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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Saturday Morning

  • Brush: Boti Sunrise
  • Razor: Koraat Sparschweinchen (7/8", "Sheffield-style" full hollow, carbon steel)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. Friends to the End
  • Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. Friends to the End
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. Friends to the End

Great shave this morning, and FttE got me an "Oooh, you smell really good" from the missus today, so this day started really nice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

4/27/24

  • Brush: Farvour Turn Crafts w/ C&H v12 Fanchurian
  • Razor: Ralf Aust 6/8, Full Hollow Square Point
  • Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Windy City Barbershop
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Windy City Barbershop Aftershave Splash

It would seem the thrill of this Kanayama has me shaving again every day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are they still selling these strops ?; I thought they were out of production.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, they're out of production. Mr. Naomi Kanoyama retired in 2022. I stumbled on this NOS #80000 on ebay for a crazy good price, less than hour after being listed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm wondering how much she'll cordovan strop contributes, and how much this specific Nakayama does

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This specific Kanayama plays a huge part. An absolute Grail find.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting. I find the draw of the cordovan to be wonderful but cannot detect any difference in edge-alignment performance between the Kanoyama and my Tony Miller strops. This doesn’t stop me using the Kanoyama, though :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's just the thrill of having one, much less such a nice one. It's been a nice change up from my Black Latigo. There will always be room for my Tony Miller!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I agree. I am thrilled to have one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kanayama being the shell cordovan strop?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That is correct

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

April 27, 2024

  • Brush: Wolfman WRB2 Bronze w/AP Shave Co MiG 26mm Premium Hybrid

  • Razor: Wade & Butcher 6/8 Hollow Ground

  • Lather: Wholly Kaw - PasteurVision - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner

  • Aftershave: Elysian Soap Shop - El Dorado - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


PasteurVision is another soap that I purchased at the Maggard Meetup. Another winner for me. I think if you like Amber Bomba (I'm lookin' at you @whosgotthepudding ), you'll love this one. I don't have the splash. El Dorado complements it nicely, though.

This shave was a test shave and the results were just great. The razor belongs to u/VisceralWatch and it came back for honing because the edge has never been quite right. We thought that maybe, during restoration, someone overheated the edge and changed the temper there. I think this might have happened. Sometimes these problems will only reside at the very edge of a blade. With this sharpening, I think we have honed through the bad metal and are now into the good stuff. I made a video of the sharpening. Naturally, the final verdict remains with Mr. Watch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're on fire with the videos these days! I only just caught up with the Ern razor video πŸ˜…

Thanks for the great content!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh! I think the Ern video is the one where I fumble through the importance of minimizing impact between abrasive particles and the razor’s edge without actually getting into any classical mechanics. In real time, I remember thinking you would be chuckling over this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you! VisceralWatch tells me that he uses them to go to sleep :) Perhaps I should skip the voice-over audio and just do ASMR.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

One day mister watch will also start honing razors, and then he'll go back watching all the ends he slept throughπŸ˜„