July 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

@clint64, thanks to you and the many others who helped give me 93, ah said 93. talkinabout 93 likes from when I signed off last night to signing on this morning. Must be a record.

 

July 16, 2018
OneBlade Genesis V2
Modified Gem
WWB 30mm Tuxedo
C&E West Indian Lime
Myrsol Limon



Wonderful two pass shave to start the week with everything working well. The Gem blade really needs 3 passes to accomplish what the Feather does in 2 passes. A splash of Limon and I’m off to close out Second Quarter books on a couple of companies. I hope everyone has a great Monday.

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Great photo, Clint. Is that a prop or a new shave bowl? It's a beauty.

Keep it between the ditches today.

 

That was kind of a joke. Bryon makes his soap at in his family home that was built in 1904, and had a couple of cabinets in the living room that hold all the goodies. It was cool to see the stacks of stuff needed to make a batch of soaps.

 

Following up on that, ol' Elvira Gulch would have had to be like Steve McQueen&his motorcycle(in The Great Escape)in order to catch Toto!!!!

 

My wife gave me the bowl. I’m using it as a prop since I don’t plan on getting it wet.


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Terrific picture, Clint.

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I'd love to visit a place like that.

 

Thank you Jim.


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Nice photo Clint. What's your background?

 

I know since you said he made it at home in the living room. I’d still like to see it though. It’s cool to see how someone can make a product and run a small business from home

 

July Focus

This must be getting pretty boring for you all, I know it is to me. Sorry fellow focusers, but I am being honest.
But I committed (probably should be committed) and I will stick with it. Ugh.
The Vie-Long is a pretty floppy silvertip brush. The former user, a gent for whom I have great admiration, worked it pretty hard.
The knot no longer blooms evenly, and while that doesn't alter its lathering ability, aesthetically, it's not my most beautiful brush.
The Beehive handle, however, is one of my favorites and I might have it re-knotted in the future.
Normally it doesn't shed either, but today it gave up one hair.
Everyone here knows how I feel about shedding brushes.
The ring of impending demise in the tub of Williams is growing ever larger. Still a lot of shaves remaining.
The Schick Krona blade made its last appearance today. While it sliced fairly smoothly, I sensed the beginnings of some tugging.
Since I have quiet a few blades, I decided to make this the last shave.
I am debating using my last Wilkinson Sword Chromium (Light Brigade) tomorrow after drooling over all of the St. Louis member stashes.
Lucky fellows, that blade is mos def #1 of all the vintage blades. I can---and have gotten 30 shaves from one.
We'll see.
Drew a little blood at the goatee line, and can only chalk it up to user error with the R41.
Indeed, I will NEVER again blame any piece of shaving gear for what is almost ALWAYS user error.
The newbs that blame a bad blade, or whatever, simply don't yet get it. They will.
The menthol in my Williams and Floïd qualify this shave as a nice "Menthol Monday" post,
however, here is where it's posted.​

 

Very nice picture Clint.

 

Nice looking shave, Glad to see that the Blood on Steel got the nod of approval from the Mrs.!

Very cool photo!

Nice shot Perry! That Iced Pineapple seems to have entered the regenerative phase! Good luck with the house hunting!

Cool photo Jim! What does the Barbon AS smell like ?

Nice setu, Brian!

Awesome photo, Clint!

Gread shave Joseph! It could certanly be worse then one hair and a little blood. Here's to tomorrow!

 

You could do a whole lot worse than Jeeves Black Tea. I'm using it today, as a matter of fact act.

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Thank you. It is just my black computer desk in natural light. I turn the DSLR to portrait with flash and it makes the desk look a uniform deep black.

 

Iced Pineapple is in my top 3 soaps. It's fantastic stuff.

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Great post and photo Primo. The handle certainly is worth the effort of replacing the knot.

 

Thank you Gents.

 

July 16, 2018

Razor: Valet AutoStrop VC4
Blade: Feather (CS?) (1)
Brush: Semogue 620
Soap: Der Vergulde Hand
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

I'm sure I've said before that I'm much more of a DE and Injector guy than a traditional SE one. Sometimes, however, the RAD takes control and you buy a razor that you wouldn't normally think about; this was one of those times. Recently, I bought an AutoStrop VC4, which arrived last week, and ordered some Feather blades from TryABlade, which arrived on Saturday. Today was my first shave with the VC4. For the blade, I picked the Feather in the blue wrapper which (I think) is the CS one.

I have to admit that it was a pleasant experience which I enjoyed better than many of my shaves with a Gem. Two days of growth was removed easily with no issues for a satisfying DFS. No noise from the Alum.

A couple of questions for the experts:
1) Am I correct that the Feather blades in the blue wrapper are CS and the black ones are Stainless? Or do I have it backwards?
2) I've seen posts where people have used a Feather SE in a Gem by adding the spine from a used blade. If I have a gem with the standoffs for the Singledge blade, can I use the Feather blade as is?

Final thoughts- I have to admit that there is something to the Steampunk look of an AS with its exposed gears. I feel a bit like I need to put on some goggles and fire up the dirigible.