December 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Trigger · Dec 21, 2019

wristwatchb said: ↑

December 21

I've been marching along on my December focus using my Single Ring, whatever brush strikes my fancy, and rotating through my Stirling BOS, Jabonman Eufros Wet Earth (nice way to describe mud that smells like damp leaves and grass), and Mike's Hungarian Lavender. I even threw in a few travel shaves with my Trac II and a Tabac shave stick. Verdict so far is (a) that both razors shave equally well...yes, my Trac II is on par with a DE, and (b) all the soaps are top-shelf, but Tabac reigns supreme by providing the slick, yogurt-consistency lather that I prefer. I'm gaining more skill and a new respect for my synthetic brushes.

I'd like to say that I avoided the end-of-year buying frenzy, but I have still managed to stock 500 Voskhods, a dozen or more bars of Stirling bath soap, a couple of bottles of Stirling body lotion, and four bottles of Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel. I've purchased some other odds and ends, but they were used to build shave kits for good friends.

I've been preoccupied with life the past few months, but I hope to get back to more routine SOTD posts. My Bride continues to do exceedingly well on her treatments. The cancer markers in her blood are down by about two thirds. The docs tell us she is making terrific progress. We'll continue on our current path of treatment until these "markers" plateau or become non-detectable. Then we go to the Mayo Clinic for the stem cell transplant. It will be a mostly outpatient procedure, and our home away from home will be in a transplant house with other families taking similar journeys. We have our ups and downs, for sure. But family and friends have gathered all around us, and we are incredibly blessed. We see God at work at every turn.

We have house sitters/watchers, so we plan to spend January in a condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. We have treatments lined up at the local hospital. Depending on my Bride's continued progress, we are taking another short trip with my sister to San Francisco in late Feb/early March. We are staying a few blocks from the vintage watch district in SFO, so that will be a fun trip. I'm hitting the watch shops one day while the girls do their shopping thing. And that puts us back at the Mayo Clinic sometime around March for a few weeks. We hear the weather can still be rugged in Minnesota during March, so I'm having a new "deep cycle" battery installed in my car on Monday morning. I gave up on trying to pack my shaving supplies in my travel bag for the two extended trips, so I decided to fill a plastic tub with a full array of goodies.

I hope you all are well. I am thankful for my 30 Day FAMILY, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas to you and your bride, Charlie!

myles wilson · Dec 21, 2019

wristwatchb said: ↑

December 21

I've been marching along on my December focus using my Single Ring, whatever brush strikes my fancy, and rotating through my Stirling BOS, Jabonman Eufros Wet Earth (nice way to describe mud that smells like damp leaves and grass), and Mike's Hungarian Lavender. I even threw in a few travel shaves with my Trac II and a Tabac shave stick. Verdict so far is (a) that both razors shave equally well...yes, my Trac II is on par with a DE, and (b) all the soaps are top-shelf, but Tabac reigns supreme by providing the slick, yogurt-consistency lather that I prefer. I'm gaining more skill and a new respect for my synthetic brushes.

I'd like to say that I avoided the end-of-year buying frenzy, but I have still managed to stock 500 Voskhods, a dozen or more bars of Stirling bath soap, a couple of bottles of Stirling body lotion, and four bottles of Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel. I've purchased some other odds and ends, but they were used to build shave kits for good friends.

I've been preoccupied with life the past few months, but I hope to get back to more routine SOTD posts. My Bride continues to do exceedingly well on her treatments. The cancer markers in her blood are down by about two thirds. The docs tell us she is making terrific progress. We'll continue on our current path of treatment until these "markers" plateau or become non-detectable. Then we go to the Mayo Clinic for the stem cell transplant. It will be a mostly outpatient procedure, and our home-away-from-home will be in a transplant house with other families taking similar journeys. We have our ups and downs, for sure. But family and friends have gathered all around us, and we are incredibly blessed. We see God at work at every turn.

We have house sitters/watchers, so we plan to spend January in a condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. We have treatments lined up at the local hospital. Depending on my Bride's continued progress, we are taking another short trip with my sister to San Francisco in late Feb/early March. We are staying a few blocks from the vintage watch district in SFO, so that will be a fun trip. I'm hitting the watch shops one day while the girls do their shopping thing. And that puts us back at the Mayo Clinic sometime around March for a few weeks. We hear the weather can still be rugged in Minnesota during March, so I'm having a new "deep cycle" battery installed in my car on Monday morning. I gave up on trying to pack my shaving supplies in my travel bag for the two extended trips, so I decided to fill a plastic tub with a full array of goodies.

