July 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thursday SOTD
July 5, 2018

RazoRock Game Changer with UFO Colibri Ss
Feather HS
Oscar11 Omega Boar
CRSW Juniper + MBomb (Almost done)
Myrsol Aqua Balsamica
ADP Ginepro di Sardegna

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I did not take a picture today, I used this brush today. It is a mini-focus for me as I am breaking in the boar knot.

Thursday shave

Woke up late due to a few too many glasses of wine the night before. Since I did not strop a straight last night I just went with my 2011 R41. I was have an excellent shave and on the last stroke going ATG on my upper lip, I gave myself two small nicks.

Irritation A Closeness A+

Razor: 2011 Mühle R41 (Iridium Super )
Brush: Handle by Jason, Omega boar
Soap: DR Harris
AS: Fine Snake Bite AS, Stirling ASB
Scent: Acqua di Parma Colonia

 

5th July
Well, today was my worst shave. Face is fine, neck is not. I worked out the growth direction on my neck which requires a ear to Adams Apple direction. Trying to achieve that proved disastrous. There was way too much resistance and the Alum block suitably punished me for my foolishness.

So a question: How to you shave against the grain when it is too sensitive an area to cope with it?

 

Thank you, Jared!

 

Excellent shaves, Jared! That's quite the catch!

 

Wonderful picture, Mark!

 

You might try only going with and across the grain on your neck for a while. Lots of us have sensitive necks, and this is what I do. After a bit your skin will get used to it a bit. Also, especially when going in a bit awkward angle, the blade angle gets a bit difficult to maintain, so make sure you are riding the cap and stretching your skin. Don't worry about BBS, as this can cause irritation.

 

Thanks, Jason. We love the boat. It’s a 16.5 Alumacraft with a 40 HP Yamaha we bought in ‘15. It’s my retirement boat, I just bought it while I am still working, and can pay for it. With no wood on it anywhere, it will outlast me. Nothing fancy, but it’s set up the way we want it, and the best part is no carpet. Between night crawler bedding and Northern slime, boat carpet can get gross pretty fast.

There weren’t any skeeters out, but the deer flies were kind of bad.




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Great setups and SOTD photos, Jared! It's good to see you and Shari having fun on your fishing boat. Man, that is a beautiful lake.

 

All of the different models shave great. You should grab one. If you find one of the A2 or A1 jump all over it.

Best answer is don't. With the grain and across the grain should clean things up great. Too often folks push for that little extra. Not usually worth it. It will grow back out in a few hours anyway right?

 

Day shift today. Go me!! At least I am working in the AC.

 

Fuzzy, I'm curious why you prefer the SE over DE razors. Something about their design you prefer? It's hard to imagine those Gem blades being very smooth compared to a good 'ole Russian DE blade, but maybe I'm all wet.

 

Thanks Jim!

 

July 5 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette '48-'50 SS
Blade: Rapira PL
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: PAA Deja Fougere
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet
Additional Care:
Osage Rub
Stirling Unscented PSB

This wasn't a normal Thursday shave for me, as I am normally home and not at the gym. Since it wasn't a normal shave, I went ahead and made another change and brought a tub of soap rather than a shave stick. This tub was staring me in the face when I opened my drawer last night to pack up. So I grabbed it and went to work. The scent is a terrific, and the performance is pretty good. I wouldn't say the performance is as good as some of the current versions of soap they have now, but still good. It all resulted in a two pass DFS+. I finished with some Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet, and my day is moving. I hope everyone has a great day!

 

I'm in the middle of a Rise/Aqua Velva(Classic Ice Blue)3-fer.

 

The SE blades are very smooth actually. The Carbon Steel is what I use the most. I like the looks of the SE. I also think they give great shaves. I get great shaves from my DE stuff too, but there is something special about a SE. They are really a work of art that functions veddy good.

 

Thanks Jared.

 

Priceless angler photo.

 

Recipe for disaster on my face Keith.

 

I might have mentioned before that one of my favorite DE razors is the single ring. My oldest DE is this 1908.



I was cleaning up a couple of silver plated Auto Strops yesterday and decited to see how this one would clean up. It did great. Not bad for 110 year old eh?



I also picked up some of the old style 3 hole Gillette blades the other day. I think I can get a shave out of a few of them. A 1908 single ring with a real Gillette 3 hole blade..... That should be fun!!