Thread: November 5 - November 11

Mon:

Dovo silvertip brush
T&H Grafton cream
TI Pierre Theirs
Harris face milk

Great shave from a great razor.

Originally Posted by mparker762

Mon:

Dovo silvertip brush
T&H Grafton cream
TI Pierre Theirs
Harris face milk

Great shave from a great razor.

I wonder what is this TI like compared to, say, 7/8 Helje, 8/8 W&B, etc.

...yeah, thinking about one myself...

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Ivo, give it a bit of a touchup on the Norton first. It looks like you just didn't give it enough Norton-lovin'. Some blades will pass the HHT without being shave ready, while others will never pass it but still give you amazing shaves. If I were you, I'd do about 15-20 passes on the 8k, with gradually decreasing pressure, and then a 1-5 1-5 finished with a VERY gentle 1-8. You should notice an improvement in the shave performance and depending on how far along it is, you may even bring it up to snuff.

Ilija,

Thanks for the tip - I will do this. I have patience and all - my only fear was over-honing. But I may still look around for a nice hone as I have been told the edges feel better with them

Cheers
Ivo

Overhoning is an overblown fear. It only happened to me once and a quick pyramid on the JP slipstones fixed that right up. The beauty of this system is that the occasional pass on the 4k prevents it.

I've only overhoned a few times myself, it's not the end of the world. I slice a sheet of paper in two to remove the burr, then a few 8k passes fixes things right up.

Hot Shower

Feather AC
AOS starter Badger Brush
drop of AOS preshave, C&E Sandalwood cream, ClassicShaving Sandalwood soap (I like to Frankenstein it)

Splash of Clubman
30-45 seconds of cursing

AOS sandalwood aftershave balm

Im starting to get the hang of the feather, although my neck still hates me up to this point

Last night I just gave my face a light run with the electric to bring the stubble down to size for a delicate blade.
Today I shaved with the Feather AC again, and got a clean and less sharp shave. However I don't see myself straying from the straight path as long as I've got one functioning arm (hand included).

Hot shower.
Pre shave using warm water and a cake of glycerine soap.
T&H Shaving Cream in a brand new Moss Scuttle
Vulfix Badger brush
Old Dubl Duck razor, which I completely refinished and put an entirely new edge on,
5/8
Mixture of witch hazel and Clubman as an ideal aftershave.

What most impresses me these days is how I can take almost any salvageable razor and put a new keen edge on it. Takes an hour sometimes, 5 hours other times.

Mark

hot shower (of course)

7/8 Desert Ironwood Wade & Butcher
20mm Thomas Anthony Co. Super Silver Tip brush w. Maple Burl handle
Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna Cream

1st pass with the grain (mostly)
2nd pass against with hot water only

cold water splash followed by ...
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin Astringent w. Aloe as AS
Lush Dream Cream

Sublime.

X

Hot Shower

6/8 Genco spike
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TGQ Sandalwood soap in a sctttle from Bill Ellis - The Fox Hunt scuttle
Domonica Bay Rum


Terry