Thread: Christmas razor showdown - What did you get ???

Ok lets have it ....

Its show and tell time !

What did you get shave related either from someone or yourself, lol, for Christmas ?!?!

Razor, strop, hone whatever ...

Dovo 5/8 Ice Hardened blade with white mikarta scales form the little women. Bought from gssixgun @ Gem Star Customs

I got a new Livi. It's a MOP handle Bergamo damascus. I haven't taken pictures yet, so I lifted one from the Straight Razor Designs site. It's a good picture, but this is an amazing razor and a picture does not do it justice. I also got a Lynn Abrams perfect edge strop. It is really nice as well. I'm going to treat it today with diamond spray and CrOx and I should be good to go.

Alas I got no new razors.... probably my own fault for being so picky

I did get a new jar of C&E Sandalwood Shave Cream though

I also am sitting my old arse as I write this on an absolutely wonderful Shiatsu back / butt massager which is exactly what I asked Santa (baby) for.........

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I also am sitting my old arse as I write this on an absolutely wonderful Shiatsu back / butt massager which is exactly what I asked Santa (baby) for.........

Hmmm....that sounds pretty good. I have an old arse, maybe I should have worked a little harder on my Santa List

Add to offer SR to myself, but... here is what I ordered:

and

Originally Posted by Bill S

I got a new Livi. It's a MOP handle Bergamo damascus. I haven't taken pictures yet, so I lifted one from the Straight Razor Designs site. It's a good picture, but this is an amazing razor and a picture does not do it justice. I also got a Lynn Abrams perfect edge strop. It is really nice as well. I'm going to treat it today with diamond spray and CrOx and I should be good to go.

Now that's a pretty razor, Bill.
Congratulations.

Originally Posted by Earthdawn

Ok lets have it ....

Its show and tell time !

What did you get shave related either from someone or yourself, lol, for Christmas ?!?!

Razor, strop, hone whatever ...

Dovo 5/8 Ice Hardened blade with white mikarta scales form the little women. Bought from gssixgun @ Gem Star Customs

If you stare at that razor too long [which is easy to do], it can hypnotize you.

My wife got me a Dovo Special 5/8 with imitation tortoise shell scales and a Rooney medium silvertip brush. I have been using them since they arrived. I have several str8s but this is my first shaveready. What an improvement over the others. Now to get my others honed.

I've had a small pure badger brush for years. This is my first Rooney and my first silver tip. I cannot believe the improvement.

Happy in NE Oregon,

Dave

You all got nice straights for Christmas. Hope you shaves are as great as the pictures of your razors are! Bill, what can I say? Your razor is extra special. You should send it around to all of us to break it in for you! Hope you all enjoy great shaves with your gifts for many years!

Dang it all..... looks like all I got were a pair of bloody safety razors, and they're damn awkward to shave with, but still.....I can get a good edge on them and they do shave smoothly.






They're actually the beginning of an indoor *heated* shop for me, my current shop is in an unheated garage and when it hits -40, it's not much fun so the compromise is that I can set up a small shop in the basement with hand tools only... no screaming, dust cloud generating machines! Suits me fine, I put down the electric shavers and took up the straight, I can do the same with my woodworking tools and I'll probably enjoy the hobby even more. The only fly in the ointment is that there goes my Confuser room, though I might just try to keep the computer in one corner with a smaller desk.

Christian