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OCtober 2014

OCtober 31
Shave 31
OC razors used this month: 31

Heppenstall OC
aka Barbasol OC
The only difference between the Heppenstall and the Barbasol was the brand name printed on the razor.
This razor was presumably a precursor to the SB floating head (which is a better razor IMO). The shave was nicely aggressive, but not as smooth as a floating head. More testing is needed.
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What an interesting razor! :thumbsup:
 
Finished OCtober with another NEW Deluxe (15mm)/Weber Bulldog shave. Efficient shave and pretty smooth too!

Thx Shutterbug for administering this fun event!
 
Monday and Tuesday I went back to the new Short comb. Thursday was the ABC Gillette Pocket Razor. Finally today was a fancy enameled razor that I just got in with only "Metal" and "DORE" marked on it. My favorite razor that I've used so far is the pocket razor. I've decided that I don't like the NEW's. I spent time with the long comb last month as well as a bunch of time with the short comb last month and this. I think I'm going to be passing those razors along. The Dore that I just got is pretty aggressive. I'll need to see if I can master it before deciding. I cut myself too many times with it today. I usually start with a new razor after I haven't shaved for a day, but I wanted to shave with it this month:

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10/31/14 - Shave number 23, Head and Face

I think I'll actually keep OCtober going for another couple of weeks. I still have a few blades I haven't tried in the NEW yet.

Hot shower, Cold Rinse
Beer Soap Brewing Co. Bay Rum + TOBS Shaving Shop + Glycerine
VDH Black-Handled Boar
Bar Handle NEW LC / Perma Sharp Super (1)
Witch Hazel

3-Pass DFS - WTG, XTG, GTX
 
My final shave of OCtober:

ATT R2 razor w/Astra SP blade (3)
RazoRock Amici brush
RazoRock Lime Pre Shave Oil
RazoRock Nervous Wreck Soap (almost finished it ... got two, maybe three lathers left ... it wasn't new when this month started)
RazoRock Alum Stick
RazoRock Don Marco Aftershave Balm

Thanks for a great month!! I really enjoyed seeing everybody's spectacular OC collections. Shows me what I need to obtain!
 
Final OCtober shave (#29) is once again the Ikon Deluxe / Rapira Platinum Lux combo.

I'll add my thanks to Shutterbug as well. This month helped me bond with the Ikon, and discover a couple of blade pairings that work with my two Fatips.
 
Many Thanks to Shutterbug for all of the time consuming work he went through to keep us updated. Unless I get a hold of my RAD, next year I should be able to do a different razor each day. I do shave every day, but I have not had as many consecutive shaves with an OC since I received my Jaws last February. It has been fun. I got another single ring today, and have another old type on the way. I should be happy for a while, unless I find something in the wild.
 
Thanks for all the kudos. While I do admin the thread, it would not be any fun without all of you participating. Here are the stats as of now. Please try to get all your shaves posted by noon on Sunday New York time. As always, please check my numbers. I am pretty sure I have at least one error out there.