I hope you all are well. I am thankful for my 30 Day FAMILY, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
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Hope she gets better soon! prayers going out!

myles wilson · Dec 21, 2019

Good Morning gents, what is your shave of the day?

having a candle light service tonight with the church. Might use that os puck but idk, I only have 4 days worth of growth on my face and i kinda wanna use the soap on Christmas eve night before going out with the family.

wristwatchb · Dec 21, 2019

Trigger said: ↑

Merry Christmas to you and your bride, Charlie!
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Thanks Joe. You too, my Brother!

wristwatchb · Dec 21, 2019

myles wilson said: ↑

Hope she gets better soon! prayers going out!
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Myles, thank you for the prayers and kind words! I sincerely appreciate it.

My name is Charlie, and I'd like to welcome you to the 30 Day Crew!

jluc · Dec 21, 2019

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Dec 21
Ist 30DC Anniversary Shave
Shavette Shave #118
Dovo Shavette
Polsilver Iridium 1/2 DE Blade
Rockwell Synthetic Brush
Stirling Bay Rum SS and AS
Nivea ASB not pictured
I chose this setup because it is the same when I first started straight shaving with the exception of the Bay Rum SS and AS and the Nivea. I had originally used Rockwell Barbershop SS, but I figured the Bay Rum is another type of barbershop scent. I made sure I got a great face lather to prepare my 50 hr stubble. My Dovo shavette has never failed me yet and on 2 passes got a great IBSS++ without any blood nor irritation. Trust me, I made sure that I wasn't going to have any incidents on this anniversary shave. Ended with the great smelling aftershave and then the Nivea.
Reflecting this past year:
I came to join this magnificent bunch of guys on Dec 21, 2018. At the time, I only had 2 months experience being a wetshaver with close to 50 straight shaves (traditional straight and shavette shaves). Although I had a good technique, my technique is so much better today. I learned about the different soaps and razors that make shaving fun. I learned to hone with lapping films, and use crox on the fabric side of my strop as an inexpensive way to maintain razors. I appreciated the advice as well as the good natured jibes given to me by each and every one of you. I have been shaving 45+ years and I never thought it was fun until I came on this forum one year ago today. Thank you guys for a great year! Have a great day! View attachment 213105 View attachment 213105
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Happy Anniversary, Joe! It has been great having you as a part of the Crew!

Boojum1 said: ↑

Saturday
December 21, 2019

Wolfman WR2 with WRH7 SS
Super Iridium
El Druida "Robo I" Manchurian
Nobel Otter Barr Barr
Stirling Barber Shop
Brooks Brothers 1818

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Stunning, Mark!

MrDaniel's said: ↑

Excellent shaves, gentlemen!

@Trigger, congrats!
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Thank you, Daniel!

b1hart · Dec 21, 2019

wristwatchb said: ↑

December 21

I've been marching along on my December focus using my Single Ring, whatever brush strikes my fancy, and rotating through my Stirling BOS, Jabonman Eufros Wet Earth (nice way to describe mud that smells like damp leaves and grass), and Mike's Hungarian Lavender. I even threw in a few travel shaves with my Trac II and a Tabac shave stick. Verdict so far is (a) that both razors shave equally well...yes, my Trac II is on par with a DE, and (b) all the soaps are top-shelf, but Tabac reigns supreme by providing the slick, yogurt-consistency lather that I prefer. I'm gaining more skill and a new respect for my synthetic brushes.

I'd like to say that I avoided the end-of-year buying frenzy, but I have still managed to stock 500 Voskhods, a dozen or more bars of Stirling bath soap, a couple of bottles of Stirling body lotion, and four bottles of Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel. I've purchased some other odds and ends, but they were used to build shave kits for good friends.

I've been preoccupied with life the past few months, but I hope to get back to more routine SOTD posts. My Bride continues to do exceedingly well on her treatments. The cancer markers in her blood are down by about two thirds. The docs tell us she is making terrific progress. We'll continue on our current path of treatment until these "markers" plateau or become non-detectable. Then we go to the Mayo Clinic for the stem cell transplant. It will be a mostly outpatient procedure, and our home-away-from-home will be in a transplant house with other families taking similar journeys. We have our ups and downs, for sure. But family and friends have gathered all around us, and we are incredibly blessed. We see God at work at every turn.

