Safety Razor of the Month: July 2017
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Had a great shave for day one of NEW month. Used my Delta Echo Steampunk Long Comb. A little Sherlock on both ends. And an Astra SP to do the slice and dice. Wonderful shave.
Here are my tools for the Month.
From left LC (USA), Red and Black (Canada), Berkshire (USA), LC (Canada), Goodwills, (Canada and USA).
The New Improved. Made in Canada, one gold plate and one silver.
And I found one lonely dirty USA LC with a thin Bar Handle that is soaking right now and will be put to use later this month.
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This mornings shave was with Uncle Bob loaded with a Minora. A most fine shave. I'm looking forward to getting used to the NEW's this month. Have a blessed day gentlemen.
From left LC (USA), Red and Black (Canada), Berkshire (USA), LC (Canada), Goodwills, (Canada and USA).
The New Improved. Made in Canada, one gold plate and one silver.
And I found one lonely dirty USA LC with a thin Bar Handle that is soaking right now and will be put to use later this month.
This mornings shave was with Uncle Bob loaded with a Minora. A most fine shave. I'm looking forward to getting used to the NEW's this month. Have a blessed day gentlemen.
ROTM First shave.
Gillette New Long Comb
KAI Blade
Proraso Red
Semogue SOC Boar
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel
Pinaud Clubman AS
Love the Delta Echo finish on that razor.
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Excellent work!
Wooooooo! Bringing the beauties out for a stroll, are ya?Some of my favorite razors. Especially the Deluxe. Here a couple of my nicer ones.
NEW Deluxe President in original silver plate.
Tiffany & Co. NEW LC silver plate head w/ pure sterling handle and case.
NEW SC in nickel.
NEW Deluxe chromium Criterion.
NEW RFB #88 in silver plate.
Looking very good there! May you have had a blessed one too!Here are my tools for the Month.
From left LC (USA), Red and Black (Canada), Berkshire (USA), LC (Canada), Goodwills, (Canada and USA).
The New Improved. Made in Canada, one gold plate and one silver.
And I found one lonely dirty USA LC with a thin Bar Handle that is soaking right now and will be put to use later this month.
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This mornings shave was with Uncle Bob loaded with a Minora. A most fine shave. I'm looking forward to getting used to the NEW's this month. Have a blessed day gentlemen.
Nice shot, JerryLee! Love the outdoor vibe! Give us your thoughts on the LC so far!
Great posts, Gents!
Adam
Thanks Adam, my thoughts on the LC, very smooth, and efficient. Easy to find the right angle . Got a great BBS with almost no irritation, just on spot on my neck. However I always seem to get irritation in that spot. I have feeling this razor will bring many great shaves this month.
Today is not a shaving day. But I thought I would share today's "NEW" activities. I am going to the National Boy Scout Jamboree for two weeks in West Virginia, where I will be working at the shooting range. I leave on the 15th. I camp quite often, and for weeks at a time, but this will provide unique and challenging shaving opportunities. There will be upwards of 30,000 people camping at this jamboree, and amenities will be limited. So I want to make my shaving experience special as well.
Since this is NEW month, I rummaged through my box of "unprocessed" razors to see what NEWs I might have hiding in there. I am an avid flea market razor hunter, so I have a couple of dozen razors that have not made it through the cleaning and categorizing process. Of course I found two NEW LCs in there that were suitable candidates for the jamboree. I picked the better one, and began to prep it for a few test shaves before I depart.
I am very happy with how this one came out. My only regret is that I did not take a "before" photo. A couple of hours in hot water and Dawn, followed by a rigorous scrubbing. Then about 30 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner, interspersed with more scrubbing. It came out great.
I will be housing this razor in a "Pelican Mints" altoids style tin. I printed the inner part on my 3D printer. It fits the NEW perfectly. I will give it a test shave tomorrow. If it pleases me, it will be my Jambo razor. I cant see why it wouldnt.
Since this is NEW month, I rummaged through my box of "unprocessed" razors to see what NEWs I might have hiding in there. I am an avid flea market razor hunter, so I have a couple of dozen razors that have not made it through the cleaning and categorizing process. Of course I found two NEW LCs in there that were suitable candidates for the jamboree. I picked the better one, and began to prep it for a few test shaves before I depart.
I am very happy with how this one came out. My only regret is that I did not take a "before" photo. A couple of hours in hot water and Dawn, followed by a rigorous scrubbing. Then about 30 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner, interspersed with more scrubbing. It came out great.
I will be housing this razor in a "Pelican Mints" altoids style tin. I printed the inner part on my 3D printer. It fits the NEW perfectly. I will give it a test shave tomorrow. If it pleases me, it will be my Jambo razor. I cant see why it wouldnt.
