4/18 SOTD
Razor: Otto Busch World Master
Brush: TSC 2nd Anniversary
Soap: @LNHC Somali Rose
Aftershave: @LNHC Somali Rose
Pulled out one of the finest soaps out there to test the edge on the World Master. This is the 2nd razor I've finished on the ancient ocean jasper that DeepSea is letting me try out. I went through my usual synthetic progression up to 8k, then ran it over the jasper with water only while watching an episode of Breakout Kings. Probably got through half the episode before I realized I was still honing the darn thing and figured that would be good enough. The stone has a nice buttery feel to it that I find relaxing, but the edge it can put on a razor is what really matters.
Lathered up this amazing smelling soap with my 2nd Anniversary brush. Man, whoever made these really knew what they were doing... . Three passes and a fantastic DFS+ later I can call the edge this stone imparted to be very good. The ATG on my upper lip and under the lower lip are the real test and it did a fine job on both. Plenty sharp and smooth enough that there was no fluid loss or irritation. So the stone is a good finisher. I'll test out the claims that the back side can be used as a mid range stone next.
I applied the flocking on my third cigar/straight razor storage box today, and I have high hopes for it. Used a spray enamel instead of the branded adhesive undercoat. I'll post pics eventually. Thanks for reading and have a great day!