March 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

We do that daily. This is a little more unstable

 

Calling @Bama Samurai I saw this today and thought of you

Remember it's flare tip, not Flair woooo

 

Tin can lids? I like it

 

I'm all aquiver with anticipation! And, just so you know, not sure where you are for sure but you want emergency transport to Barnes Jewish in St. Louis. Don't try any of the Central/Southern IL hospitals. Trust me on this one.

 

I see the insanity is spreading

 

I can attest to their sharpness. When I was still running restaurants I was helping set up the buffet one morning when we were short handed and our can opener was on the fritz. I managed to get a big can of green beans about half open and grabbed a screwdriver to pry it up and dump it. Well, the screwdriver slipped running my right pinkie right across the can lid. Cut the outside on the knuckle right to the bone. Blood and very colorful language went everywhere, one of my crew chiefs grabbed my hand and wrapped it in a towel, then we set about bandaging it up to hold until I had enough crew there to leave. I wore two rubber gloves over the bandages and just changed them out as they filled with blood. After two hours I made it to the ER where I received the first stitches I ever had in my life. Three of them to close it up.

We opened the doors on time and with a full buffet, with no blood included. I call that a successful morning back then.

 

Too easy. You've obviously haven't tried popsicle stick DE Double Kamisori homemade straights. Not exactly nice and stable like a USMC combat knife.

So. Planning on trying Schick Injectors? Serious question.

 

Beautiful picture, Mark. I love that brush.

 

Oyster shells, chipped obsidian, sheet copper... You know, the fun stuff.

 

Woooooooooooooooooo! Ye-yah!

 

I'm in Bloomington. Does that mean I'm doomed?
I also see that you are a night shaver. I don't know how I feel about being your guinea pig

 

I also have a scar on a finger from a can lid that cut me clear to the bone. I was pushing garbage down in a a garbage bag, to close it, and buried the lid in my finger.
I think we could shave with them, if properly honed. What progression would you use?

 

Pressure, then butterfly closures; if that doesn't work, assess suitability of CA adhesive closure or sutures. Thorough disinfection and flap debridement may be required, anesthesia effectiveness will be determined by the orientation of the wound in the dermal structures, as well as the proximity of major facial nerve branches.

Have fun!

 

March Madness
Barbasol and Barber Blade Edition
Days Twelve through Fourteen



Fairly standard three days of shaving. Sticking with the theme and how about some Osage? Cool. I've been super busy, and got a little behind on posting my stuff, but happy to drop a pic tonight. FYI...as an intellectual exercise, we're not gambling, post a NCAA bracket on my thread in Sports. I am planning on watching The UK Wildcats win it all to kick off Arko April! Who you got? I wish the finest skill upon all those about to undertake the carriage bolt totally unsanctioned Mayhem shave, heroes, all of you! Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

 

Well if it makes you feel any better I don't mind you being the guinea pig.

 

March of a different soap Focus

Strop Shoppe SE tallow, JR #130
'59 Gillette 195, Feather HiStainless
Alum and Pinaud Clubman AS



This was the soap that got away, almost. Now out of production, but available when trading goes well. Kind of sentimental as it was the first "good" one I tried but I only had samples. Using the JR Cypress handle and Maggard's knot loaded easily, Suribachi lathered well, thick shiny yogurt & slick. The scent - cedar leaf and citrus is mild but present. Took the Fat Boy in hand for a WTG 9/6 the rest. DFS ++, only the slight stubborn stubble around Addams apple remained to keep from BBSing. Mild noise from the alum, great face feel from the Pinaud.
Good Shaves Y'all!

Tapatalk Via Kyocera

 

March 14 (Tuesday) - evening shave - EverReady 1912 focus
EverReady 1912 SE / Gem PTFE ( 6 )
Nathan Clark / Envy Shave red 24mm Alluminati Envy White badger brush
The NEW Non-Eternal Tub of TOBS Avocado Cream (parabens-free formulation)
Alum and Castle Forbes Lavender balm

Gem 1912 SE / Gem PTFE ( 7)
Supply Provision synthetic brush
TOBS Sandalwood and TOBS Lavender creams

I usually shave in the evening because I mostly work nights. Today was my day off so I shaved this morning for some reason. I shaved again this evening to get back on track and also because my new brush and creams were metaphorically burning a hole in my pocket.

The Alluminati brush performed magnificently. The handle is very comfortable to hold and use and the Envy White knot is simply superb. A quick light swirl of the brush on the cream, a palmful of water in my lather bowl, and the lather just exploded. The brush held enough lather for about 3 or 4 passes with more in the bowl. And the brush was stiff but soft, giving an excellent face scrub as it painted the lather on. A perfect brush right off the bat. It had a faint animal smell fresh out of the package, but that disappeared after one test lather and tonight's use.

And the New Non-Eternal Tub of TOBS Avocado Cream (parabens-free reformulation) proved to be equally excellent. A pleasant light scent of fresh green vegetables where the scent on my old tub had mostly disappeared. And the cream loaded on the brush with just a quick swirl and then lathered immediately in the bowl. The lather was thick and protective with a smooth postshave feel.

My usual diagonal passes gave a solid DFS with no comments from the alum. The EverReady 1912 handled nimbly and smoothly.

After my shave was over, I broke out my Supply Provision synthetic brush and tested my two other new tubs of Sandalwood and Lavender TOBS creams, doing face lathers but not actually shaving. Lather from both was again thick, creamy and protective and the scents were excellent. The Sandalwood smelled like exotic wood and the Lavender smelled like lavender without either being overpowering. The feel after rinsing off the lather was as though I had already applied a balm.

I used the Lavender for an underarm shave using the Gem 1912 SE. Normally I experience a fair amount of razorburn here; tonight there was none.

I applied the CF Lavender balm sample to finish off the shave experience mainly because I wanted to compare its lavender scent to that of the TOBS cream. It confirmed what I was thinking: I prefer the scent of the TOBS Lavender Cream to that of the Castle Forbes Essential Oil Lavender Cream and Balm. I find the latter almost too strongly botanical, as though I were applying highly concentrated essential oil itself directly onto my skin.

This may be heresy, but having used both, I feel the TOBS Lavender and Sandalwood creams at Cdn $20 for the 150ml tub are a better shave product than the Castle Forbes Lavender and Cedar & Sandalwood creams for $60 per 200ml tub. I don’t think more than twice the price gets you a better product in this case.

All in all, a very good shave tonight. I am delighted with my new badger brush; I am pleased with all three versions of the TOBS shave cream I just received; and both 1912 SE razors are now shaving perfectly after being adjusted.

Hope everybody has a great night, and best wishes (or prayers?) for all the bolt shavers on the Ides of March!

 

Living in the city I looked forward to your outdoors pics, I do enjoy the indoor photos too.

 

Day 3 and write up Silverloaf kamisori, Thäter silver tip and AoS tallow

Today I went with the scuttle and a super lather adding AoS sandalwood cream. The scuttle was too hot for AoS, I forgot this stuff is great but not so under high heat. The blade is still sharp and I am getting better at handling it. Two small weepers and a tickle from the alum but a nice smooth face.

This razor has a very sharp edge and seems to be holding it. It is a bit awkward compared to my other straights due to the monkey tail. In the future I will serious consider ordering a custom Silverloaf. I really like the smiling edge.

The Thäter has hooked tips and very soft when wet, dense enough to work a hard soap but not to much so it has good flow through.

Irritation A Closeness A Smoothness A Sharpness A+