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ED9085B5-B9D5-4505-A31A-3F655AEC9898.png SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 2021 Well, here I am, late to the party on this fifth day of OC October. This morning’s mug shave featured my Hoshi Tombo 8000. These razors have been increasingly difficult to source in recent years, and this particular ra...

784F435F-416F-4AA4-84FE-E2E6DBFEBDED.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 2021 This morning OC October continues with something old and something new. The 1840ish Boker & Co. with its cast steel French Point 5/8 Sheffield blade has always been one of my favorites. This little razor dates to ab...

B52C08F1-D5A2-49C5-B6F2-A0B361AC54F2.jpeg SOTD MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 2021 Welcome to the fourth day of Open Comb October. The mug shave on this rainy Monday morning featured my Dovo Special. This was my first straight razor, purchased six years ago. The edge when purchased was anything but sha...

DA313A78-1AB5-4AD1-9797-D29A067AC66A.png SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 2021 Today’s mug shave featured Victor Creazzi’s “Bone Mosaic” 7/8. This beautiful pattern-welded Damascus razor always delivers the goods. The 1095 steel forge-welded edge sheared away my mug stubble in three very comfortab...

A3F8622B-7495-43E9-9320-09D7DA7ACD1F.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 2021 Welcome to Open Comb October. Congratulations to Joe (@Trigger) for his willingness to pick up the reins and carry on. As an active member of many FB Shaving Forums and a member here at TSD for a couple of years, I’ll ma...

E1D6C9FE-DB9F-49A2-A7CC-FF340A37A90F.png SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 My mug shave this morning featured the second go round with my new razor, the Katsumi 14/13, from the very talented razorsmith, Andrey Shpakopskiy (@Gipson), of Gipson Razors in Kiev, Ukraine. It is easily the widest...

drmoss_ca wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:57 am A quickie today as off to the city for a day luxuriating in the tender loving arms of the Hematology Clinic. Merkur Vision (second to mildest setting), Merkur blade, Cremo Cream, Mr Taylor cologne:


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All the best, Doc! Hope things continue positively for you!

Jeff

D97515D7-D2D6-48B1-B0A2-171AE4F1FADA.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 Today I took the new-to-me JA Hellberg 5/8 Frameback out for a spin. The razor arrived supposedly “shave ready”, and passed the styrofoam peanut test (SPT) easily on both the toe and the heel, but did not do so in th...

51236133-E0D3-4A44-816B-AAF93E181298.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 Well there's no longer any question, gang! I am slowly becoming addicted to little Swedish 4/8 razors. Yes, the steel is very hard. It takes some time to build an edge, but they take such an amazingly smooth and sharp...

731316C3-ABEC-4A0B-B07C-76D22EA1F299.jpeg SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 After almost a 2 year search, I finally found my Filarmonica in Japan in the condition and price I’d hoped for. It is a second generation 13P Novodur Jose Monserrat Pou. It arrived almost two weeks early, and passed...

200231ED-51A2-4BC8-9269-F30242D668F3.jpeg SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 2021 Jim Roe (@Jayaruh) has provided me with 4 brushes, a beautiful Red Oak 15 Safety Razor stand as well as a straight razor stand. His work is much appreciated in the community, and particularly by me. Of the four brushes ...

44B7C845-440F-41C9-82FD-365BB026EC04.jpeg SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 2021 In keeping with the theme of adjustable August, I’ll kick off my first dome shave with the Rex Ambassador and the C-Mon Special 11/16. Glen Mercurio recommended this Italian slate as a touch up/finisher and I really like the e...

F5558B12-3624-4580-80F4-9D405E79BA33.jpeg SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 2021 Today marks the first meeting of the 30DC Pennsyltucky Chapter. As I write, my friend, Bill, is wending his southeast to the western suburbs of Philly. I've been speaking to Bill online for three or four years off and on...

6CCEA1DC-3DE9-426D-9A2E-D046A01494EE.jpeg SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 2021 I’ll kick off today’s shave with an honest admission. I’m a 74 yr old Vic Creazzi (Bluesman blades) and Howard Schechter (The Perfect Edge) fanboy! Vic’s razors and Howard’s “Constroption” are both apex products. There's ...

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D27F8040-5288-4CB0-91C4-3ED80BCD18C4.jpeg SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 2021 Having to adjust my straight shaving technique to accommodate one hand, until I regain strength in my dominant left hand. The incredible restored bone-handled Ellis and Allan giant stubtail 8/8 with its striking amber wedge...

849E4A73-EACA-469A-A78C-264AA014C74D.png SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 2021 Sorry for missing the last month. I had a health blip that sidelined me, but I’m back and glad to be here. This old man crap can really ruin one’s day. My Kildare (that’s doctor for you young sprouts) has banned ‘spiritus fr...

55F5C822-B7BD-43FF-A977-FC9374DCF096.jpeg SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, April 30, 2021 End of the Month Reflections Welcome to Mitchell’s Wool Fat Fatboy Friday! It’s a bright sunny day here in the western Philadelphia burbs, and the perfect day for a great dome shave, albeit with the bulky Gillette TTO FB ...

5645853E-9CDD-4ADB-9DE8-1C7594B42FA5.png SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 2021 This morning’s shave featured my Feather DX loaded with a Feather Super and the Karve Christopher Bradley safety razor. The LE MrEE Aluminum handle fitted with a SynBad knot whipped up gobs of MWF goodness. The DX clear...

44079C94-199D-4F3D-B81F-49758B0C7E2D.jpeg SOTD MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 2021 Of all my vintage razors, I really enjoy shavings with my old Frederick Reynolds ‘faux’ Frameback. Unlike a genuine frameback, these “rattler” grinds followed the traditional wedge grind and predated the hollow grinds we ...