We have house sitters/watchers, so we plan to spend January in a condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. We have treatments lined up at the local hospital. Depending on my Bride's continued progress, we are taking another short trip with my sister to San Francisco in late Feb/early March. We are staying a few blocks from the vintage watch district in SFO, so that will be a fun trip. I'm hitting the watch shops one day while the girls do their shopping thing. And that puts us back at the Mayo Clinic sometime around March for a few weeks. We hear the weather can still be rugged in Minnesota during March, so I'm having a new "deep cycle" battery installed in my car on Monday morning. I gave up on trying to pack my shaving supplies in my travel bag for the two extended trips, so I decided to fill a plastic tub with a full array of goodies.

I hope you all are well. I am thankful for my 30 Day FAMILY, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
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Thanks for the update Charlie. Prayers, thoughts, and nothing but positive well wishes and outcome for your bride & family, and of course YOU through these tough times. Hopefully some of the 'me' time with shaving, the SF watch district (yes, I AM SEVERELY JEALOUS!) keeps the mind at ease. Can't forget the ICE CREAM!

Trigger · Dec 21, 2019

b1hart said: ↑

Thanks for the update Charlie. Prayers, thoughts, and nothing but positive well wishes and outcome for your bride & family, and of course YOU through these tough times. Hopefully some of the 'me' time with shaving, the SF watch district (yes, I AM SEVERELY JEALOUS!) keeps the mind at ease. Can't forget the ICE CREAM!
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Thank you, Jim! I appreciate your kind words!

myles wilson · Dec 21, 2019

wristwatchb said: ↑

Myles, thank you for the prayers and kind words! I sincerely appreciate it.

My name is Charlie, and I'd like to welcome you to the 30 Day Crew!
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nice to meet you!

MrDaniel's · Dec 21, 2019

wristwatchb said: ↑

December 21

I've been marching along on my December focus using my Single Ring, whatever brush strikes my fancy, and rotating through my Stirling BOS, Jabonman Eufros Wet Earth (nice way to describe mud that smells like damp leaves and grass), and Mike's Hungarian Lavender. I even threw in a few travel shaves with my Trac II and a Tabac shave stick. Verdict so far is (a) that both razors shave equally well...yes, my Trac II is on par with a DE, and (b) all the soaps are top-shelf, but Tabac reigns supreme by providing the slick, yogurt-consistency lather that I prefer. I'm gaining more skill and a new respect for my synthetic brushes.

I'd like to say that I avoided the end-of-year buying frenzy, but I have still managed to stock 500 Voskhods, a dozen or more bars of Stirling bath soap, a couple of bottles of Stirling body lotion, and four bottles of Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel. I've purchased some other odds and ends, but they were used to build shave kits for good friends.

I've been preoccupied with life the past few months, but I hope to get back to more routine SOTD posts. My Bride continues to do exceedingly well on her treatments. The cancer markers in her blood are down by about two thirds. The docs tell us she is making terrific progress. We'll continue on our current path of treatment until these "markers" plateau or become non-detectable. Then we go to the Mayo Clinic for the stem cell transplant. It will be a mostly outpatient procedure, and our home-away-from-home will be in a transplant house with other families taking similar journeys. We have our ups and downs, for sure. But family and friends have gathered all around us, and we are incredibly blessed. We see God at work at every turn.

We have house sitters/watchers, so we plan to spend January in a condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. We have treatments lined up at the local hospital. Depending on my Bride's continued progress, we are taking another short trip with my sister to San Francisco in late Feb/early March. We are staying a few blocks from the vintage watch district in SFO, so that will be a fun trip. I'm hitting the watch shops one day while the girls do their shopping thing. And that puts us back at the Mayo Clinic sometime around March for a few weeks. We hear the weather can still be rugged in Minnesota during March, so I'm having a new "deep cycle" battery installed in my car on Monday morning. I gave up on trying to pack my shaving supplies in my travel bag for the two extended trips, so I decided to fill a plastic tub with a full array of goodies.

I hope you all are well. I am thankful for my 30 Day FAMILY, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
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Excellent shaves, Charlie! I've used the disposable equivalent of Trac II and it did shave surprisingly well.

