October 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thanks Patrick
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Nice shave Perry
Good luck on Monday
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Thanks Blair
It's the only thing I could think of that describes it well.

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Nice shave Jim
Great picture, cool looking brush.
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Great picture, wonderful hardware.
nice shave Tom.
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Nice away shave Jason
Hope your drive wemt well.
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Very nice Evan.
As long as the wife approves, things are great.
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Fantastic Paul
Wonderful report
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Fantastic picture and blade brush combo.
Dallas Youth Symphony Orchestra,
That's awesome.
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Classic shave, classic picture.
Just wonderful Gary
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I like your thinking, Evan! I have gotten quite a few shave ready vintage razors on EBay between $25 to $30 dollars. You might want to consider it another source.

 

Nice shave Daniel, #%&$ed moles anyway. Classic picture with that SLR.
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My wife's car is the same, aluminum wheels, yuck.
Oh well...
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Thanks Andrew
I'm REALLY trying to go 1 blade per shave. But, its hard if it turns foul. Haven't had any issues since I started using only sharp blades. Get this now, dulling blade, burn, nick, scraping. Sharp blade, I have none of that stuff.
Well....
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Off theme - My time Saturday

Proraso menthol pre-shave
Stirling Island Man SS
Stirling Badger
Focus R21 Evolution plastic doodad barbering tool
GSB on 1
Alum check
Proraso menthol after shave
Stirling Island Man AS
Cotton ball check

Having eluded the Blue Ming almost all week I was unable to make it to the Island with him excluded today. He was almost thinking that I had joined the Arid Soap Symposium where water spigots are banned. I gave him the assurance that in his absence I maintained my preference for shiny slippery shave soap just over to the sloshy side.

Ran through my normal 3 passes first with great results. I chose this tool planning for the next move based upon my experience that top tier hair severing is obtained at low pressure, low angles, easy.

Having been @Trigger -ed to conquer the elusive under the jaw line, upper neck, side to center, ATG, move normally delegated to Double Jedi Masters. I mustered the greatest concentrations and powers of the Force at my disposal, yet failed to be able to complete the training.

Unwilling to just walk away I tried an alternative with this grip.



Bringing my hand as seen to my right side neck and making a stroke that is upward and center-ward turned out to be just enough ATG to deliver. I can do this move both sides while stretching the skin downward with the opposite hand.

Awesome, now for the alum, great, a tingle, no sting.

Finishing up routine done..... Now I'm wandering. Went for a cotton ball. Well, I failed my Barbers Board exam on a few snags, still my closest open blade shave yet.

So, this is a move that I can do, with a new blade in a shavette anyhow. I'll have to devote some time on other tools and try to incorporate it in my routine.



Great Saturday shave.
My best wishes to all!

 

I am excited that you decided to improve on your technique, Bill! Congrats!

 

Here in the woods panpuke = Roadkill

I don't partake .

Well, unless you JUST hit it, and your real hungry...

Well.....
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Thank you, Terry!

 

I've had that issue a few times in life.
I hated it!
Always!
Hope your better, and soon!
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Thank you, Terry! Moles can make things difficult for sure. FM2 is a great SLR! Very simple to use, many of the modern DSLR:s are just too complicated.