Shave Of The Day - Boards Edition

hitemfrank

MWF - Frank Shave Synthetic - 7/8 Hibbard Spencer & Co. - Pinaud Clubman

Dramatik

Nice, love those bullseye collars.

hitemfrank

Dramatik wrote: »

Nice, love those bullseye collars.

That's one of my favourite razors. It's a 7/8ths blade but it feels really nimble due to how hollow the grind is and it's one of my razors I can actually get a good date on. It was made between 1865 and 1882.

It also takes and holds a great edge which is always a plus.

jpb1974

jpb1974

Dramatik

Razor: H. Boker & Co. (Boker's Brand)

Brush: Omega Pure Badger Brush

Cream: Truefitt & Hill [1805]

Post: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Shaving Shop Aftershave Gel

hitemfrank

The scales on that Boker look great.

Amalgam

jpb1974 wrote: »

jpb1974, I have a feeling I know the razor brand, but it escapes me at the moment, what is it please..?

I think they're meant to be quite unforgiving open comb razors.

jpb1974

It's a Fatip, relatively cheap open comb razors and yes, can be unforgiving.

hitemfrank

Stirling Bonaparte Shave Soap - Semogue 1520 - 6/8 Revisor - Blue Stratos

jpb1974

macrob77

Hi.
Long time no see

69 Thiers Issard "Dandy Lux- Barbes Dures"/ Semogue Owners Club/ L'occitane Cade/ Ultra Witch Hazel & Rose Water

Maciek.

hitemfrank

A few weeks ago I bought some Penhaligons English Fern shave soap at a 60% discount. To sum it up my feelings on the soap

....it's ******* awful....

Someone on another forum suggested I try mixing the crap stuff with a good unscented soap. This is where Nannys Silly Soap comes into it. I mixed 20g of the two as best I could using a bain-marie to test it out.

Nannys Silly Soap Unscented - Penhaligon's English Fern - Zebrawood Silvertip - Red Point 917 - Cold Water Splash - English Fern EDT

The result was very good. The soap performs well and still smells pretty good too.

macrob77

Hi.

Heinrich Boker "King Cutter"/ Simpson Chubby 2/ L'occitane Cade

Maciek.

hitemfrank

Mitchells Wool Fat - Semogue 830 - 5/8 Benz - Alt Innsbruck

Dramatik

Razor: Wade & Butcher 7/8

Brush: Omega Pure Badger Brush

Cream: Truefitt & Hill [1805]

Post: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Shaving Shop Aftershave Gel

Dramatik

Thought I'd give the thread a little bump as it was sitting down the bottom of the first page

hitemfrank

TOBS Lemon & Lime - Frank Shaving Synthetic - Merkur 34C - Feather - Floid

hitemfrank

Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

hitemfrank

La Toja - Semogue LE FB1 - Dovo Shavette - Floid Blue

Vote 4 Pedro sent me his shavette to try out for a few days and it got here this morning in time for my shave. It was a great shave but it's so light compared to a straight razor that I really had to concentrate on using no pressure. I'm hoping to try a full week of shaving with it and see how I feel about it after that. Early signs are encouraging.

Thanks V4P.

hitemfrank

I took a Rolls Razor for a spin today.

Amalgam

Evelyn & Crabtree Nomad Aromatic Shave Soap.
Tin bowl from an SVP charity shop.
Derby blade.
MÜHLE R106 on an aftermarket Bulldog handle.
Wilkinson budget shaving brush. (Europe)
Old Spice in a 'Royall Bhay Rum' atomizer.
Bathroom mascot..

I was expecting the worst, using Monsavon exclusively for the last few years. Silky smooth.. and very fragrant.

hitemfrank

I wish I could have used just one soap for a few years. I would have saved so much money.

Dramatik

Razor: P-Ford

Brush: Omega Pure Badger Brush

Cream: Truefitt & Hill [1805]

Post: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Shaving Shop Aftershave Gel

hitemfrank

How did you hone the razor? Coticule progression as the picture subtly suggests?

macrob77

Wapienica Fryzjerska/ Semogue Polonia/ Lider Shaving Cream/ Simpsons AS

Smooth, sunday shave.

Maciek.

hitemfrank

NSS Gardenia Royale - 25mm Two Band Silvertip - Deramaix Frameback - Alt Innsbruck

Dramatik

hitemfrank wrote: »

How did you hone the razor? Coticule progression as the picture subtly suggests?

Set the bevel with 1000g naniwa chosera, then used the coticule with a fair amount of slurry to even out the bevel as best I could (warped blade). There's actually a small second bevel but it doesn't show in the pictures. On these old wedges I tend to hone into the razor a bit more than I usually would with a hollow ground razor just to ensure I get a good bevel and so I'm honing on fresh steel. Some of the steel in these older razors can be quite soft so I find if I hone into the razor a bit more than usual, I have less problems when I set my secondary bevel. But yes the majority of the work was done with my coticule using the dilucot method. It was then finished with around 10-15 laps on a welsh finishing slate.

macrob77

Hi.

Puma 91 High Class / Simpsons Chubby 2 BB / L'Occitane Cade / Simpsons AS Balm

Maciek.

hitemfrank

Todays SOTD brought to you in association with lizzyman and Amalgam.

Monsavon - 24mm Two Band Silvertip - Merkur 34C - Feather - Tayers