Prayers to both of you, and Merry Christmas!

jluc · Dec 21, 2019

wristwatchb said: ↑

December 21

I've been marching along on my December focus using my Single Ring, whatever brush strikes my fancy, and rotating through my Stirling BOS, Jabonman Eufros Wet Earth (nice way to describe mud that smells like damp leaves and grass), and Mike's Hungarian Lavender. I even threw in a few travel shaves with my Trac II and a Tabac shave stick. Verdict so far is (a) that both razors shave equally well...yes, my Trac II is on par with a DE, and (b) all the soaps are top-shelf, but Tabac reigns supreme by providing the slick, yogurt-consistency lather that I prefer. I'm gaining more skill and a new respect for my synthetic brushes.

I'd like to say that I avoided the end-of-year buying frenzy, but I have still managed to stock 500 Voskhods, a dozen or more bars of Stirling bath soap, a couple of bottles of Stirling body lotion, and four bottles of Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel. I've purchased some other odds and ends, but they were used to build shave kits for good friends.

I've been preoccupied with life the past few months, but I hope to get back to more routine SOTD posts. My Bride continues to do exceedingly well on her treatments. The cancer markers in her blood are down by about two thirds. The docs tell us she is making terrific progress. We'll continue on our current path of treatment until these "markers" plateau or become non-detectable. Then we go to the Mayo Clinic for the stem cell transplant. It will be a mostly outpatient procedure, and our home-away-from-home will be in a transplant house with other families taking similar journeys. We have our ups and downs, for sure. But family and friends have gathered all around us, and we are incredibly blessed. We see God at work at every turn.

We have house sitters/watchers, so we plan to spend January in a condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. We have treatments lined up at the local hospital. Depending on my Bride's continued progress, we are taking another short trip with my sister to San Francisco in late Feb/early March. We are staying a few blocks from the vintage watch district in SFO, so that will be a fun trip. I'm hitting the watch shops one day while the girls do their shopping thing. And that puts us back at the Mayo Clinic sometime around March for a few weeks. We hear the weather can still be rugged in Minnesota during March, so I'm having a new "deep cycle" battery installed in my car on Monday morning. I gave up on trying to pack my shaving supplies in my travel bag for the two extended trips, so I decided to fill a plastic tub with a full array of goodies.

I hope you all are well. I am thankful for my 30 Day FAMILY, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
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So happy to hear of Kathy's progress, Charlie!

wristwatchb · Dec 21, 2019

b1hart said: ↑

Thanks for the update Charlie. Prayers, thoughts, and nothing but positive well wishes and outcome for your bride & family, and of course YOU through these tough times. Hopefully some of the 'me' time with shaving, the SF watch district (yes, I AM SEVERELY JEALOUS!) keeps the mind at ease. Can't forget the ICE CREAM!
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Thank you, Blair! Ice cream is definitely a big part of the game plan.

There's a renowned watchmaker in SFO, and I'm hoping he'll let me sit in a corner for a couple of hours to watch him at work. That would be a super cool experience. We also plan to hit a few of the cool coffee shops, Chinatown (for shopping and food), and the wineries in Sonoma Valley. We're fortunate to use some of my sister's time share "points" to stay right in the middle of the city. It's a work trip for her...but not for my Bride and me.

blondblue · Dec 21, 2019

wristwatchb said: ↑

Thank you, Blair! Ice cream is definitely a big part of the game plan.

There's a renowned watchmaker in SFO, and I'm hoping he'll let me sit in a corner for a couple of hours to watch him at work. That would be a super cool experience. We also plan to hit a few of the cool coffee shops, Chinatown (for shopping and food), and the wineries in Sonoma Valley. We're fortunate to use some of my sister's time share "points" to stay right in the middle of the city. It's a work trip for her...but not for my Bride and me.
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While in SF, don't forget "The Stinking Rose"........garlic all over the place. The Italian section isn't far from Chinatown. By the way, best wishes on Kathy's continued progress with all MAYO visits.

myles wilson · Dec 21, 2019

ok so quick question. does anyone know if blooming a old, os soap cause cracking within the soap? cause if it does I am not blooming it

clint64 · Dec 21, 2019

Hembree said: ↑

The Black Pearl has arrived!

I had been watching this SBF-11FB Pearl razor on E-bay for a while. I did not have a OC TTO and this razor just caught my attention. I finally pulled the trigger when the priced dropped to $10.50 including shipping. Hey, how can you go wrong at that price? These razors were stated to have small coating problems on the doors but I can only see two small spots about the size of a pin prick on the doors that are barely noticable. It is suppose to be solid brass and I can tell you that she is heavy. We will see later on how she shaves.

