Thread: Sun - April 28tht - Sat May 04th

Castle Forbes' Regimen
Hart 6/8 Cocobolo
Semogue 830



Close shave in one pass and a clean up. I can say I like this razor a lot.

THURSDAY
Razor: Gold Bug
Soap: VdH
Mug: 1920’s
Brush: HESS #5 “Barber’s Favorite
Aftershock: none
Splash: Granny Juice

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.


The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

""Spring is sprung
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
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

Here you find the pictures:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/finer...ml#post1152459

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!

Originally Posted by sashimi

Awesome piece of steel Paul. When I saw that one on Cedric's pages I was blown away. Seeing it in this picture it's even better.
The damas structure is amazing.

Thanks,
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.

An austere shave with only the bare essential
Soap VdH
Boar brush
8/8 John Shaw's celebrated (modified barber's notch)

Today...the Maxterpiece

Originally Posted by ratbag

PREP - Lathered face and hit the strop, re-lathered before i shaved ( seems to work well )
STROP - SRD Modular Paddle
SOAP - Mikes / Pine & Cedarwood
RAZOR - Ali's Blade / Tactical Damas 9/8

Always a pleasure using this razor, two passes and i was happy.
I started with an ATG on the neck and only needed a clean up on the 2nd pass WTG.

~Paul

Oh my God! This razor makes every shave to a event!
A great picture!