Thread: November 5 - November 11

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5/8 Wilbert Autocrat rp
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TGQ Sandalwood soap
Dominica Bay Rum


Terry

Dovo brush
T&H Grafton cream
Joseph Elliot frameback

Decent shave. Needs more work.

edit: nope, the razor is fine. I just missed a spot on my second pass :-/

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4/8 Puma

Colleens Oak & Moss Shaving Cream
Silvertip badger brush

Pinaud Lilac Vegital

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Trimed neck and sides with my 3/8 Heljestrand French point
hot water only, no cream
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin Astringent w. Aloe as AF

No nonsense, but this was the first time I used the Heljestrand since honing and it really made me wish I had the time to do the whole thing even though it's not an ideally sized blade for that, the edge is jumpin'!

X

November 5 -

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Taylor's Rose Scented Cream
Solingen 7/8" - 1 Pass
Crown and Sword 4/8" - 1 Pass
Best Badger brush
Coral Skin Food

A mediocre to good shave this morning, but I wasn't happy with the edge on the Solingen - not sure if it was the blade, or the two days of growth causing the pulling. I'll touch it up on the pasted strop.

Rich - Lilac Vegetal?

I skipped today's shave.. The AC was a bit much for me lol

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L'O CADE soap
Rooney Super med
Tony Miller 3'' strop
7/8 Smith & Hawksley vintage wedge (beautiful razor with ivory scales)
L'O CADE AS balm

THought I had the S&H honed well (HHTs). Made lather for the neighbours and went at it. Um, unquestionably the dullest razor I have ever used to complete a shave. Stubborn to the point of stupidity (I have a bunch of shave-ready excellent shavers)

No nicks or cuts but the red spots on my neck are nothing to sneeze at. didn't even think about the alum, and am expecting some serious burn

I think I will be buying a fine finishing hone (this time I only did 8K)

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.

05 Nov. '06

C-MON 9/16-5/8 sp wedge
Ever Ready brush
Ivory bar soap
ceramic scuttle

Second time using the C-MON and it was one the best shaves yet. It glided smoothly over my face and took the three days growth off quite easily. First pass was done in about 6-7 minutes and a reverse pass and touchup totalled twenty minutes. I'm getting better at a methodical second and reverse pass which is cutting down on the overall shave time. but I'm really impressed with the C-MON especially since I honed it myself. I'd like to get my hands on at least one more so if anyone here has one and is looking to sell it or knows where one might be available I would definitely be interested.

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Proraso pre
Mason-Pearson super-badger
I`Coloniali shaving-soap
an old TI "Le gnome" straight razor
Pitralon ( swiss )
Penhalgon Endymion EdT