SE SOTD- What was your tool of choice today?

[captnronfl]

Razor Yaqi Excalibur AC Head
Blade Feather Pro [5]

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210802
Razor: GEM Featherweight Deluxe
Blade: Personna GEM (8 and retired)

Superb GEM razor!

Check out my Journal for shave notes and other musings:
never-stop-learning's Quest for Knowledge - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/never-stop-learnings-quest-for-knowledge.611194/

 

[Klinker]

Tuesday 08.03.21 SOTD
PRE: RazoRock‌ ‌Pre‌ ‌Barba‌ ‌Pre‌ ‌Shave‌ ‌Gel‌
RAZOR: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Reg Titanium Halo Handle
BLADE: Schick P-30 Proline AC
BRUSH: Yaqi Aqua 24x55mm High Mountain Silvertip
SOAP: Barrister and Mann Le Grand Chypre Shaving Soap
POST: Barrister‌ ‌and‌ ‌Mann‌ Le Grand Chypre Aftershave

 

[ChiefHA]

Another first use of a bequeathed razor....

Razor/Blade: Treet 1912 style/Gem PTFE
Soap: Razorock Plague Doctor
Brush: Yaqi Segrada Familia
AS: Stirling Lavender Sage

 

[oldmpf]

Tue 3rd August

Occams Hiram Commander - 2dot & Schick Proline [ 4 ]

My 3rd great Shave with this Razor , a bit sorry that I have to change Razors to move the rotation along.

 

[mrlandpirate]

 

[davidsilva]

Le Blanc Shea Soap Preshave
Vector SB / Feather Proguard (13)
Saponificio Varesino Soap and Balm

 

[Ron R]

ASRazor shave, Aug 3rd 2021

Razor: Everready streamline 2nd generation, Mfg 1949-53,upper mid range>, nice looking razor, well built, good shaves when technique is on.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (8) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely. predictable.
Soap: Speick, nice spicy scent + excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Omega 10005 boar brush, great lather creator, soft tips, excellent scrubber + good painter.
Pre shave: Brush(Yaqi Cashmere) wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Witch hazel + Lavada + a dollop of Nivea balm with 2 drops of HA.
Results: CCS, DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my ER streamline with a Gem coated blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[oldmpf]

Wed 4th August

Occams Enoch & Kai CT Protouch MG [ 4 ]
With this guarded blade guaranteed a trouble free Shave , with a nice close though not ultra close finish.

 

[cryhavoc]

Schick Injector Type E3 / Schick Injector (14)

 

[ouchyfoot]

Razor: AutoStrop - 7 O’Clock (1911-12) London, England
Blade: GEM (Personna) PTFE - modified (2)
Brush: Dscosmetic - Red Queen 24mm synthetic
Pre-Shave: CW Beggs & Sons - Face Wash & Scrub
Lather: Saponificio Bignoli -Antica Ricetta
Aftershave: Clubman - Brandy Spice

Shave Rating: 10+/10
It must be 7 o’clock somewhere.
Todays shave just amazed me. It just doesn’t get any better than this.
Even though this 7 o’clock razor is the early predecessor to the Valet Autostrop , I think it shaves better than any of its offspring.
A lot of you know that I’m a big fan of Autostrop razors, but since I figured out the proper blade modification for the 7 o’clock, it blows them out of the water. I’m talking smooth and efficient. When Henry Gaisman patented this razor he hadn’t yet developed the “auto” part of his autostropping system. The blade flips up so you can hand strop it without removing it from the razor. The box has a built in strop on the inside of the top. Since I’m using a modern SS GEM blade I didn’t bother with any stropping.

For those of you that use the Gillette line of 7 o’clock razor blades, it was Henry Gaisman of the Autostrop Co. that brought his patented 7 o’clock name to Gillette when he took over. This razor is where it all started.

 

[captnronfl]

Razor: AutoStrop - 7 O’Clock
It must be 7 o’clock somewhere.
Todays shave just amazed me. It just doesn’t get any better than this.
Even though this 7 o’clock razor is the early predecessor to the Valet Autostrop , I think it shaves better than any of its offspring.
A lot of you know that I’m a big fan of Autostrop razors, but since I figured out the proper blade modification for the 7 o’clock, it blows them out of the water. I’m talking smooth and efficient. When Henry Gaisman patented this razor he hadn’t yet developed the “auto” part of his autostropping system. The blade flips up so you can hand strop it without removing it from the razor. The box has a built in strop on the inside of the top. Since I’m using a modern SS GEM blade I didn’t bother with any stropping.

For those of you that use the Gillette line of 7 o’clock razor blades, it was Henry Gaisman of the Autostrop Co. that brought his patented 7 o’clock name to Gillette when he took over. This razor is where it all started.

WOW... I have been collecting and using AutoStrop razors since I joined in 2017 and have never seen one. They must be rarer then hen's teeth....
My favorite one is a C with a Feather H10 blade....

 

[ouchyfoot]

WOW... I have been collecting and using AutoStrop razors since I joined in 2017 and have never seen one. They must be rarer then hen's teeth....

Its the only one I’ve ever seen. I passed it by a couple times until I found out it was actually an Autostrop. I hit the “buy” button pretty darn quick.

 

[Lord NSIC]

MMOC / GEM PTFE (4) / Williams / Aqua Velva -- was careless and too heavy-handed the last time I used the MMOC; giving me a reason to dig out the styptic pencil. But by paying attention and using a light touch today, I was rewarded with a near-BBS result--reassurance that I can use the MMOC, I just can't use it on autopilot and get away with it.

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Twig
Blade: Ladas (6) half DE blade
Brush: Frank 4G synthetic
Soap: Arko
Balm: Proraso White
A/S: Stirling Executive Man

 

[ChiefHA]

Razor/Blade: 1924 Ever-Ready "Shovel Head"/Gem PTFE
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap: Proraso
AS: Lucky Tiger

 

[Suntzu]

Parker Adjustable Injector V2 | Ted Pella blade

 

[puffinshart]

Leafshave Twig
First use
Got nasty razor burn..most likely I'm not using it properly/need time with it.

 

[oldmpf]

Thur 5th August

Yaqi Raster V2 / Ikon handle & Kai CT Protouch MG [ 3 ]

 

[cryhavoc]

Schick Injector Type E3 / Schick Injector (15)