[majurey]

(Jumped the gun, 3 March posting now moved)

[RichZ]

Hot shower

15/16 Dorko
Colleens Cavendish shaving cream
silvertip badger brush




Very good shave. Gotta love those Dorkos

[vincebell]

C & B Sandlewood
Moss Scuttle
Later
Hot Towel
Lather
C & B Large Super Badger
TM Strop
7/8 straight - Soligen Stainless
Classic Alum Bloc
Thayers Rose Witchazel
Trumpers Limes SkinFood

[mparker762]

Mon:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Hand American strop
5/8 Koeller

Pretty good shave given the monster sinus headache.

[Kriton]

Sunday, March 4

Proraso Pre
B&B FauxEbony Silvertip
Moss scuttle
First shave with Mamabear's soap - Irish Tweed
Miller Honey brown hanging strop
Very hot water via tea water heater used for steaming towel
Three (3) different razors - the job being finished with a 6/8 Revisor
4711 aftershave

I am starting to realize that my stropping technique is fatally flawed. I have two great blades that I have screwed up with poor technique, and I am going to have to go back to the hone to get them back into the rotation. Used pasted strop to correct the Revisor, and it is my best razor, good stuff.

Closest shave yet, last pass against the grain - took some time, lather was top notch, heated was even better. Overall good experience.

K

[jnich67]

Sat

B&B Finest ST
TGQ Lavender de Provence cream
TM Strop
7/8 Wostenholm 1/2 hollow
Royall Bay Rhum

First time with a brush this large = lather all over the place! Nice shave though.

Mon

B&B Finest ST
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
TM Strop
F. Fenney Wedge
AOS Sandalwood Balm
Hoyt's 1868 cologne

I was able to contain the lather today and had a good one.

Jordan

[RichZ]

Hotr Shower


6/8 Puma
Proraso pre shave
Desert Ironwood soap
silvertip badger brush






Nice shave.

[jnich67]

Tue

B&B ST
TGQ Oak/Moss soap
TM strop
5/8 Revisor
Old Spice

Just a rushed single pass today


Jordan

[Kentriv]

Today was a test shave day. First of many as I like refurbishing these things a lot.

Hot Shower
Hot towel with Proraso Pre Shave cream.
Proraso shave cream
Moss Scuttle
Edwin Jagger Super Badger (C&E)
Newly Honed Novelty Cutlery Co. 6/8 Razor.

I have to say Lynn, you weren't kidding. These things are a beauty to use. It shaved like butter I have to say. No pressure and nice easy strokes. I think I really like the 6/8 size a lot. I am still getting used to it. That and the spike, but I love this razor. I may take it back to the Chromium for a little bit more fine tuning, but it shaves beautifully.
Very proud of this little razor.

[vincebell]

Hot Shower -
Redkin Allsoft Conditioner
Taylors of Old Bond - Avocado - cream
Moss scuttle
Lather - Hot towel
C & E Small Best Badger
Anthony Logistics Pre Shave Oil
TM Strop
Henckels 5/8 Stainless Steel
Classic Alum Bloc
Thayers Rose Witchhazel
Proraso Pre/Post

I have to stop feeling my face.

[Shorty]

Went in for a fast 1 day growth shave, no messing about, and tried a new soap ..

Hot rinse
Proraso green pre
Wilkinson Sword soap in a bowl (I picked it up in Boots chemists in a plastic bowl, clean fresh scent, easy to lather, no irritation)

EJ Best Badger
Lather up
TM red latigo strop
Krusius 5/8 spike
Lather again

Cold rinse
Alum block
Proraso a/s

Nice quick shave, the proraso a/s will take some getting used to, but a nice clean finish all the same.

Have a load of new stuff on order from TAGMSC, including a few bottles of their goats atershave milk and can't wait to get them back into my rotation.

