August 2018 30 Day Rule/focus Pix & Discussion

Wow. Pulling out the big gun with the Toggle. Fantastic shave.


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Thank you Jim.


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Beautiful shot of the repeater, Perry!

Glad you are feeling better, and fantastic photo, Clint!

Excellent shot Jim!

 

Thank you, Andrew!

 

Karve
WDC-6
GSB
Stirling Gentleman

I’ll dedicate today’s lineup to Jason @jtspartan

Things were cruising along famously. Smooth. Efficient.
Then I got to my “nemesis” - right side of my Adam’s Apple.
Greed + Incorrect Angle = Blood
On the upside, the end results are still smooth.



Have a great Wednesday, fellas!


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Excellent setup, Bruce!

 

Thank you, Andrew! Good luck today!

 

Nice photo and setup, Bruce!

 

Incredible picture, Bruce!

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Razor: Blackland Saber L2 w/ Timeless Barber Pole Handle (14x85)
Blade: Personna PTFE
Brush: WDC-8 w/APShaveCo Cashmere
Soap: Panna Crema Verde
A/S: Pinaud Lime

Another excellent 2 pass shave with a touch up. This soap and razor work very well together. Very happy to be getting some good shaves again.

 

Beautiful set up, Jim! How do you like the Sputbnik blades?

 

Excellent, Douglas!

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You're living large with that pretty B1, Perry.

 

Wow, Clint. What a fine setup and great shave. I'm glad you're feeling better.

 

August 29, 2018

Razor: FrankenTech with Bakelite Baseplate
Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum
Brush: Semogue 620
Soap: Williams
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

Today was a bit of an excursion to test a theory: Will the Bakelite/Plastic baseplate from a Wartime Tech work with a newer, retail cap. It may be a bit of razor envy, but I keep seeing all these modern razors with their multiple baseplates and I've started toying with the idea of creating an Ultimate Tech Set. Basically, taking parts from my spare Techs and creating a kit with a Fat Handle, single cap, and multiple baseplates (pre-War, Bakelite, and post-War). I might also add a 60s Tech, but that would mean adding a second cap because of the different blade registration method.

For today's shave, I used a pre-War Fat Handle, baseplate from a Wartime Bakelite Tech, and frosted cap from a W2 Tech. With the Dorco blade, it's a sleeper combo- mild with little blade feel but very efficient. I'm very pleased with the results and could easily have gone sharper with the blade (i.e., 7 o'Clock Indian Green or Feather).

I may be on to something here...

 

Good idea. Group therapy is less expensive.

 

Great job weaponizing your shave with the WDC, Bruce. The Karve is a beaut!

 

Thank you, Bruce!

 

Doug. We've been missing your beautiful outdoor shots. Have a blessed day, my friend.

 

Thank you, Jim!