Thread: Sun March 11th - Sat March 17th

Gentlemen, today's shave was sweet, using a combination of the straight and the double edge razors. The straight is one of my lighter razors that is easier to handle. It was the shave that mattered, really. The great composer Robert Schumann said, "The esthetic experience is the same in any art; only the materials differ."

Razor: Rudi Schaaf 6/8 round point
Razor: Edwin Jagger "Chatsworth" faux ivory
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow
Brush: Semogue 620 boar
Soap: La Toja Manantiales
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Lather bowl: Ayars/Bonnyman
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Lea
Aftershave: Pashana
Music: Flute sonatas by J.S. Bach
Finisher: A pot of Ethiopian Harrar coffee and a big serving of daydreams

Obie, did you know that I live 10 miles from Zwickau, where Robert Schumann was born?
There is an amazing museum in Zwickau and also a beautiful monument.
Robert Schumann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hello Tom:
I have never been to Zwickau, although I would love to visit the Schumann museum. You're lucky to be so close. I love Schumann's music. He was the early master of early Romanticism. Some years ago I was in a saloon in Leipzig where Schumann used to hang out. I forget the name of the place. It's all paneled in wood. What a place. There's also an I.O.U from Richard Wager framed on the wall.

lol, Obie.
I never was in this restaurant but you, it's funny but I find it out.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

[B]Prep: Hot shower, Crown Shaving Co. pre shave
Strop: Lipshaw Microtome
Brush: Muhle badger
Soap/Cream: D.R.H. (lavender)
Razor: George Wostenholm & Sons 7/8"
Aftershave: Royall Lyme

Good god, that's a sexy razor!

It's quite a place, Tom. I think I must have consumed a keg of German beer there. I dare say that at the end of the night I was slightly elevated.

Prep:	Hot Shower
Razor:	9/16 Mandarin
Hones:	freshly honed on all the goodies
Brush:	24mm Silvertip
Uber:	Cella + Tabac + 4 drops Glycerine
AS:	Alum Block + Lucky Tiger
Edc:	Brute
Result:	I have had this razor for almost a year, but it was never honed due to it's odd angle. I managed it yesterday. This shave was most gratifying simply because I finally accomplished getting it shave ready!

Happy Friday Gents!!

Mike

Friday

RAZOR: 11/16 B & T Co. Pequot Brand Full Hollow Grind w/Purpleheart Wood Scales
BRUSH: Merkur Futur Silvertip Badger
SOAP/CREAM: La Toja Manantiales Shaving Soap
AFTER SHAVE: Acqua Di Parma Collezione Barbiere After Shave Lotion
COLOGNE: Acqua Di Parma Colonia Intensa Eau De Cologne


Cheers,

Chris

Prep: hot shower
Brush: Neep in soapstone from Kenya w extra stuffed 28 mm silvertip
Razor: Bengal in cast steel
Soap: Cade
AS: Old Spice, Fresh Lime
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Mighty fine steel, for being cast steel and I got a lovely Friday shave


... and some:

ZethLent, congratulations to you and your family!!!

The shave today:

Prep Floïd preshave oil
Brush Semogue 1438
Soap Palmolive stick
Razor Dovo-Special 6/8"
Post Thayers Witch Hazel unscented
AS TOBS Bay Rum



Cheers. Saludos
José Luis