September 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by NCoxSTL, Aug 30, 2019.

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It's Stirling SEptember. Whatcha got planned??

  1. Gonna use some great vintage single edge gear and lots and lots of Stirling. Duh!!

    6 vote(s)
    14.6%

  2. Gonna use a modern single edge or two and lots and lots of Stirling. Duh!!

    3 vote(s)
    7.3%

  3. Gonna mix it up with all kinds of single edges and lots and lots of Stirling. Duh!!

    7 vote(s)
    17.1%

  4. Gonna use whatever I feel like because hey, it's my shave so I'll enjoy it my way!! Duh!!

    21 vote(s)
    51.2%

  5. Straights baby, because I'm just that doggone good. Duh!!

    8 vote(s)
    19.5%

  6. Some SE's, some DE's, some other stuff, maybe Stirling, maybe not. Who knows?! Duh!!

    14 vote(s)
    34.1%

  7. Cookies and ice cream. That's all I'm here for. Stop hounding me to shave!!!!! Duh!!

    13 vote(s)
    31.7%
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  1. brit

    brit in a box

    thank you Jason..our Keith found it nos and put a badger in it..i am sure the original french boar would have been great but this handle screamed flattop/fan..imo..
     
    brit, Sep 22, 2019
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  2. MrDaniel's

    MrDaniel's Well-Known Member

    DSC_0282.JPG I visited my grandmother today and loaned his fathers straight, i wanted to take a picture of it. Looks interesting to say the least, but i don't really know much about straights. Scale is cracked on the other side and that curve on the blade seems kind of weird to me.
     
    MrDaniel's, Sep 22, 2019
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  3. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Jim. I am not a fan of the coin on the current Simpson LE brushes.

    Thank you Jason. I am really happy I bought the bowl yesterday.
     
    clint64, Sep 22, 2019
    #6783
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  4. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    I'm not a fan either after seeing the details that would have been lost on the brush you used today.

    Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
     
    jluc, Sep 22, 2019
    #6784
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  5. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    Stirling Single Edge Straight Slurry Stone Showdown September....

    Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic soap
    Stirling badger
    Gold Dollar 208 vs The Barbers Bride
    Stirling Mountain Man AS

    So far, best edge I could get on the Gold Dollar was on synthetic stones to 12k with spinner tape.
    I decided to give my GD 208 a ride on the new convexed coticule, nah, not working. Pulled out the ConvArkie, still not working.

    After multiple combos, I decided to use the slurry stone on the black ark and loved what I was feeling. Finished on a pasted balsa progression and headed off for a shave showdown with the Wacker Barbers Bride done professionally on Shaptons to 30k.

    Went to the shave-off with an awesome bowl full of Stirling MITA suds, finely whipped. And, well, the piece from the family in Solingen that has hand made razors for Royalty still wins...... but the $5 Chinese clunker did have a respectable showing.

    Finished with Stirling Mountain Man (from the Max Headroom List of Most Glorious Stanks) and headed off to watch an AMA Pro motorcycle hillclimb with my brother and our beloved life mates.

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    We had not been to this event in 35 years. There were a couple of vintage Harleys on display that had been retired. One had a rigid frame. Far cry from the technical custom wonders of today with two feet of suspension travel and fuel options including nitromethane.
     
    Edison Carter, Sep 22, 2019
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  6. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    Just goes to show how spoiled we are today. If my choice was to put that to my throat and face everyday, i think id grow a beard.
     
    david of central florida, Sep 22, 2019
    #6786
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  7. MrDaniel's

    MrDaniel's Well-Known Member

    Yeah. I wouldn't shave with that either
     
    MrDaniel's, Sep 22, 2019
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  8. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    You are holding the #1 from the Max Headroom List of Most Glorious Stanks, years running........ until Stirling Blood on Steel.

    :happy088:
     
    Edison Carter, Sep 22, 2019
    #6788
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  9. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    Mine had a Stank..... Piffed it
     
    Edison Carter, Sep 22, 2019
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  10. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    Are you allowed to do that?
     
    Edison Carter, Sep 22, 2019
    #6790
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  11. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Great report and picture, Bill!

    Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
     
    jluc, Sep 22, 2019
    #6791
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  12. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    My description for that one is a little different.......

    Imagine you are newly married and your father calls upon you to help clean a rental unit in the home you grew up in after being vacated by a less often bathed hippie girl. After the door is opened you are blasted by the fogged aroma of heavy reefer use covered by insence.
     
    Edison Carter, Sep 22, 2019
    #6792
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  13. MrEE

    MrEE Half Naked Shave Stalker

    Shaved with my Dovo Special, Stirling Noir, Parker Silvertip, and Sandlewood Proraso. Getting better with the SR and figuring out how to shave the contours around my chin

    20190922_094919-800x600.jpg

    The Gem razor and SE blades should be here this week.
     
    MrEE, Sep 22, 2019
    #6793
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  14. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Very nice, Evan!

    Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
     
    jluc, Sep 22, 2019
    #6794
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  15. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    I am sure you will figure it out. One more thing, some people are allergic to lanolin, so I hope you are not one of them. Have a great day!
     
    Trigger, Sep 22, 2019
    #6795
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  16. 9nein9

    9nein9 Guest

    Thank you Jim
     
    9nein9, Sep 22, 2019
    #6796
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  17. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Great picture, Joseph!
     
    Norcalnewb, Sep 22, 2019
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  18. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Pretty picture, Daniel!
     
    Norcalnewb, Sep 22, 2019
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  19. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Beautiful picture, Clint!
     
    Norcalnewb, Sep 22, 2019
    #6799
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  20. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Nice shave, Terry!
     
    Norcalnewb, Sep 22, 2019
    #6800
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