[Scorpio]

this morning:

Vulfix 2236
Florena Shaving Cream
Clauss 5/8
Proraso ASB
Pecksniff's Edt


Raf

[syslight]

a nice cold day -5F with windchill around -30F

20/40 honey TM strop
HOT shower
Muehle Pinsel best badger
Colleens Bay rum shave soap
5/8 Woshtenholm IXL
3 passes
cold water
thayers rose witch hazel

not the nicest shave lately... this was the test shave for the razor... needs a little work, but no nicks or gouges.

[Jimbo]

Wahl barbers cream;
Mason Pearson badger brush.

Face:

Splash of hot water;
Heljestrand No 32;

Single pass - great razor and nice shave.

Head:

Splash of hot water;
8/8 Friodur;
Single pass.

Larger size Friodur is excellent at shaving areas of thicker hair (above ears etc). Really close and enjoyable shave.


Body shop moisturising cream (head);
C&E Sandalwood aftershave balm (face).

James.

[Scorpio]

Hot shower and towel
SR 208
Speick Shaving Cream
Shumate 4/8
Hydrolast Conditioner ASB Peppermint
Polo Safari Edt


Raf

[RichZ]

hot shower

7/8 Dorko
toasted coconut shaving cream
silvertip badger brush






Great shave

[vincebell]

Hot Shower
Redkin Allsoft Conditioner
C & E Sweet Almond Soap
Hot Towel
Lather
Zirth Pre Shave Oil- Bad Stuff- Better off just getting olive oil and using that.
Moss Scuttle
Rooney Small Super Badger
TM strop
5/8 Udall - Stainless Steel
Thayers Rose Witchhazel

Nice shave despite the dissapointing Zirth - pure advertising hype

[izlat]

4 or so days' growth

No prep (other than washing face w/ glycerine soap)
B&B Finest Ebony
Musgo Real Cream
DD #70 strop
W&B 8/8 blade 1 5/8"
TI Frameback 13/16
Genco Tiger 5/8
Sta Sharp 5/8
Trumper's alum
Trumper's Lime Skin Food

Still can't like the Musgo Real cream as much as I want, and definitely does not smell as freshly cut grass, as some people say. Decent lather, though.

Strop was great, really enjoyed using it.

The idea was to compare a few razors. All passed HHT and I had used most of them (except the W&B) for a shave or two already with 9 - 10+ /10 results.

First one out of the gates was the TI. Hm, still not where I want it in sharpness & smoothness. Quickly moved to the W&B. Boy, was it hard to shave with the 8/8 in 1 5/8 length. I'm leaving this one aside. Maybe a 5/8 would work fine for me in this length but the 8/8 did not feel comfortable. It may be a "getting used to it" thing, but I am not willing to spend the time to get used to this. On to the Genco - meh, felt OK but just that and I have come to expect more. Finally - the Sta's second appearance. Felt much better than the others (but certainly worse than its debut) - no wonder, as I had virtually no prep this time and the growth was shorter.

It may be strange, but I find it is much easier and smoother to cut hairs after a week or more without shaving, than hairs on their 3-4 or so day. The longer hairs soften much better with prep and are easier to cut, razor feels smoother

Shave was fairly quick, except that I had to stop and wipe several razors before picking up the next one. No nicks, cuts, or irritation - for which, given the lack of prep and sub-par experience with some blades, I am glad.

Cheers
Ivo

[mparker762]

Wed:

Rooney small style 1 brush
T&H Grafton cream
hand american strop
5/8 Koeller spike

Decent but not great shave today. Shoulda stuck to my soaps.

[Kentriv]

Hot Shower
Proraso Pre Shave
Newly honed Joseph Rogers and Sons Sheffield straight.
C&E Sandalwood Soap
C&E EJ Super Badger
Moss Scuttle

I have to say this razor surprised me a lot. It sharpened well and it shaved super. Very very smooth. I will have to give it some more attention in the restoration department. It definitely has earned itself a good cleaning.

I also lathered right in the scuttle today. I loaded my brush and went to town. Worked quite well. All in all a very good shave.