June 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Great pic! Happy Father's Day.

 

The handle is not wrapped with cord but good idea.

The blade holder rest tight against the spine so there is no wiggle, the edge does not make contact with the holder. It is a big blade 8/8 and a half hollow ground. When the cord is wrapped right the razor is very secure.

 

Another great shave with the Parker. I went with a Vie-Long Horse and vintage Colgate Barber shop soap. Second shave on the half Shark was just as smooth as could be. Followed it all up with Grey Flannel. This scent is great!

 

6/18/17 SOTD
Razor: Simmons Hardware
Strop: Lewistone $2.00
Brush: USA Hardright Good Morning w/ boar
Soap: Stirling Arkadia
Aftershave: The Holy Black Gun Powder Spice

Who is the handsome dude with the burley mustache? H. M. Strough. He was a cotton farmer in Glendale, AZ until just before the Great Depression when he traded his farm for a home construction business in Phoenix. He and his family built homes in what is now one of the coolest historical districts in Phoenix. He passed away on 1938. He was my Great, Great Grandfather.

Almost two years ago, I found his razor, barber's hone, strop, and brush in a steamer trunk at my Grandmother's house, which was purchased right after Grandpa Strough passed away, with seven generations of the family having lived in the house.

Once I got them home, I cleaned up the Frank Swatty hone, and restored the Strop by careful cleaning and conditioning the leather with olive oil over several months. I sent the razor to Osiris Blades, where Alfonzo cleaned up the steel and added faux tortoise shell acrylic scales. Greg Snyder honed it up. Today is the first use.

I then sent the brush to @jimjo1031 for a restore. I wanted to keep the age, but seal the wood so it wouldn't get any worse. Jim cleaned it and sealed it, then set a new boar knot in it. I have been using the brush all month to get the knot broken in.

So for my Father's Day shave, I am using some heirloom hardware. This shave has been a long time coming. I did three passes, and landed a DFS. The brush is scrtichy, but has great backbone. The razor is well balanced. The brass with the tortoise shell looks awesome. The fresh edge was great, although I did use a few strokes on the Swatty and strop to pull any oxidation off it.

It was a wonderful shave, and I am very happy with the results. Happy Father's Day everyone!

 

Great story and photos! Beautiful kids too!! Congrats - and Happy Father's Day!

 

Fantastic story Adam and a great family photo with the kids.

 

Beautiful photo and Happy Father's Day Doug.

 

Adam,
Awesome write up!

Family looks great. You are a lucky man I am sure.

Vintage and family heirlooms are just fantastic!

What an epic day you must have had.

Happy Father's Day

 

That is really awesome! And we get to see where you got the majestic facial hair from.

 

Outstanding pictures.

 

Thank you Clint. Happy Father's day to you also.

 

Most excellent on all accounts.

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We visited the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park this morning. It's a terrific space next to Mobile Bay that houses the USS Alabama battleship, the USS Drum submarine, and a large aircraft hangar with all types of planes. It's a real treasure to visit.

I spied some shaving goods. These two pictures are recreations of the ship store. I tried to grab the shaving and grooming supplies.





Those blades in the yellow and green box on the bottom right of the second photo say Gillette. I don't know if all of these are facsimiles or not, but it was still pretty neat.

Here is an officers quarters onboard the USS Drum:



My wife's maternal grandfather served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marines Detachment aboard the USS Alabama. We found his picture in the Marine area down below. So we were celebrating a several generation Fathers Day today.

It was a fun morning followed by a big lunch of ribs, fried okra, onion rings, and collard greens. I'll finish off with a shot of me and my little boy. His name is Wilson, which helps explain my avatar (that sign I just happened upon one day in an old pharmacy). I'm glad to see all the smiles and great stories in the thread today and this past week!

 

Just a fantastic story, Adam. Great photos of kids and gear as well!

 

Terrific, Adam! What a special shave with meaningful equipment. Bravo!

 

Terrific picture, Mark!

Beautiful picture, Clint!the razor looks great!

Brian, that is one of the best looking Koraat razors I have seen.

Great picture, Perry!

Wonderful picture, Doug!

 

Happy Father's Day to all the dads on the thread and special shout out to all the father's day pics with your children!

 

Happy Father's Day, 30DC! Still on a shaving hiatus, but I have had a great day with my family. My dad, son, and I got in a few holes at the course:



We looked better than we played (scary thought).

Today is also my oldest daughters 11th birthday. She was born know Father's Day, and today was the first one since then her birthday has fallen on Father's Day again. We have had a great day as well.



I hope everyone else is having a great day. Hope to get back to shaving on Tuesday as I am off again tomorrow.

 

Thank you!

 

Thanks Jim!