What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES

[Wid]

Carter Monroe
Homemade Orange/Basil Soap
Semogue Boar
Nivea

 

[Seelector]

CV Heljestrand MK31

This was a disappointing Escher edge that was a step backwards from the 12k before it. The HHT was good and I expected a better shave than I got

 

[TSENG]

SOTD

BENGALL CAST STEEL Razor 6/8"
Wedge,Around 1850~1870.
This time honing uses Taiwan Stone(3)(Finishing Stone)+Mejiro Nagura.
OMEGA Art. 10098,27mm Boar Brush,
Horween Shell Cordovan Strops.
Very comfortable shave.

 

[Brille]

PEASO (Paul Adrian), 4/8

 

[Frank Shaves]

CV Heljestrand MK31

This was a disappointing Escher edge that was a step backwards from the 12k before it. The HHT was good and I expected a better shave than I got

Models NK-2291 (Japan) and S2-491 (US) of the Naniwa 12k are underrated, IMHO - especially on certain types of steel like cast, crucible Sheffield steel.

 

[Frank Shaves]

Joseph Rodgers square point near wedge, Semogue Torga C5 2-Band Finest Badger, Tabac with Tallow, and RazoRock X.

Super pleasant early morning shave on work from home day!

 

[BMFtoolco]

Freshly rehoned Merkur Solingen, not by choice. The story is in the what did you hone today thread. Proraso red and Proraso balm. Not my best shave. I guess I will have to work on my edge some more. Nobody ever said this was going to be easy! Haha

 

[helicopter]

Freshly rehoned Merkur Solingen, not by choice. The story is in the what did you hone today thread. Proraso red and Proraso balm. Not my best shave. I guess I will have to work on my edge some more. Nobody ever said this was going to be easy! Haha

That finisher looks like it could use some work on the edges and the flat. I think the uneven bevel at the toe is a result of lifting up the spine by stabilizer and hitting those rough corners at the wrong angle as a result of both of these.

I would round the edges of all the stones in the progression and go back to a bevel setter being careful not to ride up by the stabilizer, and using angles strokes to keep the heel off the stone.

You could remove some of the heel, too, to make things easier.

You could also start by finishing on a synthetic, and make sure you can get some good edges there before moving on to natural finishers.

 

[R7photo]

Filimonica 14,
Nakayama Maruichi, edge

 

[haggis]

J.R. Torrey | Rudy Vey LE 2020 Silvertip | Macduffs Trail Tobacco | Lúcido

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Kikuboshi 8300

 

[newSRshaver]

Gerade 100

 

[Ravenonrock]

Johan Engström

 

[Koop]

Gerade 100 View attachment 2011431

Great name - Gerade is German for "Straight."

 

[Mr Bedlington]

Eiko YSK-2 Yasuki Steel
Kanayama 95000
Morris & Forndran Antique Ivory & Tortoiseshell
Zaharoff Signature Royale Shaving Soap
Zaharoff Signature Royale Aftershave Lotion
Zaharoff Signature Royale EDP​

 

[Steve56]

CVH M.K. No130, I had these out for photos to post in another thread and hadn’t used them in a while, so they were on deck. Brush and software were a repeat of yesterday.

 

[BMFtoolco]

That finisher looks like it could use some work on the edges and the flat. I think the uneven bevel at the toe is a result of lifting up the spine by stabilizer and hitting those rough corners at the wrong angle as a result of both of these.

I would round the edges of all the stones in the progression and go back to a bevel setter being careful not to ride up by the stabilizer, and using angles strokes to keep the heel off the stone.

You could remove some of the heel, too, to make things easier.

You could also start by finishing on a synthetic, and make sure you can get some good edges there before moving on to natural finishers.

I did have some issues with the stabilizer. I could round the corners a little more. The finisher flat looked great until I ran the slurry stone over it. Which I didn’t see the scratches until I got to water. I am going to eliminate the slurry all together. The rockstar 10k is a finer finish anyway. I think the blade has a slight warp in it also. Like most of mine. It’s going to take some practice to dial it in.

Thanks for the advise. It is appreciated. I will keep at it. I’m still mad at myself for messing up the edge on this razor anyway. Haha

ETA: the toe looks bad in the pic. I think it’s a water drop. But the bevel is uneven for sure.

 

[Tanuki]

Puma 39 6/8
Tony Miller 3" Heirloom linen and rough horse strop
White Tam O'Shanter Scotch Hone, water finish

It is Griffith day, source of both the Puma and the hone. I haven't picked up an SR in some time for a variety of reasons. Elbow tendinitis and time constraints in the main.

Great shave, great gear. Something to celebrate.

 

[silverlifter]

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Shiozawa Masaaki Focus 13/16 Hollow - C&H Elm 2-Band Finest - SV Desert Vetiver - Malizia...

 

[eezee]

11/16 George Wostenholm "Pipe Razor"