What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES

[2bit_collie]

George Korn “FIT-U” Little Valley NY
Pacific Shaving Co cream
SOC boar

I acquired this because of the historical significance of George Korn, but it shaves as well as any 5/8 hollow that I own. DFS this morning on 3 passes.

 

[TMacpherson]

Used my Kai Captain Excelia and tried the Oleo Sandalumo for the first time today. What an awesome soap. Lather was like whipped cream and shave was super smooth. What a great morning. Hope everyone is having a great day.

 

[Green manalishi]

My newest one.First shave since honing it.
At this point in time this is my sharpest razor.
Its a really thin bellied hollow grind.

 

[Steve56]

F14 Sub Cero, cream was SMN and the balm was ABC red sandalwood.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Greaves & Sons

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[steveclarkus]

PUMA 350

 

[Matt O]

 

[Tanuki]

This is probably a question to be researched/discussed in a different thread, but I am coming to suspect that my "Nichiri" Manaslu 300 and my "Cross Super" No. 1000 Super Doll may both have been made in the same establishment. I have been reading up on Hayashi Ichitaro, maker and marketer of H. Diamond razors. My source is historyrazors dot wordpress dot com.

Sometimes, H. Diamond razors display the 'REAL JAPANESE HOLLOW GROUND' etching on the blade. The 'FOR BARBERS' USE FIRST QUALITY' tang stamp is also found on some H. Diamond razors. The pins and washers on my razors also seem very similar to H. Diamonds I see on this thread.

Nichiri is said to be a marketer of beauty and barber goods, not a maker. Cross Super seems the same to me. There are a lot of Cross Super knockoffs of the Gillette Tech out there in the bay. I don't know whether Cross Super was the name of an enterprise, or just a brand it used. Or what sort of razor-related enterprise it was.

I can see that Japanese razors, and razor steels, are a special, and hard to explore, branch of the rabbit hole. I'm diving into the reading, if I can find it, before I toss too many yen down the hole ahead of me.

 

[Mr Bedlington]

Iwasaki 50
Strop Martin J.Rubin 4601 New York
Semogue LE Boar
Crabtree & Evelyn Moroccan Myrrh Soap
Frankincense Sweet Orange Neroli & Myrrh AS Balm
Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka Bean Cologne Intense
#jamiemahoney​

 

[totorlekiller]

Parker

 

[camoloc]

J.R. Torrey Co.
Tabac
Yaqi 24mm Cashmere Dandelion
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Tabac AS
Tabac EDC

touched up on water only laps last eve. silky smooth indulgence.

be well all.

camo

 

[TMacpherson]

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That's most amazing photo of lather I've ever seen. Amazing.

 

[Matt O]

That's most amazing photo of lather I've ever seen. Amazing.

Thanks! It was a really enjoyable shave!

Vr

Matt

 

[Steve56]

Testing the edge that I did for a friend of mine on a NOS Novodur out of Japan. Soap was SMN and the AS balm was ABC almond. It shaved like a Filly 14!

 

[eezee]

11/16 Chaussis Torpedo #270

 

[Yaron]

Hien 2000
can someone who speaks japanese please tell me what is written on the razor. thank you very much

 

[Ravenonrock]

George Wostenholm & Son

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[Dominic]

L. Holzhauers Sons

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Scary looking point.

 

[Dominic]

Ralf Aust 5/8 Spanish tip

 

[RumpleBearskin]

PAX 178
Arko (not pictured because it's 3017)
CRV
TOBS Eaton College