MARCH 2019 SCORES

[ronweston]

Ah, March, the month when Spring begins ... and none too soon ....

As the winds and snows of Winter begin to fade those hours grow longer and extend the time for the hunt, when you visit the familiar places and seek new ones always in search of the elusive find ... and, you never know, you may stumble on that special something because ...

The Scores do await, whether in the wild and online. And when you find one, oh does it feel so good!

And Gents, when you snag one please let us know.

Because, we all want to see and think ... Lucky Dog! I need one of THOSE....

 

[tumbl3r]

Faux ivory brush with silver tip bulb knot. Custom made by Rudy Vey.

 

[Mackis]

Latest haul a Wade and Butcher Celebrated in horn scales near wedge 15/16 with barbers notch.
Only a clean up of the tang is needed and i will add some bullet pins when i'm at it.
Then a Jnat spaa is waiting for this beauty.

 

[Plumppandapappa]

Was gifted my first razor this week by my gal. A G.Johnson 7 stars not sure about the handle yet. Horn with dots? Time to move away from the shavette

And bought fixed up what o hope will be a daily shaver. A Union Razor Works. From goodwill.

 

[Mackis]

This months big time jackpot score is this Escher. With it came a beautiful Schwedenstein, exactly like a stone in last months score score but in better condition. The one to the right is the Escher.

 

[Mackis]

And the front side. If you see the label you see that it is remnants of The Celebrated German Waterhone label. I sealed it up to try and keep it.

 

[Pat Puma]

FINALLY! Just in time for Spring.

 

[alpster]

Did pretty well at an estate sale today......note one of the Old Spice mugs has a full puck of original soap. The Yardley bowl is unused. The brush is a an Eveready 1000 silvertip. $15 for the whole lot.

 

[Pitofeo]

A nice small lot I got my hands on. Just started the process of cleaning and disinfecting.

 

[Suhrim21]

How do you guys come up on lots like that

 

[Ob1page]

My Noble Otter Barrbarr set arrived today along with a sample of Monarch. I really like both scents, I'll try the Barrbarr tonight and I took enough from the Monarch for a shave and gave the rest to a coworker who I recently converted.

 

[GuruBob]

Shaving Mug / Bowl / Scuttle
Steve Woodhead Ceramics Suribachi.

"Suribachi Shaving Lather Bowl #2 Teak"
I wanted something broader and deeper than the lid of my proraso soap, have been a face latherer.. only rarely been able to hit a "meringue-y" consistency that way..

Looked around and the Suribachi style (a Japanese Mortar Bowl, with closely packed concentric circular grooves on its internal surface) normally used for grinding nuts and spices, was reportedly well suited to generate good lather. That seemed common sense to me, so I took the plunge.

This Suribachi normally sells for GBP20, Steve listed it as clearance for GBP10, with some imperfections.. all I could see was a <1cm² smudge in an area of vertical groove.

If Steve calls this a "second" this was a total bargain!

The bowl is ~140mm top diameter, ~75mm height and base diameter.

Grips by the base solidly. And the lather is brilliant. Anything bigger is overkill. Just the right size.

Just arrived today 29/3.
As always UK post is great value and fast (under two weeks UK to Oz).

You will get your ceramics from Steve intact. He packs items in a bubble wrap football and voids in the cardboard transport box with air pillows.

It looks like it'd survive Orbital Re-entry!

A wide variety of colours and bowl styles, including a Suribachi Scuttle!

My only problem is that I have only a narrow Wall-mounted vanity cabinet and a small basin underneath.. where and how to store it so it doesn't get knocked, dropped and shatter?

 

[Pat Puma]

 

[ronweston]

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Now those are a real find! Congrats!!!

 

[ronweston]

A nice small lot I got my hands on. Just started the process of cleaning and disinfecting.
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Very, very nice collection. They should clean up well. Congrats.

 

[ronweston]

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Oh, yeah, Pat....