Thread: Sun September 09th - Sat September 15th

Originally Posted by IamSt8ght

Nice! If you ever take it on the Rubicon Trail, let me know. That trail is very close to my home here in California

lol, it's far away from Germany, but I'd like to do so...
We were 3 times in the Lake-Tahoe-Area. It isn't the best idea using a rental-car for the Rubicon Trail.
I'll send you a PM!!!

Here's one of my favorite combinations:

Sedef Shavette with a plain Wilkinson blade
Arko shaving cream
8EUR Noname Brush
Croatian Ralon (YES!)

(not to mention: 1st post)

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

As is becoming my routine, no shave today, but I did take a few more pictures of the National Mall...

Thank you for the photos and the realizations they bring!
~Richard

One of our bears has the right one T.

SOTD Saturday

Hot shower prep
Razor: Wilkinson Royal
Blades: Wilkinson proprietary hollow ground ~10mm x 30mm
Soap: Cella
Brush: generic badger
Splash: inexpensive aftershave in old bottle

A very clean and comfortable shave today. I still don't really like Cella though?!?!?

The Wilkinson, while a very quality product, suffered from the blade holders retaining moisture after the shave. That moisture corroded the small hollow ground steel blades. Of this seven day set, there were no un-corroded blades and I honed one of the best and placed the rest into quarantine after cleaning and oiling them.
It and the Valet and other "autostrop" razors were about the end of that hollow ground replaceable blade type and the quality of thin blades made the extra cost of the fancy razors a non-player.

The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!

~Richard

Nothing Fancy Saturday Shave
Prep: Cold Water Wash, Touch Up Hone
Razor: William Elliot and Sons
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Arko Shavestick
AS: Skin Bracer
Result: Nice crisp edge on this razor, true BBS

-SOTD-

Najeeb Razor
Semogue 830 Brush
MWF Soap
Caswell Massey Sandalwood Pre-shave Oil
Pinuad Clubman Aftershave Lotion

Not bad. Best shave I have had from this razor so far. The handles were DIY in Bocote. I think I posted elsewhere they were of Cocobolo but I was mistaken. They are Bocote.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

As is becoming my routine, no shave today, but I did take a few more pictures of the National Mall...

Great photos. Nice to have such great subjects to choose from. My only question is who is that guy Bill Ruhling that seems to get into each photo?

Originally Posted by Mephisto

Najeeb Razor

That is a nice blade etching.

Also I think my Mappin Brothers is ready to go for my next shave. It was popping hairs from my wrist like nothing.

This week busy. Needed a really nice shave today.

Very long, Warm Shower, Stephan's rubbed well into the whiskers.
Warm Oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Nancy Boy Signature Shave cream.
Badger Brush
Carl Monkhouse, 5/8, Full Hollow
Refreshed on 12K,.25 Diamond,.5 Crox, Stropped 100 laps on SRDP1
Razorock Aluminum
Pinaud Clubman
Vaseline for men

This was a very well received shave for me. I shaved with a DE mostly this week due to other commitments. I refreshed the Monkhouse which resulted in a very close, smooth shave.