Last night I had a conversation with my neighbor who put a couple of straight razors on eBay. He was determined to let me know how dangerous it was to clean them up. They cut right through the towel he was cleaning them with. My response was, it they cannot cut you then you are […]
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It is a wonderful morning at Scout Camp. I was up early to get a shower and came back to camp for a shave. Shaving in a somewhat primitive situation requires innovation. The strop was hung on the wash basin with a rope tide with the traditional square knot. The mirror was hooked over a […] Wool Fat and Amber I was feeling a little old fashioned today. My wife Janet was preparing a presentation for church on pioneers. I got to thinking, what would be pioneering like for a shave. I did not have a large bowie knife laying around with a chunk of homemade soap for my […] Arlington I was thinking about the Simpson Chubby 1 Super Badger brush and trying to determine which soap to use next. The Chubby 1 is a wonderful super badger brush from England. I then remembered the beautiful D.R. Harris 7 Co. Ltd. Wooden shaving bowl with soap in the fragrance of Arlington, also […] Truefitr & Hill Today I stepped back in time a little. When I first started shaving with a straight razor, the first shaving cream I used was Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort Shaving Cream. I have always liked the Truefitt & Hill product and decided it was a good choice to use with […] Amber and Old Spice July 4th is over and I never found time to shave yesterday. So today I chose a patriotic theme for my shave. To start, I chose the Clauss New Departure Razor from Fremont Ohio. The choice of a brush was tougher as I do not have any American brushes […] Sweet Orange and Orange Amber I woke up today and decided that today’s shave needed a citrus theme. I started by stropping the Clauss New Departure Razor on the linen side several times to shape up the edge. From there it was off to the leather side for the final edge. I really […] Sandalwood and English Fern For today’s shave I used a Clauss New Departure Razor. The razor originated from Clauss in Fremont Ohio. I was given this razor several months ago. The edge needed some work so I used the hone’s that were given to me by my barber. They had been rattling around […] Gentlemen’s Shave There is something about soft water that does wonders for the shave. In Oakdale, the water is much softer that at home. Mix that soft water with some Mr. Taylors, A Gentleman’s Luxury Save Cream and you have the opportunity for great pleasure as you shave. The herbal aromatics in this […] Arlington Today is an Arlington day. I will be going on a road trip and needed a soothing fragrance and Dr. Harris Co. Ltd does a great job with Arlington fragrance. I have also noticed the fragrances I have from England have tended to be a little more on the floral than those […] Akro Commando The Commando shave – Arko has a new shave cream and the accompanying after shave cream. For application of the shaving cream I used a new Omega setola (boar hair) brush that I had just shampooed a couple of times. It still had the fragrance of, well a new brush or […] The typical Tuesday shave is a little different. You tell the boy to get up and you turn the shower on for him. Then you strop the razor on the linen and then horsehide side. hen you check on the boy and tell him to get up – again. Back to shaving, you wet the […] Gentlemans Refinery 2 Standard Shave Cream and Dr. Harris & Co. Ltd’s Arlington Aftershave A wonderful shave today. The Gentlemans Refinery 2 Standard Shave Cream worked into a rich lather with the super badger brush. The Dovo slicked of the whiskers with quick work. I do love the sound of the razors edge […] Blenheim Bouquet and Floyd Today I had a wonderful shave. It started by stropping the Dovo razor on the linen side of the Dublduck strop 15 time and then moving to the horsehide side for 20 times. The choice for shave cream today is Penhalagon’s Blenheim Bouquet, and English product, applied to the […] |
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