Thread: Sun January 08th - Sat January 14th

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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W

Razor: Wade & Butcher

Brush: Simpson PJ3

Pre Shave: TOBS pre-shave oil

Cream: Alraz Custom (Sandalwood:Rose)

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

ASB: AOS Sandalwood

EDC: B&B

First a foremost a big thank you for the welcoming party and birthday wishes on Saturday. There's no place like home and I consider the SOTD part of my home. For my birthday shave I decided on a Wade & Butcher. Time to give my SRP 2011 LE Brush some deserved rest so the Simpson PJ3 was due for some lathering action with the mouthwatering, divine smelling sandalwood/rose cream which was a nice birthday surprise from my friend Bill. Needless to say, tons of lather and a superb shave. I took my sweet time to enjoy every single minute spend in the bathroom. The B&B Cologne was the icing on the cake. Think fruity sandalwood.

Gents, let's get this show on the road! happy shaving.

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream

BRUSH: Mühle Sophist in olive wood

SOAP/CREAM: Geo. F. Trumper's Sandalwood

SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl

RAZOR: 6/8" Hishakaku Folding Kamisori

STROP: Kanayama Cordovan # 60.000

SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG

AS: Acqua Di Parma Collezione After Shave Balm

DECORATION: Chawan Raku Tea Bowl (In the margin line the sense) from pagasari

RESULT: Wonderful shave, BBS

Have a nice week,
Béla

Location: Coffs Harbour Australia
Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Silvertip Badger in Cocobolo
Soap: Proraso
Razor: Long Life 145 6/8
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: Bigelow Mentha
About a year or so ago I went on a barber hone kick and bought 4 of them, but really haven't gotten to know them.
So I decided to use the Chipaway hone to touch-up my Grandfathers Long Life.
6 laps with lather gave me a very decent edge. I can get better with my Coti/Thuri touch-up routine, but if I had to I could quite happily use this stone to maintain edges.
2 passes gave me a DFS and a great start to the SOTD week.

Have a good week gentlemen and thanks for the posts and pics.
Grant

Sunday

Spent the morning helping my 85 year old father take some rubbish to the dump. A very interesting time guiding him reversing the trailer. In the end I unhitched it and just pushed it where it needed to be. People are generally very understanding of old gentlemen attempting to manoeuvre their increasing bizarre looking aging automobiles precariously around the streets like they are mammoth articulated behemoths, but there’s a limit. A visit to my parents generally consists of feeding the sparrows and magpies on the front veranda, chain smoking and being force fed omelettes, sausages, mashed potatoes and weak tea.

The shave with the Törnblom was extremely smooth. And really very close. I do believe it’s improved since the JaNorton Project. It’s really feeling very nice at the moment. That didn’t stop me from giving it a 10 laps on the 8K though, and also a good clean out of the pivot, which had a tiny spot of rust in it. Gotta be pretty vigilant about that rust, don’t you? I always wipe my razors with Eucalyptus oil after each shave (and strop 10/10), but I may need to place a drop into the pivot each week or so.

I've been looking at my vintage German medium format cameras and a 'seeing' a few things lately and thinking about getting back in to it. Might buy some film...

Hope you’re all having a relaxing, happy Sunday. Be good, be healthy and be happy...

Razor: Klas Törnblom

Pre Shave: Proraso

Cream: Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar

ASB: None

After Shave: Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar

PS, WoW! First three photos starting the week (Max, Fonthunter, Baldy) are excellent!

Sundaymorning

A relaxing shower and shave to begin the day whit.

prep.shower
strop. RCH
brush. FS Finebadger
scutle. schwatrzweisskeramik xl
soap. Olivia Bay Rum
Razor.Wacker Jungmeister
as.Nature
Result. A fine BBS on my head and face.
Every time i use my wacker i think.. wow this thing is great, he shaves superior!

Good morning friends.
Excellent pictures with beautiful razors...yesterday and today.

Once again I'll use my H-Diamond today
The brush is manufactured by Muehle

Have a nice Sunday

L'Occitane Bavx soap
Merkur 34C-HD
Gillette super thin Blade
Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Mitchell's Woolfat
Alum + Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
Botanics Moisturiser
Floris Elite Eau de parfum

Jamie.

A delightful shave two pass shave no touch up perfect start to a sunday morning

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Bay Rum
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Moreton & Langley's razor 13/16
ASB: Caswell-Massey Newport
soundtrack: Anne-Sophie Mutter: Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata Nº 2 in A major, Op. 100 #1

Comfortable and relaxing shave.

Windy and rain overhere.
Thismorning i must go to my work on the bike. Not funny whit this weather. Today the first time i used my homemade brush. I like him.
Prep. Hot shower
Strop.canvas/leather 25/50
Brush.Custum silvertip made by me.
Cream.Bomb.oakmoss,bergamot
Razor. Unnow solingen
Result. BBS Head and face... Now a relaxing lunch and walk on the block whit my dogs.

Ceramic Handle, badger knot (thanks Stuart)
Tet-a-Tet SC
Puma 6/8 (Thanks Frank, the "workhorse" that shaved my neck in the 60's-80's is getting good use)
TSD ISZ Splash
Tet-a-Tet AS Balm
Music-Duke Ellington