The Association of Lather Catchers: TALC

[Pain]

Thank you all for your nice comments, the truth is that I too have a passion for the vintage razor club and it's very nice to see people with the same passion.
For the blades now that they had the lather catcher at the time, I am very lucky since when I bought the first generation kindal it had all 7 knives in perfect condition literally, I went through the motions and at some point I will report to you if I finally succeeded.

 

[Whiterook]

Lather Catcher Sunday, first Sunday of the month.

Razor: VIC Lather Catcher
Blade: Pal Carbon Steel Gem-type blade
Brush: Rick Montalvo Grade A Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Truefitt & Hill Apsley
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[Pain]

Lather Catcher Sunday, first Sunday of the month.

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Razor: VIC Lather Catcher
Blade: Pal Carbon Steel Gem-type blade
Brush: Rick Montalvo Grade A Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Truefitt & Hill Apsley
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

First time I see this lather catcher, really beautiful!

 

[Pain]

My good morning! Here I present to you a new and in my opinion very beautiful lather catcher from a country I like and love very much for the vintage machines it had created.

 

[Whiterook]

I have one of those. Love it!

 

[Pain]

I have one of those. Love it!
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I bet you have plenty more.

 

[CDinVT]

I did a one day's growth shave with my ever ready 1907. Shave was successful but I had another bad gem blue star blade right out of the dispenser. The shave was kind of rough. I suspect the whole dispenser is bad. I am done with carbon steel blades paying $5 plus for a pack of 10 locally that are bad. I am ordering a full pack of 100 PFE coated stainless blades.

 

[Whiterook]

I am ordering a full pack of 100 PFE coated stainless blades.

Good move!

 

[Jim99]

I did a one day's growth shave with my ever ready 1907. Shave was successful but I had another bad gem blue star blade right out of the dispenser. The shave was kind of rough. I suspect the whole dispenser is bad. I am done with carbon steel blades paying $5 plus for a pack of 10 locally that are bad. I am ordering a full pack of 100 PFE coated stainless blades.
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Smart approach. I never got along with carbon steel blades. I went with a 100 pack of the Gem Personna stainless steel blades and always got great shaves with them.

 

[Ron R]

I did a one day's growth shave with my ever ready 1907. Shave was successful but I had another bad gem blue star blade right out of the dispenser. The shave was kind of rough. I suspect the whole dispenser is bad. I am done with carbon steel blades paying $5 plus for a pack of 10 locally that are bad. I am ordering a full pack of 100 PFE coated stainless blades.
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The Gem PTFE are excellent, very sharp, excellent longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable + safest blade to handle.
I have had good service with Connaught shaving UK, they ship cheaply to Canada and take about 2 weeks to arrive in my mail box.

GEM by Personna Stainless Coated Single Edge Razor Blades

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

Have some great shaves!

 

[Ron R]

MMMonday, August 21st 2023. "MicroMatic monday" thread, any ASR razor that uses a Gem blade any day of the week is welcomed!

Razor : Star bar #4 lather catcher, Mfg -1919-20, tame mid range, built to last generations with a little care. This razor is a ideal razor for my beard and skin. I have a lot of razors and it would be top 2 of 60 razors for performance and final results with a fresh blade. Every time I start a new blade this razor is pulled from the rack and the first 1-3 shaves are stellar IMO. Had a excellent stellar close shave this morning.
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (2) very sharp, excellent longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable + safest blade to handle.
Soap : Razorock Lavender, excellent masculine scented soap of lavender + excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi" Bali" 24 mm 3 band silvertip, excellent lather generator, luxury pillow like soft tips, gentle splay scrubber + greatl lather painter. If a person likes a large bloom knot(chubby size) + something different it is hard to beat this brush for performance.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Ach Brito Lavanda cologne AS with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results : or CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= When you have great software and Hardware shaving products with a seasoned technique style it will reward a person with stellar shaves. Had a very enjoyable stellar shave this morning with a fresh Gem blade. (It does not get much better shaving for myself.)

Have some great shaves!

 

[Tanuki]

Dug it out yesterday to compare to a B&B post, used it for a fast finger lathered shave this morning:

E-R lather catcher, GEM PTFE shimmed from below

Lea Mentolada, finger lathered

 

[GAW9576]

The Gem PTFE are excellent, very sharp, excellent longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable + safest blade to handle.
I have had good service with Connaught shaving UK, they ship cheaply to Canada and take about 2 weeks to arrive in my mail box.

GEM by Personna Stainless Coated Single Edge Razor Blades

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

Have some great shaves!

I've also been very happy with Connaught shaving.

 

[CDinVT]

Blades came in the mail today, I definitely see the value in ordering gem blades in bulk. These came to about 33 cents a blade, whereas my gem blue star blades we're between 60 and 70 cents a blade. Can't wait to try one in one of my lather catchers

 

[Whiterook]

Blades came in the mail today, I definitely see the value in ordering gem blades in bulk. These came to about 33 cents a blade, whereas my gem blue star blades we're between 60 and 70 cents a blade. Can't wait to try one in one of my lather catchers
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I get about 20 shaves with one, so they are a bargain.

 

[Tanuki]

Blades came in the mail today, I definitely see the value in ordering gem blades in bulk.

Beyond the lower cost and increased longevity, the convenience.

Properly prepping a Blue Star to wait for my next shave: unload blade, dry it, store in a dry spot out of the den (not back in the razor).

SS PTFE: rinse, shake, store assembled razor and blade

 

[Jim99]

This thread is making me regret selling off all my SE razors. Maybe after the end of the 2023 sabbatical I’ll buy one. Hmmm…. This is going to be a long 4 months.

 

[Tanuki]

This thread is making me regret selling off all my SE razors. Maybe after the end of the 2023 sabbatical I’ll buy one. Hmmm…. This is going to be a long 4 months.

Tough it out if you must, but come on back!

 

[Jim99]

Tough it out if you must, but come on back!

I will, I will!

 

[Tanuki]

Kampfe Bros. Star today, traveling far back...

... even the soap was about 100 years old.