Would a SE be better?

December 5, 2013, 12:39 pm

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I have used the Cadet OC and it is very efficient but seems a little too close(not as smooth). I have a Gillette SC and it seems to be a little less than the Cadet but a lot smoother. I have also a Black Beauty that is set at 8 but still leaves a lot to touch up but smoother than the Cadet. It seems like I need something that shaves as close as the Cadet and as smooth as the Gillette SC. Now most of my shaves are 2 passes it seems my face does not like 3 passes. On the face its WTG and ATG and on my neck is XTG and XTG seems to do the best if go ATG on the neck always get nicks or rough areas.

Would a SE GEM, Injector or Cobra fit in here somewhere?

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December 5, 2013, 2:15 pm

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For those who speak it, what would you recommend is the best way to learn it. I am hoping to visit Brazil in the upcoming year and would love to learn the language.

My Quest for the Perfect Razor

December 5, 2013, 4:58 pm

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My Quest for the Perfect Razor

I have a very light beard and sensitive skin. As a matter of fact I didn’t even start shaving until I was 22 years old. I probably still wouldn’t be shaving if it weren’t for Sgt. Brown. He stood over me every morning and watched me shave. He certainly could never tell if I shaved or not just by feeling my face. Eventually, he caught on that I didn’t have a blade in the razor and after a few more weeks my first facial hairs emerged. Had he not discovered my blade ruse I probably would still be a non-shaver.

I started with a Gem single edge razor, cheap boar brush and an English soap in a wooden bowl. Eventually, I caved into advertising and peer pressure moved to multiple blade cartridges and canned foam. After years of lousy shaves and not realizing why they had become lousy I grew a beard.

A few years ago I decided to get back into wet shaving. My first razor was a Merkur 34C HD. I liked the razor and shave immediately. After a while I began to think perhaps what I love is getting back into wet shaving and there might be better razors out there. Hear the RAD starting? Perhaps a more aggressive razor would give me a faster cleaner shave with no burn. Enter a Merkur 37C slant. Wrong, wrong, wrong. My face looked and felt like hamburger. The slant found a new home in my son-in-law’s bathroom. Next razor was The Cobra. I thought I had finally found my true love. I even had the razor gilded. Darn thing looks like a wedding ring. My difficulty with the Cobra however was my light beard. The Feather blades were just too aggressive for my face. Finally, I discovered if I used the least aggressive Feather blade (Feather Pro-Guard) and shaved very carefully with it for the first 3 shaves. The blade would dull down enough for me to get 10 to 15 wonderful shaves out of it. I thought my quest was finally over. Not to be.

Next I reasoned I am getting such great shaves from a single edge blade that is used in the Cobra. Why not try a straight razor? So I bought a Dovo straight and all the stuff that goes with it. Now realize I am the kind of guy who can’t be trusted with a zipper fly. The result was a disaster for my face. The rest of me was spared as I knew enough to stick with my button fly. A few plastic surgeries later and I was a new man. Even my dog did not recognize me.

I began to reason if the Cobra was a bit too aggressive with a new blade in it perhaps a razor where I could adjust the aggressiveness of the razor would be the answer. Enter a Merkur Futur in gold to match the gold Cobra. The Futur with a Feather blade in it and set at 2 gave me an excellent shave. The only problem the head was a little too large to fit under my nose and the razor was not aggressive enough in my problem areas under my chin. Finally, the handle was too smooth and always felt as though it would slip out of my hands. Soon I found a solution to all my problems except for the slipperiness issue (I did consider sandpapering my finger tips). I shaved most of my face with the Futur set on 2. My upper lip and problem area I shaved with The Cobra. By the time the blade in the Futur needed changing the blade in the Cobra was perfect for shaving. I shaved the next 10 to 15 shaves with The Cobra and all was right with the world. I thought my quest was finally over. But nooooo!
I started reading about SS razors. I was intrigued. I could buy a Shavecraft 101 cheaply. Use an open comb razor which I had yet to try and if I didn’t like the head I still have a SS handle and could get an iKon slant head for the stainless steel handle. Simple cheap plan right? I received the 101 shaved a few times with it and found the SB side way too mild. I had to go over my problem areas more than a few times to get the area smooth. Unfortunately, this procedure left the area too sensitive. The open comb was OK but not the holy grail of shaving I sought. Besides the head of the 101 was not SS and I had a SS handle.

Perusing the Sale Forum one day I noticed someone had an iKon slant head for sale. Completely forgetting my previous experience with the Merkur Slant I immediately purchased the head. Two shaves later I found myself back in my Plastic Surgeons office. I noticed the name on my chart now reads Mr. Potato Head. Not to be deterred I have a Feather AS-D2 on order. Report to follow. Stay tuned film at 11.