Nice job on the cleanup and the case, it looks like they will serve you well. Have fun at your Jamboree!
I used my Short Comb with the Schick blade again. This time with Mama Bear's Lemon Ice and Avon Tai Winds.
I think I'll try to join in this month, even though I'm really enjoying the Senator and the Goodwill #164 that I found last week.
I think I have just about every combination covered here. I have Long Combs, Short Combs, Common Bar, Short Common Bar, Thin Common Bar, and Ball End handles. I'm not sure how acceptable these are but I also have a Goodwill #160, Goodwill Special #175, and a NEW Improved.
I think I will start it off with the Tuckaway, it has a Shot Comb head and Short Common Bar handle.
I think I have just about every combination covered here. I have Long Combs, Short Combs, Common Bar, Short Common Bar, Thin Common Bar, and Ball End handles. I'm not sure how acceptable these are but I also have a Goodwill #160, Goodwill Special #175, and a NEW Improved.
I think I will start it off with the Tuckaway, it has a Shot Comb head and Short Common Bar handle.
Beautiful razors being posted that engraved Deluxe is sublime!
Glenn
Glenn
Gillette New LC
Dorco Prime Blade
Cremo Cooling
B&B 10th Anniversary Boar
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS
Great photos and descriptions Gentlemen.
Todays shave was with my saddest NEW. Bent teeth, scratches and not plating, he is just ugly. I call him Scruffy and he is in my rotation of regular used razors. When you use a NEW, looks do not dictate the shave quality. BBS & AGAIG.
Todays shave was with my saddest NEW. Bent teeth, scratches and not plating, he is just ugly. I call him Scruffy and he is in my rotation of regular used razors. When you use a NEW, looks do not dictate the shave quality. BBS & AGAIG.
I normally shave right before I go to bed, but tonight I couldn't wait. I decided to use the Tuckaway that I found when my wife and I went to Eureka Springs last week. It was a great shave just like I expected it to be.
This thread inspired me to repair a two-piece NEW RFB that I bought a year ago for about $8 on eBay. It actually went unsold the first time, and I was the only bidder when the Seller relisted.
All four corner teeth were seriously bent both downwards and inwards.
After a few cycles of annealing, cooling and bending, I got to a point I was happy with. A light shine with some Nevr-Dull and here it is.
I shaved with it today using some RazoRock Mudder Focker and a Wizanet Super Iridium with about 30 shaves on it, and or had no trouble shaving off a 9 day mustache and goatee. Beautifully smooth like my other RFBs.
All four corner teeth were seriously bent both downwards and inwards.
After a few cycles of annealing, cooling and bending, I got to a point I was happy with. A light shine with some Nevr-Dull and here it is.
I shaved with it today using some RazoRock Mudder Focker and a Wizanet Super Iridium with about 30 shaves on it, and or had no trouble shaving off a 9 day mustache and goatee. Beautifully smooth like my other RFBs.
Wow, you guys all have such nice look NEWs!!!! I feel a little inadequate here... Anyway, the only NEW I have is this long comb I picked up a couple months ago. It's not the right handle, and one of the corner teeth is bent, but it shaves really well, and it was only $3 I think.
I used it this morning with an Israeli Personna Red, Chiseled Face Tradewinds soap, Omega 10049 Boar, and CVS/ViJon Spice aftershave.
I saw another one a couple of weeks ago, that had the right handle, but a corner tooth was bent on it, too, and they wanted a lot more money. I'm gonna have to keep my eyes open. I'd like nice, unbent specimens of both the LC and SC.
I used it this morning with an Israeli Personna Red, Chiseled Face Tradewinds soap, Omega 10049 Boar, and CVS/ViJon Spice aftershave.
I saw another one a couple of weeks ago, that had the right handle, but a corner tooth was bent on it, too, and they wanted a lot more money. I'm gonna have to keep my eyes open. I'd like nice, unbent specimens of both the LC and SC.
A new to me NEW LC with thin bar handle. The razor is in great condition, barring most of the plating loss.
Nice work, looks great!This thread inspired me to repair a two-piece NEW RFB that I bought a year ago for about $8 on eBay. It actually went unsold the first time, and I was the only bidder when the Seller relisted.
All four corner teeth were seriously bent both downwards and inwards.
After a few cycles of annealing, cooling and bending, I got to a point I was happy with. A light shine with some Nevr-Dull and here it is.
I shaved with it today using some RazoRock Mudder Focker and a Wizanet Super Iridium with about 30 shaves on it, and or had no trouble shaving off a 9 day mustache and goatee. Beautifully smooth like my other RFBs.
One day I'm going to work up the courage to straighten some teeth, but so far all mine seem to shave fine as they are, so I don't want to risk any yet.
