Thread: Sun May 06th - Sat 12th

Originally Posted by jrabi

Mikael, each of the two of you shoulderless straights is beautiful!

Thank you Rabi! I was lucky enough to land the Bartmann on the German Ebay

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

As long a she is happy!!

Yes Jeff
...but when I honing my straights she's not so happy...

Good evening Gentlemen!

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Fonex boar
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Scuttle: Robert Becker extra large
Razor: C. V. Heljestrand Mk 4
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: English leather home made splash
Notes: Nice 2-pass shave

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: Edwin Jagger “Sea Buckthorn + Proraso + 5-7 drops Glycerin
Brush: Simpsons Polo PL8 “Super Badger”
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle Leather--50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” Griffon Cutlery Co. “Carbo Magnetic”
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Barclay Crocker Vitamin E “Bay Rum” Scent
AS: Dominica “Bay Rum”
Result: CBS...

Tonight's Shave

Warm Shower, Stephan's,Warm oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
New Forest Badger
Truefitt and Hill, Almond Shave Cream
Henry Sears & Son,6/8 Near Wedge - Barber's notch, Mokume Gane Black/White Burl with a tapered photoluminesent wedge by Max
SRD P1, 50 felt 50 leather
Razorock Aluminum
Pinaud Clubman
Vaseline for men

I really like the feel and shave of this razor. even tough I nicked myself, I had a very nice shave.

Bobon
Looks like a couple of gourds for maté also. Or am I wrong? I was in Brazil for two years I really liked drinking a good chimarrão.

On deck:
Razor: 6/8 Frederick Reynolds Diamond Edge Razor quarter hollow - new acquisition, just honed
Prep: hot water, Barbasol
Brush: van der Hagen (boar)
Soap: Williams
A/S: witch hazel, Chipre
Result: The section of the blade that is sharp was good :/ I need to put more "roll" in the stroke for this razor.

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm MÜHLE (Synthetic fibres)
SOAP/CREAM: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Softening Shaving Cream with Rhubarb
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 7 /8" J.A. Henckels Friodur, stainless steel, square point, w/Worked back and White Ebony scales
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Sooting Aftershave Emulsion with Rhubarb
RESULT: Smooth shave



Have a nice day,
Béla

Originally Posted by fonthunter

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm MÜHLE (Synthetic fibres)
SOAP/CREAM: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Softening Shaving Cream with Rhubarb
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 7 /8" J.A. Henckels Friodur, stainless steel, square point, w/Worked back and White Ebony scales
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Sooting Aftershave Emulsion with Rhubarb
RESULT: Smooth shave

Wow, great razor! Very nice!

Originally Posted by Mephisto

Bobon
Looks like a couple of gourds for maté also. Or am I wrong? I was in Brazil for two years I really liked drinking a good chimarrão.

Yes, you are right, I think my parents bring them from the Peru

Originally Posted by Bonbon

Wow, great razor! Very nice!

Thank you Bonbon!
Cheers,
Béla