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861BEB32-E5D3-4CF6-A26D-F4DFB7A0385D.jpeg SOTD MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 2021 My class finished yesterday, and all that remains is the grading due this Wednesday. The fun begins tomorrow when the in-laws arrive from Las Vegas. Have to pick up beer, ready the guest room and manage SWMBO’s anxiety...

0E1DDA50-B4FF-4D14-A0CA-999B04B9B8B2.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 2021 The new Kravchenko 7/8 delivered a much closer shave than I realized yesterday. There wasn’t much facial stubble this morning. One and a half ATG passes pretty much cleared the decks. The new razor feels really good in...

90AB2B28-1C7C-411C-90FF-C17121576980.jpeg SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 2021 My first custom razor from Yurii Kravchenko finally arrived yesterday. I ordered a 7/8 extra hollow with a custom pinch grip just below the blade collar, back on September 17. Yurii delivered exactly to my specificat...

9802F368-6E3E-4D40-9683-AB70E904EE8A.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 2021 I apologize for missing yesterday's shave, but my 18 yr old cat, Pewter, has been slowly fading away. He stopped eating about four days ago, and stopped drinking yesterday. I never really cared much for cats. They wer...

F45FE7A0-E368-4993-BEA1-24BD0ACFD9C2.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 2021 Well, I acquired my first safety razor in almost a year and a half. It is an immaculate NOS 1911 Durham Duplex safety razor in the original Bakelite case which I happened across in my search for a stropping attachment ...

48C549DD-B4ED-4AB1-AE70-FDCA92DD1792.png SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 2021 My wife and I are scheduled to have dinner with an old church friend and his wife. We recently learned she’s been diagnosed with Lewes Body Dementia, the same disease that killed Robin Williams. We thought at first it...

23DB048A-BCC2-4961-9BFD-ED9EEE0D08E6.png SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 2021 I do love rattler grinds, and this Frederick Reynolds 5/8 is dear to my heart, despite the wavy blade and the consequent honing challenge. Rattler grinds were ground horizontally as opposed to vertically like traditiona...

B7C76E5F-7D88-4931-9F0F-F9BDC3227A92.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 2021 I enjoyed another lovely shave this morning featuring a very good soap with a great post shave skin feel. In fact, it was so good that the Florida Water AS Splash was almost an afterthought. The Viking Silvertip Badge...

2ED09D56-D807-4939-B475-E7E81C004E0A.png SOTD MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 2021 I own and prefer two types of replaceable blade barber’s razors, those using hair trimmer/hair shaper blades and those using Artist Club (AC) blades. My two favorites are the Tedalus Essence, which can also accommodate D...

82805C7B-F829-4D94-BE08-D725D87630F1.png SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 2021 Instead of returning to my regular MWF, I pulled out the Nancy Boy Signature Scent shave cream and matching balm. Nancy Boy is one of the best kept secrets in the wet shaving community. They've been a fixture for almost ...

D058880A-5CD6-4B84-A74C-E26EABFE751E.jpeg SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 2021 I thought I’d kick off December with the Barbasol Floating Head and the huge Edgar Allan Poe 8/8 stubtail. I’ve told the stubtail’s story before, but in a nutshell, this huge unsharpened 225 yr old, unused, NOS blade...

43E1A72D-61B4-495A-883E-0D1B10C0C4E2.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 2021 Geneva Cutlery had its beginnings in 1815 when Phineas Prouty Sr. and his brother, John, founded a hardware store in Schenectady, NY. Along with the store, Phineas Prouty also had a cutlery business. By the 1820s Prou...

4E2E51D4-9E58-4444-B207-0C493DBDCE19.png SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER, 2021 Quicker shave than usual this morning as I prepare to return home. According to his father, my oldest son, Ben, everything is going well at home. Ben informed me that he polished off and then filled a nearly empty Oban 1...

72C63657-20FC-44BA-8E7A-184C814993E8.png CF4E504D-C8C9-4579-8DDC-A93C08604DAB.png SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 2021 According to the John Hawley Trust, “Henry Hobson (1823-1897) was born in Sheffield, the son of Edward Hobson and his wife, Hannah. In 1842, Henry married Ann, the only daughter ...

E216EE0B-1FD5-457D-B7FE-506134571830.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 2021 Decided to shave my mug with the CV Heljestrand (CVH) Mk 29 4/8 this morning. I can’t get over what a great little razor this CVH is! Many other straight shavers seem to be migrating towards wider and wider blades, wh...

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 2021 I realize that I’m a terrible example to new wet shavers with the way I switch up shave equipment daily. The only consistency in my shaves is my daily use of MWF. The key to success in wet shaving is sticking with the same razor, brush and soap for at least ...

85C8DF14-3E82-4054-AA9A-381F93BE3E8C.jpeg SOTD MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 2021 Woke up to a cold, rain, 39° November day. Yours truly had a bit of a “Come to Jesus” meeting last night with my 19 year old grandson, Kevin, who arrived as scheduled last night for his house-sitting duty. He will be a...

D577A177-6D6A-4609-991E-385D91882124.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 2021 I rarely return to the same straight in the same week, but I must say that the new-to-me Wilbert Regal 9/16 just feels great in hand and boasts a fantastic edge thanks to my marvelous 9 Ball slate. I was always satisfi...

90161B08-BF3C-4FF1-880B-C58FD4C1F23E.png 8A6C03B0-6086-4583-BD9F-23963434B757.jpeg SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 2021 Woke up to a brilliantly sunny 28° morning, here in the Philadelphia suburbs. With Thanksgiving and the holiday season in the offing, I grabbed my Wade & Butcher 7/8 and m...

1494F458-2ADD-47E7-8661-34E5FD86B394.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Wilbert Cutlery was a house brand used by Sears Roebuck & Co. for their upscale knives and razors from 1908 - 1921. Sears developed a reputation for well-built quality tools that started with the Wilbert Cutlery br...