August 2018 30 Day Rule/focus Pix & Discussion

Love the warm tones in the photo Jason.

 

Very nice, Jason! Too bad about your new soap. Nice save.

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This just worked for me. Very generous of him, and I will definitely try to support him if the soap is decent.

 

Brut! I don’t believe I’ve ever owned a Brut product. I do remember the awful “Because the king bee gets the honey” advertisements in the 80’s...great pic, Jim!

 

That is a beautiful combo, Randy. Love both the brush and the scales on the razor. I’ve looked seriously at a Shavemac knot a few times!

 

You’ve got me excited for the soap, Perry! Great B&W this morning.

 

Another shave at home, Brian! Awesome combo, and maybe you’ll get a few hours to unpack more of your den...

 

Congrats on finishing another soap, Clint. Interesting that they wouldn’t sell a refill for such a beautiful bowl. Surely this must cost them some return business.

 

Another great outdoor shot, Doug. I know you’re a golf fan, did you watch any of Brooke Henderson winning the Canadian Open today?

 

Fantastic write up again, Joseph! Yours are required reading for the 30DC.

 

That one is a calendar shot, Jim. Stunning.

 

Thank you Jason. It would be nice if they sold refills.

 

August 26

The Fatboy set on 9 loaded with a new Rapira Platinum Lux blade delivered a wonderful two-pass shave this morning. The blade easily and comfortably mowed down two days of growth. My first thought is that this blade might not be quite as sharp as a Voskhod, but it was definitely smooth. We'll see, but I think these blades are going to work well for me. I'll continue using them over the next few days and report back on my results.

A big thanks to @clint64 and @Boojum1 for helping me select a couple of knots for my B-400 by Tom solid aluminum brush handle. I purchased this beautifully crafted handle from @twhite last year, and I'm finally putting it in service. I ordered a 23 mm flat top Envy White Supreme Two-band knot for the 25 mm adapter, and I'll eventually order an Omega 10049 Professional boar brush and harvest the knot for the 27 mm adapter. I'm not in a hurry for the boar knot, as I already have a nice Omega 98 Pro boar knot in JR 160.

I hope everyone had a great Sunday!

 

Nice picture, Jason. Too bad the soap didn't work out for you. I've had the same problem with these craft fair type of purchases.

 

Thank you, Jason! I may be biased, but I really enjoy Brut, and this is even better.

 

Doug as always a great picture, it’s good news to see you actively posting again. Welcome back Amigo.

Pressure is a big no-no for a straight too. Finding the most effective angle and doing a 4th pass was the secret sauce for me. Even doing 4 passes I rarely get any irrritation. Doing 4 passes reduces the temptation to get aggressive on the early passes.

 

Thank you, Jason.

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Very cool photo, Randy! I like the way you framed the shot using the razor.
As far as the brush...is it a scritch (almost like sharp bristles and kinda "pokey"), or is is scrub (firm, but soft tips)? I'm curious for possibly ordering a Shavemac sometime down the road....

 

Thank you, thank you and thank you!