Beautiful storage cabinet, was it custom made or was it originally a watch storage?
Respectfully
Christian
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Prep: 4 mile run, hot shower
Razor: C.S. Bresnick Vesuvius Grim Reaper
Strop: SRD Prem. I
Brush: Semogue Boar 610
Soap: RazoRock Don Marco
A/S: Broken Chunk of Alum Block, Nancy Boy Signature Aftershave Gel
Result: This little razor holds an incredibly sharp and smooth edge. The bevel is so tiny, I have a hard time seeing it, but I know it's there because I am BBS with little effort. This soft soap really lathers up easily; however, I prefer tallow based hard soaps, why, I dont' know. I do enjoy the orange scent while shaving, in fact it got me hungry for lunch. Have a great Wednesday!
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Wednesday
iKon Deluxe SB
Feather
Frank Shaving Finest Chubby
Ach Brito Lavanda Shave Cream
Nivea Balm
Krampert's Finest Bay Rum
Soap- William's with Lavender EO, Lanolin and Glycerine Added
Brush- Fuller w/ TGN Black badger
Skuttle: Doug Smith Copper Swirl
Japanese Steel- Diamond Hayashi 8000
AS- Nivea 'Energy'
EDT- Diesel Zero Plus (Smells like Christmas Trees and Musk)
Result- I may not get to shave again until the weekend..... IF IT GROWS BACK.
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Nothing too exciting...I'm in a comfortable rut.
I have some nice razors that I like a lot, but I seem to be stuck on one lately. It works great, and since I re-honed it, I'm very very happy with it.
I enjoy seeing the wonderful variety some of you guys post up and would sort of like to have a big collection (actually having a dozen shave ready razors that I don't use is a big collection if you ask me), but truth is, I'm so happy with one that I see little reason to pursue more...at the moment;)
I'd love to share a photo, but tapatalk has not been cooperative with this forum for me in recent weeks.
It's a sweet custom Spanish point with large scale file work on the spine and jimping top and bottom. 15/16 is a nice size...I suppose I could love a bigger blade, but this one works pretty well for me.
Sorry no photos...
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Razor: 6/8 Wheatley Brothers Wheat Sheaf Round
Hones: Norton 1K, 4K/8K, Zulu Grey
Strop: N/A - shaved straight off stone
Brush: Whippeddog Silvertip
Soap: Razorock XXX
Scuttle: Robert Baker 002 in Lava Slate
Shave: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
Astringent: Thayer's
A/S: Ogallala Bay Rum
Reading Material: Mid-19th Century edition of Thomas Johnes' 1805 translation of Froissart's Chronicles.
As I had hoped, trip #3 to the hones with my newly-arrived Wheatley was well worth the effort. Added a second layer of tape, reset the bevel and worked up through to my Zulu Grey. The result was a fantastic shave.
I love it when everything comes together on a tricky blade.
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That said...no offense to anyone, if you love rotating, enjoy yourself.
I think new guys should probably limit variables before trying a rotation of non-identical razors.