March 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

I need to try a cut down shavette, I've heard good things

 

@PickledNorthern do you have a link/suggestion for doing this?

 

The coolest part is that every razor I use at all now takes a Feather Pro blade. It is simple. I am smooth.

 

For cutting off an AC blade?

 

You're set then. If you can handle SE, it's really a small leap. After about thirty shaves it will be pretty good.

 

Dremel? Vise grip? Goggles?

 

Kung fu power.

Skip it. Dark Side.

 

I have a little Fiskars snips that works really well. I took a used Chick blade and blunted the hell out of it so I can handle it easily. Then I flush the ends up on the two blades, mark it with a mechanical pencil and snip it off. The snips work great. It is pretty brittle metal. The blade stops on the Supply cover the corners of the blade, so you don't even have to round the rough one off.

It gives that razor a pretty good extra kick.

 

The glasses aren't an all bad idea. The short pieces really fly, especially the tiny little piece when I have nipped the corner to round it off.

 

Especially if one is holding the snips and a beer simultaneously, losing the ability to cover one's eyes properly.

Eyes closed Dremel is a related Kung Fu style, and much like alligator wrestling, the only extant practitioners all happen to be World Class.

 

In all seriousness, digging a chunk of razor blade out of flesh would be annoying and possibly painful. Eye impact could be catastrophic and life changing. I know you know how to pull that off safely, but some readers may may unaware of how light gauge sheet metal can react to a cut like that.

If no goggles, an option is to grasp the blade in the snips firmly, then cover with a cloth before cutting through.

 

After your first alligator wrestling attempt, you are either an expert or your friends will forever call you lefty or stump, depending on which arm you used to attempt the headlock.

 

Yes. We joke a lot about stuff on this thread, but this one is kind of the real deal.

 

Day 2 Filarmonica 13, Tabac and Simpsons Chubby 2

Today the brush was very stubborn about letting go of the lather. I am not sure what went wrong today, I think I had too little time in-between shaves and the last shave was super close.... so that makes it tough to comeback with another epic shave in less than 24 hours.

I had some irritation and one weeper, especially on the jaw line. Just DFS today too. This is a thin blade and thin blades can give me trouble ATG and some XTG where my whiskers are really tough. It was weird because the edge felt very smooth and sharp.

Irritation A- Closeness B+ Smoothness A+ Sharpness A

 

Charlie, great picture of a great set up! Sounds like the brush worked well for you! I am looking forward to hearing how you like the Voskhod blades go, they are one of my favorites!

 

Thanks very much Jim. Have a great day.

 

Sorry but we're still getting used to Mattress Firm around here. Until recently, we had a Sleepy's on practically every corner.

BTW, what's the deal with Wyoming? I saw a map somewhere that showed Mattress Firm locations. It literally showed 47 of the 48 contiguous United States... all except Wyoming. Is there some Mattress Mafia there that has prevented inroads?

 

Well, I'll pulling out a Rubie for today's shave. That should either break the streak or seal it totally.

 

Thanks for the encouragement, Jim!

 

March 6 SOTD:

Barbasol Soothing Aloe
Barbasol Floating Head
Barbasol Brisk AS

Today's shave is dedicated to our resident Barbasol expert and founder of the group monkey hug, otherwise known as the 30DC, @Bama Samurai. I went with a full Barbasol shave, from the cream to the razor, to the AS. I ended with a near BBS, which is pretty good for a gym shave. It was definitely just a bit simpler with some Barbasol rather than a shave stick, and the razor was up for the challenge. A very good start to my day. I hope everyone has a great day!