May 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thank you Sir... Your finger blade is a hard act to follow..

Chin up good man!! Stiff upper lip and all that...pip pip.

That picture is awesome. I look at pictures some times a try to put a story with them. Is he a military Dad headed to deploy....or a coal miner...or maybe a sharecropper and it's Sunday morning. Anyway it goes its a beautiful pic.

 

Just got a couple of razors back from Glen. He took a chip out of one. Awesome work and a great edge.

 

Have you tried the Barrister's Reserve Classic, Adam? It is based on Sun Up, and they're releasing a soap version of it in a few months.

 

My father had a 1972 Mercury Meteor. First new car he ever bought as he drove used throughout the 50s and 60s. I think it also had more power than all of his previous cars put together. It did have one design quirk though: if you look at that picture of the Mercury Marquis Brougham posted earlier in the thread, it had the same front end design and the hood actually flares out a couple inches -- it's wider at the front than at the windshield. The result is that the ridgelines along the side of the hood actually point slightly out rather than straight forward as normal on a car. And if you look along them, as the front seat passenger usually does, it gives the impression that you are aimed at whatever is directly to the right of you..

I took my driver's test for the first time in that car. The examiner took me down a narrow side street with barely enough room for two cars to pass each other between the parked cars. He was getting tenser and tenser as we drove down the street, until he finally broke, swore, grabbed the wheel and shoved it violently to the left to send us farther into the middle of the street ... and came within about an inch of sending us into a head-on collision with the oncoming car. After which he failed me for dangerous driving...

For my second attempt a month later with a different tester, I borrowed a smaller car. That time I passed with no difficulty. I drove the Meteor for another nine years after that and never had an accident in it.

 

May 5 (Friday )

Rockwell 6s on plate #3 / PAL Gold Thin Hollow Ground carbon ( 2)
Chinese hardwood with Maggards 24mm plissoft knot
Red Green Duct Tape Special frankensoap
Alum and Thayers Witch Hazel Astringent Aftershave

I shaved very early this morning to allow for maximum stubble growth before I meet the homicidal Little Lily tomorrow.

Today I used a synthetic brush and tried face lathering the frankensoap. A damp brush to load the soap, then add a few drops of water and go to work on a wet face. It worked very well once I added a bit of extra water to the brush and reworked the first layer of lather, which was very creamy but too thick. One advantage of face lathering is that there is less to clean up at the end. Also there is a bit more pleasant brushwork on the face. However, I think I still prefer bowl lathering overall as it gives me better control over the lather as I make it.

The shave was very rough at first, until I reworked the lather so it was wetter. After that, things smoothed out. The PAL blade already feels smoother and less harsh than it did yesterday. By next shave, it should be giving pleasant shaves, then we'll see how long it lasts.

Today's result was about a DFS+ -- better than yesterday. No complaints from the alum nor any real burn from the aftershave.

Hope everybody has a good Friday leading into a great weekend! And for those like me who are doing the Japanese kamikaze shave on Saturday -- do you know your blood type and have you written it down somewhere handy for the emergency responders? (if all else fails, scrawled with a bloody fingertip on the bathroom mirror will work...)

 

We need more positive attitudes for the japenese butter knife shave. Come on folks shaving is fun.

 

Glad you made out ok with the storm.

 

Isn't that exactly how all of us dads look shaving with our kids watching?

 

Okay ... I positively know that Japanese butter knife is just waiting for its chance to turn my face into sushi tomorrow. How's that?

 

At least it's a poaitive statement.

Proceed along the path.

 

I'm positive!

 

Good man!!

 

Finally heading home from Chicago
I'm looking forward to some MAYhem shaves.
Travel SOTD
Arko Shave Stick
AoS Pure Badger Brush
Tuckmar Razor
Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave
Happy Friday!

 

For those of us completely devoid of the very impressive expertise to shave with an epoxied twig, the pain sticks are a tad more daunting. I am positive that I will be giving this my best shot! I am also positive that if it starts to get ugly, i'm going to bail out. My commitment was only try the thing. Since I am a lot less skilled and a lot less crazy than some others around here (at least when it comes to rubbing sharp objects around on my face), I am unlikely to be nominated a Shavy, but I'm good with that. As Director of the Academy, I can't win one anyway, so it works out well. That reminds me, I've got to go update the board with a nomination for that crazy twig thing...

 

May 5 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
Stirling Bay Rum SS
Gillette Red Tip
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman VI Bay Rum AS

 

Good photo with a good looking razor Adam.

 

effect Jim.

 

The fact is that your willing to try something that is so far from what you would normally do shows that you have more guts them most people I know in real life. You Sir are the man.,,.,.

Proceed down the path... (aka carry on)

 

I have kind of fallen off the wagon regarding the shavette. I haven't used it in a couple days and didn't even bother shaving yesterday. I will try to give another go sometime this weekend.

The shave today was nice, but not focused.

Gillette New Deluxe
Feather Stainless (1)
Semogue BC Texugo
TOBS Avocado SC
Alum

 

Very Cool photo and effect, Jim .