SOTD August 9, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: vintage Personna Ultra Chrome
Razor: Schick M1 injector
Brush: Zenith B02 boar
Soap: Soap Commander Passion
Post: Witch hazel, Country Club for Men Modern Fougere aftershave

Smooth shave from the M1 injector and a vintage Personna blade. Outstanding lather from Soap Commander Passion with a nice finish from the Modern Fougere aftershave, which is new to me. Very nice overall.

I'm not doing a good job right now on soap reduction. I'm bouncing around through my den some. But going off focus in this thread isn't anything new!

Enjoy your day!

Very nice, Jim!

It is very considerate of you to think about the need for job creation. But your going to bring down the whole cartel this way.

Not since I found out the proper folding methods for my foil hat.

Thursday August 9 - off into the wild blue yonder

Yesterday I developed a Focus for the rest of the month, involving comparing my two adjustable injectors, the PAL adjustable and the Supply Co V.2 interchangeable -- and possibly the Schick M I just discovered in my cupboard that I have never tried. So today, I deviated from it. Inspired by @jtface and others on this thread, I dug out my Dad's old Gillette pre-War triangle-slot fathandled Tech and used that, paired with a vintage Wilkinson Sword Classic blade.

Gillette pre-War triangle - slot fathandled Tech / Wilkinson Sword Classic (1)
Semogue Owners Club cherrywood Tuxedo brush
Fendrihan Lavender Sandalwood soap sample
Florida Water

The Gillette adjustables are classics of Fifties engineering that provide a razor able to suit almost anyone or any mood, with some nice gadgetry to monkey around with. But the Tech might be Gillette's alltime best razor design -- deceptively simple, humble, unassuming, but incredibly reliable and efficient enough for almost any shaver while mild enough to be almost nick-proof.

Mine gave me a two-pass drama-free DFS today. No need to test with the alum. I paired it with a pleasant simple soap, whipped up with a sturdy brush, then topped it off with an aftershave/cologne that now qualifies as ancient -- the once-ubiquitous Florida Water.

It was a good shave. I will probably run this setup for awhile and see how many shaves I get out of the 40 or 50 year old British Wilkinson Sword blade.

Great picture, Perry!

Sounds like a nice shave, John!

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Travel SOTD
TSD Barber Shoppe Soap
AoS Pure Badger Brush
Faultless Razor
Stirling Green After Shave
Have a great day!

Just keep sniffing that tub of Iced Pineapple Neal, all will be right in the world.

Excellent photo, Jim!

Cool shot Perry! I'm still working on using up soap but somehow my overall total count has increased.

The Prewar Tech certainly gets the job done! Great shave John!

Nice B&W Brian!

SOTD Aggressive August 9th


ZY Stainless
Stirling Electric Sheep
Satin Tip the Purest

Does it get any more aggressive then a straight razor ? A couple of weepers and a nick from a bad set down on my mustache area says no. Nice DFS shave otherwise, getting more comfortable using my left hand in a couple of spots. Have a great day my friends!

Thank you, Jim!

Thank you, Andrew! I know what you mean.

Thank you, Jim!

Excellent picture, Perry!

Thank you!

Nice black and white pic, Brian!

Thank you, Andrew!

Great picture!

It’s nice to see you making nice progress with beautiful gear.

August Focus

Adjustable August Shave #9/Gillette Fatboy set to "9"
Where do I begin? I have had 9 excellent shaves with the D3 Adjustable.
9 shaves with the only difference being the blade exposure setting, 1-9.
Same weight of the razor;
Same geometry;
Same...shave.
9 shaves with only one, user-error, cut.
Tomorrow, I am going to begin using my Merkur Progress from smallest to largest blade gap opening.​

Thank you, Jim!

Nice picture with the focus feature. Well played, sir, well played. I think your idea of using the razor on each setting for consecutive days is a great one.

Wonderful photo Jim.

Great photo Perry. How is the first week of school going?

Excellent report John.

Another nice travel shot. Love the B&W.

Excellent photo with a well played recap.

Thanks, Clint! The first week has been pretty good. My schedule is a little different and I feel busier than last year, but that's okay. School schedules change almost yearly so I know not to get used to anything as far as schedule.