Thread: Sun December 11th - Sat December 17th

Originally Posted by fonthunter

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RAZOR: 7/8" Wade & Butcher, The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor...

NICE patina, VERY nice patina!...

Sunday

Today I knew I had time to hone the Klas Törnblom before the week’s SOTD thread was opened so didn’t shave after showering as I normally do. It has proven difficult for me to get a really good edge on this razor; I wanted it good enough to do an acceptable ATG pass on my chin. This morning I did two of the ‘aggressive’ pyramids and one ‘normal’ pyramid, followed by 20 laps on the Shapton 16k. I used a marker pen for the first time and noted the heel on one side was a bit ‘off’.

After honing, I walked out of the bathroom without my shirt on to get my music player. My wife said “Carl, what ARE you doing?” I replied that I was shaving. She said “You listen to music while shaving? With your shirt off? How romantic”. The sarcasm was obvious. I told her to go away and be made love to...Will the 'She Who Must Be Obeyeds' of this world EVER understand?

The result of the shave was pretty good; not perfect but quite acceptable. Maybe I’ll do the same next weekend, with maybe two aggressive pyramids and two normal. I do aim at perfection. Oh, I also stropped (20/40) between passes, carrying out the advice I’d seen on the forum; of course I stropped (30/70) as per normal after honing.

Listening to French Internet radio right now at CHANTEURS.ORG - Hommage aux artistes disparus de la chanson francophone after watching a documentary on the French film maker Jacques Tati; just the thing for a Sunday afternoon, with the sun and the wine...Every time I see or hear something French I’m convinced my French heritage is ‘stronger’ than I thought (my Grandmother is French). It’s great being a ‘cross breed’, I can decide to be French, German or English as the mood takes me...

Have a great week everyone!

Razor: Klas Törnblom

Pre Shave: Proraso

Cream: Body Shop Macca Root

ASB: None

After Shave: Dominica Bay Rum

• Pre: Lather on face
• Shaving brush: Semogue SOC boar
• Shaving soap: Cella, Crema Sapone Extra Extra Purissima
• Razor: Muhle R41
• Razor blade: Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile
• Post: Alum block, Floid amber+444 ASB, clubman

By blix72 at 2011-12-10

The whiskermelter R41 eliminated everything this 6:10 am, Cella provided slick and moist lather, Floid and 444 woke me up with a fresh menthol blast, Clubman smells awesome as always... Ready for a working Sunday.

Have a nice sunday, friends.
The Thiers Issard gave me a smooth shave.

Originally Posted by Blix

...Razor: Muhle R41...

I'll have to try a R41 one day (I have a R89). How does that razor holder work, does it fit under the bowl? Have you seen the new razor holder at the Mühle page? It looks pretty cool...

http://www.muehle-shaving.com/shop/s...147/147/RHM_SR

Carl,
some weeks ago I once again visited the Mühle-factory and saw this razor stand in original. It is very nice.
I told them it would be very cool to get such a razor stand for TWO razors.
That would be really cool...one razor stand for R41+ R89
We'll see, stay tuned.

Originally Posted by eTom

Carl,
some weeks ago I once again visited the Mühle-factory and saw this razor stand in original. It is very nice.
I told them it would be very cool to get such a razor stand for TWO razors.
That would be really cool...one razor stand for R41+ R89
We'll see, stay tuned.

Yeah, but what if you have only one? what we need is a single stand that clips onto a brother stand; making two stands. That way, if we have one DE it balances nicely, and then when we get the second (as we invariably will) it still balances nicely.

I'll accept the royalties in German Beer...

lol
Carl,
let's do so...the idea with a clip would be nice.

Originally Posted by eTom

lol
Carl,
let's do so...the idea with a clip would be nice.

OK, we'll split the carton...

Good morning friends!

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Frank Shaving finest badger
Soap: Eveline Men Line Classic Shaving Cream
Scuttle: Robert Becker large
Razor: Rostek C70 CCCP 9/16 smiling hollow ground round point
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: Vetiver splash
Notes: I have been looking forward to shaving with this razor for some time, it is my first russian make. Honed up on Chosera 1k, naniwa SS progression and finished on schwedenstein, followed by a thorough stropping. Crispy sharp and comfortable edge, but quickly becomes harsh and biting if you slip up your angles. I did not, so it behaved nicely in my hands, just a little more sting from the AS splash. The suds were adequate, nothing fancy. I did feel a little dry after my shave so had to bring out the moisturizer.



Have a great week Gentlemen!

Oh, here's today's shave tune:
Vladimir Visotsky - My Gypsy Song