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Congrats Danny.

clint64 · Dec 21, 2019

Trigger said: ↑

Ok. I have hemmed and hawed, waffled back and forth, etc. I was going to wait until spring but I couldn't resist. It's my way of living dangerously. I am not a menth head, but I took the plunge. I purchased CF Cryogen SS and AS. I know Jeff @jgreenepa warned me, but I acted like a kid when you tell him not to do something, but does it anyway. Lol!
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Look forward to hearing what you think.

Edison Carter · Dec 21, 2019

Mike-R41 said: ↑

I wanted to from the bottom of my heart want to acknowledge the members of this forum. I know I'm not that active in this particular thread but I am active throughout others and knowing that this one gets a lot of people I want everyone to see it. I know I'm not that active in this particular thread but I am active throughout others and knowing that this one gets a lot of people I want everyone to see it When I started shaving a little over a year ago I didn't really know anything . And before I even bought anything I did a lot of homework meaning watching YouTube videos . When I joined this forum in late May early June I got so much free things and I know it's not just about that but the generosity and people being so humble and easily to offer a helping hand shows how great this community really is . Whether it be this forum Facebook groups or in any day life The people here are really great . Being an ex drug addict I wasn't used to people being so nice and open hearted , it made me see the finer things in life. Instead of buying drugs I'm buying Shave soap and Vintage Gillettes! I'm really glad I turned my life around . I have 4 1/2 years cl an off Opiates and almost 2 years clean off (anexity mess). Just wanted to throw that out there and give ppl a small but true side of my personality and dark past. I'm just a 28 year old Kid from NewJersey that's and old soul trying to find his place in this world! =]
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Thanks for sharing Mike.

May you have a wonderful journey going forward.

clint64 · Dec 21, 2019

myles wilson said: ↑

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Newest shave soap pick up for this Month of December. kinda think I paid an arm and a leg for it on eBay, but couldn't help my self had to try out that vintage os shave soap to match with the aftershave I have already. so far I am enjoying it. Surprised at how slick it is considering how old it is and how well it lathers up.
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Great looking shave. Congrats on the soap.

Terry · Dec 21, 2019

Hope your Friday went great, and Saturday is a fantastic day too!
Got home last night, fell in bed, got up, got ready, just in time for basketball practice.
Have a few minutes to post a couple shaves.

Yesterday's attempt at master shavery went well. I keep the file in the picture to show it's part of the tools used to make this blade compatible with the razor. Seeing this is a learning place, I find that appropriate. Using it to round off the blade egdes. The 2 pass head and face shave is more than I expected. The blade seems to rattle like it's not tight enough, but works good.

Normally a picture after the debauchery, but today no time for that. A new blade (always), edges properly filed to eliminate the two points that can scratch the skin in this razor. A two pass head and face shave, easy and smooth. The blade seems to rattle like it's loose. This razor is designed for a wedge type blade, further inspection and comparisons are needed. Still a very nice shave.
Life is good.
All
Enjoy!
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clint64 · Dec 21, 2019

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December 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

What's the most decadent item in your den?

A really decadent DE - we're talking top of the line, gold plated over the top DECADENT!

A really decadent straight razor - we're talking top of the line, incredibly DECADENT!

A really decadent SE razor - vintage baby and shines like the sun because it's DECADENT!

A really decadent soap that lathers up like DECADENT whipped cream!

A really decadent brush that feels so soft yet makes such DECADENT lather!

Cookies, man. I mean seriously - is there anything more DECADENT than cookies??

Ice cream, man. Seriously. Without DECADENT ice cream - cookies are just hard bread!

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What's the most decadent item in your den?

A really decadent DE - we're talking top of the line, gold plated over the top DECADENT!

A really decadent straight razor - we're talking top of the line, incredibly DECADENT!

A really decadent SE razor - vintage baby and shines like the sun because it's DECADENT!

A really decadent soap that lathers up like DECADENT whipped cream!

A really decadent brush that feels so soft yet makes such DECADENT lather!

Cookies, man. I mean seriously - is there anything more DECADENT than cookies??

Ice cream, man. Seriously. Without DECADENT ice cream - cookies are just hard bread!

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