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Happy birthday Moosiker. Hope it rocked

Hey SOTD brothers...so i am trying to get my honing legs if you will and so today i did a first shave test with the two razors i picked for this "Rocky Road to Sharp"

Wasn't the best shave but any shave with a straight you honed yourself in my book is a GOOD SHAVE!

so here goes:

PREP:

as always Shower and Proraso

SOAP:

MWF....have neglected "the fat" and shouldn't be!

BRUSH:

Capshaw Custom Silvertip

SCUTTLE:

used the G5 but also did a bunch more face lathering that i normally do....my jury is still out on the face lathering

RAZORS:

NEW ENGLAND RAZOR Co. made in BOSTON (maybe) that is a bit over 6/8 Square Point nothing fancy here but a user
the Second was a EDWARD WECK: RIGIDEDGE 5/8 French Point...horn scales that need to be replaced but that will happen soon enough.....why spend time replacing scales if you mess up the edge cause you can't hone!

POST:

Tepid Water, Alum, Cold Water, Thayer's, Clubman Splash......and some Woodford Reserve!

MUSIC:

Owl City....not my "go to" music but really dig them and they do some cool stuff

All in all it wasn't a bad shave if you read the link theres a bit more about the shave but it could have been A LOT worse!

have a great week guys!!!

Just finished a great night shave. For me it's the most relaxing time of the day. House is quite and bathroom is mine to take my time in and enjoy a nice slow close shave. My setup this evening was my new Dovo Masters 6/8 blade, eShave brush, proraso shave creme, Lucky Tiger aster shave and Trumpers skin food. It' 11:12PM and time for lights out. Good night gentlemen.

Larry

Prep:	Hot Shower / Very Hot Water Soak /Barbasol lather left on during shower
Razor:	5/8 Cosmo Silver Steel, 5/8 Spike, 9/16 Spike
Hones:	King 1k, Norton 4/8k, 300 laps CNat 12k, 10 laps diamond paddle, 10 Laps CrOx Paddle, 100 Clean Felt, 300 Leather
Brush:	24mm Silvertip
Uber:	RazoRock Cacao
AS:	Alum Block & Tend Skin & OBR Sandalwood
Edc:	OBR
Result:	Honed these razors last night. The Cosmo needed some more time on the Cnat. This was one phenomenal shave, as they all three had an amazing edge on them. I also worked on the 2 Spikes from my JaNorton month. They both got a good workout that month, and needed some more attention now that I've learned just a tad more. One thing about stepping up the diamond paddle is it makes the edge really sharp and a tad bit harsh. They were so sharp I had to be extra cautious while using them. The Cosmo now has an edge that is good to go for some time. I imagine that additional stropping as they get used will tame them down a bit, but I got the edge and the feel that I was after. Talk about no tug or pull. All 3 were downright scary to use, but sure left the face BBS, no doubt. A very fine shave to be sure, and the addition of the Tend Skin was a must. As someone above me said, shaving with your own edge is cool, no matter the results, but this time I got the result I was looking for!!

No Pic tonight!

Happy Shaving All!

Mike

And Happy Birthday Moosiker!! Almost forgot to mention that!!

Hope it was a great day! As all birthday's should be...

M

Wednesday

EXCELLENT shave with the Klas Törnblom this morning, even with a rather poor lather from the Arko shave stick. I did the face lathering thing. I feel I would have got a better result if I’d have lathered it in a bowl (after rubbing the brush on the stick) and maybe added a little glycerine.

Razor: Klas Törnblom

Pre Shave: Proraso

Shave Stick: Arko

After Shave: Pinaud Clubman

[QUOTE=carlmaloschneider;934902]Wednesday

EXCELLENT shave with the Klas Törnblom this morning, even with a rather poor lather from the Arko shave stick. I did the face lathering thing. I feel I would have got a better result if I’d have lathered it in a bowl (after rubbing the brush on the stick) and maybe added a little glycerine.

Razor: Klas Törnblom

Pre Shave: Proraso

Shave Stick: Arko

After Shave: Pinaud Clubman

Carl, you are really getting some great pics these days. Starting to get the hang of GIMP?

Mid week shave:

Prep: Hot Shower + Musgo Real PSO
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Brush: Thater SRP '11 LE Bulb
Suds: Acqua di Parma
Razor: Beau Brummel #35 Square Point
Post: Alum + Thayer's WH w/Aloe
AS: L'Occitane Verdon
ASB: Acqua di Parma
EDT: Givenchy Vetyver

Comments: probably the best shave I've ever gotten off the the BB today. Guess it was one of those shaves where it all just came together.

Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker

...Hey SOTD brothers...so i am trying to get my honing legs if you will and so today i did a first shave test with the two razors i picked for this...

It's great when you get to be able to hone your own razors; very empowering...

Originally Posted by str8fencer

...Razor: David Issard frameback "Le Chantecler" 6/8 frameback...

Nice frameback...

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

...Razor: Bresduck Dubl duck Special #1 11/16" Square Point...
...Oh Yeah. This is the Palmer I told you about earlier Carl. It should be a toothpick by now, but it's my sharp toothpick. LOL...

Cool razors; you polished that Dubl Duck up really nicely. There was a point there my De Pews was going to re-join this world as a letter opener...

Originally Posted by Moosiker

...Shave of the Birthday!...

Happy Birthday! I found 45 to be one of those funny ages. Still young enough, but getting to the point of not being able to deny 'middle age'. In fact, now I think of it, every age after 15 than ends in a five is a bit iffy...