Thread: Sun August 19th - Sat August 25th

Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Pensylvania (one "n"), a French-made 13/16 round point 1/4 hollow, restored with custom scales and honed by Sham
Brush: Thater 24 mm. silvertip
Cream: Xpec original
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Coral Skin Food by Trumper
Aftershave: Spanish Leather by Trumper

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Haryali badger
Soap: l'Occitane Cade Cream
Scuttle: Robert Becker extra large
Razor: Clas Törnblom, 5/8 smiling frameback
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: Woody chypre home made splash
Notes: Great shave from this little swede, I just restored it and wanted to patina it. Used vinegar/lemon juice. Unsure of how much I like it, it did not turn as dark as I wanted. The spine and edge are nice and shiny, I was hoping for a better contrast. Anyways, it takes a great edge and provided a smooth 2-pass BBS.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 27mm Simpson Chubby 2 Super Badger

Razor: 7/8" Iwasaki 2-chou Gake (二丁垳) w/ waxed cotton handles

Honing (Refresh): None needed

Strop: 5/25/60 laps (w/ 3:7 ratio on Torolf Linen / SRD Premium IV English Bridle leather / Ambrose Horsehide Clàsico leather)

Soapreme: D.R. Harris "Arlington" Shave Creme + D.R. Harris "Arlington" Shave Soap + Glycerin + 1 drop of liq. Lanolin

Astringent: Thayer's Original Witch Hazel

After Shave Splash: D.R. Harris "Arlington" AS

After Shave Balm: D.R. Harris "Arlington" ASB

Cologne: D.R. Harris "Arlington" EdT

Results: Hey team SOTD; An outstanding series of shaves to start the week in every corner of the world. Nicely done . An out of this world shave for me today . The Kamisori needed no touch ups and delivered an exceptionally smooth shave. And of course, the D.R. Harris line of software needs no introduction to this crowd. I am sporting a BBS face and ready for a full day ahead with family .

Wishing you a FANTABULOUS Sunday gentlemen .


Cheers,
Robert

Razor: Jones Mfg, Chicago
Brush: Jade handled boar
Soap: RazoRock Zi' Peppino
AS: Thayers Lavender followed by English Leather
Result: Great shave from an unsung and largely unknown American manufacturer. The RazoRock was wonderful as always. Finished it all up with the vintage English Leather. True BBS and ready to go to go to work for the day.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Ouuuch Mikael,
Feel better bro...It's not fun being KO'ed. I've been sporting a very nasty ear ache from an infection for the past week, which is slowly going away (naturally).

Cheers Robert! I feel you pain and I actually had the same early this summer, no fun at all , it's very nice to see you around here anyhow

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Tease! I can't believe you taunt us with a story of an NOS razor and then leave us hanging about what kind...

Yeah, well, I can give you this much: it's not from Japan, but made in Europe

Sunday Afternoon Shave.

Warm Shower, Stephan's rubbed into the whiskers
Home made Pre-Shave Balm
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Nancy Boy Signature Series SC
Custom Badger by Tim
Boker, Red Injun 101, 5/8 full hollow
SRDP1 50 felt 75 leather
Razorock Aluminum
Pinaud Bay Rum
Vaseline for men

This was the first razor I ever honed and used. I originally honed it on Norton 1K,4/8K. Th edge was just fine but I wanted to bring it to where I've been able to get other edges so I ran it on the Naniwa 12K, .5 Crox and .25 Diamond Spray. Stropped it up and shaved. Very nice!!! I find I am getting pretty good at getting the edge of my razors how I like them.

Enjoy the rest of the evening.

Sun, Aug 19

Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: Hart 6/8" Rosewood Handle Square Tip
Brush: Thiers-Issard Super Badger w/ Black Horn Handle
Soap: Classic Brand Bay Rum
After Shave: Proraso White

I decided to touch up my Hart and try it again and I found it performs much better now. Liking the fact that I have gotten to the point where I get little to no irritation on my neck now.

13/16 Aiku, Full Hollow Ground, Square Point
Kanayama No.3 Strop
Simpson Duke 2 Best
JabonMan Lima-Pimienta Mentolado Soap
Cold Water Rinse
Old Proraso Splash
C&E West Indian Lime Cologne

Last day of my vacation Tired. I need a day off to recover from vacation. Not sure which razor to use today. As i was putting some away. My Coopers Bro 7day set was out. So i grabbed monday. Seriously amazing shave. Great start to the week.


Tony Miller strop
Vestavia Brush
Dr Harris Lavender + TOBS St James
Coopers Bro
WH
Skin Food

Today's shave was the best straight razor shave I've achieved yet:

Razor: Kanenaga kamisor, honed two weeks and 4 shaves ago, on a Arashiyima 6k, Takashima J-nat, and Yaginoshima. Stropped on leather.
Brush: Crowley & Tosh Silvertip Badger
Cream: Acqua di Parma
Pre-shave: hot towel
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery G20
Balm: Acqua di Parma

After a careful stropping session, I lit into my prepped face with this reasonably priced kamisori. I could feel that my confidence was high. I rode this high into a careful round of skin stretching and Against The Grain. Today was a milestone. Today, I shaved as smoothly as I had been with my Gilette Fusion 5 blade obscenity of convenience and reliability.

Today. I'm a straight shaver.

Cheers,

Jack

P.S.: So, I'm not perfect ... I cut my chin, right at the cleft. Little cut, about a sixteenth of an inch, but it bled like mad. Styptic failed, balm failed, tp failed. I hit it with some Bombay Sapphire ... well, it helped a lot. In about 30 minutes, I could ignore it and appear in public. I went with friends to have a few beers, and secretly wished they asked why I was so clean-shaven. Smooth, brothers, BBS.