April 22, 2007 - April 28, 2007

syslight · 04-22-2007, 09:47 PM

Sunday morning,

20/30 TM honey brown
Hot shower
shavemac 429
TGQ Bay rum
6/8 Boker "Celebrated"
3 passes
thayers witch hazel

nice and clean, a great shave day

RichZ · 04-23-2007, 06:34 PM

2 days of growth
Hot shower

15/16 Dorko spike
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap
Silvertip badger brush.

Very nice shave. very smooth

DMS · 04-23-2007, 06:38 PM

Day and a half growth
Shower and conditioner on whiskers
Mama Bear masculine musk soap
Shavemac 501
6/8 Frederick Reynolds
Alum
Old Spice A/S

Just the basics, and one of those great shaves that makes this so worthwhile.

Don · 04-23-2007, 06:42 PM

Day Off back to the Straights

Shavemac 30mm Silver Tip sitting in the Moss Hot Tub waiting till I shower
C&F Pre-Shave
C&F Lime
Robert Williams 9/8 in Giraffe Bone Scales - First Impression WOW

3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum Stick
Em's Cucumber Toner
Pinaud Hair Tonic
C&F Lime ASB
Finished with Floris Lime EDT

Getting better with every shave still can not get BBS around the chin

but getting there.

syslight · 04-24-2007, 03:38 AM

20/30 TM latigo
hot towels-- 5 minutes worth
TGQ sandalwood soap
shavemac 429
5/8 T Boehmes -- new ebay arrival-- ugly but a good shave
3 passes like a knife through warm butter
witch hazel
TOBS sandalwood EDT

a good shave day

Padron · 04-24-2007, 04:02 AM

Tabac Soap
Shavemac Silvertip
Handamerican Strop
6/8 TI
Alum
Ogallala Bay rum Aftershave
Ogallala Bay rum Cologne

Great Shave, Ogallala is some nice stuff

sstulken80 · 04-24-2007, 05:02 AM

Great shave this morning.

I used the Dovo 5/8, along with this Van Der Hagen "Deluxe" soap I picked up at Walgreen's. It was $2.46, so I had my doubts, but it lathered up really well. I had gotten up a little early, so I took my time and did three complete passes, stropping between each one(!)

I think it helped.

mparker762 · 04-24-2007, 12:59 PM

Gold-Dachs Spezial
5/8 Dovo-made C-Mon
Royall Lymes A/S

good shave

izlat · 04-24-2007, 01:04 PM

~ 1 week's growth

shower
Plisson HMW 12
Tabac ss
Vintage Clydesdale strop
Butcher Bros spike
Heljestrand MK 10
Alum
Coral SF

Great shave - no cuts / irritation.

Razors cut well, but I got the impression the growth was a bit much for them to slide effortlessly. I guess a bigger and heavier blade would have been more appropriate (but I wanted to test-shave with these). They did well ATG / XTG after I reduced / eliminated the growth in the first pass.

Cheers
Ivo

ps I forgot I had a Joe Chandler-honed great shaver to test and could compare with these two - how unfortunate

Don · 04-24-2007, 07:09 PM

Went Brushless

Dr. Harris Pre-Shave
Molton Brown Supershave Olibanum
Anderson 8/8 Wedge in Snakewood courtesy of Joe C.

3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum Stick
Em's Minty WH Toner
Pashana Original Hair Tonic
QED Lemon Peel ASB
Finished with Opus 1870

Looking for a Shaving Cream I can use when in a rush it was actually not bad the Brushes are not going any where though, Will try the Aveda to and see which one I like best.

PalmettoB · 04-25-2007, 12:19 AM

Tuesday AM:

Went for a haircut this morning to get in the mood...

Vulfix # 2234 brush
C&E Sienna cream
Kaufmann 5/8 round point
Shavex alum block
witch hazel splash
Proraso Liquid Cream a/s

The shaves are finally getting there. This newbie didn't even have to use a double-edged razor to touch up this morning!

sstulken80 · 04-25-2007, 05:15 AM

A day of firsts!

Lathered up with the Barbus shaving cream I just got from Iwan. Put WAY too much on my face, then it took a little bit before it started "melting" into a lather. But what a lather -- thick and bubbly. I could spend as long as I wanted to in each pass, and the lather stayed put.

Also used the Dovo 4/8 from Namdnas. Looking at the light reflecting from the very edge, I worried that it might be overhoned! It delivered a great shave once I got a handle on its smaller size. Only two nicks!

I know it probably sounds goofy, me describing all these great shaves, but when you're a newbie, and your technique and gear are falling into place, they really *do* improve that fast!

- Scott

izlat · 04-25-2007, 03:04 PM

~ no prep

Custom ivory super silvertip (Matt)
Trumper's Rose sc
Vintage Clydesdale strop
Butcher Bros spike (honed by me + sold, just testing)
Old English razor rp w/ ivory scales (honed by a meister for me)
Trumper's alum
Trumper's Coral SF

Comfortable shave, no nicks / irritation. Much faster than yesterdy, when I was shaving ~ 1 week's beard. In general, I do shave infrequently, and I am still amazed that I can shave several days in a row with a straight without adverse effects. this certainly didn't work with Gilette's crapp

Razors felt different but on par.

Cheers
Ivo

mparker762 · 04-25-2007, 03:16 PM

Wed:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Hand American strop
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
6/8 round tip Sheffield
Royall Lyme A/S

Good shave. Razor wasn't quite sharp enough today but will be there tomorrow by golly.

Steelforge · 04-25-2007, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sstulken80

Lathered up with the Barbus shaving cream I just got from Iwan. Put WAY too much on my face, then it took a little bit before it started "melting" into a lather. But what a lather -- thick and bubbly. I could spend as long as I wanted to in each pass, and the lather stayed put.

I'm glad you like it, I'm a big fan too.

RichZ · 04-25-2007, 07:59 PM

Hot shower

5/8 Aevos
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap
silvertip badger brush.

Very good shave nice and smooth

sstulken80 · 04-26-2007, 12:57 AM

Hot shower, just did WTG and XTG passes with:

Dovo 5/8
Marvy soap

Good: Didn't cut or nick myself at all!

Bad: Even though I showered, kept my face wet, and reapplied lather, my chin whiskers were tough to shave. Not sure if it's the blade or my pre-shave regimen.

Also, I wonder if my water is too hard to support a good lather with the Marvy -- I love the smell, but the lather just disappears too fast. Perhaps I just used too much water?

Sixgun · 04-27-2007, 01:40 AM

Thursday

Hot Shower

Brand spanking new Chandler 6/8 (looks remarkably similar to the one seen here) http://www.straightrazorplace.com/fo...1&d=1176752102

TGQ Bay Rum w/ Sweet Orange

18mm Silvertip brush

Cold water splash for an "aftershave"

Ray

izlat · 04-27-2007, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sixgun

Thursday

Hot Shower

Brand spanking new Chandler 6/8 (looks remarkably similar to the one seen here) http://www.straightrazorplace.com/fo...1&d=1176752102

TGQ Bay Rum w/ Sweet Orange

18mm Silvertip brush

Cold water splash for an "aftershave"

Ray

And no comments about the shave?

We're all excited to hear!

Cheers
Ivo

sstulken80 · 04-27-2007, 11:10 AM

Warm shower.

W H Sample & Sons 5/8
Barbus shaving cream
Burma Shave boar brush
3 complete passes, stropping in between.

My best shave yet -- I took my time and got totally smooth except for a couple small patches under my chin. My chin is a little red, but not too bad. Now I'm just sitting here and faceturbating.

- Scott