Thread: Sun - February 10th - Sat February 16th

Saturday morning:



Chicman SS Stick
Rooney Silvertip
Puma 6/8 French Point
Tüff sensitive AS
Molinard pour Homme II

Have a nice day!

Prep: Hot Shower
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Brush: Thater 4125/00 2-band Fan
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Razor: Clauss 6/8 Half Hollow
Astringent: Osma Alum
Aftershave: TOBS No.74 Victorian Lime



Result: Nice smooth shave. BBS except for a bit under the chin due to being slightly hurried.

The razor was a beater I bought to see what the fuss was about Clauss blades. It can take a good edge - after cleaning, I followed a Chosera 1k, Coticule, JNat, Y/G Escher progression. The microscope showed the usual bright saw-toothed line at 100x that I often see, so I put it under a few laps on a La Lune Special Stone. That helped eliminate it and bring the razor to full sharpness.
Stropped on a Kanyama "3" shell strop for a couple hundred laps and had a very nice, smooth shave. Edge as expected is a little deformed afterwards.

Razor: John Heiffor
Cream: Palmolive
Brush: Horsehair custom

Prep - None
Strop - 3 Inch bridle leather/hard felt
Razor - Vintage Boker "Edelweiss"
Brush - Semogue 1350 Boar
Soap - Kiss My Face Lavender
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Cold water face lathered shave. Stupendous shave after yesterday's W&B debacle. The real surprise was just how good the Kiss My Face soap was as I bought it on a flyer. Have a good weekend.

Bob

Originally Posted by wai

Prep: Hot Shower
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Brush: Thater 4125/00 2-band Fan
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Razor: Clauss 6/8 Half Hollow
Astringent: Osma Alum
Aftershave: TOBS No.74 Victorian Lime

Result: Nice smooth shave. BBS except for a bit under the chin due to being slightly hurried.

The razor was a beater I bought to see what the fuss was about Clauss blades. It can take a good edge - after cleaning, I followed a Chosera 1k, Coticule, JNat, Y/G Escher progression. The microscope showed the usual bright saw-toothed line at 100x that I often see, so I put it under a few laps on a La Lune Special Stone. That helped eliminate it and bring the razor to full sharpness.
Stropped on a Kanyama "3" shell strop for a couple hundred laps and had a very nice, smooth shave. Edge as expected is a little deformed afterwards.

Good to see someone else got the same excellent result from their beater Clauss 6/8. Picked mine up a week or so ago and got a similar fine edge and shave from it.

Bob

Saturday

Fatip Gold OC / Griest 360 Brass Handle
Gillette Super Thin
WSP Prince Silvertip
Ach. Brito Lavanda Shave Cream
Nivea Replenishing Balm
Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

16 FEBRUARY 2013

* Merkur Progress SH
* Super Iridiums
* Frank Shaving synthetic 24/48mm
* Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Originally Posted by Mephisto

Cuir Libellule XL Paddle Strop
Good Shave! Loving the paddle strop. Plus, it was not as expensive as the TI paddle.

Tell me more about that paddle strop, two "fluffy" sides, right? Do you have experience with other strops? How do you find that one?

No shave today.

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