January 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Fine shave and picture, Andrew!

 

Very nice everything, Evan!

 

I thought I'd get it a few years ago for repeatedly calling Charlie various other names besides Charlie. Survived that and it has been gravy since.

 

Congratulations on the great shave, Andrew! Glad your wife enjoyed the results! Where did you source that razor head, just out of curiosity.

 

Thanks Jason! It is definitely vintage. I bought it based on one pic thinking it might be one of the elusive OC Tech baseplates. Well, turns out it's not a Gillette. But that's ok, I don't think the tech would have been able to pull off a shave like that!

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Thanks for the incredible detail Bill!

A little late to reply, working weekend into today. Going to inline a few differences, as we have a few 30DCr's thinking about starting to straight/shavette shave, or maybe a little more thought for a few others.

Please note this is meant as more input, other options to try and/or add to your arsenal. We have a number of veterans (Keith, Joe, Bill, etc.) straight shavers here who all work through a shave in different ways.

Yes. Incredibly important for the neck and below the jawline for me, not so much above jawline.

I can't do the first sentence method very effectively. Tried numerous times. Sometimes it works..more often I nick myself.

Almost all arm action also. Wrist action usually starts a semi circle motion, which may lead to a slice if not careful. Cut resistance for me is key (see below).

This is complete opposite for my world. Every start of a stroke is a cutting motion, angle important, but slightly secondary. I can immediately feel if the angle is slightly off as cutting resistance (and adjust)...some razors (near wedge grinds) it's the actual blade bevel I can feel as it nears optimum cutting angle. For the angle, I use the protracted angle/spine width to judge blade angle landing, even if just 1mm above the land. If I land then try to move a blade (even a shavette loaded with a new Feather), the cut resistance is high, and the blade can skip, leading to cuts, landing nicks or weepers. Hopefully this makes sense, what I'm trying to make clear is that the blade always lands moving for me. Doesn't matter the soap, the prep, the blade sharpness. I've been told I have super thick hair shafts on top of my head, so it must translate over to the face as well. Very tough for me to land the razor, then start it moving. Think Grizzly Adams thick hair.

Alternating hands also. I'm most times a 3 pass shave, following with this routine... My 1st pass is all straight north to south all over. Most effective for (my) beard reduction without irritation. 2nd pass on cheeks is nose to ears, neck is cross grain (holding tool in use where blade mimics a slant), ears to center. The 3rd pass on the cheeks/upper lip is usually redundant, but the lower neck/jawline requires this pass for DFS+ or BBS. 3rd pass direction/style varies (I check progress after completing the 2nd). Most of my straights allow me to buff the 3rd pass, just like the 2nd for DFS+/BBS. Sometimes if that doesn't work, I'll go a 4th pass lower neck to jawline (sometimes buffing). That direction is usually fraught with irritation/razor burn, any razor, any blade, any soap, so I minimize it by optimizing reduction with every other option.

Yeah, always checking progress between passes, and constantly drying hands. The cross grain pass on the neck is easier with smaller blades, kamisoris, or smiling blades. My first mistake on it was the doozey 2 inch slice mentioned last week.

Hope this helps a little for others!

 

Thanks Tim!
I'm not sure ASR had bought the GEM company at that time. But I could be wrong.
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Fantastic shave Evan! Warm, highly Mentholated, lather is quite the treat!

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Yes! I'm all for woody outside scents.
But then Bay Rum came by.....

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Thank you Perry!

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I posted this elsewhere, but you should be proud of such an accomplished daughter. She earned the plaudits, but you and Maya set the stage!

 

Check out post #8025 !

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Playing with fire, Jason? Been working at the old gasoline and match factory again.

 

You should be yelling like DiCaprio's Jack character in the movie, The Titanic. Congrats to your daughter on getting in that doctoral program!

 

Thank you Jason. It will be nice to have her much closer to home.


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Beautiful pic and shave, Jim. Not remembering feedback from the alum is usually a good sign (either that or the discussion with your better half went remarkably rough--I'm gonna guess it was the former and not the latter ).

 

Thank you Jim.


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Thank you Jeff


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Fantastic menthol shave Evan.


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Great shave, Jeff. That's an incredible looking razor--glad you were able to keep her in control, and call 'good', good