No.NameRazor(s)ShavesNotes
1alaskazimmNEW SC
Old Type
ATT M2/Atlas
NEW LC
Old Type/Weber Bulldog
Old Type/Atlas
5
5
5
6
3
1
2BaldyCootNEW LC
NEW SC
1924 Bostonian New Improved
Old Type/ball end
1919 Single Ring
New Improved Tuckaway
6
3
6
3
4
3
3BaritoneJP
4Billy Goatee1905 Double Ring
Sheraton
1917 US Service Set
Khaki Set
1921 New Standard
NEW SC? R&B set
1920s NEW
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Congrats on the cessation of smoking.
5bocefusNEW SC
Merkur 41C
NEW LC
Parker 26C
7
5
9
9
6briggsNEW SC bar handle
NEW LC/ball handle
NEW SC/ball handle
1930s NEW LC/ball handle
10
2
2
1
7cantujmATT R2/Kronos
Ikon OC Deluxe
Gillette Single Ring
HTGAM Name Taker
Old Type/iKon
ATT R2/Maggard
NEW/Bulldog
9
7
3
1
1
1
1
8CastleProudNEW SC
New Improved Tuckaway '25
17
1
9cgarland
10Chado
11chgruver
12Chronarch
13Clubman4Life
14CornishmanATT H2/Atlas
NEW SC
Fatip Piccolo
GilletteGoodwill
L'Essor
NEW Deluxe R&B set 1934
Myatt
Cadet
Old Type Mayfair
Oxford
New Improved Tuckaway
English 7 O'Clock
FaTip Grande Anthracite
English Winsor set 1930
Merkur 1904
English Bias Pinned NEW
English Raised Flat Bottom NEW #44
Famir
Coutellerie Prince
ATT R2/Atlas
Souplex
Canadian Old Type Ball End
Leresche
1921 Single Ring
English New Improved
1
1
1
1
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Sweet looking razors, the lot of them. :)
15Cosmos MarinerEnglish Flat Bottom w/ ATT Atlas
NEW LC/iKon Tuckaway
DLC Deluxe/UFO Colibri
NEW SC/UFO Colibri
Old Type/Bull Dog II
DLC Deluxe/Tuckaway
GEM Junior
NEW LC/UFO Colibri
DLC Deluxe/ATT Atlas
Eng. Flat Bot. NEW/Apollo
NEW LC/Bulldog II
DLC Deluxe/Bulldog II
Personna DermaGard
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
16countrydirtNew SC11
17davidsilvaRR Jaws/Elite Malachite
Sheraton
Feather AS-D2 Ikon base plate
NEW Standard
NEW LC
Plisson Paladium
Solingen Traveler???
Gillette Tuckaway
ATT M2/Atlas
ATT R2/Kronos
Le Taillefer
ATT H2/Atlas
Fasan Slant
Old Type SC
R41/UFO TF
New Improved Bostonian
Senator
iKon OC/Feather ASD2
NEW LC
British NEW LC
Eisen Lothrigen
ATT H2/Kronos
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
18dccNEW De Luxe
Old Type
1
1
19DrAwkwardATT H2
NEW Deluxe
NEW RFB LC/Weber
Le Coq
NEW LC - US
NEW LC - Brit
Leresche 51
British Popular #47 - 1939
Old Type Bulldog
Cadet
Richwood New Improved
English Richwood NEW RFB
R41 with printed cap
Old Type Big Fellow
#15 British Aristocrat
ABC Pocket Ed/Weber
Unknown Slanty OC
Goodwill #162
Goodwill #160
Goodwill SC Argentina
Goodwill CDN #164
English Goodwill Empire
Canadian Single Ring
New Improved Tuckaway
Fasan Slant
Bulgarian OC
Single Ring Clone
Rotbart RFB Heavy
Rotbart RFB Regular
Heppenstall OC
1
1
3
1
0.5
0.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
.5
.5
1
20DresdenRR Jaws18
21EastomjacSingle Ring
Valet Auto Strop
GEM MMOC
GEM 1912
GEM Junior
NEW LC/Ball Handle
1909 Burham
Sheraton
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
22Ender78
23engblom
24fordfather1934 Aristocrat
1921 New Standard
NEW LC
Old Type/RR Little Bastone
Old Type/??? Handle
RR/Cadet/Pearl
6
1
1
1
1
1
25froogle_jimmyCanadian NEW1
1
What was the 01 Oct Razor
26GalaktusOld Type
NEW LC
3
7
27glofthoLittle Bastone??
28Guru17NEW Improved
MOFEM
Noname #1
RR Jaws
US style English NEW
British Military Issue
Soluna Czech DE
Noname #2
Perfecta
English RFB NEW
Soluna #2
Hermes single ring clone
NEW SC
NEW Deluxe R&B set
FR#1 Mercury w/ NEW SC BP
ENG. RFB NEW/Perfecta
NEW LC/Mercury
Mercury cap, NEW Deluxe BP & Jaws handle
Jaws cap, Brit. Mil. issue BP & Perfecta handle
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
29gwsmallwoodNEW LC23
30HaggisesSingle Ring
GEM MMOC
Old Type/Fat Handled Tech
EveryReady 1912
NEW LC/Ball handle
Pocket Old Type
3
3
2
1
4
2
31InvictaFatip Piccolo31
32ironfistAristocrat (20's style)
1934 Aristocrat
RR Slab/Leresche
Jaws
Gillette #15
2011 R41/RR Slab
Gillette Bell Aristocrat
Parker 26C
NEW LC
Sheraton
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
33jbradleyGillette Bulldog
Gillette Bostonian
ABC Pocket Edition, Ball End
Old Type
NEW SC/Bar Handle
Cooper
Segal
Senator
Sheraton
Another Old Type/Ball End
Cadet
FaTip
2009 R41
2011 R41
Goodwill #1
Goodwill #2
Goodwill #3
Goodwill #4
Goodwill #5
Goodwill #6
Old Type Military/Ball end
Khaki set #1
Khaki set #2
Military Issue #3
Single Ring
Single Ring - gold tone
Rotbart Mond Extra
1907 SR
NEW LC
Rose Gold Tuckaway
Big Boy
Big Fellow
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Another shaver going strong with a new razor a day for October. :)

