November 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

I like Cryogen. Its very cool on the skin. I even feel it on my hands using it. The soap doesn't perform quite as well as Stirling but it's as good as the Razorock soaps I have used. As always YMMV, but I think it's worth a try.

 

Sorry about the weepers, Evan. Great picture though!

The razor I used today was purchased just for No Repeat November. That and a few tucks of miscellaneous blades. Andrew @Linuxguile helped me out with blades as well. He sent me several that I hadn't tried yet.

 

I haven’t checked the prices in Korea for a while, I think I was getting them for about $12 before shipping to the US. The CJB and Feather Pro blades are the traditional shaving tools available here that are reasonably priced.

I strongly prefer the DX and CJB to the SS, the hump on the SS drove me crazy. The DX and CJB shave more like a straight razor, the quality difference is obvious but the CJB and DX shave identical for me.

 

Beautiful photo and shave Jim.


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Very nice Gary.


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Great shave report and photo Jeff.


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Thank you, Clint!

 

Thanks Blair. I saw that also. I appreciate the heads up, my friend.

 

japan_atmarket

Max Headroom aproved

 

Looks great, Gary!

 

@Douglas Carey
Oorah dittos!

 

Thrilled to see another Jeff joining the Shake Sharp Appreciation Society. I don't just "like" the Shake Sharp, it's been my favorite razor for some time, firmly ensconced in the #1 position with the stacked twin blade hack in the Mk 1.0. if you can get a shim to sit securely in your Mk 2.0 without screwing up alignment (easy because the posts aren't as high as on the Mk 1.0 ) you might or might not benefit from the additional rigididty that brings . As in all things shaving worth a try.

Shake Sharp was unfortunately a razor not made for its time, the good times after WW2 meant people weren't interested in the concept of squeezing the life out of cheap DE blades like they were in the 30s. A brilliant design but 20 years too late.

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Rare to see a Vega anymore. A car I'm glad to have never owned (Pinto too). A country dive bar (never been in, thank God) near my home decorated their parking lot with a dozen or so of them 30 years ago. One would drive by and think the place was packed. Slowly they have been disappearing til one, maybe 2 remain.

My guess is the aluminum went for recycle and the rest powdered into the abyss. Maybe a few became custom restores.

 

NOvember

CBL Tonsorial~~Simpson Milk Churn~~Dubl Duck Goldedge~~Ogallala Special Reserve
Hopelessly behind and not going to even attempt to catch up.
Received from @thevez2 a sample of CBL Tonsorial soap. Thank you.
I took a knife and sliced off a small piece the softish soap and smeared it into my CC shave bowl.
The consistency is that of medium soft soap, not quite a "croap", but not a hard soap
by any means.
The Milk Churn knot might have been a bit soft to really dig the soap out of the grooves of the bowl.
It took considerable effort, but in the end, I was successful.
I was not stingy with the water and the soap was able to handle it.
The lather was stable, smooth and medium-shiny.
The DD razor didn't really glide over my skin, but didn't drag either.
(I will test the slickness tomorrow with a DE razor)
Protection was good throughout the three passes.
No skin damage whatsoever.
Scent...mmmmmm. I have the Money. The description says: Linen, cotton, metallic. Well, my nose got a ton of
metallic smell and while it's not offensive, it's not intriguing either.
Zero linen/cotton scent. Hay, grass, sage, and metal.
It reminded me of a now-defunct company's Tobacco Lounge.
There's something simply acrid about it. Not for me.
Lather:
Slickness (SR):
Cushion:
Stability:
Scent:
I would hate to be a soap-manufacturer these days. What a challenge in this over-saturated market.
When I look at a new soap, I ask myself one question, do I need another soap that doesn't blow everything else I own out of the water?
In this case, the answer is easy, no.
If, however, I was a new shaver and didn't already own 50-60+ soaps, would I consider CBL?
I would. Not this scent, but perhaps the Jeri's Tonic.
Disclaimer: these opinions are mine and mine alone. While I dislike this acronym,
it is especially apropos in this case: YMMV.​

 

If you ever go to National Watch & Clock give me a ring. Lunch is on me. I have relatives from the Revolutionary War buried near there. Driven through that area many times.

 

Thank you, Bill!

 

I would really enjoy that, Bill. Will do!

 

NOvember 25th
CJB Pain Stick
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Fine Platinum combo
Thayers
Last razor in the rotation for 'no repeat'. Plenty of software, though...
Whipped up a nice lather and did 2 passes with the Shavette, and didn't think it was quite good enough so did a quick 3rd pass with the Goodwill. Pretty smooth.
Have a great day all!

 

One of my buddy's first cars when we both started driving was a Vega. It was every bit as bad as you could imagine. Another buddy had a Pinto. It seemed a little better. Of course, I was cruising in comfort in a beat up Datsun pickup. The floor had rusted through, so another buddy patched it with door panels he cut off another car. He also painted it for me. He offered to add flames (true story), but sadly I declined.

My best memory in the old Datsun was learning that the back wheels had no traction during hard turns when the truck bed was empty. I did a very impressive "Starsky and Hutch" turn in the middle of town once. My passenger left 10 finger prints in the dashboard as proof.

Oh, the joys of youth. Thankfully, I survived.