Thread: Sun December 11th - Sat December 17th

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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W

Razor: Kama - Koch & Schäfer

Brush: Thäter SRP 2011 2 band

Soap: GFT Rose

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

EDT: Guerlain Habit Rouge

Summary: I can't get enough of my SRP 2011 Thäter brush. What a pure luxury and joy to use. It's perfection in a brush. For me at least it is. Whips up a ton of lather no matter what I throw at it. Puts all my other brushes to shame. GFT Rose was today's choice. A freshly honed Kama razor that performed exquisitely. Nothing to complain. I walked out the bathroom with a big grin on my face and a BBS radiating face.

Nearly halfway December. Gents, enjoy the last few weeks before we celebrate the new year.

SOTD 11-12-2011

Prep : Hot Shower followed by EJ Pre shaving cream
Razor : Merkur 11C
Blade : Astra ( 2nd use )
Brush :Simpsons CH 1 in Super Badger
Soap : P 160
AS : Alum Razo +Institute Karite Balm

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream

BRUSH: 24 mm Semogue 2011 LE , Two Band, Finest Badger 1

SOAP/CREAM: Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap

SCUTTLE / BOWL: Georgetown Pottery Scutt

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

SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG

AS: Eau De L'occitane Vetyver Eau de Toilette

RESULT: BBS shave

Have a nice week,
Béla

Good Morning,

prep: Shower
Strop: SRD Premium 1 leather 30,70
Brush: Kent Boar
Soap: Cella, Crema Sapone
Razor: Wacker, 6/8" Spanish Point Inox in TI Olive Wood Scales.
AS: Old Spice

Great Start to the week, I had a nice 3 pass shave this morning, smooth as you like.

I'm constantly impressed by this little brush, it feels good, produces masses of lather and inportantly it doesn't "hog" it.

Have a Great Week

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.