- Joined
- Sunday April 11, 2021
- Location
- Not too far from LHR
Nice gear, great lighting.
Info is nowhere to be found!!! Just pix.Tuesday 29th
I picked up the Rasoir Czar from la belle France some months ago but never got round to using it. R K Waites safety razor bible only records it as “manufacturer unknown”. It took a wedge blade originally, one came with this razor but it was unusable, nice engraving on the blade though so I kept it. The removable handle has an end connection for a blade stropping fitting a la Kampfe Star, which also fits.
I fitted a de-spined GEM with added (3D plastic) wedge pieces, soaped up using Culmak junior bristle and Crabtree & Evelyn Indian sandalwood cream. I was surprised how good the razor still performs after, what,100+ years ?, a bit on the light side weight wise but blade gap perfect, two passes wtg atg and then clean up with the Mercur twin blade (Gillette) cartridge for a perfectly acceptable finish. The Mercur came with small plastic adapters to allow fixed and floating twin blade carts to be used.
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What a lovely 'behind the scene' shot!Monday's shave
Simpson Colonel
Wickham Gothic Revival
RR Lupo SS 95
Gillette Silver Blue
P&B Star Noir splash
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Cheers Toby, great fotos thanks!Info is nowhere to be found!!! Just pix.
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Good to see you back Richard. Hope you're feeling better.Tue 29 - I'm back after missing more than 3 weeks because of being sick (2 of those in a hospital)
Soap & Aftershave Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars
Brush Yaqi 24mm Silvertip
Razor Wade & Butcher 7/8 Steamship Wedge
I missed some of the cigarish scent...so nice!
I missed using a straight...with this heavy chopper and a slightly shaky hand...managed a nice ccf to sas results in 3 passes...
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Tue 29 - I'm back after missing more than 3 weeks because of being sick (2 of those in a hospital)
Soap & Aftershave Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars
Brush Yaqi 24mm Silvertip
Razor Wade & Butcher 7/8 Steamship Wedge
I missed some of the cigarish scent...so nice!
I missed using a straight...with this heavy chopper and a slightly shaky hand...managed a nice ccf to sas results in 3 passes...
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