SOTD November 15 - November 21

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jgreenepa
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Re: SOTD November 15 - November 21

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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 satisfied with my Naniwa 12K as a maintainer/finisher, but must say that the 9 Ball along with Howard Schlecter’s constroption has shifted edge maintenance on my straights into a entirely new category. I don’t know what kind of steel is in the Wilbert Cutlery blade, but it allows for the production of an amazingly clean, scratch-free, mirror bevel under the USB microscope and also revealed in the attached photo.

And what a mug shave it was! Two and a half passes that literally felt like I was just scooping the MWF lather away! Me likee this razor! This vintage straight razor represented a true Cinderella story! What appeared as a blackened possibly rusty blade was apparently just a dried oil coating. Whoever owned this razor over the last hundred years obviously cared for his or her tools. They apparently oiled the blade after its last use before putting it away. The oil dried to a blackened tarnish, easily removed by the Autosol Metal polish revealing the beautiful blade beneath. Every now and then one happens across an amazing vintage straight razor find. This beautiful Wilbert is mine!

After another incredibly good Wilbert mug shave, I knew I needed a comparable tool to take care of my noggin. After shaving for approximately five decades with the Schick Krona DE razor, I purchased the Christopher Bradley razor from Karve Shaving. That first purchase was a C_SB plate. Over the years I've migrated to the D_OC as my preferred plate. After experiencing the Gillette LC and the Leresche 51 OC plates, I’ve become a confirmed OC safety razor fan. I particularly like the OC feel on my noggin during the stubble reduction process. The two pass ATG noggin shave with the D_OC plate was splendid, leaving yours truly velveteen smooth from shoulders to dome!

RAZOR: Wilbert Cutlery Regal 9/16 (Mug), Karve D_OC (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: IB Rubberset 400 Black Synth Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Lilac Vegetal AS Splash.
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