<![CDATA[Badger & Blade]]> http://badgerandblade.com/vb en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:50:06 GMT vBulletin 60 http://badgerandblade.com/vb/macskin/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Badger & Blade]]> http://badgerandblade.com/vb Wilkinson http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118341&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:42 GMT Hi all,

I recently purchased the 'left over' from a ......... blade samper used by another member here on the board (almost all of the blades were still there, he only used about 20 of the 120). Now today I shaved with a Wilkinson Sword DE blade, and it was one of my best shaves I ever had!
Now, the sampler has 2 sort of Wilkinson blades (stainless and economie according to the website), one sort in a plastic, slide out box, the other were put together with some other blades in a Treet package. The blades themself look exactly the same, so actually I have no clue what the name of this blade is :confused1 (I haven't shaved with the other type, but I'll try them after this one!)
Anyone here who can help? ]]> Safety Razor Blades Robust2 http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118341 WTB: Goodfella razor, chrome http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118340&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:18 GMT If anybody doesn't like his Goodfella, I would not mind purchasing another. ]]> WTB - Want to Buy... maurerc http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118340 Techmatic? What is it? http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118339&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:26:23 GMT I won an auction for a lot earlier today, a nice clean looking cased Techmatic was included in the lot.

Are these injectors? Blades available? Anyone have opinions on these, are they Shick wannabe's, decent vintage Gillettes, or? ]]> Safety Razors T Rick http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118339 Tell me how I did http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118338&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:05 GMT Saw these on the bay and couldn't resist. Ended up paying $24 with shipping. $8 a blade :001_smile.
Got a George Westingholm IXL, and 2 Wade & Butcher razors. All had broken scales, but they should clean up nicely.
pics here ]]> General Straight Razor Talk LinuxMintyFresh http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118338 <![CDATA[Since Guido's back....]]> http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118337&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:27 GMT AG, missed your posts the last week and a half or so :biggrin:.

Since you're back around, wondering if you've ever heard/seen anything about the VIC company out of New York? See this thread for pics, cool old SE (got to be reasonably unknown, several others I thought might have a little on it don't).

And welcome back! ]]> Safety Razors T Rick http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118337 Santa Maria Novella and Musgo Real http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118336&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:08 GMT *SMN MELOGRANO SPLASH 96% full. *MUSGO REAL SPLASH 97% full. Interesed in: *Hydrolast peppermint aftershave. Cutting Balm Peppermint *Nancy Boy Replenishing Shave Cream *Replenishing After-Shave Gel *Castle Forbes Pre-Shave. *SMN MELOGRANO SPLASH 96% full.
*MUSGO REAL SPLASH 97% full.

Interesed in:

*Hydrolast peppermint aftershave.
Cutting Balm Peppermint
*Nancy Boy Replenishing Shave Cream
*Replenishing After-Shave Gel
*Castle Forbes Pre-Shave.
*Castle Forbes Limes Cologne
*Musgo Real Preshave oil

or make me a offer,thanks. ]]> Shaving Mall - Buy/Sell/Trade juja http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118336 <![CDATA[Dovo Inox Fritz Bracht 4/8 and C&E BBB]]> http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118335&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:19 GMT On the block is:

Dovo Inox Fritz Bracht 4/8 Straight - This was purchased on the boards here a while back. I received it and used it once but I decided that DE is more my style so its back up. The seller that I bought it from calls it shave ready and who am I to argue as it's the only straight I've owned.
Here is the link to the post I bought it from: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=113691
The pics really don't do it justice but I couldn't take any better ones. I'd like to get back what I payed so the price is $60 shipped CONUS only.

C&E BBB brush - This is the brush that you all know and love. Cream colored handle and the writing on the bottom of the base is wearing off but the brush itself is in great condition. Again, I bought this from another member here on BST around the same time I got the straight. I posted a WTB ad that I was looking for one and bought this as well as a Super Badger by C&E. The Super is just a nicer brush so that's the one I reach for, so this one needs to go. I paid $25 shipped and will sell for that price.

