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Medium Efficiency Summer
SOTD
Razor: Gold Dollar 66
Razor: Van Der Hagen
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: Shavemac 26/52
Soap: Stirling Bay Rum
ASL: Layrite No9
With all the talk about Gold Dollar razors and @rbscebu holding an online class for beginner honers using The Method, I decided to pick up GD66 and get it shave-ready.
I learned to hone razors using The Method, it is inexpensive, and it works.
Then I heard someone say Rabbit, Rabbit...
I used the usual suspects on my new GD66, a Dremel to trim the stabilizer, chosera 800/ chosera 2k/ norton 4k/8k/ lily white 8k/ naniwa 12k/ coticule/ trans ark/ pasted balsa.
Just the usual stones everyone has in their garage drawer to sharpen chisels and stuff, right?
Cleaned and stropped between each stone with Illinois 127 linen/leather strop. And yes, it passed an HHT after the 800 using the axe method I saw @alx gilmore use to set the bevel.
I only used the GD66 on my cheeks, as I'm still trimming my goatee, a WTG pass to get a feel for the the edge, and it definitely passed the shave test.
With almost nothing left on my cheeks to shave, I relathered for a nice two pass shave with the Van Der Hagen, with a Gillette Platinum blade instead of the VDH blade, and it made for a much more comfortable shave.
Not the closest shave in the world on my neck, but my cheeks feel like glass. All in all, both razors had a nice degree of comfort, with the GD66 taking the edge in efficiency.
The Witch hazel was comforting, the Layrite No9 was soothing as always, and the Nivea balm finished up a nice shave.
~doug~
SOTD
Razor: Gold Dollar 66
Razor: Van Der Hagen
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: Shavemac 26/52
Soap: Stirling Bay Rum
ASL: Layrite No9
With all the talk about Gold Dollar razors and @rbscebu holding an online class for beginner honers using The Method, I decided to pick up GD66 and get it shave-ready.
I learned to hone razors using The Method, it is inexpensive, and it works.
Then I heard someone say Rabbit, Rabbit...
I used the usual suspects on my new GD66, a Dremel to trim the stabilizer, chosera 800/ chosera 2k/ norton 4k/8k/ lily white 8k/ naniwa 12k/ coticule/ trans ark/ pasted balsa.
Just the usual stones everyone has in their garage drawer to sharpen chisels and stuff, right?
Cleaned and stropped between each stone with Illinois 127 linen/leather strop. And yes, it passed an HHT after the 800 using the axe method I saw @alx gilmore use to set the bevel.
I only used the GD66 on my cheeks, as I'm still trimming my goatee, a WTG pass to get a feel for the the edge, and it definitely passed the shave test.
With almost nothing left on my cheeks to shave, I relathered for a nice two pass shave with the Van Der Hagen, with a Gillette Platinum blade instead of the VDH blade, and it made for a much more comfortable shave.
Not the closest shave in the world on my neck, but my cheeks feel like glass. All in all, both razors had a nice degree of comfort, with the GD66 taking the edge in efficiency.
The Witch hazel was comforting, the Layrite No9 was soothing as always, and the Nivea balm finished up a nice shave.
~doug~