Now that's a great looking Puma. There is something special about them, but then there is something special about Dorko, Filamonica,... I think I need to add another Puma to my collection.
What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES
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No sorry to say. JR Rowe did them. I’m getting a 6/8 Wostenholm from him today with custom scales and will have a Herder he is doing in a couple of weeks. He does great work and reasonable prices. I’ll post the Wostenholm tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for the compliment by the way.
4/8 Puma 80 Silversteel. I do enjoy the other sizes but if I had to choose only one size blade forever, I would go with the 4/8.
Boker King Cutter
Yaqi Rainbow
Proraso and bargain aftershave from the PX!
Yaqi Rainbow
Proraso and bargain aftershave from the PX!
that is a great looking razor and photo. This is why the razor acquisition disease is never quite stamped out.
You think you're cured for a while and then pictures like this come along.
Sigh.
Razors are like chips.....you just cant have one.
Caruso,Solingen
Tried out European Nivea Aftershave Splash for the first time and it was nice stuff! My Crabtree and Evelyn Nomad Cream is about to kick the bucket though, I’m gonna miss the scent when it’s gone.....
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Filarmonica Especial
Oh boy.... beautiful, and in great shape too.
This thread is always great, but recently seems to be even more impressive.
Looking at last 3+ pages, I'm trying to find one razor that's "just OK" and not having much success in doing that.
Yes that's what I keep thinking and Thank you for your kind comments Sir!!!
That is so so true Dean!!!
Borris I blame Arne and Antoine and everyone else for all the beauty in here....
Filarmonica Especial
Antoine! that is just beautiful and love the inlay on the scales
Love those scales
Haven’t used my Nate in a long while. It was a great shave.
Friday's Shave
'Granite & Lace'
'Granite & Lace'
I second the notion that Ralph Aust makes great shavers. After reading up in this section of B&B, I decided to get a 6/8s Ralph Aust from Maggards in Chicago. It arrived looking great and it is indeed a marvelous shaver. Its quite different from my Boker King Cutter in how it handles. Much more substantial in the hand. Quieter on the face than the Boker. Very easy to move around. Props all around for those who give out advice on these. Great recommendation
Awesome razor and an awesome photo. Thank you for sharing!
I have a very similar set of scales on a 6/8 Puma. I love the look of it on your Bengall. Aren't those just wonderful razors? Thank you for sharing!
A beautiful razor! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Erich!!!
What a beautiful razor Dean!!! That's one maker I love seeing, as they are close to Wade & Butcher I think they used the same blanks aswell. but the jury is out on that one...….
I might use my Joseph Rodgers today as it aint seen a lot of use...
Yes that's what I keep thinking and Thank you for your kind comments Sir!!!
That is so so true Dean!!!
Borris I blame Arne and Antoine and everyone else for all the beauty in here....
Antoine! that is just beautiful and love the inlay on the scales
Tks Gents
Thank youNot a bad looking razor at all.
Ian, I can't remeber if I ever asked you how you find the CVH 32. Even if I have, could you please refresh my memory?
This is a very fine specimen that would be a joy and pride to anyone.Shaved with another eBay find from Sheffield. A Wostenholm & Son wedge, this is the 4th razor I've now honed. Being a wedge it was definitely trickier but I was able to figure it out. I knew the bevel was going to be big and ugly because I refused to use tape but I am fine with that considering what I paid.
I This one has my very best recommendations as does the 6/8 No.52 thumb notch and the 69 6/8 half hollow thumb notch razor.
I guess that I too prefer 4/8 if I there could be only one size.
Over the years I repetedly have asked for "rusty and crusty", but matters have only become worse.
Like with some of my older razors, I sometimes wonder how come this near wedge Hellberg from the early 1890’s has survived for so long and why it was in NOS condition when I first got it. I occasionally see the slightly older versions of this once popular model for sale, but they are mostly more to be considered to be scrap metal than razors. Perhaps this one has survived because it was outmoded already when it was produced. Perhaps it was stowed away discarded for a hollow ground razor and then was preserved as some sort of relic, of a man long forgotten, for four or five generations?
In any case to me it puts my own life span in perspective. We are like the flowers of spring. We shoot up, bloom and soon fade and die, small parts in the eternal flow of life.
In any case to me it puts my own life span in perspective. We are like the flowers of spring. We shoot up, bloom and soon fade and die, small parts in the eternal flow of life.
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