Thread: December 10 - December 16

2 days growth
Vulfix 2234
Mamabear's masculine musk soap
6/8 Revisor
Alum
Clubman Bay Rum A/S

One of the best shaves of my life, what a pleasure to use a favorite blade and soap on a couple days growth. It's remarkable how much easier it is to get good results on the neck with more than a days growth to work with.

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5/8 Fredrick Reynold's spike
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Trumper's Violet cream
Taylor's Mr. Taylor AS


Terry

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5/8 Wostenholm 1/2 Hollow
Tony Miller strop
Thomas Anthony Co. 18 mm Silvertip brush
Colleens Desert Ironwood soap
Old Spice AS

This is my daily routine..until the soap runs out. That is the only thing that may vary. I'm a creature of habit!

Ray

6/8 TI sheffield steel
SR3122 silvertip
SCS Old Spice soap
Pitralon Classic A/S splash
De Vergulde Hand A/S balsem

Great shave - the TI is definitely one of my best shavers.

Bartmann 5/8 round point
TM Strop
AOS Sandlewood Cream
Truefitt and Hill Super Badger Brush
Moss Scuttle
Alum Block
Pinaud Clubmann-Witch Hazel aftershave

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4/8 Femarud
proraso pre shave
C&E sweet almond
silver tip badger brush

Old Spice

No shaving for, um, a week, I think

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Honeybee Shea Chamomile soap
Little Cutie
5/8 Puma Gold
TM strop
Moss Scuttle
Trumper's alum block
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
L'Occitane AS balm

Tried Kyle's routine from B&B (in short: hot towel, lather, work it in with fingers, hot towel, lather again, shave). Very good prep but it does take some time

The Puma is a fairly delicate hollow grind (like a Wonderedge) but I felt my honing and shave technique would still make it work for 7+ days of growth

It did work. Puma was smooth smooth Got a 9+ rating and is one of my top shavers (whose number is increasing) I really wanted it to score 10 / 10 but it didn't feel as good. Maybe some more Swaty love would do it, and maybe the substantial growth was just a bit too much for it to get a perfect 10. Anyway, it was definitely better than the 8/8 Barer's Use W&B right from the start. By the end of the shave, it did seem to lose a bit of its sharpness (thumb feel).

I am converting to lathering on the face and with Little Cutie the large Moss scuttle is not too useful (because the brush is small, doesn't fill the whole opening and the heat dissipates, as I take a bit to shave - both for enjoyment and to avoid carelessness.)

So, nice shave, no cuts / irritation, and great satisfaction I turned the Puma into one fab shaver. Which was a bit questionable for a while...

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Ivo

Heartring 151 razor
Hand American red Latigo strop
Proraso soap
Badger brush

Eddie

Just thought I would add these pics for the heck of it, It was a quick shave at work.

Eddie

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T&A olive wood brush
Tuma&Diabes razor (this is the one I got from Bill)
T&H lime shaving cream
GFT lime skin food

I tried the tongue in my lower lip and it worked great for with the grain but still having trouble against the grain under my lower lip. I think once I retire I’ll just not shave there.
I have all the ones I sharpened today set aside and will start using them tomorrow.