Thread: SOTD Mon Jan. 28 - Sun Feb. 3, 2008

This week is dedicated to my Wade & Butcher's.

MUSIC:
Teaser and the Firecat – (Cat Stevens Vinyl)

Castle Forbes Cedarwood & sandalwood SC
B&B Ltd. Ed. ’06 in Finest
Wade & Butcher “Celebrated” 5/8 Square Point
QED Texas Cedarwood ASB
Floris Vetiver EdT

Proraso Pre SC
TSD Avalanche SS/Proraso SC
Mühle No. 181
SFK Wapienica 5/8
Proraso AS

Now, todays shave is something that is starting to get close to at least half decent! Smooth face, but the neck area isn't satisfactory.

100 rounds on the strop makes wonders! It's nothing you didn't know before, but it's new to me!

Merkur, Futur Silvertip Badger Shave Brush, in Satin
QED Violetta SS
6/8 Genesee, The Bonheur Co, Square Point
"Tony Miller" Heirloom Latigo Starter Strop, (30)
WWR
Alum
CWR
Geo. F. Trumper Coral Skin Food

Proraso Pre SC
TSD Patchouli SS/Tabac Original SC
Mühle No. 181
SFK Wapienica 5/8
Weleda ASB

Getting there, slowly! Todays straight shave was ceratinly an improvement from yesterday. A closer shave indeed! I'm still not content with the result on the neck. I need to find another angle or a slight variance to the direction, I'm missing something...

MUSIC:
Two Lane Blacktop. – James Taylor (Vinyl)

Castle Forbes Lime EO SC
Savile Row SR3824 in Finest
Wade & Butcher “Celebrated” 5/8 Spanish Point
Castle Forbes Lime EO ASB
Castle Forbes Lime EdT

6/8 Dovo Red "Bismarck" Round Point

A testing day: 9/16 wb and a 9/16 morley both are farily stiff in their grinds (wb is on edge, morley laying down)

30/40 TM #1 horse hide for each of them
hot towel
tabac soap
forum shavemac
lather with hot towel
relather
wb with the grain on the left cheek, morley on the right
against the grain morley on the left, wb on the right
cold water rinse
dickensons witch hazel

pretty smooth shavers and a nice shave but i wish i had done an across the grain pass like i normally do

these blades were fresh off the 8k norton and are nice. I'll try them on a hunsrueck tonight and see how they shave again tomorrow... then they are off to their new homes!

Music: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue.

Sharps Face Scrub
Soak with hot towel sprinkled with Florida Water
Shavemac 944 in Pure Badger
Mama Bear America Shave soap
Victorian Scuttle
Home made Bay Rum
Penholigons Endymion
My new Filarmonica Double Temple in 7/8"

Best badger shaving brush
T&H Luxury shaving soap
2 1/2" Illinois #361 strop
6/8 Dovo Bone Handle "Bismarck" razor
Trumper's Coral Skin Food

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