I have realized that straight razors are not going to be for me. It is similar to me spending a year attempting to learn the banjo....at some point I just had to admit to myself that it isn’t in me.Tuesday September 29
Ten minute hot shower
Boker-Hollow something or other. Restored with Buffalo scales. That’s all I know right now.
FIRST STRAIGHT RAZOR-SHAVE
Lo Storto
Feather
Zenith Chubby Scrubby Boar B27 - 28mm x 55mm
Vitos Extra Super Coco
Osma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
Hyaluranoic Acid
Bull Dog Skin Care Moisturizer
Lucky Tiger After Shave & Face Tonic
Lo Storto’s last Slantember outing was a little quicker on the face. A Boker with Buffalo horn scales on my first straight outing removed the five day growth. About the same resistance in whiskers as the remaining blood from the straight. A small task for Lo Storto to complete the 95% straight shave and ease it into a very comfortable BBS. Without too much strain on a 1st use Feather an excellent ATG Single Pass BBS head shave. Above average post skin comfort. I can hardly wait for my next shave.
My First Straight Shave is posted in my journal. If blood upsets you don’t go there.
GC.68OC, GOLD GRANDE, YAQI CHROME MELLON - A JOURNEY
Jim my biggest surprise is a favoured blade being great in one razor and disaster in a different razor. Trying the different blades in the Grande. The Feather I thought might end up being a single use, a few months back. The FOCS has confirmed that for me. I found that different blades were...www.badgerandblade.com
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Good luck in your continuing trials.
I am selling my 13/16 Friodur unused in my sale post but may keep the Henckles and the Wade & Butcher just to display.
As to the , some have issues with theirs and that is unfortunate because when you have a good one (or 2 ) they are fantastic.