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December 5, 2013, 6:06 pm

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Here is a commercial I just saw on the TV watching "The Sound of Music Live". Yes I'm watching it...LOL...

Kaweco Sport.

Doesn't appear to want to embed...Here's the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYHUAsopgIM

FS: Brushes - Duke 2, RV Finest Wood, Baton Butterscotch

December 5, 2013, 7:34 pm

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Hello Folks,

For sale are three brushes. Price includes CONUS shipping and Paypal payment. For more pics, follow the link below item. Today I realized how difficult photographing brushes using a phone is.

1. Duke 2 in Best - Lightly used and in excellent condition. Brush does not have the backbone I am looking for. Not a shedder. $58
Duke 2 pics




2. Rudy Vey Finest in wood - 22x48mm knot. Again backbone not to my liking. Brush has seen only two lathers and has shed two hairs. In Excellent condition and looks beautiful. $42
RV Finest pics





3. Baton brush in Butterscotch - 18mm knot and no backbone at all. I am thinking this is a candidate for re-knot. $18





Thank You for looking and Thank You TSN!

Does anyone use Pure Badger brushes?

December 5, 2013, 8:55 pm

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I am really just curious.

Many years ago when I starting shaving "properly," I did enough research to lead me to badger brushes and that was it. Knew nothing about the different badger hair grades other than cost, and for several years I used a Pure Badger (I call those the dark ages ). Fortunately I have come a long way since then and many excellent (for me) brushes now reside in my den. I still own a Pure Badger brush, and used it the other day to test lather a soap I just got. I couldn't believe how different it felt compared to all the rest of my brushes I use now. Kind of unpleasant actually...

As I'm wrapping up my SBAD for the year, I noticed many reputable manufacturers carry Pure Badger grades in their line up. I have never used one from them, so I was wondering if there's anyone out there that did/does and what your experience was like.

WTS: Dirty Bird Scuttle 1.5

December 5, 2013, 9:59 pm

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Finally decided to let this one go, it takes valuable real estate and I never use it. $55 plus actual shipping. PM me with your location and I will get you the price, it's about 4-5 pounds when packed. Beautiful scuttle for cheap and with no wait time.
Blue rim on spice with web ridges, outside 6" wide x 3.75" high, bowl opening 4.5" wide x 2" deep, 30 oz. water reservoir. It was explained to me that 2 "scratch-like marks" on the bottom from the potter tools, it does not affect performance.

WTT AoS Lavender for new Valobra Cake in Unscented

December 5, 2013, 10:37 pm

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I have an NOS cake of Valobra-made (tallow-based) Art of Shaving Lavender soap, in the original shrink wrap and box. It does not include the wooden bowl.

I would be willing to trade my AoS Lavender for a cake of the new Valobra Unscented with the jar, if anyone would include the latter in an upcoming order from one of our vendors.

(I'm not fond of lavender and my last cake of AoS lavender was too strongly scented for me.)

Thanks for the consideration -

- Murray

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Christmas Den Cleaning - ATT Kronos - Muehle V2 - AOS Tallow - +++

December 5, 2013, 11:26 pm

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Hello Gents and Ladies!
Up for sale today are the following fine products!
• Muehle V2 Black Fibre Brush BNIB - $40 Shipped CONUS - The handle is immaculate, no scratches or smudges of any kind and it comes in the Tube along with the tags. I can't grip the handle so never lathered it, but I have another with a wider handle that lathers like a dream! Same bristle as the HJM V2 Black Fibre Brush!
• Above the Tie Kronos Handle, new never used - $65 Shipped CONUS


Boar brush Lot 1 – $40 Shipped CONUS
Includes:
• Vulfix ‘London Series’ “Burlington” and “Mayfair” premium Bristle Brushes with hand turned handles in Faux Ivory – broken in nicely - the Burlington Brush feels just like a 2-band Manchurian!!!
• BNIB Omega 10018 in Yellow over Clear


Boar Brush Lot 2 – $26 Shipped CONUS
• Omega Mighty Midget 40033
• Omega 10075 Red over White
• Semogue 1475
• All of these are soft and well broken in


Boar Brush Lot 3 - $45 Shipped CONUS
• Omega 10810 in Red
• Omega 11137 in Ash
• Omega 10077 Black over Blue
• Omega 81569 – with Stand as pictured




• Synthetic HIS 1794 - $35 Shipped CONUS




• Not Pictured – AOS Unscented in Tallow with Wood Bowl bottom. $50 Shipped CONUS – I dropped the top and broke it in half, but the soap is brand new with the imprint still fully visible, the bowl is the old style mahogany wood, and is very attractive! This soap has no scent at all and lathers like a dream, but I just like the Lemon scented more, so this one has to go.

