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by jgreenepa
Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:22 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 17 - January 23, 2022
Replies: 21
Views: 5003

Re: SOTD January 17 - January 23, 2022

57438BBF-B2E7-4AD3-8949-CC91FC4F0BC3.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 2022 The razor selected this morning was the Diamond Hayashi 1000 “Nichiri Tokusen “ 6/8. “Nichiri Tokusen” translates as ‘Niri Special Selection”. It certainly was for me. The razor was NOS, and used to belong to my long ...
by jgreenepa
Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:46 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 17 - January 23, 2022
Replies: 21
Views: 5003

Re: SOTD January 17 - January 23, 2022

9CB855DE-ECD2-411D-99BC-451569BD08BD.jpeg SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 2022 I’ve had two grail razors that remained for me until yesterday, when one of them arrived. The Iwasaki family is renowned in Japan for the quality of their razors, Mr. Kosuke Iwasaki established Sanjo Works in 1947 af...
by jgreenepa
Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:46 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 17 - January 23, 2022
Replies: 21
Views: 5003

Re: SOTD January 17 - January 23, 2022

8E1548C4-C447-4B45-9474-08E72E9E14D3.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 2022 I’ve become a real fan of the newer synthetic knots, and as a result have been ignoring my naturals. The brush I used today is one of only two my son, Ben has made using a blue resin. Being an engineer, he built a trea...
by jgreenepa
Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:35 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5398

Re: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022

47665D12-16BB-4135-8809-5CE0599F9F1A.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 2022 My son has been pushing me to shave with a Japanese Kamisori from his collection. Ben collects primarily Japanese western style straights, but also has close to 60 vintage Kamisori. He claims that this particular Kamiso...
by jgreenepa
Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:19 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5398

Re: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022

4BC1A2AA-A0DB-4C28-89B2-70A0F9E5BE14.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 2022 I feel blessed to be a part of this great wet shaving community of ours! It’s a caring, mutually-supportive group of men and women who’ve come together to share their enthusiasm about all aspects of shaving. Like any ...
by jgreenepa
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5398

Re: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022

E26836F8-B934-4CE7-AFF5-7319B4A280F5.jpeg SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 2022 As promised yesterday, Madame Barbasol and I went for another spin. Jealous as she is, I knew she deserved my full attention this morning and she got it! Since my attention didn’t lag, my noggin escaped unscathed and...
by jgreenepa
Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:08 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5398

Re: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022

C1D91D40-D386-4EDA-829A-6AD420819AB2.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 2022 Genco, Geneva, Case and Thistle Cut straight razors all use this amazing fine grained New York steel extracted from hematite ore. I used to spent my summers with my cousins in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State...
by jgreenepa
Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:58 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5398

Re: SOTD January 10 - January 16, 2022

6DA6974B-9CD8-4228-B6CD-EFD6DB17F52F.jpeg 92FABA15-C0A7-4C35-BE62-D7403E7BC089.jpeg SOTD MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 2022 After some online conversations with a few shave brothers, I was moved to embark on a Swedish razor shave with my sweet little CV Hejestrand Mk 29 yesterday. So today I grabbed ...
by jgreenepa
Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:25 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5525

Re: SOTD July 19 - July 25, 2021

5C2948CD-67FB-4394-A6AB-95777FAB1F5D.jpeg SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 2022 Everyone seems to be talking adjustable safety razors lately. So I pulled out the Gibbs Adjustable #17 and nipped a fresh Polsilver to fit. This is supposedly one of the razors that inspired Matt Pisarcik’s design of t...
by jgreenepa
Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:10 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5525

Re: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022

13000F73-D851-4402-B9C9-8EA27FA244B0.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 2022 Woke up to our first snowfall of this winter! Only 4 inches which when compared to one of my Idaho friends is laughable, since he is contending with feet instead of inches. Broke out a straight razor I haven’t used in mo...
by jgreenepa
Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:25 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5525

Re: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022

28FEF932-222B-43B5-A66D-F1609E675A4F.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 2022 Yurii Kravchenko builds fabulous straight razors, and has sufficient models to offer for even a customer like me. One who doesn’t go for the extra wide blades that seem to be the trend in modern artisan straights these...
by jgreenepa
Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:48 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5525

Re: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022

6813EDA7-3B9C-4DF3-91A3-8D471A6AF777.png SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 2021 I always have mixed feelings whenever I shave with my Dovo Special. I purchased it 7 years ago for my first few straight shaves. So yes, there’s a certain level of sentimentality in using it. However, it also led to a ...
by jgreenepa
Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:14 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 5525

Re: SOTD January 3 - January 9, 2022

D43D7F5B-C7E0-4C6F-B1ED-3C5F26442299.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 2022 This morning’s shave featured the Gipson Katsumi, which at 14/13, just slightly over 8/8, is the widest blade in my collection. The Katsumi was made by Andrey Shpakovskiy, the proprietor and razorsmith behind Gipson Raz...
by jgreenepa
Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:56 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022
Replies: 15
Views: 3085

Re: SOTD December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022

6821C8F6-4C55-46EF-987C-0164BB49F336.jpeg SOTD MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 2022 This morning’s mug shave featured the Bartmann 11/16. The edge on this razor is standout, and although they were only made for 50 years (1948 - 1998) they have achieved almost a cultic following among a select group of w...
by jgreenepa
Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:05 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022
Replies: 15
Views: 3085

Re: SOTD December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022

FD773404-52DC-433B-9770-FCFF2ADF0919.png HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY SHAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS - 12/31/21 Today’s shave featured the Rigarazor 7/8. Sergej, a Latvian razorsmith, and proprietor of Rigarazor, builds superb shaving tools. The razor arrived with a beautiful edge about a year ago. After t...
by jgreenepa
Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:08 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022
Replies: 15
Views: 3085

Re: SOTD December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022

3586A017-FE9A-4A7F-9A8E-896DC4294A02.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 2021 I really enjoy shaving with “Bone Mosaic” 7/8, one of the two Victor Creazzi creations I own. The balance in hand and the incredible edge just never let me down. It is one of the straight razor benchmarks I use to ev...
by jgreenepa
Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 3340

Re: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021

B26580C3-AC50-49B2-B529-FACF8C05F9B5.jpeg CHRISTMAS DAY, 2021 Happy Christmas as they say on the other side (eastern side) of the pond. Just a quick report as we prepare to host Christmas dinner for the clan! We’re expecting 26, children, grandchildren and my sole great-grandchild. Should be a fun ...
by jgreenepa
Fri Dec 24, 2021 6:22 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 3340

Re: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021

DB2F9286-72AE-46FB-B9B5-89AB5CF75D4C.jpeg SOTD CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 2021 Busy day today, but the morning shave checked all the boxes. The Ellis &Allan “Edgar Allan Poe” 8/8 stubtail took care of my mug stubble, although I will admit wielding this behemoth takes care. Three and a ...
by jgreenepa
Wed Dec 22, 2021 8:02 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 3340

Re: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021

[attachment=0]39ABDAAB-284D-4BB4-B338-B8E81B80312F SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 2021 The in-laws arrived from Las Vegas last night. So there was really only time for a quick mug shave, as I’m breakfast cook. I decided to pass on the noggin till tomorrow. The shave although quick, was close a...
by jgreenepa
Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:48 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 3340

Re: SOTD December 20 - December 26, 2021

E2690FEB-4B0D-4E6F-8859-A2C40B1D058A.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 2021 A happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere. I'm grateful for all the friends I’ve made in this great hobby of ours over the years. My Christmas wish to all is that you and yours remain safe and healthy ...