Very pleasant actually. I prefer a square point over round…you know where you stand.
What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES
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RAZOR: Thiers Issard 11/16"
CREAM: Simpsons
BRUSH: Mason Pearson Best Badger knot
STROP: Black beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Proraso Red
CREAM: Simpsons
BRUSH: Mason Pearson Best Badger knot
STROP: Black beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Proraso Red
Atlas 888 13/16 Full Hollow
Grooming Dept Unscented Preshave
Stirling Glastonbury Shave Soap
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Stirling Nag Champa Aftershave Splash
Stirling Glastonbury Aftershave Balm
Heritage Collection Ever-Ready 26 mm Silver Tip Brush
Grooming Dept Unscented Preshave
Stirling Glastonbury Shave Soap
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Stirling Nag Champa Aftershave Splash
Stirling Glastonbury Aftershave Balm
Heritage Collection Ever-Ready 26 mm Silver Tip Brush
Boker 6/8 Celebrated Bocote
JR Torrey
balsa diamond progression, Tony Miller linen/Horween horse
Col Conk Lime prep
M&M Ouroboros lather
big butterscotch Made Rite 76, vintage Pure Badger knot
Water, witch hazel, Illini Water badger blend
balsa diamond progression, Tony Miller linen/Horween horse
Col Conk Lime prep
M&M Ouroboros lather
big butterscotch Made Rite 76, vintage Pure Badger knot
Water, witch hazel, Illini Water badger blend
Bismarck Registered
Frederick Reynolds rattler grind,
Ever-Ready 1914,
PdP 63 with "Set in Rubber" brush.
Ever-Ready 1914,
PdP 63 with "Set in Rubber" brush.
Wow!! That's a nice one.
Well, I am starting settle in with "Joselito" my Medallon Taurino 13. Two days ago
on my second round with this blade I managed my smoothest shave ever. (Is
there such a thing as BBS+?). However, yesterday, I got gored. I haven't gotten a
weeper in a while so I was surprised to get one from a razor that shaves this smooth.
Maybe I just pushed it a little too much instead of letting the blade do its magic. Today,
I checked the edge and it was lopping tree-tops like madness. So, I broke out some
of my favorite implements and it was smooth Veronica passes again.
Picadores were a Rooney Finest and C&S #88.
Feeling dandy like a certain torero...
on my second round with this blade I managed my smoothest shave ever. (Is
there such a thing as BBS+?). However, yesterday, I got gored. I haven't gotten a
weeper in a while so I was surprised to get one from a razor that shaves this smooth.
Maybe I just pushed it a little too much instead of letting the blade do its magic. Today,
I checked the edge and it was lopping tree-tops like madness. So, I broke out some
of my favorite implements and it was smooth Veronica passes again.
Picadores were a Rooney Finest and C&S #88.
Feeling dandy like a certain torero...
The name of the razor is 飛燕 2000 or "Flying Swallow 2000" (J. "Hi-en 2000") hence the swallow inlay on the scales. It probably refers to a WWII-era Kawasaki fighter jet. I think I may have seen one of these aircraft when I visited the Chiran Peace Museum ten years ago. See this Wikipedia article for more details:
Flying Swallow 飛燕
Here is a picture of the plane:
And the rest of the translation:
Hitachi/Y.S.S. also produced a razor named after a WWII aircraft 秋水 "Autumn waters"
(J. Shūsui) You can find that blade referenced in the Fakira Wordpress site on
Japanese razors. I think Anthony "The Stallion " Esposito has a Shūsui razor.
Nice razor and cool backstory...I'm a little envious.
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Thanks!
Henkels Friodur 472 6/8 hollow
MDC (shave #4 from the sample)
Semogue 1250
MDC (shave #4 from the sample)
Semogue 1250
Nice strop, what type is it[emoji3]
Henkotsu
Taking a short break in the pre-shave ritual while the new-skin sets up on the meaty right edge of my right hand. Let's just acknowledge that a kamisori is a hazard while it's standing upright. At least my novel shaving injury fits the "SMALL CUTS & WOUNDS" category. The chicks will not have a new scar to dig.
Taking a short break in the pre-shave ritual while the new-skin sets up on the meaty right edge of my right hand. Let's just acknowledge that a kamisori is a hazard while it's standing upright. At least my novel shaving injury fits the "SMALL CUTS & WOUNDS" category. The chicks will not have a new scar to dig.
