What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES

[sanookd]

Harthy Razor 67 13/16 Austria Phoenix Steel Full Hollow
Grooming Dept Chamomile & Lemon Preshave
Razor Rock Blue Barbershop Soap
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Noble Otter Barrbarr Aftershave Splash
Boellis Panama 1924 Aftershave Balm
Boellis Panama 1924 EdT
TonmiKo Palmwood 24mm Silver Tip Badger Brush

 

[2bit_collie]

W&B 7/8 near wedge
A&E Asian Plum
Semogue 1250
Dirty Bird scuttle

 

[R7photo]

2nd, shave with new fili 13p
Wholly Kaw, Forgee Mania soap and Splash
12k nani edge,
Shave and razor performance off charts
Feels good that to be able to hone your own razors and shave with these instruments [emoji3]
BBS, no irritation
Aftershave has dragon blood as one of the ingredients, wound healing properties
Preshave , used facial mask, followed by facial wash, then hot towel
Lather score 9, hydrated to max with water

Face wash remaining lather, cold water rinse
Spa level achieved[emoji3]
Cheers all

 

[Tomo]

Thiers Issard 5/8 in black horn
Diamond finish
Shavemac 24mm 3-band Bulb
Baume Cream
Baume Balm

 

[Straight up]

RAZOR: Thiers Issard 11/16"
CREAM: A&E Kaizen & Asian Plum (left overs mix)
BRUSH: Mason Pearson Best Badger knot
STROP: Dovo hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: None, shave soap smelt beaut

 

[Zig the Pirate]

Head shave: Gold Monkey 666 modified into a spike point.

Lady Zig's straight razor leg shave: Steinen Rose.

 

[Polarbeard]

This week's razor has a story. After the first world war the treaty of Versailles stated that all German produced goods should be marked so that it was no doubt that it was made in Germany, no consumer was to unintentionally buy any goods produced by the former enemy. A sort of punishment that backfired in the end. First of all half of Europe had been allied with Germany during the first world war, secondly German products were already well known for their generally high quality. Even so the first years after WWI many German companies tried to conceal the origin of their products. This razor is a good example. I can't remember if it is made by Waldmin or Daniel Peres, but just looking at the blade makes it a bit difficult to tell if it is made in Sheffield or Solingen. The backside of the tang just says "Silversteel best quality". The very same razor model was made year after year with that year's Noble price winner in litterature, other versions had intriguing markings, never mentioning Germany. However around 1924 or 1925 "Germany" or "Solingen" once again seem to appear on every razor made in Germany.

 

[Biltong & Boerewors]

This week's razor has a story. After the first world war the treaty of Versailles stated that all German produced goods should be marked so that it was no doubt that it was made in Germany, no consumer was to unintentionally buy any goods produced by the former enemy. A sort of punishment that backfired in the end. First of all half of Europe had been allied with Germany during the first world war, secondly German products were already well known for their generally high quality. Even so the first years after WWI many German companies tried to conceal the origin of their products. This razor is a good example. I can't remember if it is made by Waldmin or Daniel Peres, but just looking at the blade makes it a bit difficult to tell if it is made in Sheffield or Solingen. The backside of the tang just says "Silversteel best quality". The very same razor model was made year after year with that year's Noble price winner in litterature, other versions had intriguing markings, never mentioning Germany. However around 1924 or 1925 "Germany" or "Solingen" once again seem to appear on every razor made in Germany.

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Beautiful razor and nice to read some history about it.

What catches my eye are the scales. It's only within the last week that I have learned that some scales were made from amber. Are these amber?

Second question - how would you know the difference between amber and some acrylic/plastic? I know one test is to see if it floats, amber floats, plastic doesn't. Obviously in this case the test will not work.

 

[MarkP]

W.Greaves & Sons 7/8

 

[R7photo]

This week's razor has a story. After the first world war the treaty of Versailles stated that all German produced goods should be marked so that it was no doubt that it was made in Germany, no consumer was to unintentionally buy any goods produced by the former enemy. A sort of punishment that backfired in the end. First of all half of Europe had been allied with Germany during the first world war, secondly German products were already well known for their generally high quality. Even so the first years after WWI many German companies tried to conceal the origin of their products. This razor is a good example. I can't remember if it is made by Waldmin or Daniel Peres, but just looking at the blade makes it a bit difficult to tell if it is made in Sheffield or Solingen. The backside of the tang just says "Silversteel best quality". The very same razor model was made year after year with that year's Noble price winner in litterature, other versions had intriguing markings, never mentioning Germany. However around 1924 or 1925 "Germany" or "Solingen" once again seem to appear on every razor made in Germany.

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Very valuable historical information that is fascinating ,, can you elaborate more on use of term Silver steel,,,?
Was this just marketing or steels were mixed with silver?
My modern thiers issard has best silver steel on blade face
Very interesting that German companies tried to conceal origin, as this makes sense as Germany was declare axis of evil

Just a side note i was stationed in Germany during early 80s,,, wish i was wet shaving then,,,, could have got some good razors and some escher stones[emoji4]

Your historical information is valuable and thank you for this valuable historical post…

 

[oscar11]

SHB OVB
Oxford & Cambridge
Homemade brush
Harris Pink

 

[mrlandpirate]

 

[Frank Shaves]

What does SHB stand for, @oscar11?

 

[oscar11]

Spencer, Hibbard and Bartlett , I think an early predecessor of True Value Hardware.

 

[camoloc]

Thiers-Issard La Legende Peacock
B&M Seville
B&M 22mm Tuxedo Synth
Tony Miller Horween Strop
B&M Seville AS Balm
B&M Seville EDT

late shave today. yardwork and trimmings disposal.

i like the spine work on this one. Seville is indeed God's Barbershop.

be well all.

camo

 

[Steve56]

6/8 Manaslu M500 Yasuki Steel (Hitachi White #2), soap was I Coloniali Mango oil and the balm IC Rhubarb. A fine Saturday shave!

 

[Ravenonrock]

 

[eezee]

11/16 Chaussis Torpedo #270

 

[RumpleBearskin]

James Barlow & Sons, ECHO mark
MWF
Heritage Collection Merit 99-5
TOBS Eaton College

 

[Frank Shaves]

Spencer, Hibbard and Bartlett , I think an early predecessor of True Value Hardware.

I like the shape of both the blade and the scales.