James Barlow & Sons, "Echo"
Rick Montalvo in silvertip
Tabac soap, AS, and EdC
Rick Montalvo in silvertip
Tabac soap, AS, and EdC
What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES
- Thread starter California Cajun
- Start date
7-11-2020
P. Hospital Le Grelot #14
Scrupleworks Vegetable Tanned Horsehide .. 40/60
Castle Forbes Lavender
Kent BK4 Silvertip
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Knize Ten EdT
The Le Grelot fresh off the Ookudo Asagi Tomae... a pure finisher, and excellent in that regard..
P. Hospital Le Grelot #14
Scrupleworks Vegetable Tanned Horsehide .. 40/60
Castle Forbes Lavender
Kent BK4 Silvertip
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Knize Ten EdT
The Le Grelot fresh off the Ookudo Asagi Tomae... a pure finisher, and excellent in that regard..
Hoshi Tombo 6500 First Edition
Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601 New York
Semogue TSN LE Boar
Martin de Candre Rose
Neal’s Yard Rose And Mallow Moisturiser
Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica Cologne Intense
Shavette today as the collection was not around.
Beautiful! Is that a kamisori grind?
Hoshi Tombo 6500 First Edition
Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601 New York
Semogue TSN LE Boar
Martin de Candre Rose
Neal’s Yard Rose And Mallow Moisturiser
Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica Cologne Intense
Link to shavette? Please and thank you.
No not a Kamisori grind, symmetrical quarter hollow 13/16.
Revisor 8/8 Solingen, customs rose abalone scales by Pablo Fuertes
This morning Shave
88 Sum Extra Japanese 858
Wholly Kaw Vetililac
Ever Ready Shaving Brush # 200 Green Marbled
Royall Vetiver Royall Lyme
88 Sum Extra Japanese 858
Wholly Kaw Vetililac
Ever Ready Shaving Brush # 200 Green Marbled
Royall Vetiver Royall Lyme
A 1st Gen Fili...shortened to about 2.95, some restoration work, and oxidation here and there...BUT...SUPERB SHAVER! Top tier all the way...one of my best!
Vr
Matt
Vr
Matt
Sunday's Shave
'181 Layer Random'
'181 Layer Random'
Filarmonica 13
Caswell-Massey No.6
24mm Graydog Boar
Miller Strop
Pinaud Clubman
I'm trying to remain objective. best blade I've ever honed. best blade to ever to touch my face. extraordinarily smooth feeling steel. the only question I have was.... is it the razor or changing to a kuromaku 12k? time will tell shortly with the other razors.
usually dont post lather pics but was extremely satisfied with this mornings bucket.
nice soap from a company that's been around since 1752. awesomeness all around this morn. FWIW, the wife was actually a little scared of this blade.
be well all.
11/10 (yes, mine goes to eleven!)
camo
Caswell-Massey No.6
24mm Graydog Boar
Miller Strop
Pinaud Clubman
I'm trying to remain objective. best blade I've ever honed. best blade to ever to touch my face. extraordinarily smooth feeling steel. the only question I have was.... is it the razor or changing to a kuromaku 12k? time will tell shortly with the other razors.
usually dont post lather pics but was extremely satisfied with this mornings bucket.
nice soap from a company that's been around since 1752. awesomeness all around this morn. FWIW, the wife was actually a little scared of this blade.
be well all.
11/10 (yes, mine goes to eleven!)
camo
GD66 off Ark progression
W Johnson Cast Steel straight razor. No info on manufacturer, but probably pre1830. Definitely earned its patina. Still great shaver some 190 years later.
7/11/20
11/16 Le Grelot #361 "The Lord Barber"
7/12/20
6/8 Johan Engstrom Frameback
11/16 Le Grelot #361 "The Lord Barber"
7/12/20
6/8 Johan Engstrom Frameback
Maiden shave for this Joseph Rodgers sporting my first attempt at made-from-scratch scales and a first attempt coticule edge.
Joseph Rodgers "Celebrated India Steel"
CRV
Tabac (making progress on finishing it before month's end in preparation for Arko August)
TOBS Eaton College AS
So ...
The scales are fully functional, but I need to work on a more domed profile so they aren't so flat. I also want to figure out flat and scalloped wedge ends. And I need to figure out how to work with natural blemishes in horn/bone. But for now, I'm good with these for personal use.
The razor itself cleaned up nicely. I love the profile of the blade and the heft of it. I may want to remove a bit more of the patina at some point, but for now it is a testament to a well storied life so far.
The coticule edge performed well. No better and no worse than my synthetic edges despite the fact that it didn't treetop as well as my synthetic edges do. I'll see what a few trips through the pasted balsa do, but I loved the whole "one stone" thing and honing with slurry.
All in all, entirely successful tests for multiple things and BBS to boot!
Joseph Rodgers "Celebrated India Steel"
CRV
Tabac (making progress on finishing it before month's end in preparation for Arko August)
TOBS Eaton College AS
So ...
The scales are fully functional, but I need to work on a more domed profile so they aren't so flat. I also want to figure out flat and scalloped wedge ends. And I need to figure out how to work with natural blemishes in horn/bone. But for now, I'm good with these for personal use.
The razor itself cleaned up nicely. I love the profile of the blade and the heft of it. I may want to remove a bit more of the patina at some point, but for now it is a testament to a well storied life so far.
The coticule edge performed well. No better and no worse than my synthetic edges despite the fact that it didn't treetop as well as my synthetic edges do. I'll see what a few trips through the pasted balsa do, but I loved the whole "one stone" thing and honing with slurry.
All in all, entirely successful tests for multiple things and BBS to boot!
