MAYhem 2018!!!!!
May 18 - How about a little MAYHEM?!
Razor - Machine Screw and Two Nuts
Blade -
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Soap - Arko
Brush - Semogue 620
Post - Alum
Time to have some fun. Well, ok, some different fun. Head shave night but I skipped the pain stick and used the Merkur 23c, Arko and VDH Boar brush. No issues, nice finish. Now, on to the MAYhem!
I know I've missed some posts this month but I don't think anyone else has resurrected the "blade on a bolt" shave, so it's time. Actually, it's a blade on a machine screw, but, you know, details. Anyway, this one was done a couple of years ago or so by myself and three others on a dare and we had to use the Feather blade. No sense in being slightly stupid without upping the risk, right? I picked up the package of machine screws today, threaded the Feather on between the two nuts and was ready to go. As for the soap - Arko. Number one it's a good basic soap. Number two it's slick. I need that. For the brush I chose the Semogue 620. No need to get fancy or do it the easy with with a synthetic.
I used the Arko stick, put the brush to my face and whipped up a really nice lather. Grabbed the "razor" and took an extra second or two to make sure my angle was good on the set down. It started cutting right away and, if you think carbon blades in a Gem Junior or Kampfe are noisy, try one of these. Loudest audible I've ever heard. The blade is clearly trying to torque just a bit as it works, even with putting only minimal pressure - just enough to move it through the shave. There's no head on the razor or any other weight so some pressure is needed. The chatter is noticeable as in you can feel the blade chattering and torquing. Just have to keep it under control, hold the angle, watch the pressure - nothing to it really.
I finished the WTG pass without a problem. Lathered again for the XTG and it also went well, if a bit less effective than normal. Decided the CCS I had accomplished just wouldn't be enough. How about an ATG with this thing? Well, I can tell you it's a bit nerve wracking and potentially bloody. More than once on the ATG on my neck the blade tried to stick and dig in, even with good lather, but I stayed alert and avoided any cuts, nicks or any blood at all. The finish? High end CCS to low end DFS. Good enough to work tomorrow.
That was FUN! Further proof that it's what you know that creates the shave (and keeps you blood free). Hope you all have a great weekend!
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