• Not Pictured – Merkur 23C Razor with original long slim handle $26.50 Shipped CONUS. This Razor is 2 years old and is in great condition. I will clean it with scrubbing bubbles and make sure it looks great before sending it out to you. There are no issues with this razor at all, and until quite recently was my daily driver.

All payments are by PayPal with First Class shipping and tracking #.

PM with any questions or offers. Not interested in Trades right now.

Thanks!

Matt

ATT Problem

December 6, 2013, 2:23 am

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So I bought two ATT Razors, Kronos and Atlas with R and M plates.
I tried shaving with Kronos handle trying both Heads with Astra SP and Personna Hu.

Both trials finish with very irritated skin and weepers, I might sell them and buy Feather as my Favourite is Feather Portable but is tab bit aggressive still. It is so hard to get not irritation shave for me.. I want to have DE I am able to shave comfortably ( Cobra should be with me any day now too).

I am upset. I will try one more approach


I used :

ABCBA and KMF Cool Mint, L7 Chef and as prep GFT Skin Food.

FS ATT Atlas R1 with freebies

December 6, 2013, 2:40 am

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Hi,

I have for sale never used handle and top cap with one time used plate R1 as I used Kronos handle and top cap.

Razor is in pristine condition. You can say new. Selling due R1 is too aggressive for me.

I will add 15 blades of Astra Sp and something else

I am asking £121 delivered Paypal or Bank Transfer
Standard European store price 130-138 pounds

These is Europe sale only as for you guys across the pond is cheaper to get it. We need to pay customs from USA and if I sale for Europe only nobody will pay customs in European Union.

Shave Scuttle Site (Fixed Link)

December 6, 2013, 4:48 am

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Folks,

I found this site while poking around the Inet. Kind of different; definitely beautiful; nice selection.

Ed.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Handmade-Porcela...25865152b5

Imperial Grip - A Prototype

December 6, 2013, 7:09 am

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For some time, I was not restoring or making many brushes due to family emergencies / commitments and a large work load. One that I did make during that time was a prototype from some scrap parts I obtained from a local hardware store. The case is chromed with grey matted ribs. The photos pretty much speak for themselves. It had such a good grip in the hand, I decided to name this brush. I have been using it off and on for the past four weeks or so. Good flow through and is a soap killer. Great backbone but soft at the tips with just a small amount of scritch. For me this is a more rare occasion brush, but it is really nice.

So without further discussion ...

A comparison to other brushes ...

Razors Ship For Free at BullGoose Shaving

December 6, 2013, 7:11 am

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All Double Edge Safety Razors ship for free within the United States. Simply use coupon code razors at checkout. Please note that if you forget to use the coupon, I cannot retroactively issue a shipping refund.

* This offer does not apply to the Lord Tech or Feather Popular razors.

Coupon Code: razors

http://www.bullgooseshaving.com

talk about dry skin!

December 6, 2013, 8:09 am

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this is my face about an hour after taking a shower:

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FS: Rooney 3XL Stubby - You want this brush! TRADE PENDING

December 6, 2013, 9:29 am

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Hi Guys:

The truth of the matter is that I don't want to sell this brush, but my finances are pretty lousy right now, so I gotta do what I gotta do.

This is one of the best all-around 2-band brushes on the market. It has a dense knot with very soft tips (no, not gel-tips), medium to high backbone and good flow-through for a big brush. It has very good scrub and no scritch.

Specs: 30.25mm knot x 53mm loft x 49mm handle height.

I don't think this brush ever shed a single hair, even when it was new. The original box is included, but the little yellow label fell off and I don't know where it is.

Retail is $289 - your price, including conus shipping, is $215.

FS : Trumper , Floris , La Toja wooden , vintage C&E shaving soaps and Gillette Slim.

December 6, 2013, 10:18 am

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My ultra dry and sensitive skin only accepts pre shave oils , which for me , works better with shaving creams , so I have to let these shaving soaps go.All of them lathers well , even the Geo F Trumper.

Prices including shipping.CONUS only and Paypal , please.

-Geo F Trumper Sandalwood with wooden bowl : SOLD this shaving soap is the veggie based one from 2009.Lathers like the old tallow based ones.Scent its very powerful , like the old Trumper Sandalwood (the new is a more weak, I will say ).Used 3 times.Asking 30 dollars for it.

