Pre Shave: Hot Shower, L'Oreal Hydra Power Face Wash and Proraso white
Razor: Ever Ready 1912
Blade: GEM Stainless Steel PTFE (#1)
Brush: Mason Pearson Super Badger
Cream: Wickham Soap Co. 1912 Magnum
Post: Alum Block, Cold water and Thayers unscented
AS: Pinaud Clubman Lotion
A number of firsts today, picked up a Mason Pearson Super Badger from a BST, and it was my first shave with a 1912 razor. The Mason Pearson handle makes it really nice to use, the knot is quite floppy but it easily made a huge amount of great lather from the 1912 soap. The brush really holds water well and I left too much water in to start but the end result was great, this brush is probably most suited to bowl lathering. I tend to palm/face lather mostly.
First shave with the 1912 razor was a bit of a learning process, a bit of a wobbly start trying to get the angle right, during the first few strokes I could feel the blade chatter and felt tugging at times during the first pass, the next two passes improved and it felt vey smooth once I got the hang of it. The noise from this razor is quite something. I did have some post shave irritation, not sure if this was the wobbly first pass or possibly this blade does not agree with me, I have tried a few PTFE coated DE blades that gave irritation but only on the first few shaves. The end result was a very close shave, although the area right under my nose could have been better.
I will try a few more shaves with this blade and then maybe try adding shim to see how this works.