Castle Forbes' Regimen
Hart 6/8 Cocobolo
Semogue 830
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Close shave in one pass and a clean up. I can say I like this razor a lot.
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Castle Forbes' Regimen
Hart 6/8 Cocobolo
Semogue 830
Attachment 129262
Close shave in one pass and a clean up. I can say I like this razor a lot.
THURSDAY""Spring is sprung
Razor: Gold Bug
Soap: VdH
Mug: 1920’s
Brush: HESS #5 “Barber’s Favorite
Aftershock: none
Splash: Granny Juice
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The Day?..About 8 inches/25CM of partly cloudy fell overnight and continues. Good day for a straight shave. The little GoldBug just keeps improving. Nice slow shave and a pleasure to have enjoyed! A nice home roasted Bolivian coffee as a double latte begins the morn well.
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The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard
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Grass is ris
where last year's
careless driver is""
Burma Shave
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson
Razor E A Berg
Soap: Castle Forbes
AS: Williams
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed :D
One of the later Erik Anton Berg Razors from Eskilstuna and a replica of a 3 000 - 3 500 yrs old razor found in Sweden, from the bronze age, the former has a really flexible grind, for a Swede and is a great shaver as well :D
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Here you find the pictures:
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Here's my shave:
Prep: Hot Shower after 25 mile bike ride into the foothills
Razor: Hart 7/8, Bocote Scales
Strop: none
Brush: AOS Fine Badger
Cream: Spencer & Devon Sagebrush
A/S: Master Bay Rum
Result: I know I'm double posting today, but the earlier post was not about today's shave, this one is. I am glab I picked up this razor. I learned that, for me, having $$ in a paypal account from razors I sold on ebay is like Monoploy money. I purchased two new razors that I probably would not have otherwise purchased, and I still have a small balance in the account. Anyhow, this razor is great, but the edge is not quite dialed in. It feels confortable WGT, but had some trouble AGT, like in the mustache area. So I'll get it dialed in Saturday morning. Had to do the same with the other Hart I purchased over a year ago. I was a rookie then, and I wore the heck out of the spine, but it's still a top notch shaver. I also had to touch up the Robert Williams razor I recently received, and it too shaves like a dream.
Have a great Thursday!
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Thanks,Quote:
Originally Posted by sashimi
Cedric is probably my favorite overall custom maker.
He certainly makes big and unusual razors.
The only problem I find, is either not having ready cash to buy one or I haven't checked his site frequently enough and missed out on one I really like.
Cheers,
Paul
Nice afternoon shave.
Hot Shower, Warm oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Custom Lignam Vitae Brush by Pixelfixed
Nancy Boy Signature Series Shaving cream
Robert Williams 7/8 Damascus with Ivory Scales
100 Laps on leather
Razorock Aluminum
Stephan's Lavender AS
Vaseline for men
Nice shave with the RW. First time using this brush. The badger was very soft and comfortable and I really love the feel of the dense wood.
Enjoy the day.
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An austere shave with only the bare essential
Soap VdH
Boar brush
8/8 John Shaw's celebrated (modified barber's notch)
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Today...the Maxterpiece
Oh my God! This razor makes every shave to a event!Quote:
Originally Posted by ratbag
A great picture!
