December 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Yikes, 5 hours into December and already 100 posts. I’m in though not sure yet what my focus will be. I will say I will try to be a more active participant than I was at times in November. Unfortunately, life sometimes gets in the way.


- Ken

 

Paul...Paul...you shouldn't be listening to disco while you shave.

This ain't Finland, and you ain't @MrDaniel's.

 

Just out of the gate, aftershave shaking has already overtaken soap blooming. I'm sure @BlueShaver and @wchnu will chime in with the correct procedure shortly.

 

Ok so I will be doing my first restart of SR shaving tomorrow. When using a straight should it feel the same as shaving with a shavette?

 

As promised, I’m kicking off decadent December w/ what’s turned out to be my favorite razor in my collection. My Jones Shake Sharp Model 1.0. Stacking the razor with two blades resulted in a smooth and effortless dome and face shave. Although the razor looks like a Gem style hoe design, it actually takes a DE blade. The razor was developed at the end of the carbon steel blade era and has a built-in hone which allowed the user to ‘shake sharpen’ his or her dulling carbon blade. In any case, this wonderful kickoff shave has left me smooth, clean and refreshed! Let’s hear it for decadent December!

SOTD 12/01/19

RAZOR: Jones Shake Sharp Model 1.0
BLADE: 2 Stacked Suneko Blades
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash w/ brush squeezings followed by Stirling Glacial Obsidian AS Splash and finished with Pre De Provence AS Balm

 

Great shave and cool razor, Jeff! Way to kick off December!

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Hey guys, ive had some fantastic shaves this week, two being with the fantastic fatip piccolo after a guy on one of the forums asked me to test the super max blades in the piccolo, and the worked fantastically.

Here's my last shave for a few months with the Wilkinson sword before switching to the piccolo.

Razor: Wilkinson sword tto
Blade: super max blue diamond (7)
Brush: Omega 49
Soap: arko shave stick
Aftershave: brut by Fabergé

 

Thanks, Jim! It ticks off all the boxes, does head and face easily, and doesn’t bite.

 

Great shave, Matt! Love the Piccolo! I prefer it to the Grande! It’s heftier.

 

I think i'll go with these. Had to get a little bit of menthol, and i just picked two razors that work well for me.

 

Great shave, Daniel! Nothing like a bit of menthol in the morning to wake you up!

 

I heard that any more than 2 shakes is considered 'playing with it'

 

Thanks, Jeff! I do enjoy using mentholated products, i might be slightly addicted to them. I'll have to get something stronger at some point.

 

Wonderful shave report and photo Jeff.


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Great shave Matthew.


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Looking good Daniel.


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Good to see you back. Jason. Are you still stationed in Japan?

I started with straights then took up shavettes. I find them more time consuming and very dependent on the edge you have.

One of the other guys who did the shavette training at the same time you did took up straights last month. He did so with a couple straights I used to learn honing. I'm not an expert, but thought I got pretty decent edges. Maybe he can comment, Patrick? @9nein9

Tell us what you will be using and what plan, if any you have.

Be well.
Bill

 

Excellent razor and photo.

 

Excellent way to start December Daniel.