Thread: Sun - January 06th - Sat January 12th

Happy Birthday Max! We appreciate all your efforts throughout the year managing our menagerie!

Shave prep Evening shave, just a hot splash of water on my face
Brush: D.R. Harris
Preshave: Proraso Pre
Soap: Martin De Candre
Scuttle: Simple soup bowl
Razor: Wacker ANTIK 6/8
Strop: Kanayama 20 canvas strokes and 60+ strokes on the leather
After Shave Splash: Nivea aftershave Balm

Notes:
The Wacker needed a honing and a few laps on Norton 4/8k followed by a few on the Naniwa 12k did it.

As the Antik blade itself is a little warped, it’s always an asymmetrical honing progress. To get a grip on the progress I used the black marker to ‘see’ what happened on the first laps.

In the end I got it back in action. Five strokes on Cr2O pasted balsa most of the times brings it to a smooth enough edge for me. Then 20/60 canvas/leather stropping and it popped arm hair like wiping them off with a towel.

Test shave wasn’t a test really it was a complete shave with a sticky smooth result.

Paul

Prep - None
Strop - 3 inch bridle leather/hard felt
Brush - SOC 2 band badger
Soap - Palmolive tube cream face lathered
Razor - No name 5/8 shoulderless full hollow
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel

Silky smooth and close cold water face lathered shave from a razor whose maker is not visible anywhere on the blade, not even country of origin. I don't think I could get a better shave with a full blown custom razor. First time using Palmolive cream on it's own and not in an uber lather and it works well, love the scent. I can't kid myself any longer about my favourite brush either as I constantly now reach for the SOC 2 band badger. Hope your shave goes as well also.

Bob

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'm listening to 'The Things To Do' on the headphones, about ten minutes or so long, perfect 'shave time' music for the AM!!! Many thanks, Sashimi!

You're welcome. I always enjoy some good jazz while I shave. It has become more or less a ritual. Glad you like it.

Pre: Hot shower
Cream: Proraso red in tube
Brush: Semogue "Ilrasoio" Forum LE 2012
Razor: F.S. Focus
AS: Pinaud Bay Rum

Monday

iKon Deluxe SB
Personna Hospital Stainless
RL Petree Vie-Long Silvertip
Proraso Sandalwood Shave Cream
Nivea Sensitive Balm
TOPB St James After Shave

It's flu-season...eat more fruits!

7 JANUARY 2013

* 1934 Aristocrat
* Super Iridiums
* Rooney Heritage Stubby 1XL 3-band
* Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Palmolive - Semogue LE FB1 - Clements Extra Quality - Floid Suave

Originally Posted by eTom

It's flu-season...eat more fruits!

Jaffa I see. Those come from far Make sure our friend the Jedi eats plenty of fruit too!