Please heal quickly, @Darth Scandalous
What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES
- Thread starter California Cajun
- Start date
7/24/21
5/8 Dovo-Inox
7/25/21
13/16 Bengall
5/8 Dovo-Inox
7/25/21
13/16 Bengall
Now I finally realize that in the evolution of perfect SRs, the tails get longer.
Do I need to worry about poking an eye out going N-S on my cheeks?
SOTD
Fon 88 YSS2H in Kirinite Royal Pearl
Thäter 4125/2 2band
Catie’s Bubbles A Midnight Dreary
Floid Black
Fon 88 YSS2H in Kirinite Royal Pearl
Thäter 4125/2 2band
Catie’s Bubbles A Midnight Dreary
Floid Black
I posted this one here in error yesterday. It should have gone into the acquisition thread. Today was the first shave.
I will admit I was a bit nervous to shave with something this large and heavy. It's a beast at 61 gm and the spine is a bit over 1/4 inch thick (0.30). The blade is 15/16 wide. But the extra mass felt right and the hairs just wiped away. Trouble spots were easily negotiated. I can now see the fascination with some of the older and larger razors.
I will admit I was a bit nervous to shave with something this large and heavy. It's a beast at 61 gm and the spine is a bit over 1/4 inch thick (0.30). The blade is 15/16 wide. But the extra mass felt right and the hairs just wiped away. Trouble spots were easily negotiated. I can now see the fascination with some of the older and larger razors.
Dorko
Lord thank you for another day, blessings all
Not really a fair shave as my last nite shave didn’t post, but was phenomenal, TI Wolf and Sheep, blk ark edge,, didn’t realize a ark could extract smooth but butter smooth sharpness, ( used dans oil, got past smell tried it))),,, (oh point catching up and shaved with less than 24 hrs growth
Delicate tool required
Heljestrand MK31
Tims Soap, greek peach , probably the last tube on earth, soap guessing 14 year’s old, creamy delicious lather similar to milksteak and Kaizen, phenomenal lather, cushion/ glide etc, post surreal,
Razor 12 shave on this edge, honed to explicit outstanding by vendor using jnat
Cheers
Not really a fair shave as my last nite shave didn’t post, but was phenomenal, TI Wolf and Sheep, blk ark edge,, didn’t realize a ark could extract smooth but butter smooth sharpness, ( used dans oil, got past smell tried it))),,, (oh point catching up and shaved with less than 24 hrs growth
Delicate tool required
Heljestrand MK31
Tims Soap, greek peach , probably the last tube on earth, soap guessing 14 year’s old, creamy delicious lather similar to milksteak and Kaizen, phenomenal lather, cushion/ glide etc, post surreal,
Razor 12 shave on this edge, honed to explicit outstanding by vendor using jnat
Cheers
Henkels Friodur 472
A&E Peach & Cognac
Semogue 1250
A&E Peach & Cognac
Semogue 1250
RAZOR: Thiers Issard 11/16"
CREAM: Stirling Lavender
BRUSH: Jack the Barber Synthetic
STROP: Black beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Chanel Allure
CREAM: Stirling Lavender
BRUSH: Jack the Barber Synthetic
STROP: Black beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Chanel Allure
Shoulderless Boker in slate scales,
DLC-Yaqi for head,
Mystery brush with Shave Forge Silvertip and Stirling Nag Champa.
DLC-Yaqi for head,
Mystery brush with Shave Forge Silvertip and Stirling Nag Champa.
Mituon 800 Japanese razor and the usual cast of characters.
Zowada Carbon Series 6/8. Purpleheart scales. This is one of the quiver which shall never leave the fold.
Late night shave
C.V.Heljestrand No 7
PAL Injectomatic, new to me, cleaned and reloaded
Ogallala Bay Rum Lime and Peppercorns stick
Solid Set boar re-knot
Cleaning up, drying off, typical post-shave entropy, enhanced by some razor acquisition surprises today.
C.V.Heljestrand No 7
PAL Injectomatic, new to me, cleaned and reloaded
Ogallala Bay Rum Lime and Peppercorns stick
Solid Set boar re-knot
Cleaning up, drying off, typical post-shave entropy, enhanced by some razor acquisition surprises today.
Thomas Turner
Today's shave was with a Filarmonica #13 JMP. Below is the shave picture and a photo of the original rusted razor I received. This is a good example of recycling; something we SR shavers appreciate.
The new scales were by Mike Slater. The refurb cleanup was by Karl Johnson, along with his Suehiro 20k edge. I never thought this one would be a beauty queen, but it turned out quite nice. The shave was smooth and close, putting this one on the level of a daily driver. Soap was Catie's Bubbles Irish Coffee and the brush was High Mountain Badger set in Imperial Jade by Elite Razor. This was a nice shave finished off with a splash of Lucky Tiger.
The new scales were by Mike Slater. The refurb cleanup was by Karl Johnson, along with his Suehiro 20k edge. I never thought this one would be a beauty queen, but it turned out quite nice. The shave was smooth and close, putting this one on the level of a daily driver. Soap was Catie's Bubbles Irish Coffee and the brush was High Mountain Badger set in Imperial Jade by Elite Razor. This was a nice shave finished off with a splash of Lucky Tiger.
Amazing transformation!
Henkels, Friodur 472 1/2.
Rasoir Sabre 6/8. Rosewood scales.
RAZOR: Schultz Espe
CREAM: TOBS Jermyn St
BRUSH: Franks Shave Best Badger knot
STROP: Black beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Chanel Allure
CREAM: TOBS Jermyn St
BRUSH: Franks Shave Best Badger knot
STROP: Black beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Chanel Allure