The black handled Super badger is not for sale. :biggrin:

Paypal only, and CONUS shipping only - Sorry!

(Also, my 45 days is actually up tomorrow but I won't be around tomorrow, hopefully I can be allowed to be about 8 hours early on this requirement, if not please feel free to delete my post and I will repost on Monday. Thanks guys!)
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]]> Shaving Mall - Buy/Sell/Trade DrZoidberg http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118335 Saying Hi from Germany! http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118334&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:03 GMT Hi everybody! My Name is André. I´m 25 years old and from Bad Berka, State of Thuringia/Germany. I started wetshaving with a Gillette Mach3, when I was 16. This razor was never satisfying and the blades were too expensive and not longlasting. But now, my equipment contains: 1. a simple... Hi everybody!

My Name is André.

I´m 25 years old and from Bad Berka, State of Thuringia/Germany.

I started wetshaving with a Gillette Mach3, when I was 16. This razor was never satisfying and the blades were too expensive and not longlasting.

But now, my equipment contains:
1. a simple Dovo straight-razor 5/8", hollow ground
2. a traditional Merkur 23c safety-razor from Dovo
3. a Wilkinson Protector3
-a non-labeled silvertip-brush
-a Balea pure-badger-brush (Mühle-badger)
-Florena shaving cream
-Palmolive shaving soap-stick
-a simple but good stropping-leather
-Tüff Herb after-shave
-Tüff Sensitive after-shave
-Florena Arctic Blue after-shave
-Florena after-shave-balm Sensitive

Don´t be afraid, to question me! ]]> quickie-cookie http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118334 Impossible to get BBS http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118333&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:50:25 GMT do you think some men are just born without the capablility to get bbs or close to it? do you think some men are just born without the capablility to get bbs or close to it? ]]> General Shaving Discussion newtowetshaving http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118333 TABAC - Good, Bad and (Real) Ugly!!! http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118332&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:55 GMT Having read all the favorable comments on Tabac, I decided to give it a try.

The Good: Clearly, Tabac produced the finest lather of any of the half dozen shave soaps I've tried to date. It seemed to produce a slick surface to my skin (positive) which was difficult to wash away (negative). Unlike my other shave soaps, the essence of Tabac seemed to hang around.

The reviewers of Tabac seemed to generally downgrade Tabac on the issue of essence. I can personally attest to that downgrade issue. Tabac left a less than pleasant smell in our bathroom and my wife noticed it (unfavorably). This afternoon, I threw out some kitchen garbage which contained old coffee grounds from this morning and some banana peel. My kitchen garbage smelled suspiciously like the Tabac sitting in my bathroom shaving mug.

So much for the non-scientific evaluation.

My wife is a scientist. She decided to investigate the ingredients of Tabac more fully. Here are her findings:

1) Tabac is made from animal fat. That, by itself, is not so bad. Commercial soaps have been made from tallow (animal fat) for dozens of decades. However, if you're a vegetarian and a user of Tabac, you may want to think about this aspect. (I'm not seriously bothered by this. It wouldn't otherwise stop me from using the product ... even though I know that tallow based soaps are incorporating the cheapest of ingredients.)

2) Tabac contains several ingredients which are known to cause dermatitis. These ingredients include Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal and Geraniol.

3) Tabac contains Courmarin which is reported to cause allergies in sensitive people.

4) Tabac contains Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, a known skin irritant and trigger for allergic reactions in some people.

5) Tabac contains Evernia Prunastri (Oakmoss) Extract, which is a dermal sensitizer, is toxic and a mucous (inside the nose for example) membrane irritant.

6) Tabac contains Cinnamyl Alcohol, Eugenol and Isoeugenol, all cinnamon essential oils. This essential oil is a known mucous membrane irritant and a strong skin sensitizer.