Please check my numbers. It looks like I have one too many razors here.
34jim9112
35jjking54Old Type
NEW SC
3
5
36JwesleymBritish Capital I NEW
Old Type
NEW LC
NEW LC/Ball end tech
NEW LC/Homemade bolt
9
6
3
6
6
37KenGriffith45Parker 26C
Merkur 1904
Merkur 1904
9
3
11 H
38KQY61Fasan Double Slant
Old Type
27
6
39Laird
40lunchmanATT R2/Kronos
ATT M2/Kronos
NEW SC
MMOC
7
9
9
3
41Malintyne
42Marine Dad
43matt71Aristocrat (30s)
NEW Deluxe
1920s Gillette Bulldog
Sheraton
Gillette #88
Probak
UK New French Import
Minora
7 o'Clock LC
1910 Double Ring Fluted Shell/ABC Pocket
Gillette #20 UK Aristocrat
NEW Norfolk SC
Big Boy
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
44modybluNEW???
45Morman BridgeCanadian Empire Pocket Ed Old
1936 English Aristocrat
1934 NEW Deluxe R&B set
1910 Single Ring
1909 Gillette ABC Smooth Case Scroll
1934 Aristocrat
1940s English #44
New Debutante
1907 Single Ring
1920 Pocket Edition Old Type
1938 Senator
1909 Basket Weave Double Ring
English Bias Pin NEW
1930s Federal NEW
1960's OC Tech
Sheraton
Crappy Mystery Razor
Gillette Berkshire set NEW
1919 Single Ring
1920 Gillette Bulldog
WWII Khaki set
GEM MMOC
EverReady SE
1905 Double Ring
Valet AutoStrop
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Dry Shaver with an SE - way to go.
46MrSpeedy
47ncfyrfyterNEW LC
NEW SC
Muhle R41
Old Type
RR Jaws
NEW Goodwill
New Improved
1922 Tuckaway Gold
5
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
48Nick_OCanadian Old Type Pocket Ed
1918 Single Ring
1920s Old Type ball end
1930s NEW SC
1930s NEW LC Ball Handle
1937 Sheraton
Cadet TP-30
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
49NRAMOld Ball End
R41
Hoffritz
13
5
4
50nuclearblastNEW LC
English NEW #77
Leresche #44
Biased Pin Flat Bottom English NEW
17mm Deluxe/Tuckaway
English Old Type Empire set
English Single Ring "F series"
R41 Spitfire cap
British Popular #45
Gardette OC
Round Pin Flat Bot. NEW
CDN New #77
English NEW Empire Set
Rotbart RFB
NEW Deluxe Big Boy
English Goodwill
UK Twin FBlat Bot NEW
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
51Ollie4ISU
52Opepin
53PenknightFaTip Grande11
54PepinOld Type
NEW LC
Damaskeene
Old Type Single Ring
Old Style
4
??
??
1
55Peter_AJoris Palladium Spiral
ATT H2/Atlas
ATT R2/Kronos
SC 101 (OC Side)/Weber
iKon Deluxe/iKon SE100mm
1936 Aristocrat De Luxe
Gillette New Standard
NEW LC/Sabi T2 handle
Old Type (ABC Pocket Set)
2011 R41/EJ Georgian
Old Type
RR Jaws
Cadet TTO
FaTip Piccolo
GEM MMOC
2011 R41/iKon Tuckaway
2011 R41/Weber Classic
2
4
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
56rabidusNEW RFB/Kronos
NEW LC/Kronos
NEW SC
Old Type Thin Cap/Kronos
NEW LC
CDN Goodwill OT/Kronos
MMOC
US Goodwill LC/Kronos
17
30 H
1
2
2
4
1
3
Head shaves work too.
Please check my numbers for the head shaves.
57RoderickOld Type/Jaws
Goodwill
GEM Lathercatcher
NEW LC (Uncle Bob)
EverReady 1912
Snaggletooth OC
Valet VC3
RR Jaws
GEM MMOC
NEW LC (Walter)
Old Type Clone
Canadian Old Type
New Improved
Canadian Single Ring
5
3
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
58rp_63Vintage Merkur 15
1924 Tuckaway
NEW SC/Bar
NEW LC/Ball end
GEM MMOC
5
6
6
7
3
59Sceptic PencilTradere 2 gen
ATT H2/Atlas
Aristocrat #15
FaTip Piccolo/UFO Kaiser short
FaTip Piccolo/stock
NEW LC RFB/Weber Bulldog
Big Ben
7
12
4
2
1
2
1
60scoope7 O'Clock LC English FB/Webber
NEW Deluxe/Weber Bulldog
NEW Deluxe w/ Eng. FB LC top
New Improved Tuckaway/Weber Bulldog
Old Type, Single Ring
Tuckaway/iKon SS Tuckaway
Old Type/Ball handle
Old Type/Weber Bulldog
NEW Delux 15mm/Weber Bulldog
4
2
1

