Brotherhood of the Open Comb

[Oscroft]

Folks, I've started my next blade test...

Blind test #7 - Med Prep vs Iridium Super

It's not using OCs (though I hope that will come for future tests), but it is a test of a couple of blades that are widely appreciated by the Brotherhood.

[bluesbishop]

It's HERE...... It's HERE!!! Jonesing is now over ....BUT.... I might have to shave again today

That is hot !!! almost ( not exactly) looks like a old type head with a weber handle....great looking razor!!!

[bluesbishop]

Hear me now and believe me later, but I'm going to make a prediction right here and right now.

Arley will eventually leave the LOSER club, because he is going to migrate to straight razors. Maybe not now, maybe not next month, but sometime. And when he does, he's never coming back to either the BOTOC or the LOSER club.

Trust me on this one.

LMAO at your Hans and Franz impersonation!!

Hmmm....I don't know...being his twin and all....I could see him buying a straight just for retro value and the shave den....but use??? I dont think so....too much work....he's much more of a computer geek than a hands on tools guy.... I think the honing and stropping, etc along with using a straight would be too much.....he enjoys too much time in the morning doing his coffee, cigarette and quick B&B browse to move to a straight.....

BUT I might be wrong.....been wrong before.....(like thinking my ex wife and I could work things out!!! LOL)

[celestino]

Ken, How do the 7 O'Clock black's compare to the Blue's? I have the blues but never tried the black. I have tried the green, yellow blue so far. Don't like the yellow or green too much. Blues work very nice in both the OC long, short, tech and my black tip SS. Derby is a little touchy. Sometimes it gives a good shave, and other times seems I have to push to get a good shave. derby blades will be used for trades down the road.

Frank, have you tried the Perma-Sharp Super. i find it a very nice blade comparable to the Yellow and they may work better for you.

[elderberry99]

I have never tried the Perma-Sharp Super blades.

[mongo1958]

Wow!!! That is frick'n AWESOME!!!

It's HERE...... It's HERE!!! Jonesing is now over ....BUT.... I might have to shave again today

[celestino]

Ken, you need to clear some of your messages in your inbox as i can not send you a PM!!!

[celestino]

I have never tried the Perma-Sharp Super blades.

If you want, just PM me your mailing address and i will put a few in an eveloppe and send them to you.

[Azarius]

Hear me now and believe me later, but I'm going to make a prediction right here and right now.

Arley will eventually leave the LOSER club, because he is going to migrate to straight razors. Maybe not now, maybe not next month, but sometime. And when he does, he's never coming back to either the BOTOC or the LOSER club.

Trust me on this one.

LOL, you very well may be right, as I have been reading a lot on the straight forum, watching videos, and have been eyeballing a WWII German Officers straight. I am pretty sure my next razor will be a Dovo Shavette or something similar.

[elderberry99]

We lost Arley already!

[Jbum]

It's HERE...... It's HERE!!! Jonesing is now over ....BUT.... I might have to shave again today

Nice one congrats!!

[April Dawn]

well my sister claims to be a veg but she eats eggs butter and such and she eats it. It is made with phyllo dough, eggs,lemon, feta cheese, butter, onion, spinach, garlic, sea salt and small curd cottage cheese

[mrchilli]

Having just acquired two gorgeous OC's, I'm currently sporting a BBS from a 1918 'Old'. I'd like to join BOTOC if you have room...

[bluesbishop]

Ken, you need to clear some of your messages in your inbox as i can not send you a PM!!!

I get tons of PM's a day.....just cleared

[elderberry99]

We got another fish on the line Ken!
Reel em in.

[bluesbishop]

Having just acquired two gorgeous OC's, I'm currently sporting a BBS from a 1918 'Old'. I'd like to join BOTOC if you have room...

Shoot me a PM!! and welcome to the BOTOC

[bluesbishop]

We lost Arley already!

LOL, you very well may be right, as I have been reading a lot on the straight forum, watching videos, and have been eyeballing a WWII German Officers straight. I am pretty sure my next razor will be a Dovo Shavette or something similar.

BUT the question is will you buy that simply as a Den piece, or will you shave with it and give up safety razors???

[bluesbishop]

Sitting on my Lanai watching and listening to the thunderstorms and reading some of our many post it hit me....what are the qualities we all look for in open combs? Are we looking for more aggressive, is it visual...(Like in the case of Turtles new razor...stunning!)

If we were designing a OC razor...what qualities would you want it to have?? what type of head design....something new like the tradere? or maybe a hybrid of various OC's? Many of us seem to favor bull dog/mastiff type handles.....how heavy??

Just some thoughts.....in the future I would love to see a BOTOC designed razor made available for members....but I'm sure production cost would be HUGE...

[Azarius]

BUT the question is will you buy that simply as a Den piece, or will you shave with it and give up safety razors???

If I get a straight, I'd shave with it, but I am sure that it will become a weekend only piece.

[bluesbishop]

If I get a straight, I'd shave with it, but I am sure that it will become a weekend only piece.

I wouldn't mind getting a straight....I've always enjoyed getting a straight razor shave from a barber....had a old school barber in Fort Myers...Dapper Dan's...great barber shop...that was also the head instructor at the barber school out there and his shaves were better than any straight shaves I've experienced.... I seen a Damascus steel razor that was simple gorgeous...but being a collector of swords, it appealed to me more on it's beauty and craftsmanship though than wanting to shave with it....