Thread: November 19 - November 25

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Today I shaved with the Filly #12, finished on the chromium oxide 0.5mic pasted home-made bench hone. The shave was AMAZING. As clean as an AC shave without the harsh feeling on the skin. Tomorrow I'll try out the Tonsorial (one of the better pieces in my rotation) recently finished on the 0.5 but not-shave tested, to determine whether the abrasive made all the difference or the Filly steel is super to anything else out there on the market.

My #14 is also amazing, just off the Norton 8k. It seems that they are just fabulous razors!

Garantie Solingen 6/8 Straight (scales by Robert Williams), Simpson The Duke 2 badger brush. Missing...the shaving cream. I received my SCS package today and had to decide between Minted Chocolate and Shea Butter with Avocado Oil shaving creams. Finally, I flipped a coin...Shea Butter is the winner!

RT

Tomorrow's Tonsorial Gem shave will tell the full tale.

Hot Shower

6/8 Dorko
Proraso Pre shave
C&E Sweet almond
Silvertip Badger brush

C&E Sienna AS Balm


Niceeeeeee

Boker King Cutter 6/8, 1/4 hollow spike
Rooney #1 large silvertip
Institute Karite soap
Alum
Proraso A/S splash
QED ASC
Arden Sandalwood EDC

I've been mostly shaving with straights for the past week, with reasonably good results - virtually no nicks or cuts - until this morning!

A momentary lapse in concentration and the next thing I knew I had a 1.5" slice in my cheek. I realized what happened immediately - no pain (that came with the alum and A/S!), but just felt the razor cut into my cheek - I actually had a rivulet of blood running down my cheek.

After all was said and done, its not too bad and should be healed up in a couple of days - certainly a strong incentive to pay more attention when using a straight!

On the upside, I've honed the Boker myself and am quite pleased to be shaving with a blade I've put into shaving condition - its not 100% there yet, but a few more trips on the pasted paddle I got from Tony should get me the rest of the way there.

Nice going on the honing part.

I still cringe when I read about a cut And this one sounds like a big / long one.

It seems that even experienced members can get a cut when not paying attention. If razors don't get the respect they deserve - bad things happen

Better luck next time
Ivo

Tues:

Rooney's finest small style 1 brush
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
handamerican red latigo strop
7/8 square pt Friodur, with oryx scales by Robert Williams
Harris Face milk

This razor was refreshed on chrome oxide a few shaves ago. Still very smooth and keen. Great shave.

Tue:
2 days growth
Mamabear's Masculine Musk soap
7/8 Crown & Sword, freshly touched up
Alum block
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Beautiful shave, and always a comfortable one with this blade. Got the neck pretty clean w/o any sting from the alum or A/S.

11/21/06

...a day that will live in infamy. Not one of my better days.

Prorasso Soap
Target el Cheapo Badger
ERN Crown & Sword 4/8 w/ barber's notch (1 pass)
Henckel Platinum 3/8 (1 pass)
Prorasso Cream

And a cut to my nose that bled like a bastard. Plus a pulling razor. Plus a shedding brush that resulted in big, long hairs on my razor's edge every now and again.

All in all, the perfect storm of crappy shaves. Hence the stopping after 2 passes with an indifferent shave.

The Tonsorial gave me great results that were a noticeable improvement over how it shaved straight off the 8k. With that being said, it was no better than the Filly, which means there's another candidate to enter my top 3.