1
1
1
1
1

4
61ShaveYourSoulVintage Adams (Merkur)
Random Open Comb X
Old Type/Sabi T2
2
1
5
62Shutterbug57GEM MMOC
1934 Aristocrat
1938 Senator
1937 Sheraton
NEW SC
NEW LC
Old Type/ATT Titan
ATT R2/ATT Titan
Eveready 1912
GEM Damaskeene
NEW SC "Copper Top"
1
12
4
1
1
4
1
4
1
1
1
63skipNEW LC
1907 Single Ring
Canadian Single Ring
1918 Khaki Set (WWI)
1918 Bulldog
Old Type thin cap
1927 NEW Improved
1928 Tuckaway
GEM MMOC
Otto Roth
NEW LC Bostonian
NEW LC Windsor/ball
Canadian Goodwill OT
Canadian Goodwill SC
Canadian LC NEW/Sabi T2
No Name OC (Czech)
Cadet TP-23
1
3
1
1
4
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Marching through history during October.
64SocalRickATT R2/Atlas
NEW LC
NEW SC
Cadet TTO
5
8
9
6
65SquirrelFatip Piccolo
NEW SC
16
15
66StillShavingMerkur 12 C/Barber Pole5
67TheDeadlyBulbIkon Deluxe
FaTip Piccolo
FaTip Grande Retro Gunmetal
20
6
3
68thinBLUEline89
69TobyCGillette 20s ball type11
70tonichCDN NEW LC Gold1
71Uncli Brian
72vaplanmanNEW LC31
73whosaidpigeonMerkur 15c28The official first poster.
NEWPARTICIPANTS
74robkOld Type
ATT R2/Atlas
NEW SC/ball end Tech
NEW SC/Ball end Tech
Old Type SC/Ball end
1
10
1
3
1
75jhadsell1883NEW SC6
76steep-n-shallowNEW LC1A 1940s Fat Handled Tech is a fine razor, but it is not an OC - or is it? Show us a pic - please. They do give a nice shave however. (5)
77Bergstedt1918 Single Ring1
78SteveWYNEW LC
NEW SC
??
??
79jankdcABC Pocket Silver
NEW SC
GEM MMOC
DORE
11
2
1
1
80prometeoR41 (2011)1
81NavyShaveATT R2???+2Let me know how many shaves for this razor in October and I will correct the table.
82n2hqlNEW Improved??
83KipNoxzemaOld Type/Tech??
84Burgundy#15??
85bberg100NEW LC??
86prairie-dadOld Type
NEW LC
5
2
87showardNEW LC
GEM MMOC
4
1
88Batman9402????Wicked looking razor, what is it?
89Badger in the SunNEW LC??
 
OCtober 31...Shave 31

U.S. Goodwill LC/Kronos/GSB...Face
NEW LC/Kronos/Feather...Head

Thanks for your hard work Shutterbug!
 
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Hot dog, it's snowing! Nature's little trick on us right before the little ghosts and goblins hit the sidewalks. Thanks Shutterbug for the month long treat.
 
31 Oct, Shave 31

NEW LC Frankenrazor (Homemade SS bolt handle)
Astra SP
Stone Cottage Soapworks frankincense cream
FS Pur-Tech synthetic brush
Alum Block
HTGAM Cavendish ASB

That concludes 31 straight OC shaves. I think I'm going to try the fatboy, and straights now.
 
Didn't get the chance to post yesterday
OCtober 30, 2014
Gillette Old Type
Feather blade plus 1 shim
Simpson Commodore X3
Razorock XXX
Bay Rum AS

OCtober 31, 2014
1922 Gillette Tuckaway
Feather blade
C&E boar
Cella
Old Spice AS

Thanks for creating the fun and I have enjoyed seeing everyone's collection of beautiful OC's! Maybe next year I will have a better collection! Now, on to Movember...and straights!:thumbup:
 
October 31st

Shave no. 30
. I went back to my NEW LC RFB/Weber Bulldog, this time with an Astra SP(2) & Green Proraso (tub). The shave was smoother than with the last time (also with an Astra, though I thought I had used a Feather, until I just checked) & I finished with a very comfortable DFS. If I was to describe the my NEW, I would say it's the OC equivalent of my Weber PH.

I have been mainly into my safety bar razors of late & I didn't know if I would stick to OCs through the whole of OCtober, but I did & it has been fun. I planned to use OCtober to revisit/reassess a few of my OCs & to properly get to grips with my ATT H2 & I think I succeeded on both fronts.

Many thanks to Shutterbug for running OCtober again & administering it so well. Thanks also to all who participated & for posting all the great pictures of your razors.
 
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