Oct 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus

You are on a roll, Keith!!

Fabulous New, Neal!

Absolutley beautiful, Clint! Gomgrats on the catching the baby too, its going to be a great day for you!

Nice to see the sticks are starting to work for you, Perry!

Great photo, Jim! Have fun with the interviews, there could be worse ways to spend your day!

 

Thank you Charlie. I really like Jeff's Soap. I like to say that it is a great soap for an even greater cause. The proceeds from the sale of the soap help with Jeff's medical costs.

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/help-for-a-dear-friend-jeffs-soap.57032/

 

Thank you Andrew.

 

Thanks guys!

 

SRD Strop
Dr. Jon’s Aphrodite Soap
Jayaruh #155 Brush
Henckels Friodur 72 1/2 Razor
Thayers WH
Fine American Blend After Shave
Have fun!

 

OCtober 5, 2017

Simpson Chubby 3 Manchurian
iColoniali Mango
Timeless OC .95 with UFO TiTan Fine
Gillette Silver Blue
iColoniali ASB
Folsom Shambala
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

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Thank you, gentlemen!

 

Nice photo and set up, Perry. How do you like the Pitralon? That's one AS I've considered getting.

 

I like it! It has a clean and refreshing cedar and pine scent and a good amount of menthol. The scent isn't one that hovers and hangs around all day. My mother-in-law brought this bottle back from Germany this past summer. In fact she brought the Wilkinson shave stick as well. I always get her to look for shaving goodies when she travels!

 

Thank you, Clint. I agree. I ordered some of Jeff's Soap as well.

 

Good deal Charlie. It's really nice for a community to help out someone in need.

 

October 5, 2017

Razor: English Gillette Flat Bottom New
Blade: Dorco STD-301 (2)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22
Cream: KMF fragrance-free
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

Still having issues with my dominant hand/arm, but I decided to push through with a "normal" shave. The Flat-Bottom New is still a fairly recent acquisition but has turned out to be quite impressive. The blade was chosen as a bit of an experiment; it is the Dollar Store Dorco which, as we learned a while back, only performs well in a razor that can hold it stiff enough.

Bottom line- the Flat Bottom New can hold the blade firmly. Overall, a comfortable two-pass near-BBS with just a little noise from the Alum.

 

5 OCtober


Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Brush: 24mm Silvertip Frank Shaving (FS)
Soap: Port-Au-Prince, Stirling Soap Co.
Razor: Valet VC2, Autostrop
Blade: Feather FAS-10 Carbon Steel(CS), Feather Seikan (4)
Post-Shave: Cold Water rinse, OSMA Alum block and Clubman After Shave Lotion
Photo:
This photo is for all the nature lovers

Last week I ordered the Wife some soap and lip balm from Stirling. I sneaked in an Alum block and a 1oz Sample puck of Port-Au-Prince in the order for myself. Is that wrong? I purchased the PAP because it is a mutton tallow soap. I had a tub of Electric Sheep that I gave away to a co-worker. It was the slickest lather I have ever used. I believed the slickness was in part due to the fact that it was a mutton tallow soap. When talking about slickness, I now compare all others to the Sheep.

This mornings shave I did a little differently. Instead of long strokes with the razor I did little short stokes. I don't know if it was the short strokes, my technique or the blade has finally settled down but I got a DFS out of it this morning. A little closer than yesterday. Finished it all off with a splash of Clubman and I'm ready for another day at the office.

Yesterday I posted what blades I can make fit in the razor with and with out modifying the razor. Someone asked how an injector blade would fit as it is not as wide/tall as a typical SE blade. I will take photos of what I was talking about and post them tomorrow.

 

I enjoy looking at your different straight razors. Congrats on such an extensive collection.

Oh my goodness. I really like the brush handle and wish Simpson would make their synthetic withthis stripped handle

I do hope and pray you get some relief soon.

Fantastic photo. How was the PAP soap?

 

Thank you, Doug. The hotel bathroom was not too bad.

 

Thank you, Charlie. They are going well so far. I have a bit of a break now, which is nice.

 

Thanks... I appreciate it. I have a Neurologist appointment tomorrow for an EMG to see if I'm dealing with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Just to keep things fun, now there is the possibility of Cardio issues. When I originally went to the Urgent Care for the arm, they did an EKG. No heart attack, but the doctor did see something odd. I followed up with my Cardiologist who had me take an Echo and a Stress Test. Yesterday, the office called to move my follow-up appointment to this Monday. No details, so far, but I'm assuming that some sort of advanced diagnostic (Cath?) and/or procedure is the next step.

 

Wise? Is that the new term for "old?"

 

Thank you, Andrew!

 

Great picture, Mark!