NEW Long Comb and a whole lot of WSP Tobacco. Man I love this scent! Razor preformed well too.
Night shaver. Plan is:
New LC
B&M Cologne Russe
Eveready 200T (reknotted british boar by RV)
Astra SS (2)
Lucky Tiger AS
Rescue dog part pit, part golden retriever going nuts w/fireworks noise as I type.. Thanks again Adam and happy 4th of July to everyone. Tons of drool-worthy razors in the prior posts. Will try to break out my other 'News' as the month goes on...
Love the yellow Pinto.Night shaver. Plan is:
New LC
B&M Cologne Russe
Eveready 200T (reknotted british boar by RV)
Astra SS (2)
Lucky Tiger AS
If the tooth is bent side-to-side, it's only aesthetics. The shave will be just as good as with straight teeth. Bent down teeth really affect the shave.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.
Your razor looks great. Here's one of my other NEW RFBs that will never win a beauty pageantWow, you guys all have such nice look NEWs!!!! I feel a little inadequate here...
I have that same spot!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.
That looks great. My son is in Scouts! Maybe we'll cross paths someday!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.
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Very nice, TroyI used my Short Comb with the Schick blade again. This time with Mama Bear's Lemon Ice and Avon Tai Winds.
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I think you are close enough with your Goodwills. It's entirely up to you. I think they are a different razor, but I sure love seeing them!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.
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Look at you with the 10th Anniversary Brush! Nice work.View attachment 801117 SOTM July 2
Gillette New LC
Dorco Prime Blade
Cremo Cooling
B&B 10th Anniversary Boar
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS
Looks good from my house!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.
I love a bit of sentiment in my shave. I have a NI that we found in NY that I cherish.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.
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Looks good, RudyT!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.
Very nice!A new to me NEW LC with thin bar handle. The razor is in great condition, barring most of the plating loss.
Doug, I was starting to think all you had was Superspeeds!Short comb today
Happy Fourth to you too and everyone! You are welcome and it's no trouble. It's you guys that should be thanked; So, thank you!Night shaver. Plan is:
New LC
B&M Cologne Russe
Eveready 200T (reknotted british boar by RV)
Astra SS (2)
Lucky Tiger AS
Rescue dog part pit, part golden retriever going nuts w/fireworks noise as I type.. Thanks again Adam and happy 4th of July to everyone. Tons of drool-worthy razors in the prior posts. Will try to break out my other 'News' as the month goes on...
Very cool look!If the tooth is bent side-to-side, it's only aesthetics. The shave will be just as good as with straight teeth. Bent down teeth really affect the shave.
I love razors with patina and battle scars, but am bugged by lack of symmetry and bent teeth. Sometimes when you get lemons, you make lemonade (see below). Still shaves the same.
Your razor looks great. Here's one of my other NEW RFBs that will never win a beauty pageant
Just to be clear, a NEW is NOT a New Improved. But then I don't make the rules around here.My only NEW is a NEW Improved. That's NEW enough for me!