06 October (Shorty Sunday) - SR shave No. 1753
Post-1924 T.R. Cadman "Bengall" Full hollow 6/8 modified to a shorty with edge finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa.
Many thanks to @rbscebu for the PIF of this razor. I finally have a reference edge to compare with my own honing attempts. This is the first razor that has passed a HHT for me. The hair literally pinged off the edge with a light touch, like wow, that's never happened before. Okay, so that's what a shave ready edge should be like. Usually, I'm scraping away with my (non) shave ready blades and end up swapping it for a shavette with a fresh blade, or a DE if I'm in a rush. First time handling wood with a cyanoacrylate coating instead of lacquer. It's given me a lot of ideas about how I would go about re-scaling some of my other GDs. Good shave. Not sure if it is 'smoother' than a shavette loaded with a new AC blade. I'll have to give it a few more shaves to find out. Also really need more straight shaving practice.
