS: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Corn Huskers Lotion
Finish: English Leather Cologne

Fantastic shave! A couple hundred laps on the strop cleaned this edge right up. I did two passes but the second was largely academic and just for fun. If the rest of the day is as good as the start, I'll be thrilled, if not, oh well, part of the day was great anyway. Lets have fun out there fellas!

Strop: Osgar Vintage Shell Horse
Brush: Silvertip Badger
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor: Invicta Coronett 6/8
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: C.O. Bigelow Mentha
After a crazy busy day at work I really wanted a relaxing shave tonight.
3 slow passes with this set-up was exactly that.
Now I'm BBS and feeling very relaxed, almost ready for bed in fact.

Thanks for all the fantastic posts boys, I thoroughly enjoy each and every one of them
Grant

Originally Posted by Racinggreen

Razor: Max Sprecher Custom : Spanish 8/8 : Mokume Gane Black/Red

Congratulations on the Maxtom! She's a real beauty

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I love those little objects; those memories we all have dotted around us; those things we would grab first in a fire...

What a cool sentiment, very well said!

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Invicta Coronett 6/8

After a crazy busy day at work I really wanted a relaxing shave tonight.
3 slow passes with this set-up was exactly that.
Now I'm BBS and feeling very relaxed, almost ready for bed in fact.
Thanks for all the fantastic posts boys, I thoroughly enjoy each and every one of them

That Invicta is 1 sweet razor Grant. Sounds like the perfect way to end the night
Glenn

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Razor: 7/8" Alex Jacques Custom (monkey tail/worked back spine), Wedge, French Point (w/ Black & Tan G10 scales)

Wow Robert what a beautiful AJ Custom. I love his designs. Congrats on it, and the fantastic new brush too.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Robert Williams Damascus, 1/4 hollow in Ivory
While cleaning up in the basement ran across some albums I've save over the years.

Gorgeous razor mate, and what an awesome album too.

Originally Posted by Racinggreen

Razor: Max Sprecher Custom : Spanish 8/8 : Mokume Gane Black/Red

Congratulations on the new Max custom, its truly stunning.

Grant

Sometimes, a picture truly is worth a thousand words...

Tuesday 11`t of October.

After a wonderful week in La Rochelle, France, it was nice to be in front of my shaving den again Two interested girls showed up when the selection of razor was made, they always look at me with large eyes when the straight razor glides over my face!

The shave started with a warm shover, then 40/60 gentle strokes on a SRD Black Latigo was performed. A 26 mm Thater Rein Dachs did the lather making job like a king in a Georgetown Pottery scuttle, I missed this brush when in France. Soap of the day was Fitjarsoap Telemark, my new favorite smell in a soap, earth wind and fire comes to mind.

The Brian Brown 8/8 Custom in Damascus steel and Ivory scales got me to baby butt in two passes. Usually I have done 3 passes, but after shaving with straights for a couple of years now I find that just WTG and ATG is enough to get BBS if the razor is as good as this BB Damascus. Guess better technique has something to do with it as well!

Aftershave of the day was Proraso aftershave cream. As always a pleasure to feel the cooling effect after a couple of minutes:-)

I see that you all have posted some excellent posts while I was in France, thank you. Robert, I read that you was going on vacation also just before I left for France, hope you had a splendid time!

Good day to all!

Arild

Originally Posted by ama015

Tuesday 11`t of October.

After a wonderful week in La Rochelle, France, it was nice to be in front of my shaving den again Two interested girls showed up when the selection of razor was made, they always look at me with large eyes when the straight razor glides over my face!

The shave started with a warm shover, then 40/60 gentle strokes on a SRD Black Latigo was performed. A 26 mm Thater Rein Dachs did the lather making job like a king in a Georgetown Pottery scuttle, I missed this brush when in France. Soap of the day was Fitjarsoap Telemark, my new favorite smell in a soap, earth wind and fire comes to mind.

The Brian Brown 8/8 Custom in Damascus steel and Ivory scales got me to baby butt in two passes. Usually I have done 3 passes, but after shaving with straights for a couple of years now I find that just WTG and ATG is enough to get BBS if the razor is as good as this BB Damascus. Guess better technique has something to do with it as well!

Aftershave of the day was Proraso aftershave cream. As always a pleasure to feel the cooling effect after a couple of minutes:-)

I see that you all have posted some excellent posts while I was in France, thank you. Robert, I read that you was going on vacation also just before I left for France, hope you had a splendid time!

Good day to all!

Arild

Arild, it's easy to see how those bright eyes could make your day worthwhile. Gorgeous daughters, and a razor that's not half bad either! Welcome back!