July 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thank you Gents.

 

Thanks for the info Jim! We had seen the signs for Seven Falls. First time for our girls, I’ve been (many years ago) in the area a few times, both for biz and fun. Always an adventure!

 

97.5 is an excellent shave, Joe.

 

Great photo and an entertaining read, Clint!

 

Thank you Joseph.

 

Keith's loss is your gain. Nice tool!

 

5 star Master barber ya got goin there!

Except for sloppin in the soap.

 

hello felo shavers, sunday shave..brought out the new bostonian lc with the shaverboy handle....astra blue blade..wcs synthetic brush and stirling deep blue sea soap..great lather in the crystal bowl..fabulous 2 pass dfs+ no drama.. deep blue sea a/s to finish..awesome stuff..the shaverboy solid brass handle made the lc a stout ,well balanced razor imo.handle length is the same as a tuckaway handle...nice and smooth..have a great day gentlemen..

 

Thanks, Joseph! You and I had a hiccup or two this past week, but we persevered. Have a great Sunday, amigo!

 

They have a lot stronger gamey taste then wild turkey. The Canadian Geese are better to me then Snow or Blue geese.

 

Gary, that's certainly is a smooth shave!

 

Thanks, Bill! I only hit that level twice in my 166 straight shaves. To do it on a consistent basis will be years in the making. Back in the day, I would imagine a barber would do an average of 5 shaves/day (not counting neck shaves). So, if he worked 5 days/week, then that would be 1250 shaves/ yr assuming a 2 week vacation. At my rate, that would be 6 yrs to reach that amount. Figuring 3 barber years for consistent Master Barber shaves, that would be equal to my 18 years. I will be 82. Hopefully, I will still be here and that my eye/hand coordination will still be good enough to straight shave.

 

Great shave and pic, Gary!
The handle looks good!

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Now that I've gotten through my Cinco de Julio fundungeonery, back to technique or tools.

Proraso menthol pre-shave
Stirling boar
Stirling Glacial Black Cherry Soap
Rasoir Sabre - My Fine Steed
Stirling Deep Blue Sea AS



Today, tools just flat out trump technique. While the Fatboy Popcicle Stick Razor did out shave a couple Chinese straights I'm learning how to hone on, it just ain't gonna happen here. Great shave!

I showered with newly acquired Stirling Varen... Sorry, just not me.

Went with a soap I'm trying to use up cause it smells like a cough drop, even still better than the bath soap.

Ordinarily, I'd go with the Aqua Velva Overcoat in these circumstances but figured I'd try Deep Blue Sea. It'll be the AVO till this soap is done!

Have a great week.

 

Right back atcha Giuseppe.

 

July Focus

Seaforth!~~Rubberset 400/3~~Dovo 6/8~~Aqua Velva
Once again, up at 5am and outside by 6:30am to get the current chores completed before the heat-up.
I think I have finally figured out the Seaforth!
Can't really say I bloomed it today, but I did splash some H2O on the puck, swirled it around and dumped
it into my Aesop bowl. The soaked Rubberset is a beast when it comes to eating soap.
I got my load on and went directly to the face. Nice 'n thick...too thick, but really dense...too dense...
well, you get the point.
I worked the lather good with the piggy and adding water as needed, the lather began to
smooth out nicely.
The scent is not where Seaforth! excels, but the copious amount of lather was very slick and abundant.
Once again, I used the Dovo 6/8. This may not be the fanciest filly in the stable, but
she mos def© "got game".
The plinking sound was like I was playing an instrument, so resonant it was.
Went with the two-pass option and the results were far better than DFS.
Post-shave is also above-average, but as soon as you apply alum, that moisturized feeling
goes buh-bye. No matter...the Aqua Velva brought that supple feeling right back,
and left my adorable face smooooooooth and smellin' fine.​

 

Bill, that's a nice shave and setup! When the Varen scent came on the scene I wasn't excited to pull the trigger on it. I just wasn't feeling it. The Black Cherry scent is one that I don't think I would like because I think it would be too strong and I really don't want to smell like cough drops. However, black cherry ice cream is fine by me.

 

Super picture, Bill!

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Joseph, that's what I call a divine Dovo shave!

 

Super picture and report, Joseph!

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