April 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

If I had to guess a thin film might work while anything more could fault to cure. I bet it needs air exposure still. Obviously, it doesn't set up in the tube. I wonder if leaving exposed for a couple minutes before pressing in the knot might help. Not sure.

 

Lots of discussion on silicone sealant and curing. Check out this article:

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-long-does-silicone-caulk-need-to-dry

I'd most definitely use the product that @Douglas Carey recommends above. DAP silicone is the best of the bunch. Think about it. This stuff is used to make a waterproof seal on an aquarium. Applied properly, it can certainly hold a knot in a brush handle. It's food safe as well, so that should provide some additional reassurance. Just be sure it hasn't expired, has been stored properly (high heat and freezing will affect it), and follow the instructions for curing. It requires moisture (humidity) and not air for curing.

 

Awesome April
6 April 2017
Day Seven - The Arko Challenge


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Check it out! Scrubbing bubbles put the shine back in to the Parker. The day was long, the sun was warm, and the prairie is greening up a bit. Two passes with the steel to bliss, changed up with another Pinaud favorite. Also, to Brian ( @mrchick ) , the pink Japanese razor is in the building, thanks for the chance to hurt myself in a new and unique way, 30DC style! 6 edges gone, 24 great shaves remain this month. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.​

Have a fantasy Friday morning!
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The storm passed but made for a nice evening. Good night

 

Happy to be of service to my brave brothers Still waiting on the second shipment.

 

I had a wife like that once. Now I just have the aqua velva. Woo on the Williams.
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I do a 3 pass routine. No need to linger. Lol. Thanks for watching the video too!!!

 

excellent! Just let me know when we're supposed to do this.

 

We can set the date as soon as they are distributed to the ten participants. This should be fun.

 

I have 5 on the way as well, so if there are 4 more willing participants they can PM me and I'll send one out. The more the merrier, or at least a better chance for blood and scars.

 

Cool! With your five, the list looks like this.
1. RyX (only if I don't bleed out first) (shipped 3/29)
2. Drygulch (shipped 3/29)
3. SharptoothC *
4. BamaSamurai (shipped 3/29)
5. Screwtape (shipped 3/29)
6. NCoxSTL*
7. Norcalnewb *
8. PickledNorthern *
9. Markjnewcomb (Shipped 3/29)
10. Mrchick
11. cmorris357
12. wchnu
13. BaylorGator
14. Jtspartan
15.

Who else is in?

 

She's hot!

 

Hard to clap when you're drunk.

 

That is one fine shiny razor!

 

Arko Adjustable April!!!!!

April 6

Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (9)
Blade - (3)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum

Final day with the Lord Super Stainless and the Slim is wide open. Arko and the Wolf always produces a great lather. I really enjoy the feel of the Silvertip as it splays nicely and really whips lather up in no time at all. Comparing it to the synthetics - they also produce a lather very quickly, and a nice one at that, they don't splay as much if at all and.....the synthetics seem to load better from the face lather. Both the JR46 and WCS synthetics had enough lather in them after three passes to do at least two more passes easily. After three passes on the Wolf there was maybe enough for one more pass but nothing extra beyond that.

Nice three pass for the baby tonight. A bit surprising how well this blade performed all the way through the gap progression. No worse than near-BBS and the baby showed up with no blood and very little alum burn tonight. Clearly a blade I won't mind having around. I'm going to switch to the Classic SS tomorrow and see if it does any better but it will be tough to beat this one. I may stick with the Lord brand for awhile as well to try them all out. I know I tried the Platinum before with less than stellar results but I'm always up for a revisit.

I have a lot of catching up to do. Busy day at work taking beds off the floor that are shipping as floor models. It's that time of year. Buy 'em cheap while we switch out inventory! Tomorrow I have four replacements coming in that will have to be floored. Then four more next week, then another 5 or 6 before we hit May. At least I'm getting my exercise! Have a great Friday tomorrow!!!

One week down in April - it's getting closer!

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Thank you, it is 6/8 and full hollow. It is very loud and will I prefer big razors I find with a full hollow 6/8 is the max for me, any larger and I get blade flex.

 

April 7 (Friday ) - creams focus

Schick Krona / Voskhod ( 7)
Alluminati Envy White brush
KMF Lavender Shea cream

Next cream in the alphabet is KMF Lavender Shea. This one is not new to me as I tested it last year as a brushless shave cream and found it lathered well too. When you consider its cost, this cream punches way above its weight. Pleasant scent of lavender, not quite as intense as Castle Forbes but very definitely there, reliable lather and excellent face feel. And for a bonus, I finally got the stupid pump on the bottle unclogged and working. Woo hoo!

A good DFS from the Schick Krona and Voskhod combo. And the KMF left my face feeling nice enough not to bother with anything other than a cold water rinse.

Hope everybody has a good Friday leading into a pleasant weekend!

 

Well now.....what's all this then?

 

April 7, 2017​

Wolfman WR1 OC​

Feather (2)​

Doug Korn DK7 with Druida Manchurian​

Nuavia Rossa​

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The Nuavia Rossa has been a real treat to use this week since it is very easy to lather and smells great. The DK7 gives a good scrub while face lathering and doesn't hog the lather. Three passes and touch ups ended in a near perfect shave. I am really enjoying the super smooth drama free shaves this week. I hope everyone has a great Friday.

 

So far I have been having better luck with smaller razors when trying to roll up under my jaw. I think this is a technique thing, as my 6/8 and up blades seem to do better the more I use them (duh).

I want to get a big ole battle axe one of these days, but since I have to shave from so many angles, I am betting 5/8 to 6/8 will end up being my sweet spot.

 

Nice picture. Happy Friday Clint.