Okay I just shaved with it, I used some VDH soap and a feather blade. I used a #3 on my face and #1 on my sensitive neck with two passes. Its the best shave I've ever had
Acquisitions for November 2011
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Im just ordered my Feather DE Razor cant wait so excited
It's been a whine since I bought some new shaving stuff, but I just ordered the following:
Sanguine Steel Shavette
Muhle Sea Buckthorn soap
Taylor of Old Bond Street creams: Eton College jar + 7 different 10ml samples
Truefitt & Hill 1805 cream jar
Geo Trumper samples pack
10 Feather blades
Can't wait to give these a try after all the good stuff I've heard about them!
Sanguine Steel Shavette
Muhle Sea Buckthorn soap
Taylor of Old Bond Street creams: Eton College jar + 7 different 10ml samples
Truefitt & Hill 1805 cream jar
Geo Trumper samples pack
10 Feather blades
Can't wait to give these a try after all the good stuff I've heard about them!
My eBay 1953 (birth year) Gillette Super Speed came in the mail today.
I'd rate it user+. A few marks on it and it's not quite "bright and shiny" but looks pretty darn good for a 58 year old razor.
The wife has to work today and I don't. The running around shopping is done and the first Bombay Sapphire & Tonic is under my belt and the second one is poured, so I'm headed upstairs to shower and shave with the new Gillette.
(I have always had AD whenever I got into a new hobby and this place is NOT helping my affliction. The kid and her boyfriend were here for Thanksgiving and wanted to know what I wanted for Christmas. I'm emailing her the info on Gillette Fat Boys on eBay as well as info on a Merkur Slant 37C HD or maybe a Merkur 1906 Open Comb. She lives in Indy which apparently has an AOS place in the mall not far from her so I'm giving her a bunch of soap and AS info as well.)
I'd rate it user+. A few marks on it and it's not quite "bright and shiny" but looks pretty darn good for a 58 year old razor.
The wife has to work today and I don't. The running around shopping is done and the first Bombay Sapphire & Tonic is under my belt and the second one is poured, so I'm headed upstairs to shower and shave with the new Gillette.
(I have always had AD whenever I got into a new hobby and this place is NOT helping my affliction. The kid and her boyfriend were here for Thanksgiving and wanted to know what I wanted for Christmas. I'm emailing her the info on Gillette Fat Boys on eBay as well as info on a Merkur Slant 37C HD or maybe a Merkur 1906 Open Comb. She lives in Indy which apparently has an AOS place in the mall not far from her so I'm giving her a bunch of soap and AS info as well.)
Just got my order in from WCS
TOBS lemon lime
Cella
Cyril brush and razor stand
and packs of Astra, Shark, and Personna lab to try out
TOBS lemon lime
Cella
Cyril brush and razor stand
and packs of Astra, Shark, and Personna lab to try out
My wife has officially put me on lockdown for the rest of the month lol. I did sneak in an order for TOBS soap and an alum bar though.Yes, I know the Diplomat is in the wrong case.
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Not a bad haul for the month. Not a cheap haul either.
I scored a '59 Fatboy, and a '56 Redtip with only a VERY few small chips of red paint missing from the very bottom of the handle. They both cleanded up nice! 
aframestokyo? they've had a similar looking one up on the site for a while, drool-inducing!
A tube of C&E Nomad shaving cream this afternoon. My wife is beginning to worry...
Dropped one of the boys off to cricket and there just happens to be a Rotary Club market about 100m up the road.
Nothing exotic ( Alutech) , but it is NOS. Note the price tag on it....
As a non collector ...yes really I'm not ....what's it worth ?
Nothing exotic ( Alutech) , but it is NOS. Note the price tag on it....
As a non collector ...yes really I'm not ....what's it worth ?
Gimbel's badger brush with original knot
It was indeed. Can't believe nobody else jumped on it
Haha, I nearly pulled the trigger a couple of times, knew it wouldn't be there forever. Great score!
BTW how's the shavemac treating you
BTW how's the shavemac treating you
Antique Hoosier
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Arrived today from the Italian Barber
Proraso 400ML Aftershave Splash
RazoRock XXX Shaving Cream
Acca Kappa 1869 Shaving Cream
Proraso 400ML Aftershave Splash
RazoRock XXX Shaving Cream
Acca Kappa 1869 Shaving Cream
probably 10dollar + shipping ?
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hey folks,
thought i'd put up a couple of pics of the razors i picked up at my local flea market,
this vendor usually has sorry looking $10.00 blades for sale for $75.00 or more, but yesterday i scored both of these for $100.00. not a bad deal ,i'd say.
the cased set are wade wingfield and rowbothem and appear to have never been honed, the duck is also in great shape blade wise but the scales have some stress marks that go pretty deep.
i'm pretty excited to try these out i've wanted a dubl duck for years now
thought i'd put up a couple of pics of the razors i picked up at my local flea market,
this vendor usually has sorry looking $10.00 blades for sale for $75.00 or more, but yesterday i scored both of these for $100.00. not a bad deal ,i'd say.
the cased set are wade wingfield and rowbothem and appear to have never been honed, the duck is also in great shape blade wise but the scales have some stress marks that go pretty deep.
i'm pretty excited to try these out i've wanted a dubl duck for years now
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