[mparker762]

Sunday:

Rooney's finest small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Illinois #127 strop
5/8 Koeller Sta-Sharp spike
Taylor OBS Bay Rum

<cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha>Outstanding shave!</cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha>

This razor has always been a major PITA to hone but with an incredible edge. After it went dull a few weeks ago I had a terrible time getting it back up to its formerly lofty heights. I could get it to shave well, but couldn't quite get it to that effortless 1-pass BBS shave that it used to deliver. I had begun to suspect my hardwood Chrome Oxide paddle was warped again, so yesterday I made a vellum-on-tile paddle and gave this razor about 40 laps and it's back baby oh yeah!

[MrSnoopy]

philishave 5806

damn right i cut myself saturday with str8 in jaw saturday and i didn't want to use it today, cause i don't want those wounds to open again... haven't use that philishave in about 6 months and now i remember why it SUCKS with big capital S... it didn't gave me anykind of shave, compared to str8... i can't understand how some peoples can use only these electrical shavers (or whatever those are called)

[syslight]

20/20 TM latigo
hot shower
TGQ Leatherneck soap (oh my)
shavemac 429
6/8 DPeres (fresh from Lynn)
3 passes and it was all good!
unscented witch hazel
no nicks, burns or weepers

a pleasant shave

[jnich67]

Mon

B&B Finest
TM Strop
TGQ Lavender de Provence Cream
Friodur 7/8
Tabac a/s
Tabac EDT

The razor isn't just where I want it yet, but still had a very good shave.

Jordan

[mparker762]

Mon:
Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Illinois #127 strop
5/8 "Silver Beauty" (unk manuf) spike
5/8 Puma #69 round tip
Pinaud Clubman

Neither razor was quite up to snuff, and got a small nick from the spike :-(

[RichZ]

Three days growth
Hot shower


15/16 Dorko square point
Twirliners Lemon & Cedar shaving cream
silvertip badger brush





Great shave really smooth . Ummmmm

[wvbias]

Hot Shower

5/8 Case bn
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Trumper's Rose soap
Dominica Bay Rum


Terry

[DMS]

Shavemac 501
Mama Bear Sandalwood Vanilla soap
7/8 Friodur
Alum block
Tabac A/S splash

A great shave - the beefy stainless Henckels never disappoints. This NOS razor deserves better scales than the generic ones it came with, and it'll be on its way to Louisiana tomorrow.

[syslight]

20/25 TM honey brown strop
hot shower
Colleen's provence lavender soap
shavemac 220
6/8 denton
3 passes
witch hazel
TOBS #74 A/S

nicked the right ear a little but overall a nice shave.

[Padron]

Proraso Pre
T&H Limes Cream / AOS Lemon Cream
Shavemac 25mm Silvertip
W&B 8/8 / Restoration / Bocote Scales by J. Chandler
Alum
Thayers WH
Nivea asb
SCS B&B Bay Rum w/ a twist edt

Great Shave, this razor was honed to perfection. The Scales are too Incredible to describe

[mparker762]

Tue:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Illinois #127 strop
5/8 Puma #69 half hollow round tip
Old Spice A/S

Good shave. The Puma is very very close to where it needs to be. A few more laps on the arkansas should do it.

[syslight]

20/30 TM Latigo strop
hot shower
TGQ provence lavender
shavemac 429
6/8 t. hessenbruch, spike point
3 passes
thayers witch hazel
TOBS sandalwood EDT

a nice little shave, the edge is not perfect so it will be on the norton again before going to it's owner.

[izlat]

Test shave before sending off Beau Brummel 40
5 or so days' growth

shower
Lucky Tiger Shave Lotion
Plisson 12
Vintage Clydesdale shell strop
Beau Brummel 5/8 Full Hollow Spike
Trumper's alum
Trumper's LSF

Sale pending on this razor so I wanted to test it. I felt it was up to par and didn't even prepare a back-up. Had worked on sessions - various hones, including Norton, oiled Escher, and kosher coticule, followed by CrO2. 30 linen, 60 leather (strop has very little drag)

Shave was undoubtedly 10 / 10 experience, no irritation / cuts. Probably my best shave in the past couple of months. However, I think good prep had a lot to do with it. Have a feeling that the razor is actually 9+ / 10 at this point. I believe it can be better (based on other BB I have used).

Overall: very satisfied with this shave

Cheers
Ivo

[mparker762]

Wed:

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

Great shave from a great razor. The razor was a gift from Ivo (thanks Ivo!) and has honed up to be one of my best shavers.

[izlat]

Michael - reading this makes my day

Cheers
Ivo

[RichZ]

hot shower


6/8 Puma
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap
silvertip badger brush






ok shave not great today.

[vincebell]

Tried somthing Different

Hot Towel
Nanka Pre Shave Gel mixed with QED Lime Soap
Moss Schuttle
Hot Towel
C&E Large Super Badger
TM Strop
TI 5/8 Silver Steel
Classic Alum Bloc
Thayers Rose Witchazel

Great Shave

[AntC]

Proraso pre-shave cream
Dovo Bismark 6/8
TGQ Leatherneck
Vuflix pure badger
TWG paddle strop
Thayers WitchHazel

great shave... Leatherneck is growing on me. Still hasn't supplanted Cavendish Black but has moved ahead of Highlander.

Ant

[DMS]

Shavemac 501
Mama Bear Tangerine/Bay
6/8 Bengall
Alum
Jako A/S splash

[Don]

My First complete straight Shave, Not BBS but No burn, weepers or blood shed. All in all a pretty good shave. Used this for my first full Shave:


Shavemac 167 Sliver Tip 30 mm Soaking in the Shuttle Hot Tub waiting for me to get out out of the shower.
TH Pre-Shave Oil
TH 1805 Cream
Mastro 7/8 What a Beauty
3 passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum Stick
Em's Cucumber WH
Dr. Harris AS Milk
Pashana Original Hair Tonic
Finished with TH 1805 EDT