SOTD 26 June-2 July 2016

Doug,

Thank you from Canada.

What is a Birth razor????
Surely The Marines don't ............naw!

Mickey

To me a birth razor is a razor that was manufactured in the year of your birth. I'm near Ottawa.

So how did a leatherneck end up near Ottawa?

Finally got some unscented cream and soap. I love doing this....put some in a lather bowl....sprayed some English leather cologne into it and whipped up a beautiful smelling lather. Used a Gillette blue tip with a rapira blade on its 5th shave and one of my newly created brushes out of the EL cap and wow what a shave smooth as silk. Never thought this shaving stuff would be so much fun.

Stirling Frozen Tundra soap
Silvertip badger in burl box elder
Crown King scuttle
Simmons 5/8 wedge in teak
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Finally got a 1-piece set of scales made for this wedge, and BOY does she shave beautifully! Just a great shave right out of the gate for this restoration!

SOTD-02jul16:
Chatillon Lux Pre-Shave Butter
Gillette NEW RFB w/iKon OSS Handle / Astra Superior Platinum
Vie Long Silvertip Beehive
Musgo Real
Fine American Blend

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Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Weber PH UFO Titan L
Blade: Ladas (2)
Brush: Nathan Clark Envy White
Lather: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, Australian Emu Oil

Stunning photograph, alfredus.

Mickey

Thank you very much Mickey - greatly appreciated

Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe // Romera Rustic // ATT SE1 / Triad // Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe AS  

Great shot lu20vt!

Speaking of Daguerreotypes, here is another that Anton took of me yesterday.  He is still learning from his mistakes so this is definitely a work in progress for him and I enjoy being his subject.  Having to stay still for six or more seconds (try 15 or 20 seconds ) isn't nearly as easy as one might think.  Ironically, in this iPhone snap of the actual Dagerreotype, the detail looks better in the digital photograph (and this is without editing)!  I may be an old fogey but at least the moustache is coming along.

Killer 'stache Freddy! It is coming along nicely. Cool photo too.

Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe // Romera Rustic // ATT SE1 / Triad // Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe AS  

excellent setup and photo Luis!

Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe // Romera Rustic // ATT SE1 / Triad // Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe AS  

excellent setup and photo Luis!

Great setup of fine shaving products.

Many Thanks Sirs !!

Thanks!!   wyze0ne

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So do I.  I really enjoy it.

Even Daguerre cheated by slightly altering his exposure and/or development time.


Speaking of Daguerreotypes, here is another that Anton took of me yesterday.  He is still learning from his mistakes so this is definitely a work in progress for him and I enjoy being his subject.  Having to stay still for six or more seconds (try 15 or 20 seconds ) isn't nearly as easy as one might think.  Ironically, in this iPhone snap of the actual Dagerreotype, the detail looks better in the digital photograph (and this is without editing)!  I may be an old fogey but at least the moustache is coming along.

I am not familiar with Daguerreotypes but I think the image on the surface is a negative and the positive or light areas are reflections from the nickel plate coming through the areas where the emulsion is thinner or absent as they received less exposure and were washed away.


That is a very impressive moustache, indeed.
My father who always had a moustache - much smaller than yours though - used to call his and all others 'soup strainers'.

As they say in the UK: "Keep a stiff upper lip." Dad was a Limey.

Mickey

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BRUSH: Home made synthetic.
SOAP: Body Shop Maca Root Shave Cream.
BOWL: Yoresh Electric Mickey Bowl.
RAZOR: GEM Featherweight
BLADE: Treet 2nd shave.
PASSES: Three + Touchup.
SHAVE: BBS Nice 'n Easy
AFTER SHAVE: Aqua Velva Ice Blue.

Mickey