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Interesting Q&A with Gareth Rockwell of Rockwell Razors
You can read it here.Filed under: Shaving
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Rockwell Model T pre-shave observations
I just received the pre-production prototype (or, I imagine one of the pre-production prototypes) of Rockwell’s Model T razor. I will certainly shave with it tomorrow, but I thought you might be...
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First test shave with the Rockwell Model T (and the Gillette Fat Boy)
Today marks the first test shave of the Rockwell Model T (the razor in front), which I attempted to compare to the Gillette Fat Boy shown. The prep was quite enjoyable. I really like the softness of...
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Rockwell 6S v. Rockwell Model T, with Creed
There was a discussion of Creed shaving soaps, which now in the US cost around $115 each. I bought the Green Irish Tweed shaving soap shown when the price was $62, and even then I suggested that the...
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Rose and Rockwell
Soap Commander Love is a very nice rose-fragranced shaving soap, designed to replicate the now-discontinued Klar Kabinett. I easily got a great lather with the Maggard 24mm brush shown, and today I...
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Rockwell Model T and the Progress
A fine shave today. The Vie-Long horsehair brush made a really fine lather from the asses’ milk shaving soap, and then I set to work with the Progress (set at 2.5) and the Rockwell Model T. Today I...
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Starting the week with a slant
An exceptionally smooth and close shave this morning, as it typical of Monday mornings: a two-day stubble wiped away with ease, thanks to the cutting action of a slant razor. You might find of...
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A happy Semogue at last, with the iKon X3 and Bee-Witched
A very late start, but starting to hit my stride after a good shave. The Semogue 1305, after its quite abrupt break-in following some weeks of being totally not broken in, is a pleasant brush (now) to...
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A black theme: Rooney, Midnight Stag, Weber DLC, and l’Orange Noir
I ended up with a black them: the black-handled (faux ebony) Rooney Style 2 Super Silvertip, Midnight Stag, the Weber DLC head (here riding on a UFO handle), and Fine’s l’Orange Noir. The Rooney...
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A fine shave with the Fine slant
I had intended to do an all-Fine shave when I first blogged a Fine slant shave, but I forgot. Next time, perhaps. But it was a fine shave in any event. My style 2 Rooney Super Silvertip with the...
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Fine v. iKon stainless slant, with Sandalwood
The Rooney Style 2 Finest felt so good I had to use it again, today with Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood shaving soap (from before the reformulation): great lather, fine face feel. In working up the lather...
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A Fine shave, along the Holy Black slant
A very nice shave today, Fine all the way except for a comparison with the Holy Black’s slant. (I was criticized for comparing the Fine to the iKon stainless slant, a comparison that was requested....
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Perfect vetiver shave with the Fine slant
An extremely nice shave today. I have given up on my Brushguy silvertip—the short loft gives it too much backbone for my taste (make an offer)—but in this Brushguy brush the grey badger knot seems to...
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Fine slant vs. Merkur white bakelite slant, with Eufros
Prep was quite pleasant, using the Fine Classic and JabonMan’s Eufros Rosa Bourbon, a very nice soap with a great rose fragrance. I gave the brush an extra shake because I noticed in using Eufros...
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Comparing two descendants of the vintage Merkur white bakelite slant: the...
Both the Fine slant and the Stealth slant are modeled on the Merkur white bakelite slant of some decades ago. The Fine worked to match the exact head shaving geometry, while in the Stealth the...
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Advice from me for the first-time Fine slant user
I thought it would be handy to summarize in one linkable post some pointers for first-time Fine slant users (either first time with the Fine slant or first time with any slant). a. Do some blade...
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SOTD with Stringbag’s experimental razor
Today’s shave is more interesting than usual, since Victor Marks arranged for me to be one of the few evaluating this one-off of a slant-oriented head made by Stringbag (his Reddit handle). For now he...
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Second shave with the Stringbag razor
First a new soap from Supply Provision—a tallow soap, as you see. It made a fine lather with the assistance of the Morris & Forndran brush shown, then I picked up the Stringbag razor for another...
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More on the _stringbag_ slant
/u/stringbag has commented to provide more details on his innovative razor: Hi Leisureguy, It is I, __stringbag__ (two underscores on either side–apparently, derisive terms for a WWII biplane are in...
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Another perfect shave with the _stringbag_ razor
I decided to go Italian in the prep. Some don’t like the Omega Pro 48 (10048) for face lathering, but I’ve never found it a problem and I enjoy the feel of the brush. Virgilio Valobra makes a soft bar...
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