Thread: Sun December 11th - Sat December 17th

Recently acquired this Rollsrazor and wanted to try it out. Honed the blade through 1K,5K,8K then finnished on Thung and used the leather autostrop. Did not try the stone inside wasn't sure if it would work. The shave was very smooth after figuring out the angle needed. All in all I will use this razor again BBS and kinda cool to use.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1

Razor: Heckels Friodur 721/2

Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/English Bridle

Soap: MWF

After shave: Musgo Real

Results: After a anything but relaxing monday at work it was priceless to spend a quiet 1/2 hour all by myself in the bathroom achieving a wonderfully smooth shave. Now we'll just get the kids to bed then we'll hit the couch and watch The Hangover II

Monday Dec 12
Brush: hand turned pecan handle with tgn Silvertip knot
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor:Gillette Old with a final cleanup pass from a Merkur slant
Blade: Polsilver (3)& Rapira SS(in the slant)
Pre: shower+ glycerin soap
Post: alum followed by Masters Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Gables Brillintine pomade
Result: Polsilvers are great blades, but my beard chews them up (like almost every other blade) in about 2 shaves. Shave #3 with it was rough, irritating, and tugged a lot (almost like I was using a Dorco!). I got pretty smooth, but it was a chore. I polished up a bit with my slant, partly to be sure it was the blade being dull and not the lather being bad (it was indeed the blade, the lather was great.) Since it was extra rough, I took out my alum block, which helped a great deal. I don't use it often, but I am always glad to have it when I need it.

Hi Guys !

A shaving with a ERN 7/8 Full Hollow
Result : Amazing, maybe my best !



Have a good day !

Hey guys so today was a day of first and a really nice mid day shave so here goes........

PREP:

Hot Shower and Proraso Pre/Post Cream

STROP:

NEW Tony Miller Old No. 2 3" (this thing is a BEAUTY and a work of ART) 35/70

SCUTTLE:

Georgetown Pottery G5 (really love my G5 but i'm thinking of adding a 2nd scuttle from another brand)

BRUSH:

NEW Rubberset 66-4 re-knotted with a TGN 26mm 2BF extra hair (was gonna use the Thäter SRP but haven't decided on how to make the first shave perfect yet so it will sit unused till i can)

SOAP:

NEW Mama Bear's Marauders Citrus...this is the first time i've used Mama Bear's and i REALLY liked it!! heard they are having a sale right now so may have to pick up some more! Really great lather and nice scent to boot!

RAZOR:

NEW H. Boker & Co. OUR BEST....very great razor LOVE the thumb notch!

POST:

Tepid Water Rinse, Alum Block, Cold Water Splash, Thayers Cucumber, Pinaud Clubman.....and the FIRST of the LAST of the Three Floyds Zombie Dust Beer as i type!

All in all it was a GREAT shave and a lot of fun to try a bunch of new stuff today!!

Today's Shave

Hot Shower, Stephan's, warm oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Badger brush
Taylor's shave cream
Beau Brummel, 5/8, full hollow
Freshly honed and stropped
Razorock Aluminum
Vaseline for men

Nice shave today then lunch with my daughter. Starting to feel better, first day completely pain/ache free.

Taylor 5/8, Men-Ü boar, Speick

Monday Evening

Puma 3/8
Nanny's Ice & a Slice hard soap
Vie Long Horse/Badger
Alum
Old Spice Whitewater

Well I polished this one up and honed it on my coticule at lunch time. A couple of water spots were left but they don't bother me.
Despite the fact that its tiny and would most likely have been used as a trimming and shaping tool rather than a shaving tool I found it very easy to handle and didn't need me to wipe the lather off much more than a 4/8. In fact some of the awkward bits around my nose and under mu chin were easier to get at. Sharpness was spot on and smooth to boot.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Will the 'She Who Must Be Obeyeds' of this world EVER understand?

No

Originally Posted by DOOM

Here's my boy this morning with Santa

cheers
Dominic

Great Photo, Thanks for posting.

Originally Posted by DOOM

Thanks Rene! Those shots are priceless

Yes, they certainly are!!

Originally Posted by Jacketch

My new granddaughter was rushed to the emergency room last Wednesday evening because she was turning blue. After being admitted overnight the consensus is that it was caused by acid reflux and lung irritation and she is doing fine now.

So glad she is OK. G_d Speed to your beautiful Grand Daughter.

Originally Posted by du212

My daughter Marina (the blonde in the background) and her friends Carmen and Maria with their hands full of dough

Great photo, looks like they had a blast!!

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SS: Tabac “Original”
Brush: Omega #81569 – Modern Beehive “Banded Boar”
Razor: Merkur 34C HD Heavy Duty Classic w/ Lord Platinum Class blade
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Nivea for Men - High Performance - “Extreme Comfort”
EDT: Tabac "Original"
Result: Tabac close…Tabac comfortable…Tabac smooth…Tabac fragrant!