What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES

[CongaJon]

Busted out the Kinfolk tonight.
Ever Ready 1924, Stick Schick,
Unknown (French?) brush with TGN Synthetic 3-band,
Stirling Baker Street and Island Man.

 

[Eastcoast30]

Busted out the Kinfolk tonight.
Ever Ready 1924, Stick Schick,
Unknown (French?) brush with TGN Synthetic 3-band,
Stirling Baker Street and Island Man.

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I have a Kinfolks Blue Steel Special and it is a fantastic shaver. Takes a great edge!

 

[MilkCrate]

 

[Zig the Pirate]

Head shave: homemade 16/16 kamisori. Full hollow, made of some spare 8Cr13MoV. I need to put a better handle on it (I'm thinking curly birch scales since it's a full tang) but it works great as is.

I shaved Lady Zig's legs with it, and she approves.

 

[jceg]

 

[R7photo]

First shave with Filimonica 14, DT
Honed by vendor
Edge amazing, got to give vendor props for amazing edge
First time also using 7/8 blade
Shave and experience was phenomenal, razor edge amazing
What a monster blade[emoji28]
Wholly Kaw, Forgee Mania soap/ Splash
Few shaves then off to the Dr, for extra TLC

 

[CongaJon]

I have a Kinfolks Blue Steel Special and it is a fantastic shaver. Takes a great edge!

I agree! Even though it viciously assaulted me the first time I used it, I stoned it into submission and we have gotten along swimmingly since then.

 

[Tanuki]

I have a Kinfolks Blue Steel Special and it is a fantastic shaver. Takes a great edge!

I agree! Even though it viciously assaulted me the first time I used it, I stoned it into submission and we have gotten along swimmingly since then.

I'll join this lovefest. My Kinfolks has always behaved well, currently in the top rank of my American vintage line up along with my Cattaraugus Yellow Boy.

Is mine bluer, or is it just the lighting?

 

[Mr Bedlington]

Tanifuji 40 Maxfli Gold
Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601 New York
Brush Semogue TSN LE Boar
Mondial Tabacco Verde
Aftershve Balm L'Occitane
Milller Harris Feuilles de Tabac Edp
#jamiemahoney​

 

[totorlekiller]

Parker

 

[MarkP]

Paine & Simpson 6/8

I'd love to know who's razor this was 200 years ago...

 

[camoloc]

Hart Steel/Bruce Gregory
MDC
Yaqi 24mm Violet Synth
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
Pinaud Clubman

takes adjusting to the meaty tang near the pivot on this one.

be well all.

camo

 

[2bit_collie]

Koraat 7/8 bellied hollow
TOBS Lavender Cream
Semogue 1250

Today’s shave was both DFS close as well as really comfortable. I could have used a touch more water in the TOBS, but was close enough for a good shave. One comment about the Pasted Balsa Method. My experience is that if you don’t absolutely nail the edge on the initial run-thru, the regimen of 50 laps on 0.1u + 50 laps on leather will gradually improve the edge until it does max out. In fairness I do a little extra 50 long laps, then a few edge-pulls to deburr, then another 6-12 shorter angled laps.

 

[mrlandpirate]

 

[Steve56]

Scheön Burg frame back, I’ve been playing with a newly minted Pierre La Lune the past couple of days. The La Lune edges give me a shave that ‘lasts’ a long time, I did not have much stubble from yesterday morning’s shave until this morning! Those edges are very sharp and smooth, but aggressive it seems.

So I refinished it with a fine piece of Nakayama kiita, et voilá a buttery smooth edge. Soap and AS were Czech and Speake 88.

 

[Matt O]

This thing is a HOSS!

 

[sanookd]

This thing is a HOSS!
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Simply beautiful!

 

[Matt O]

Simply beautiful!

Thanks! This one is quite fun to shave with due to its weight, grind, edge.

Vr

Matt

 

[Ravenonrock]

Gold Dollar

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[sanookd]

Thanks! This one is quite fun to shave with due to its weight, grind, edge.

Vr

Matt

I would image by the sheer weight and bulk the razor does all the work. If you press too hard it will tell you!