Thread: Sun April 1st - Sat April 7th

Sunday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro Sketched
Cella
Alum Block
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
British Sterling Cologne

Prep: hot shower
NFM Razor Defense Scrub
Hot towel
Bigelow shave cream
Dovo Shavette
AS:Adidas Sport
Burberry Brit

Result: awesome shave
Getting the hang of the shavette! Now can't wait to get my true straight in shaving order.

By the way that was my first contribution to SOTD

Originally Posted by DFriedl

I'm not shaving today. Or ever. I give up wet shaving and am go back to a Norelco.

April fool!!!

Originally Posted by Dispatcher9

Prep: hot shower
NFM Razor Defense Scrub
Hot towel
Bigelow shave cream
Dovo Shavette
AS:Adidas Sport
Burberry Brit

Result: awesome shave
Getting the hang of the shavette! Now can't wait to get my true straight in shaving order.

What's your ''true straight?''

Wow! Regal indeed!

Originally Posted by Firefighter2

What's your ''true straight?''

By that I mean a nondisposable blade I like my shavette but I'm excited to see the difference in the weight and feel of a traditional straight razor plus I can work on learning all the other aspects of wet shaving ie stropping, honing and such

Today was a very special shave for me. I just received my Grandfather's restored "The Artist" Levering Razor from Max Sprecher yesterday afternoon. The blade is FLAWLESS and the new butterscotch linen micarta scales are beautiful!!! Sorry the picture doesn't quite match my shave, but I took the photo last night to send to my older brother who sent me the razor a few weeks ago as a surprise. After my father passed away 19 years ago, my brother received all of his tools (my brother is quite the "handy-man"). He found my Grandfather's razor in a tool chest, it probably had been there for 50+ years. When my brother found out my new hobby was straight razor shaving, he sent it to me as a suprise.

SOTD -- April 1, 2012:

Location : Huntsville Alabama (Heart of Dixie)
Prep : Hot Shower
Pre : D.R. Harris & Co. Arlington lather and then steam towel (using my c.a. 1930 Koken Barber's Chair)
Lather : D.R. Harris & Co. Arlington
Brush : Elite Razor custom (Silvertip badger with quartz handle)
Razor : "The Artist" Levering Razor Company c.a. 1920
Post : Alum block
AS: TOAS Sandlewood lotion

Result: Probably the most meaningful shave of my life!!!

A HUGE thank you goes out to Max! He was aware of how special this razor is to me, and did a spectacular restore on it. The scales are beautiful, honed precisely, and had a very quick turn around. The photo doesn't do the razor justice!

Originally Posted by Dawson

Hahaha brilliant! I just own one....im not one I am however looking for a Black Handled Super Speed 1985 if anyone has one!?? Its my birth year!

there are a few for sale on Ebay. keep track, you'll get one eventually.

1965 GILLETTE ADJUSTABLE SLIM 1-9 SAFETY DE RAZOR K-2 VINTAGE NEW BLADE | eBay

LOL, yeah Happy April Fools!

Actually, I got to you my new vintage strop today. It's sooo much better than my first one.
Razor: F.A. Clauberg Tonsorial Gem
Prep: hot water, hair conditioner, mineral oil
Brush: van der Hagen
Soap: van der Hagen Deluxe
A/S: Joop Homme
Result: DFS