-Geo F Trumper Almond shaving soap refill :

Again , two shaving soap refills veggie based and from 2009.They lather like a champ , scent still very strong in both of them and I have used them once to ensure that theyre fine.

Asking 15 dollars per each item :

Sandalwood is SOLD

-Geo F Trumper Violet shaving soap on Rosewood bowl :

The same veggie based formulation from 2009 , lathers and smells great and its about 90% left.

Asking 15 dollars :

-Geo F Trumpers Eucris saving soap :

This one is from 2010 , and I can make great lather out of it , as these pics shows you :

Its about 95 % left .Briliant lather , scent and skin care properties.

Asking 25 dollars for it.

-Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood shaving soap :

This is another great UK shaving soap.Smells great , lather is thick and stable.This one have been used 4 times.

Asking 20 dollars for it.

-Spanish Fig and Nutmeg shaving soap refill : SOLD

Another great example of made in UK shaving soaps.Veggie based , lathers like a champ (hard to distinguished it from a tallow based soap) and brilliant scent.

Used 3 times and asking 13 dollars for it.

-Crabtree and Evelyn For Man shaving soap :

This is the soap that contains tallow and lanolin , for what I understand.Scent is very strong and the lather is ultra dense and thick.Used twice.Asking 23 dollars for it.

-Crabtree and Evelyn Mysore Sandalwood shaving soap :

It seems that this one is also tallow based and the scent its very nice indeed.Got it from member Churchillafemme (John) here and used once.Around 85% left.Asking 18 dollars for it.

-Truefitt and Hill shaving soap in wooden bowl :

Old formulation , the one that lathers like a champ and its veggie based.I used this soap once. Asking 30 dollars for it.

-Truefitt and Hill shaving soap refill :SPF to ElliotR

Used once , lathers excellent (this one its from 2010).Box slightly damaged on the bottom.
Asking 16 dollars for it.

-Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn , Sandalwood and Aloe Vera shaving soap bundle : SOLD

Great performers (I even have a video showing how to lather one) and they are around 85% left in each one of them. Asking 14 dollars for the bundle.

-La Toja in wooden bowl :SOLD to AABCDS

You know about this soap and how great is.About 95% left in this one.Asking 35 dollars for it.

-Penhaligons Looking alike shaving bowl with Truefitt and Hill shaving soap :

The wooden bowl is the same used by Penhaligons for their old BB and EF shaving soaps but not inscription on it.The Truefitt and Hill shaving soap is the one I have been usign for the last 2 years and its about 30% left. Asling 20 dollars for it.

-Floris JF shaving soap in wooden bowl :

This is never used and its the previous veggie based formulation.I dont have the box. Asking 35 dollars for it.

-Floris Elite shaving soap refill : SOLD to River1.

Used once , lathers like a champ and the scent is quiet strong. Asking 17 dollars for it.

-Gillette Slim H2 :

Very nice indeed.I have magnified a water mark spot of the head , but its basically hard to see.Numbers have all the original paint , the 9 is a little bit fade.Open and closes TTO doors smoothly. Asking 30 dollars for it.

Thanks for looking.

Luxury Barber Safety Razors Just Came In

December 6, 2013, 10:24 am

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Hello Everyone,

We have exciting news today for everyone who likes to shave with safety razors. We just released our own Safety Razors, made with the finest steel. Use the code LUX202946 to get 10% off. Buy them at Luxury Barber.

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RazoRock "Mudder Focker" shaving soap

December 6, 2013, 11:05 am

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Hey, gentlemen, just a quick question: Does anybody know whether Joe or RazoRock have any plans to re-release this soap? I never purchased a puck because I didn't like the name at all.

However, recently I acquired a small amount of it in trade with another member, and I used it this morning and loved it. I understand that it is no longer in production.

It seems like it was a popular soap. That's why I was wondering whether they might bring it back? I have no way of proving this, but I think the soap might've sold better if it had a less polarizing name. Maybe Joe could bring it back, but re-think the naming???

Williams Shave Stick

December 6, 2013, 11:54 am

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Imported from South Africa we now have Williams Shave Stick. Only available at http://www.shaveabuck.com

Soap has explosive lather and a nice rose scent. Comes with a blue re-useable plastic carrier as well.

The price is a bit high due to shipping and inflation in South Africa but I am sure you will enjoy the product just the same.

Steric Acid
Potassium Hydroxide
Aqua
Coconut Fatty Acid
Sodium Hydroxide
Propylene Glycol
Parfum
Titanium Dioxide
Phosphoric Acid
Disodium dihydrogen ethylenediaminetetraacetate
Etidronic Acid