Thread: SOTD Sun Jun 28th - Sat Jul 4th 2009 American Steel for Independence Day Week

OK I had a great wake up call this morning... it happens very, very rarely in fact this is only the 4th time in over 7 years that the wife yelled "Get the Gun" ....Talk about adrenaline punch and instant wake up !!!!!
But don't let anything even remotely threaten her little darlings, that other people call dogs

So after getting to actually take a shot this morning
(details only by PM, don't want to offend anyone)
I was wide awake and ready to shave....

Still trying to use real American steel this week, and not just American brands....

The Razor: 11/16 spike point Cattaraugus "Green Lizard" 131b
The Uber: Mambo Italiano Velobra soft soap/ Poraso cream
The Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
The Strop: SRD Premium #1
The Brush: Shavemac 28mm Silvertip
The Aftershave: Bois d Inde' Bay Rum

The Shave: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Also no laughing at my pic, I was trying to be all artsy like Ray and Bob

1. Shower
2. Lather with SRD Sandalwood(good stuff)
3. 5/8 Geneva Cutlery round point with home made scales from the tree out front.
4. Ogallala Bay Rum

BTW this is my first post in the SOTD, American Steel, aint nuttin' better!

Beautiful photo, G

Ahhhh thank you Ray, I know yer smiling shaking yer head....thinking Jesus it is a good thing Glen can restore razors cause he really can't take pics ..

Kinfolks Blue Steel Special 11/16 Spike
Simpson's Chubby 2 Super
Valobra Almond shaving soap
Aqua Velva Lime Sport

Waterville Celebrated Extra Hollow 11/16ths.

TSD Anise SS | Semogue 1305 Boar Brush | J. Engström 6/8 Frameback | Nature's Gift Sandalwood Splash

Sorry, my American steel is not in use until I can get it stropped to a point I'm happy with.

Preshave: Nivea for Men exfoliating scrub, Pantene conditioner
Soap: Omega "Sapone da barba"
Brush: Tweezerman
Razor: Dovo "Best Quality"
AS: GFT Lime Skin Food
EDT: Pinaud Clubman

Not quite BBS, but the GFT Skin Food's tightened my skin to the point it's almost perfect BBS, except in one place.

Happy Birthday America......the pic doesn't match the shave today I'll take a new pic tomorrow....working too long and hard for new pics these days.

Bentley Scuttle
11/16th Simmon's Barber's pet #421
3 wide Black Latigo strop 30 passes nice and slow.
Silvertip badger brush (Golden nib knot/Penworks)
TGQ Oak Moss scuttle soap.


Filed scuttle with hot water from my kettle
Hot wash cloth over face 2 min
WTG
Hot wash cloth again
5 passes on strop
ATG
Hot wash cloth
5 more passes on strop
Fools Pass!

Shave....well as always its a BBS day for me...nothing less will do.

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