Thread: Sun June 24th - Sat June 30th

Today I used my Maxterpiece the first time.
It was a pleasure to me to pick up this razor directly in Las Vegas.
Thanks to Max for the warm welcome and the few hours we talked about god and the world and straightrazors.
I hope, I'll find the right one "ambiente" for the Maxterpiece-picture today. As you know, I report about my trip every day at my facebook-site.
www.facebook.com/th.schreiter
Have a nice day, friends.

Thomas,
congratulations on your Maxterpice!!! Fantastic trip is yours!
Cheers,
Béla

Gentlemen, here is today's shave menu:

Razor: Genco 9/16 French point — shave test
Razor: Muhle Stylo butterscotch fitted with Fatip shave head
Blade: Feather
Brush: Muhle Stylo butterscotch silver tip
Cream: Body Shop Macca Root
Pre-shave: Edwin Jagger
Face lather
Scuttle: Moss
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Trumper Coral Skinfood
Aftershave: Woods of Windsor

Razor: Jones Mfg Co, Chicago
Brush: Unknown Boar
Soap: RazoRock Don Marco
AS: Thayers Lavender and Brut
Cologne: Brut

No pic today as my wifi has been spotty at best today. This is the second day in a row that I have used the Jones because I'm testing out a Hindostan hone that I found at the antique store on Friday. Great edge, sharp and smooth. As far as the soap, I'm getting more and more impressed every time I use one of the RazoRock La Famiglia line. Great soaps with great scents. Have a great week everyone.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep w extra stuffed silvertip in Masur birtch handle
Razor: C V Heljestrand M K 15
Cream: Castle and Forbes Lime (cheers for the tip Martin, worked like a charm!)
AS: Ogallala Limes and Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very clean indeed


.. and some coffee

Prep: Lukewarm Shower
Razor: 1910 Gem Lather Catcher
Brush: Semogue 2000
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
AS: Skin Bracer
Finish: Murray and Lanman's Florida Water
Result: Catfish Belly Smooth, three pass shave. The Sunday haircut was a bit less ambitious (must be the weather) mowed it down with a pair of clippers and called it good. Great breakfast of scrambled eggs, biscuits and bacon and coffee

Sunday, June 24

Henry Taylor 6/8 "Patent Hollow Ground" \ Thater 2-band \ RazoRock XXX

A lovely shave, lovelier becuase this was the first shave with a razor that I personally honed from the bevel up to 12K. BBS all the way, an a fantastic way to prepare for church service.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend, gents!

Jeremy

6/24/12

I just finished restoring this Boker and making these custom scales, so I couldn't resist posting here.

Pre - Hot Shower + Cade Pre-Shave Oil
Scuttle - SRD Scuttle
Strop - SRD's 3" Kangaroo Strop
Brush - Simpson's Commodore
Cream - Cade Shaving Cream
Razor - Boker 5/8 Round with Birdseye Maple Scales
Post - The Shaving Company's Rose Mask
Balm - Cade After-Shave Balm

Sunday Shave.


Cool Shower, Stephan's, Oil rubbed into the whiskers.
Dirty bird Scuttle
Badger brush
Wade and Butcher Celebrated, 5/8, full hollow, Barbers Notch
Razorock Aluminum
Stephan's Island Lime
Vaseline For men.

Silents, great job on that razor. The scales are gorgeous.

Today's razor was my first vintage purchase several years ago. It was originally honed by a gentleman who did a nice job. Since it was my second razor and I did much learning on it, I kinda tortured it. I looked at the edge a few months ago and noticed it has a couple small chips in the bevel. Today I removed the chips, set the bevel and took it through to the strop.
The edge was buttery smooth and I had a nice shave which eventually relaxed me. My youngest daughter was testing my patience today and although I kept cool, I was wound up like a clock. Folks who have daughters understand.

This was the start of a nice relaxing evening since she went to the Yankee/met game with the moron.

Enjoy!!

Dorko 27-Penhaligans Blenheim Bouquet Soap/Endymion Cream-DB 1.5-Thater SRP2011 Silvertip-Nivea ASB-Tom Ford Eau De Perfume Italian Cypress
I'm still ordered off the shaving train but I snuck one in today. 3 pass shave with the Penhaligans Uber was fantastic. My new SRP Bulb(thanks Lynn!) performed as perfect as they advertize. Tom Ford Italian Cypress? Amazing!