Thread: Sun - May 26th - Sat June 01th

I for one do not forget. My #2 brother was in Iraq one and two and retired as a LTC. Brother #1 was a Ranger. Maternal uncle was WW2 Navy then LEO. Paternal uncle was career USAF then US Customs. Father was WIA in the Vosge mountains in November 1944. Two nephews are 2d Leutenants out of ROTC.

Today's shave
Proraso Pre/Post
VDH Shave Soap
Unnamed Boar Brush
Frederick Reynolds Buckeye
Home Brewed Bay Rum Aftershave
Very Smooth
Have a Great Sunday Gents !

How do you like the old school manual clippers? One day I suspect I'll probably fall victim to their advances but at the moment I'm far to busy to pic up another distraction.

Hah! I love the old school Oster Clippers
They were my dad's from the 60's Barber school.
I use the to keep my sideburns short and the hair over my ears between haircuts
Thanks for askin
Mike

After a fairly long absence from Straight Razor Place, I'm back.
I decided to reprise the same shave kit and ingredients in my last upload to the SOTD many moons ago.

Prep: Hot shower – followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: Pre de Provence + LaToja
Brush: Rooney Style 3 Size 2 (Medium) Faux Ebony "Super Silvertip
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle Leather--50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 6/8" Wacker - Model 1st "Old Sheffield"
Toner: Thayer’s “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Barclay Crocker Vitamin E "Bay Rum" Scent
AS: Ogallala "Bay Rum"

Have an enjoyable Memorial Day everybody...

Sunday evening
Hot water prep
Blasberg 9/8 razor - TOBS Sandalwood sc - Custom Silvertip Badger brush - cold water splash - Thayer's Rose re-splash - Acca Kappa 1869 asb - steaming hot towel -Penhaligon's Eau de Verveine EdT

Got this blade off the Bay last week. 4 days of stubble had no chance against this hollow ground chopper. What a blade! Have a great week gentlemen!
- Herman

Originally Posted by pfries

...Reflections on today’s shave

Oh I see what you did there, reflections...well done

'Hoppy' birthday, Joe!

Originally Posted by sheajohnw

I for one do not forget. My #2 brother was in Iraq one and two and retired as a LTC. Brother #1 was a Ranger. Maternal uncle was WW2 Navy then LEO. Paternal uncle was career USAF then US Customs. Father was WIA in the Vosge mountains in November 1944. Two nephews are 2d Leutenants out of ROTC.

"The business" is also in my blood. My father was a ball turret gunner on a B-17 in North Africa during the big war. Three purple hearts, the last of which nearly cost him his leg, multiple kills of enemy aircraft, Air medals, citations for valor, the whole package. The old man was a rugged old goat and a warrior of the most admirable quality. My uncles were all either ground pounders or tank guys. One was KIA during the Battle of the Bulge. My oldest brother did two tours in Vietnam, the other one was a four and out Marine post-Vietnam. I of course am a career Air Force guy with over 25 years on active duty. Call me completely insane but I'd go back tomorrow if they'd have me. I guess there's no fool like and old one

Slant (head shave) / Romo and ERN (just honed them up, had to test my work out) three pass BBS / Best / G5 / L'Occitane CADE/ ASB CADE /