February 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Me too... and it's not even mine

 

Grand start to the weekend, Keith!

 

Oh my gosh--that sounds awful. Here's to a quick heal, Jeff.

 

Looking as epic as it shaves, Keith. Ejoy your saturday, sir

 

Awesome! Threads wear fast if dry. Mine squeeked until I oiled it.

 

i'll give an update on the cleaning and final results. Not gonna bother with replating, probably too expensive and I really wanna leave that original Gillette plate finish

 

absolutely awesome set up Jon..

 

awesome shave and pic Mark..

 

fine shave Paul,good evening..

 

fine shave and pic Jason..tipping brews yet?

 

thank you Jason..

 

fine shave and pic Danny..

 

awesome shave and pic Joseph..

 

Lol! You are a real firecracker, Charlie! My theme for April might be Awesome April. I will use my 2 Dovo straights, and my Dovo and Parker shavettes. I probably mix in my Rockwells to maake it interesting. This is not written in stone, but the majority of my shaves will be with the shavettes.

 

fantastic set up and pic Blair..

 

awesome shave and pic Jim..

 

Thank you, Gary!
Good evening..

 

fine flaretip shave and pic Tim..have a great weekend..i have a biased advantage.all my razors/shaves are gillettes..

 

February Favorites

February 7

Razor - El-Cheapo Chinese Pain Stick Thingy
Blade - (3)
Soap - Stirling Satsuma
Brush - Stirling Finest Badger
Post - Alum

I believe it was @Trigger who suggested, or requested, or just asked about a "trifecta" with this setup. Guess he knows me well enough by now to know I usually do shaves in threes. So, it should be no great surprise that I gave this cheapo pain stick another run tonight with the same Dorco blade in it. I got out the Stirling Satsuma for that great tangerine scent and the Stirling badger brush to make the lather rich and thick. I'm happy to report that, once again, I had a very nice and comfy shave. No blood or other problems. Alum was warm but not a problem.

Honestly, I think the pain stick configuration actually makes this thing safer than most shavettes I've tried. It may be because of my familiarity with pain sticks and the proper technique to use with them, but the shaves were all three close and effective and didn't feel like that much of a threat. As with any shavette, if you haven't used one before I definitely recommend learning to use a traditional straight first, or start with pain sticks. The CJB is still the best value in true Artist Club style razors and if the Feather Pro blades (or Super Pro) scare you there are milder options.

Anyway, it was a fun three days. I have another toy I bought alongside this one that may get to come out this month as well. That's all I'm saying about that. Have a great weekend!

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thank you Patrick,good evening..