Thread: Sunday, September 23 through Saturday, September 29

Razor: New Wapi All Steel NOS French Tip
Soap: MamaBear's Marauder's Spice
Brush: Vulfix Super Badger
Tonic: C.O. Bigelow Oil Control (Witch Hazel, Grapefruit and Lemon Extracts)
Scuttle: Moss
Stropping: 20 round trips

Usual sequence: Shower, lather, hot towel, re-lather, WTG, ATG, XTG, hot towel, tonic.

Very nice shave, no burn. razor takes some adjustment in balance, with the scales being steel, but excellent shave! Very forgiving on the curves, nice job on the upper lip, heel was great fer getting into the edges of my goatee.

TI has singing blades, Wapi has "growling" blades...the metal scales acted as speakers and I cold hear the whiskers being cut...wild! The razor itself is very scary looking - all steel, no stamps, no design. Simplicity. Cut be prop in "Saw" or in "2001". A breeze to clean afterwards - no scales to worry about.

BBS afterwards...another great shave thanks to a fine blade from Heavyduty!



Greg

Heirloom #1 Linen/Horsehide 10/30
Simpson Chubby 2 in Super soaking in the Super Scuttle
T&H C.A.R. Hair Lotion
D.R. Harris Arlington Pre Shave
D.R. Harris Arlington Soap
World Master 125 7/8
3 Passes
WWR
CWS QED Alum
Pinaud Original AS
D.R. Harris Arlington AS Milk
Finished with:
Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic
Hammam Bouquet by Penhaligon's
Wonderful Shave

Software may change but the Razor for this week will be a Wadsworth 5/8 Spike.

Have a good week.

Rooney 1/1 Super
L' Occitane Cade Soap
6/8 TI Super Gnome .5 hollow
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea asb

Very nice

Sunday shave... a new to me ebay find!

TM #1 red latigo
shavemac vlb tall setting
TGQ black tie
5/8 wester brothers "fraternity 33" spike point "ivory"celluliod with bolsters
3 passes like a dream
witch hazel
dominica bay rum a/s

i just got this razor on tuesday, it is about the cleanest blade i have found on ebay. i washed it in alcohol, and gave it a quick little maas polish and that was it. Honed up nice norton 4k/8k, hunsrueck-- popped hair like a champ after 15 minutes total on the stones.... the razor is nicer than the pictures.

Shave
Razor: Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N (1st Pass)
Razor: Merkur 500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome (2nd/3rd Pass)
Razor Blades: Derby Double Edged Razor Blades
Razor Blades: Feather Pro Guard Blades for Feather ACD-N
Brush: Concord Shear Cobalt Long Handle Bulb Badger Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Shave Cream/Soap: Musgo Real Crème Para Barbear Shave Cream
Technique: WTG/45XTG/45XTG Cleanup Post Shave
Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
Aftershave: Musgo Real Classic Scent Aftershave
Cologne: Musgo Real Agua di Colonia #2 - Oak Moss

Result: 4.6/5.0 The Feather ACD-N knocked them down and the Progress finished them off. Almost zero redness and real smoothness all over the place. All healed up from last week's disaster. Going to use the ACD-N with DE combination more often. More practice in preparation for using the STR8s more.

Monday

Wade & Butcher Invincible 5/8
QED Wild Rose soap
C & E best
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
resting on an Heirloom # 2 strop

monday 9/24

shower
20/20 TM #1 red latigo
shavemac 429
TGQ jasmine soap
5/8 robeson shuredge, "the razor that fits your face" hammered tang
3 passes not bbs but close enough for a monday

witch hazel
no a/s

this jasmine soap in a winner!

Shower
Bismarck 1068 strop 30 passes
TGQ Bay Rum cream
Copper bottom "pan" measure, as a bowl
Altesse silvertip
Robeson Hammered tang (wait I just saw that one...)
no AS

Great shave, I think I need more TGQ creams...