After 2 stressful days it felt great to have a long hot shower followed up by a nice leisurely shave with this Boker.
What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES
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Razor Thiers Issard 69 Frameback
Another superb shave with this frameback. Smooth and crisp diamond balsa edge after stroping on the roo leather, not as buttery-smooth after the Kanayama.... 3 passes for a bbs-ccs finish...
Another superb shave with this frameback. Smooth and crisp diamond balsa edge after stroping on the roo leather, not as buttery-smooth after the Kanayama.... 3 passes for a bbs-ccs finish...
Clauberg Brothers | Paladin Sherlock | Areffa Discoverer
Some fine razors fellas.
Focus razor
Mitchell’s Woolfat
Semogue Brush
And as usual Nivea
Focus razor
Mitchell’s Woolfat
Semogue Brush
And as usual Nivea
Reposted from today's acquisition section, this 1955 Russian Yaht was simply strop-n-go.
Gold Dollar W59
Razor: Böker Classic || Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia || Soap: MdC Nature || Aftershave: Myrsol Agua Balsamica
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
A "cloned" GD W59. Possibly did not pass the GD strict and highly regarded quality control, thus no panting on the face
. Also, the scales and pins are not original.Still, it's the shave that counts.
ArtRazor Gulliver
Hoffman's Shaving
Grizzly Bay Brush
Hoffman's Shaving
Grizzly Bay Brush
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
Yesterday afternoon I started honing the factory edge of a Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 that I am PIFing here. The factory edge (for want of a better word) had multifaceted bevels but it would cut soft butter - just.
Most of my time was spent on a 400 whetstone getting the bevels right. Then the bevel-set was started on a 1k and finished on a 3k. Initial edge refinement was performed on an 8k. Then I would normally go to films and finish on pasted balsa strops. Not this time.
For Christmas, my brother in Japan sent me a second-hand synthetic whetstone he found there. The previous owner told him that it was a 10k stone. Since receiving that Jsynth, I had only used it once before as an intermediate, so thought I would give it another go.
I finished on the 10k Jsynth last night thinking I would finalise the blade today on the films and pasted balsa. I checked the blade this morning. All looked good and it tree-topped with ease. This had me thinking how the blade would shave now, as is.
Well, I guess you never know until you try. I started my morning shave with the 10k Titan off the 10k Jsynth and a clean leather stropping performing a WTG pass. It shaved, but I knew almost straight away that this shave was not going to be enjoyable.
After that first WTG pass, I couldn't take any more. Out came my Aust 6/8 (more like a ⅞) American point off pasted balsa to finish the shave - in comfort.
Today I will finish honing the Titan and give it a proper shave test tomorrow morning.
Most of my time was spent on a 400 whetstone getting the bevels right. Then the bevel-set was started on a 1k and finished on a 3k. Initial edge refinement was performed on an 8k. Then I would normally go to films and finish on pasted balsa strops. Not this time.
For Christmas, my brother in Japan sent me a second-hand synthetic whetstone he found there. The previous owner told him that it was a 10k stone. Since receiving that Jsynth, I had only used it once before as an intermediate, so thought I would give it another go.
I finished on the 10k Jsynth last night thinking I would finalise the blade today on the films and pasted balsa. I checked the blade this morning. All looked good and it tree-topped with ease. This had me thinking how the blade would shave now, as is.
After that first WTG pass, I couldn't take any more. Out came my Aust 6/8 (more like a ⅞) American point off pasted balsa to finish the shave - in comfort.
Today I will finish honing the Titan and give it a proper shave test tomorrow morning.
It was a 2-pass DFS and I can’t complain about that. Thank you Aliexpress!A "cloned" GD W59. Possibly did not pass the GD strict and highly regarded quality control, thus no panting on the face
Still, it's the shave that counts.
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
My GD W59 is still my most favoured razor. Great shave and a pointy sharp toe helps to keep my concentration up.
I had to slightly modify the toe in order to avoid damaging my lobes!
Heljestrand MK32
Jack Black Scrub( last purchased this 10-15 yrs ago, humm formula changed still evaluating but good face scrub but not original formula,,,
HAGS Resurection soap/ splash
Yingling Brushworks 26 Silverfox knot
Shave notes
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Last shave with this razor was jnat lazerbean sharp,, was thinking edge too sharp and needed adjustment ( wrong) user error
No stropping before this shave, ( never did this before), edge was sublime on correctly lathered face
What a marvelous shaving vintage instrument
Cheers all
Jack Black Scrub( last purchased this 10-15 yrs ago, humm formula changed still evaluating but good face scrub but not original formula,,,
HAGS Resurection soap/ splash
Yingling Brushworks 26 Silverfox knot
Shave notes
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Last shave with this razor was jnat lazerbean sharp,, was thinking edge too sharp and needed adjustment ( wrong) user error
No stropping before this shave, ( never did this before), edge was sublime on correctly lathered face
What a marvelous shaving vintage instrument
Cheers all
Freaking excellent shave! Wade & Butcher 7/8 near wedge, Semogue 1470, Stirling Scots Pine Sheep, and RazoRock American Barber.
[What I am not going to do, fellas, is tell you how I spent over eight hours setting the bevel three times to get here.]
American Barber is a YSL Rive Gauche pour Homme clone - has a little anise which I like.
[What I am not going to do, fellas, is tell you how I spent over eight hours setting the bevel three times to get here.]
American Barber is a YSL Rive Gauche pour Homme clone - has a little anise which I like.
More often than not, the ones that take extra work end up being extra special.
Ralf Aust 5/8 Spanish tip
I wonder what a Ferengi with a beard would look like.
Good point!
I should add that after shaving with so many not so pristine old Sheffields, it's a bit strange to shave with a razor this old that is in such good shape*. I think I could get used to this.
*Yes, the scales are new.
Wogen 102 Razor
（Smile Razor）
Maker:Tanifuji 谷藤
Very comfortable shave.
