What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES

[Wid]

Joseph Elliot
Mitchell’s Woolfat
Omega Brush
Nivea.

 

[Eastcoast30]

Now I’m wondering if you can make a hone out of that stone @Edmund A ?

Iwasaki Swedish steel kamisori with a kiita edge, software was AdP wannabees, SV Asylum Colonia beta 4.3 and Fine Italian Citrus AS. The SV Colonia is great soap, and the scent is good but lacks some of the more delicate or nuanced notes that AdP cream scent has, but still an excellent scent. The Fine IC surprised me, it’s quite close to AdP. A Semogue Galahad did the lathering.

AdP Colonia type scents are great any time of the year, but it’s particularly nice in summer I think.

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I still have the "factory" edge on mine. I don't think I can improve on it. I will leave it be for as long as I can.

 

[Tomo]

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• silverlifter
• Jun 22, 2022

Ralf Aust 5/8 Hollow Ground - PAA Peregrino - SV Felce Aromatica - Sukin Moisturiser - Homebrew...

My technique is lagging when it comes to the smaller, lighter 5/8. The blade "skips" a little in the tough parts of my beard, and this makes me a little more hesitant. I'll park this up for a while and come back to it once I have confident one pass shave working reliably, and see how I go then.

Try using it like a slant razor. At a slight angle to the direction of travel. I find this makes a world of difference.

 

[Tomo]

This morning I shaved with another of my ⅝ Cadman Bengall SRs. It taught me a lesson in concentration. Must have been a faulty blade.

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The first time in SR shaving that I have ever felt the need for a band-aid.

Respect for finishing the shave. You’ve got to look good when you go in for stitches.

 

[Bevel]

Slummed it with the cheapest shave I could muster.

Arko - The King of slick. Performs well but a newly opened one is so overpowering and lingers for hours. That's what the guy in the picture is smiling at.

Gold Dollar 208 - Haven't used this since I got it. It really needs a new edge but I powered through. Can't remember what edge is on it but it's not good and a coticule beckons.

Homemade badger - purposely made with the same amount of hair as a Simpson equivalent (26 grams) which means it's not as high density as others I've made. Haven't used this much either so it still has a tiny bit of badger smell and sheds a hair or two but still a good brush with lovely gel tips which you can zoom in on.

Edit: 208 not 206. That's how much I care about this thing.

 

[Kyle89]

 

[rbscebu]

After yesterday's "educational" SR shave, this morning I removed the band-aid and tried something different. Reported here.

 

[TSENG]

SOTD

KROPP 7/8"
very comfortable shave.

 

[silverlifter]

Try using it like a slant razor. At a slight angle to the direction of travel. I find this makes a world of difference.

Thanks Tomo! That did help; I'll keep working on it.

Today was back to the comforting arms of the Bengall.

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• silverlifter
• Jun 23, 2022

Bengall 6/8 Hollow Ground - PAA Peregrino - Lea Soap - Sukin Moisturiser - Homebrew Woody Aftershave

 

[Sisyphos]

SOTD

KROPP 7/8"
very comfortable shave.
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Where is there stubble ? Did you really shave ?

 

[TSENG]

Where is there stubble ? Did you really shave ?

This is the third round. I can't see the beard anymore. Can you see it? Post it to me.

 

[Yaron]

SOTD
Maxfli 3000 by Tanifuji
Yagi synthetic brush
MDC Original
Alverde AS balsam

 

[Frank Shaves]

Lovely morning shave! Filarmonica 13 Medallon Taurino with hard black Ark finish, Simpson Manchurian K4, Antica Barbieria Colla Almond hard soap, and D.R. Harris Windsor aftershave.

Had not used the hard black Ark for about a year - excellent, comfortable edge. First drive in Windsor - I like it! The Manchurian Simpson is just killing it - custom order - really happy I pulled the trigger on this one. And the Fili may not look like much, but this sucker sure can shave.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Hoshi Tombo First Edition, Arko and Bignoli Agrumi di Mediterraneo splash.

 

[Titleist]

LeGrelot 5/8 with custom horn scales compliments of @Doc226. MdC Fougere and topped off with a splash of Myrsol Formula F./Extra. Aces!

 

[R7photo]

Cape 35 again off Black Surgical Ark
Cheers all

 

[Ravenonrock]

Dorko

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[haggis]

Rifuto 430 | Morris & Forndran Style 2 Finest | Tallow+Steel Morikami x2

 

[2bit_collie]

Fell a bit behind so
Yesterday
Heljestrand MK 31
Chicago Grooming Co Shiloh
Today
Ludo Red Imp 132 (wedge)
MdC Agrumes
Same 24mm Silvertip badger both days - I really like this brush.
Excellent shaves both days!

 

[Edmund A]

Friday, June 24th 2022
This evening the newly arrived Friodur had to report for duty (#20):

• Preshave: Baby-Oil and Proraso green PS
• Razor: Friodur Inox 5/8" round point, after 14 rounds of stropping, three passes (WTG-XTG-ATG) and a number of corrections
• Shaving Cream: Cella Crema da Barba
• Brush: Dr. Dittmar Silvertip
• Bowl: the black one from Mühle
• AS: Speick Men ASL
• ASB: Nivea Men Sensitive cool ASB
• Frag: Dior Eau Sauvage EdP.

The Friodur is my first SR which has already been used and honed for many years. It came from a colleague from a german shaving forum for little money with a damn sharp edge and some more useful things. The three normal passes were quickly made and I still had lots of lather left in the bowl for corrections. In the end, I landed on a lets say Mühle R41-Feather Blade-Niveau, which I didn't think to be possible with a straight. This was my best SR shave until now.
Very pleasant and extremely close: 10.0/10.