September 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shave School' started by NCoxSTL, Sep 1, 2018.

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Single Edge Plans?

  1. Gems baby! 1912, 1914, Lather Catcher

    12 vote(s)
    32.4%

  2. Some more Gems baby! OCMM, Clog Pruf, you know.....the Micromatics.

    12 vote(s)
    32.4%

  3. Schick Injectors baby! Click 'em and stick 'em to your face for that close shave.

    12 vote(s)
    32.4%

  4. Shavettes baby! Because I'm a boss like that!

    6 vote(s)
    16.2%

  5. Dark Side baby! Straights. The original single edge.

    9 vote(s)
    24.3%

  6. Gonna eat cookies until my ears bleed. Mmmmmm.....cookies.

    13 vote(s)
    35.1%

  7. Nope. Not playing with the SE's. I'm cool enough I'll stick with DE!

    8 vote(s)
    21.6%

  8. Buzz off Mr. Poll Man. I don't have time for your foolishness.

    4 vote(s)
    10.8%
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  1. Spock

    Spock Well-Known Member

    Personna red
    Weishi TTO
    Proraso Green soap.

    Good shave but did end up with one minor cut and some irritation. Did the proper prep with a hot towel this time around. The blade is still quite smooth. I suspect the irritation was because I was using the razor without reapplying the cream in those areas when trying to do cleanup. An old habit from my cart days where the little strip let you do that without too much irritation. I've gotten much better at making lather. I almost had too much lather this time. In the areas where I'm having trouble I realized that the angle of the razor had changed when I was shaving those areas. I'll have to be more careful to keep the angle correct. It's really easy to default back to my cartridge days where the angle just adjusted automatically for you.
     
    Spock, Sep 19, 2018
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  2. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Sorry about the cut, Joseph.
    Great picture.

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    jluc, Sep 19, 2018
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  3. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Thank you, Jason.

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    jluc, Sep 19, 2018
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  4. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Bruce. Good luck on the renovation project.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  5. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Wonderful photo Jason. The knot looks better in your handle.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  6. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Andrew. The SOC is a very nice brush.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  7. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Great shave and report Andrew. The little guy looks like he is growing already.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  8. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Thank you, Clint! He is already starting to pack it on!
     
    Linuxguile, Sep 19, 2018
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  9. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Beautiful razor. Sorry about the cut.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  10. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Jason. With this new consulting contract I can’t wait until the morning to post in all the threads. So I decided to post everything but the 30dc the night before.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  11. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    I’m not into straights and I’m afraid i would spend a lot of money in PRC.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  12. PLAla

    PLAla Bit Shy of a Full Puck

    Thank you, Jason!
     
    PLAla, Sep 19, 2018
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  13. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Never got that from Mike's. I get it from the old Stirling soaps though. Dead animal fat, you know...;)
     
    Primotenore, Sep 19, 2018
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  14. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    I don't want to encourage you to shave where there is no lather, but if your soap is really slick, you SHOULD be able to make a light clean-up stroke---assuming your touch is still delicate.
     
    Primotenore, Sep 19, 2018
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  15. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Thanks guys. You can send flowers to me care of "Primo". :happy097:
     
    Primotenore, Sep 19, 2018
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  16. jtface

    jtface Well-Known Member

    Micromatic Open Comb Day #5

    Razor: GEM MMOC
    Blade: GEM Stainless (5th use)
    Brush: Bluebeard Doubloon
    Soap: TOBS Peppermint
    Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive

    Might have over-hydrated my lather a touch, but still had a wonderful 2 pass shave with the usual WTG/XTG combo. The problems came when I started my touch-up buffing and j-hooking on my jaw - I felt the blade begin to drag and tug. In my infinite wisdom I continued my touch-up pass with the spent blade, and I actually managed to achieve a DFS at the cost of a little irritation on my jawline.
    I think that for the time being, 4 shaves and out will be a good rule for me. This razor still continues to amaze me with the closeness of the shave... It's really not that bad/scary once you get a handle on it (coming from a guy who came to it from a Tech)!

    Enjoy your shaves gents.
     
    jtface, Sep 19, 2018
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  17. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    You are making really good progress. You now know what went wrong and how to correct it next time.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  18. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    You’ve made tremendous progress James.


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    clint64, Sep 19, 2018
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  19. jtface

    jtface Well-Known Member

    Thanks Clint.
    Have you got a MMOC?
     
    jtface, Sep 19, 2018
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  20. jtspartan

    jtspartan appropriately stimulated, via Netflix

    Ummm...
    First :happy088:
    Then :scared003:
    and finally...:sad027:
     
    jtspartan, Sep 19, 2018
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