SoS: February 29, 2016 - March 6, 2016

Nice shavers those Schick G Types..Its easy to push an Injector too far..They Aint no Cardridge Razor for Sure..

Billy..

 

Billy, you never fail to amaze me. Just keep on keeping on, buddy.

Bill

 

Ain`t that the truth!

Bill

 

SOTD/MARCH 1st

 

March 1

Weber PH
Feather (3)
Kent BK4 silvertip badger
Route 66 Lumberjack
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Fine Platinum

It's hard to believe that we're already in March! I'm shaving today and tomorrow with this set up, and then I will swing into my SE focus. I've taken the past three months to develop a two-pass DE shave that provides consistently great results. I started with a Gillette SS and then transitioned to the Weber. Feather has been my blade of choice, but I've changed up other items in my set up for a little variety. I have settled on the first pass ATG (north to south) and second pass XTG (right to left) as the best overall approach on my face. I can get close to BBS almost every time without the need for touch ups.

I take the first pass relatively slow, paying attention to skin stretching and the sound and feel of the blade against my skin. I flip, then rinse my blade quite frequently to keep the blade edge clear. And, in fact, I go so slow that I usually have to re-wet the lather before the first pass is completed. I believe this is the @Norcalnewb baseball lathering pattern? I could walk away and be happy with my one-pass shave, but I always want to go for something closer. The second XTG pass does a great job of cleaning up the stubborn patches, particularly on my neck. I chased the baby a bit yesterday, and the results were great. I don't do it frequently since my ideal shave is one without irritation or blood.

So, my goal now is to translate this technique to SE's. First, it will be the Mongoose loaded with a Feather Super Pro blade and then it will be my straight razor. I will try to stay as close as I can to the technique I've developed for my DEs. I figure a slow first pass with plenty of skin stretching is a good start, especially for the straight razor. I probably won't jump right to an ATG first pass with the straight until I build some confidence.

So, one more day with my DE. I'm going to try a fourth shave on this Feather blade tomorrow. I'm usually three shaves and out, but I'm curious to see if the blade will go one more day. It should, but we'll see. I'm starting to see the bottom of the Route 66 Lumberjack container. I've used it a great deal since Christmas, and it has been one fantastic soap. I've been working my inventory of soaps and creams down for the last few months, and I've still got a good supply.

We've enjoyed some really warm, sunny days for the past few days. A bit of rain is moving in today. All things considered, it's great weather for the first week of March. Have a good one!

 

I'd like to congratulate our February Newbie Give-Away winner @ob1page
And recognize @Boojum1 @LuvWetShavin @phillpsych for donating to the NGA!! Thank you!

Kerry

 

It's my graduation year. Keep looking, you'll find one!

 

Yeah! Thank you guys for your generosity.. You make TSD what it is!

 

TSD members rock!! Very generous and kind. Awesome bunch of people!

 

I found the black ss version it's v-2 birth year and quarter. Now just need to find adjustable.

 

beautiful pic and gear!

 

Glad to hear the LaToja worked well for you! It is a great product.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY




PREP: MUSGO REAL ORANGE AMBER
RAZOR: GILLETTE SINGLE RING OC
BLADE: TIMOR (3RD SHAVE)
BRUSH: FINE ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
SOAP: SOAP SMOOTH FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH
AFTERSHAVE: VANILLA CLUBMAN
BALM: REEF POINT DRAGONS BLOOD BALM


2 Pass shave this morning. The Timor blade is much smoother than the Big Ben from yesterdays shave. The Soap Smooth made a nice lather and I like their take on this scent. It paired well with the RP dragons blood balm which soothes the skin well and has a nice cooling menthol effect. Hope everyone has a great shave and a great day!

 

Are you repeating the entire set up, or just the razor and brush?

 

Apparently, that vanilla Clubman is quite good. Haven't tried it yet, but there are many positive reviews in places like Amazon.

 

Thank you @SHAVEWIZARD420 It truly is a fantastic product, I'm hoping more members consider trying it.

 

I'd love to come across a shaving product that began in my birthyear.

 

March into Artist Club Blades

March 1

Welcome to March. The time of year when the temperature finally begins to warm up in earnest, the sounds of baseball are heard in Arizona and Florida and a bunch of tall college guys try to win a huge tournament. And, it's a month of pain stick shaves for yours truly. Not exactly the craziest thing I've done around here, so not sure I would consider it "March madness", but it should be interesting and a bit of a challenge. I'll be using four different blades, seven days on each, to rate them and compare them. Hopefully it will provide some info that might encourage a few others to pick up one of these fine razors.

My particular razor is the Feather SS. My first pain stick was the CJB, a PIF from @Keithmax , and I learned the hard way how to use these things with that. When the spring broke in the head I got the Feather SS and found that they are really identical in their shave performance. The Feather is better made with better materials, but both perform equally well as long as nothing is broken. I've used all of the blades before, just didn't pay attention to how well they worked over time and in comparison to each otehr.

The four blades - 1) Kai Captain Mild, 2) Kai Captain Original, 3) Feather Pro, 4) Feather Super Pro. Using Tabac and rotating brushes through the month. Bonus opportunity - assuming the mail can make it from Korea to Missouri in less than 4 weeks I'll have the Dorco blades to try at the end of the month. And, still on the frustrating search for a Russian made blade for these razors. Ok, there's the intro, so here's the shave.

Razor - Feather SS
Blade - (1)
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold Rinse, Alum, Nivea Original Balm

It's been several months since I've had the razor in my hand but it still felt familiar. That's a good sign. Not only is it familiar from prior use, I think the time I spent with the traditional Rabbit straight helped in getting quickly acclimated to the grip and feel. Setting the blade to start the pass is still its own unique part of the shave as a TSR requires a different starting approach. Still, similar. The first pass was actually very nice and, of course, there is audio feedback with this razor. The Kai Mild blade is forgiving but still sharp enough to work easily and produce a good result. After the first pass I did notice a very small weeper on my right cheek near my mouth, but that was the only issue at that point.

I went for the second pass, and as I set the razor for XTG on the right cheek near my ear I felt the bite. I lifted immediately and waited....no blood appeared. Hmmmmm. Close. I set again and made the pass on both sides and the neck. No other issues. My face after two passes was DFS. No need to continue working there at this point. Lathered the neck and worked some XTG and G-slide action - shallow angles on the slide - and got the neck to a barely DFS. Again, good enough. No further blood or mayhem.

When I rinsed I noticed the mark near my right ear. Where I felt the bite there is a slight red mark...which with a sharper blade would have been a bloody cut.....to remind me to watch how I put the blade down each time. I used the alum and found a slight burn in that spot along with the weeper. The rest was relatively quiet so I'm happy about that. Shave one definitely a success and I can say that the Kai Mild saved at least one cut from happening.

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Entire setup.

 

Wow! That is a really good write up Neal. Finally some info on Kai blades that helps.