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C9EA7E87-E116-4F6D-B154-6FBE344D1C39.png SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 2021 Great shave this morning featuring my Victor Creazzi masterpiece, “Bone Mosaic” and my father’s Gillette Black Beauty. While not a fan of Gillette TTOs, two of my three adjustables, this Black Beauty and a Slim, belonged t...

E89A2A6D-C89D-4438-BFE8-A8C49371BD25.png SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 2021 I thought I might have to spend all night on this Shumate 5/8 Tungsten steel wavy old edge! That is some hard steel! The 1k scratch pattern just didn’t want to polish away! The Norton 4/8k finally made some progress, then ...

83F3C476-C6CA-4970-8F5E-5330C1CF5B77.png SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 2021 Intrigued with the edge on the Thistle Cut Persian 4/8 yesterday, I ran my second Thistle Cut 5/8 through the same Shapton progression last night, ending on the 30K and this time blunting the square tip before running it...

919B6878-2636-422D-ACDB-A82EA6E1B1CA.png SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 2021 Last night I used my son’s Shapton Progression to hone one of two old Thistle Cut vintage straights I have, the Persian. I worked it right up to the 30K stone, and now understand the true meaning of scary sharp. I usual...

D857378A-D14B-49E1-A778-7075B2D96E6F.png SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 2021 This morning’s shave featured the whisker cleaver, the new-to-me Ellis & Allan 8/8 Stubtail. The edge on this 1815 vintage full wedge blade is truly whisker-melting sharp. I’ve never come across a stubtail of this age...

13610E4C-8F68-4B4A-850B-1F7E70798878.png SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 2021 Whew doggies!! Talk about a wake up shave! A few weeks ago I ordered a collapsible travel shave bowl from Stirling Soap Co. for my grandson. They included an Electric Sheep bath soap sample. I tried it and liked it so much...

B310B5DC-87BF-43BA-851C-28E92C60AC93.png SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 2021 Up rather early thanks to achy feet. The nice thing about TSD’s 30DC Crew is not only the generosity of spirit routinely demonstrated, but the skill level of our so-called “hobby” turners, both of whom put out product th...

EB32E8B3-99FE-43B7-8312-CD2DE8E3573E.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 2021 Today's shave featured two great shavers, my Tanifuji Airi 11/16 and my 1920 vintage Gillette Big Fellow. It’s a shave of firsts! The first Japanese silver steel straight razor I acquired, the first model of the Gillette ...

6659CDEF-683D-44DF-A6D7-DD501AC6AA2D.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 2021 Mitten has returned. The Vet wants to see him in three days, but he’s otherwise continuing to improve each day, so back to the shave. It’s always fun to shave with one’s first straight razor. This is the razor, a Dovo S...

B6B6C357-6D5B-49AE-A755-64B89835D4CE.png SOTD MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 2021 Up early again, this time with a feline emergency. One of my wife’s three cats was attacked by a coyote and needed to be rushed to the local Veterinary Emergency service by yours truly. He’s in pretty bad shape. The coyote...

4C5F32A1-F777-4A9D-A568-C451759553AD.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 2021 Woke up to a dreary, overcast day. The only remedy is, of course, a great shave, as I continue to work through my favorite seven day set. Next in the rotation is the Wade & Butcher 7/8. This old razor really holds an ...

EE94C377-F60E-4DEB-B29F-C63F45F959D9.jpeg SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 2021 Up early with old man issues! Peripheral neuropathy is what the doc called it! Burning shooting pains in my feet is what I call it, and it woke me up! So what better way to feel better than to have a great shave! It was...

F867DA46-281F-441F-8B60-E8EA2C1C5196.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 2021 Welcome to Wool Fat Friday! There are certain razors that are classics, and without a doubt the R. Saito SK3 7/8 fits the billing! Designed by the Royal Barber, Ryuichi Saito, to the Japanese throne, it just feels great in...

3CE3F91A-CA08-4653-88FD-363AA7DECFF0.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 2021 Today's shave featured what is rapidly becoming my favorite straight razor, “Bone Mosaic”, a SanMai pattern-welded Damascus blade with a 1095 forge welded edge. The edge on this razor is just amazingly sharp and buttery ...

CA0D3333-0FA9-4775-80D2-A68C89504A41.jpeg SOTD MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 2021 The Ellis and Allan 8/8 Stubtail focus continues with increasing success on this Micromatic Monday after Easter’s celebration yesterday! The mug shave is settling in as I learn the ins and outs of this 200+ year old razor....

59BB79A3-2F38-46DD-B29A-F73486C355BC.jpeg SOTD EASTER SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 2021 Happy Easter to all my shave brothers and sisters out there! My focus on the new-to-me 200+ year old Ellis & Allan 8/8 stubtail continues. Most stubtails I’ve seen have much smaller blades. The size of this blad...

804C00A9-A16B-4248-AA25-ADEC10F420B4.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 2021 Today I shaved with my newly arrived Ellis & Allan 8/8 Stubtail, a 200+ year old razor with an interesting history. Glen Mercurio masterfully assembled and honed this razor from what was originally, a standalone unshar...

CBF161D1-4BCE-42E0-9C00-CE4F50BD391A.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 2021 Welcome to April Fool’s Day, but more importantly my daughter’s birthday! I never expected my “Wild Child” to blossom into the magnificent young woman and mother she’s turned out to be! My shave this morning is dedicated...

FBC04C69-BE0B-49A5-B59F-D873DCA4E7DE.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 2021 I’m fortunate to belong to the TSD’s 30DC thread crew. In addition to making great friends, I get to benefit from the wealth of wet shaving know-how we all collectively possess, as well as the output of several highly sk...

3D3FA991-596D-45F4-8FE4-7DF59FE7D5F0.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 2021 Unfortunately, it was too overcast for a backdrop shot. Today’s shave featured two modern artisan razors. The Bone Mosaic razor from Victor Creazzi delivered an awesome mug shave in three very close, smooth passes. I real...