What Single Edge Did You Use Today

Sunday August 11, 2024
Razor: Autostrop A1 Model
Blade: Gem SS (Modified)
Brush: STAR Bone Handle/Badger
Soap: B&M Lavanille
AS : Witch Hazel + B&M Lavanille
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,104
https://youtu.be/AdDx-7tlmI4

Growth: 1.5 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Brush: Semogue 1470
Lather: Soap of the South 'Aqua Spa' (NOS)
Load/Lather Bowl: Old Spice

Razor: Ever-Ready 1912
Razor: GEM Damaskeene
Razor: GEM Junior
Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing/Bullet Tip (MMBT)
Razor: Ever-Ready 1914 "Little Lather Catcher"
Blade: TryABlade.com Stainless Steel (D0), half spine shim (for all razors)

Razor: Yates Ti 921
Top cap: Ti
Base Plate: Ti M SB
Handle: Timeless Razors Ti Crown TRH8 handle
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (long time packaging) (D3.5)

Post: Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

This was the first shave with the TryABlade.com "Stainless Steel" blade. I stropped the blade six times per side on my arm before the shave. It was a very rough first pass. First I thought it was a razor issue (and changed razors). Then I thought it was a growth issue and went for a more efficient 1914 razor. I went through all five ASR razors before half of the first pass was done. I then jumped to the Ti Yates 921 with Astra SP to finish the first pass and do a second pass resulting in a very close and comfortable shave.

I think I will take the rest of the mystery TryABlade blades I was given and put them with the scraper tools and stick with the GEM style blades that I purchased and know what they are.

Razor:  Schick J2 Injector Razor
Blade:  Schick
Lather:  Truefitt and Hill Grafton
Brush:  Rudy Vey
Post:    Thayers Facial Tonic,
              Truefitt and Hill Grafton Balm

Occam's v1 AC razor/KAI Pro touch AC blade/ Pacific Shaving Caffeinated cream/Edwin Jagger 23mm SilverFibre 2 brush

Eric

Razor:  Gem Feather Weight, Onyx
Blade:  Personna GEM PTFE
Brush:  Jayarah White Queen
Lather:  Seaforth Black Watch
Post:      Thayers Facial Tonic,
              Seaforth Black Watch Toner

Type O clone/ Schick TwinJector (8)


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Sunday August 11, 2024
Razor: Autostrop A1 Model
Blade: Gem SS (Modified)
Brush: STAR Bone Handle/Badger
Soap: B&M Lavanille
AS : Witch Hazel + B&M Lavanille
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,104
https://youtu.be/AdDx-7tlmI4

I wish that someone still made Auto Strops. Mine works (and shaves) fine, but I need a new strop.

I think it is the coolest razor ever made.

Sunday August 11, 2024
Razor: Autostrop A1 Model
Blade: Gem SS (Modified)
Brush: STAR Bone Handle/Badger
Soap: B&M Lavanille
AS : Witch Hazel + B&M Lavanille
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,104
https://youtu.be/AdDx-7tlmI4

I wish that someone still made Auto Strops.  Mine works (and shaves) fine, but I need a new strop. 

I think it is the coolest razor ever made.

I don't worry about the stropping. If you need it, make one out of some leather.

Wednesday August 14, 2024
Razor: Wilkinson Sword
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Turn N Shave 26mm/Badger
Soap: B&M Mûir(e) Wood
AS : Witch Hazel + B&M Mûir(e) Wood
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,107

Wednesday August 14, 2024
Razor: Wilkinson Sword
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Turn N Shave 26mm/Badger
Soap: B&M Mûir(e) Wood
AS : Witch Hazel + B&M Mûir(e) Wood
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,107

Dave, I am constantly amazed at the variety of razors that you have!
Just when I thought I had seen everything, then you surprised me with another one.
Thanks for keeping shaving interesting!