7) Tabac contains Benzyl Salicylate, a known skin irritant.

8) Tabac contains Benzyl Alcohol, a solvent.

9) Tabac contains Citral, which should be used with caution in cases of skin hypersensitivity or damaged skin.

My wife and I totally fail to understand how Tabac, a commercial product which comes in intimate contact with facial skin and probable exposure to mucous membranes, can be allowed to be marketed in the United States.

Needless to say, I have stopped using this product, effective immediately. ]]> Shaving Soaps ShavenMaven http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118332 Dumb question about alum http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118330&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:23 GMT So, here's stupid question #5,950:

Is there any difference at all in the "alum" or "stypic sticks" sold in various forms? Or do I just want to get the cheapest one available.

(Just curious, because without the stick, I would have died from blood loss this morning!!) ]]> Aftershaves JeffE http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118330 Cory Filter Rods http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118329&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:00 GMT A while back I gave up on my Yama because I was getting inconsistent and unsatisfactory results. I heard that a Cory filter rod might help so got a hold of one. So far, I have made one trial pot with the Cory rod so it is impossible to say if the results are consistent or not! I did notice three... A while back I gave up on my Yama because I was getting inconsistent and unsatisfactory results. I heard that a Cory filter rod might help so got a hold of one. So far, I have made one trial pot with the Cory rod so it is impossible to say if the results are consistent or not!

I did notice three things:
  1. The same amount/grind of coffee beans I use for my Technivorm Moccamaster resulted in fairly week brew in the Yama. This I can adjust for. The next two, I don't know ...
  2. The resulting coffee was, as I feared it would be, very foggy looking, meaning the filter wasn't as effective as the paper filter in the drip machine nor as the cloth filter I have used in the past in the Yama.
  3. The brew had a "funny" (stale?) taste -- perhaps I didn't get the water hot enough or perhaps the aeration from the "gurgling" (see below) messed things up. I know oxygen/air is the enemy of coffee. This is similar to the unsatisfactory results I was getting before and, without much conviction, blamed on the cloth filter.
My brewing technique is:
  • Bring the water to a near-boil in the bottom pot.
  • Turn the heat to low.
  • Insert the assembled and filled top section.
  • Let the water all rise (takes maybe 30 seconds).
  • Let the brew "gurgle" for a minute. This is per the instructions that came with the Yama.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • It sits off the heat for a minute or so before the brew starts to suck down to the bottom which takes another minute or so.
  • Pour and serve. :)
My trial run was with the same coffee I used this AM. It was brewed and delivered to me Tuesday and fresh ground when I made the coffee. I use fairly course grind marked for drip on the grinder. ]]> Robert Paulsen http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118329 Miss heard sayings! http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118328&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:23 GMT I thought that "NIP IT IN THE BUD" was "NIP IT IN THE BUTT".
does anyone else have some.
I will add them as I remember. ]]> The Barber Shop JECIII http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118328 Help with a case ID please. http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118327&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:54 GMT A friend of mine just sent me this pic. As a recent convert to DE shaving, his mom found his grandfathers razor...Nice Fat Boy!! The case is wrong, just wondering if anyone has seen a case like this and can help me out?? Thank you!! Chris A friend of mine just sent me this pic. As a recent convert to DE shaving, his mom found his grandfathers razor...Nice Fat Boy!! The case is wrong, just wondering if anyone has seen a case like this and can help me out??

Thank you!!

Chris
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]]> Safety Razors ccoppola http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118327 Uh Oh I Own a ST8 http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118326&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:46:13 GMT Just picked this up on daBay this morning. 16.00 Delivered. Vom Cleff & Co fancy celluloid handle straight razor.
Nice condition Vom Cleff straight razor. Fancy designed celluloid handle in a bone color. Front tang reads Vom Cleff & CO New York Made in Germany. Back tang is blank.
Now What? LOL I guess I learn how to do restoration on straights!
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