What Straight Razor did you use today?

JR Torrey 6/8 hollow

JR Torrey 5/8 extra hollow


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Koken Gazelle 5/8 dwarf hollow for cutting in my cheek lines


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ZY Chinese Razor
Honed on a 1k, 4k 8k, 12k progression and finished with chromium oxide on linen.

Crowne & Crane Tobacco Lead & Amber soap
RazoRock boar
Wade & Butcher Invincible 11/16 belly hollow
PAA Cavendish splash

Blade was retouched on a Shoubudani using an ILR slurry stone.
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Last night I used my Wostenholm IXL Celebrated 6/8 hollow

I took this blade to the Shoubudani and used the ILR slurry stone, the way I have for a few other blades, hoping to get this one to the same "best edge its ever had" level that the others have obtained. It did that, but it still didn;t meet the level of sharpness that the others have.

I have a new bevel setter(1k range) and a mid-range synthetic(3-4k) coming from JapanesNaturalStones.com, so this blade may need to go back to the beginning with a fresh bevel set to get it to the level of keeness I am currently getting from my other blades. I'm hoping these synthetic stones made from natural abrasives will be a worthwhile investment. New stones to play with...

W&B 6/8 with blue scales.

4/8 Boker honed on Vermio with LPL

JR Torrey 6/8 hollow


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Razor: Ralf Aust 7/8 with Horn Scales
Brush: Stirling Best Badger 24mm
Soap:  Test puck from new batch of TLA
Tonic: Lucky Tiger
Balm:  C&C test-sample Spa Taos (not shown)