January 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by NCoxSTL, Dec 31, 2018.

?

What is your New Year shaving related resolution?

  1. I'm going to do the hardest of all - a No-Buy '19

    9 vote(s)
    17.6%

  2. I'm going to try shaving with straight razors (pain sticks included)

    9 vote(s)
    17.6%

  3. I'm going to reduce the number of soaps in my den

    14 vote(s)
    27.5%

  4. I'm going to buy everything in sight and build an addition to hold it all!!

    6 vote(s)
    11.8%

  5. I'm going to shave. Simple, right?

    30 vote(s)
    58.8%

  6. I'm going to eat more cookies. Or donuts. Or ice cream.

    17 vote(s)
    33.3%
Multiple votes are allowed.
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 281 of 346
  1. Spock

    Spock Well-Known Member

    Haven't had a chance to log on and reply to this thread as life's been crazy lately. Holy moly...I don't think I'm going to be able to catch up being 200 pages behind!
     
    Spock, Jan 26, 2019
    #5601
    Terry, jtspartan, RyX and 12 others like this.
  2. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

    January - Shavettes and Jeeves!

    January 26

    Razor - Tosuke Kamisori
    Soap - Stirling Sheep
    Brush - 30 DC LE
    Post - Alum

    Time to break out the Secret Santa gift and give it a whirl. It's been honed by Lynn Abrams and I'm ready to give it an inaugural shave. I feel like a kid in a candy store. I need the slickest and most protective lather I can make - so naturally it's the Sheep. Lots of water and the 30 DC LE brush to make sure there's enough to paint the walls with. I deliberately made it a little runnier than I would normally just to make sure it was like shaving on black ice.

    I finally got the grip feeling comfortable and started the first pass. The razor feels good in my hand. Well balanced. The edge is - dragging a bit. Angle off? I adjusted. Seemed to smooth out. Went ahead with the right side and checked the result. It could definitely be better. Seems like it's not really cutting the way I want. Switched sides. Well, went right handed in traditional style on the left. Got about the same result. I did get some reduction but the dragginess never stopped nor did the result meet what I had hoped. So, I grabbed the Magic shavette from last night and got a second pass to DFS.

    Successful first run in that I was bloodless and did get some reduction. I think we need to fine tune the edge. Lynn and I discussed that. He thought he could go a bit further with the edge but wanted me to try it before we went too far on the sharp end, which can happen with these razors. I'll get with him and we'll give it a little more time on the stones to approach that "wicked sharp" where I like it anyway. I think this is going to be a fine razor. Just need to get the edge perfected and also get my technique perfected. Once I have the blade set right I'll do a Rule to knock it into shape. Fun is on the way!


    January 26 2019.jpg ​
     
    NCoxSTL, Jan 26, 2019
    #5602
    Terry, jtspartan, RyX and 13 others like this.
  3. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    I thought Lynn Abrams retired.
     
    Trigger, Jan 26, 2019
    #5603
    RyX, clint64, PLAla and 5 others like this.
  4. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Keith, I am glad I inspired you to use your Friodur when I shared that I purchased one on Ebay. Your razor is awesome!
     
    Trigger, Jan 26, 2019
    #5604
    RyX, clint64, PLAla and 7 others like this.
  5. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

    He did. He still does some honing for locals, of which I'm lucky enough to be one.
     
    NCoxSTL, Jan 27, 2019
    #5605
    jtspartan, RyX, clint64 and 7 others like this.
  6. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    How lucky you are to have access to a great honemeister. I bought my first straight razor from SRD. It was a Dovo Special 5/8 full hollow round point. I took advantage of his going out of business discount in October. He may have honed it. It was sharp and smooth when I took my very first traditional straight shave.
     
    Trigger, Jan 27, 2019
    #5606
    Terry, RyX, clint64 and 11 others like this.
  7. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    The r41 part, right?
     
    Bama Samurai, Jan 27, 2019
    #5607
    clint64, PLAla and 9nein9 like this.
  8. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks Perry.
    I like that razor, another favorite of mine.
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5608
    clint64, PLAla, 9nein9 and 1 other person like this.
  9. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks Patrick.
    It gives it right back.
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5609
    clint64, PLAla, 9nein9 and 1 other person like this.
  10. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks Andrew.
    It was sent from Japan, I was told that this Schick was a real close cutter. After using it with the B-20 blades, I have no ideal why he got rid of it, but I'm lucky he did.
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5610
    jtspartan, RyX, clint64 and 6 others like this.
  11. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    Thanks Keith and Paul!
     
    wristwatchb, Jan 27, 2019
    #5611
    brit, clint64, Keithmax and 4 others like this.
  12. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    I empathize with you because I have chronic sinusitis.
     
    Last edited: Jan 27, 2019
    Trigger, Jan 27, 2019
    #5612
    clint64, PLAla, 9nein9 and 1 other person like this.
  13. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    OUCH!
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5613
    RyX, clint64, PLAla and 3 others like this.
  14. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    January 27th
    Razor: Supply Co 2dot
    Blade: Schick Proline
    Brush: Yaqi Mew Brown synthetic
    Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
    Soap: Stirling Executive Man
    Stirling mentholated witch hazel
    PAA Star Jelly unscented
    AS: Stirling Executive Man

    Good morning!

    Another fine shave to start the day! Three passes to BBS. Silent alum. I completely lost track of how many uses are on the blade but it's going strong right now.

    The Yaqi Mew Brown is a new addition to a growing synthetic collection. This brush has noticeably more backbone than my others. I'm glad I added an assortment of synthetic brushes to the rotation. I think going forward synthetics will be the brush of choice for work days.

    Have a great day! [​IMG]

    Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
     
    jluc, Jan 27, 2019
    #5614
    jtspartan, brit, RyX and 11 others like this.
  15. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    :happy097:
    Yes! I told a coworker I could count to 21 bare naked when he questioned my math one day.
    It took him a moment.....
    :happy088:
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5615
    brit, RyX, clint64 and 7 others like this.
  16. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Thanks for the great report Neal.
    Nice shave!
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5616
    RyX, clint64, PLAla and 3 others like this.
  17. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    NICE looking razor Jim!
    #6 on the blade? Thats a monster.
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5617
    clint64, Keithmax, PLAla and 3 others like this.
  18. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Nice shave Jim, cool razor!
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5618
    clint64, PLAla, 9nein9 and 2 others like this.
  19. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Nice Aaron! Very Nice!
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5619
    clint64, PLAla, 9nein9 and 2 others like this.
  20. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Great report Andrew.
    Wonderful shave, sounds marvelous!
    tp
     
    Terry, Jan 27, 2019
    #5620
    clint64, PLAla, 9nein9 and 2 others like this.
Page 281 of 346
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page