February 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

fine shave and pic Neal.have a great weekend..

 

Myles, you can use any "food safe" oil on your TTO razor mechanisms. Some oils will lubricate better than others, but there's no downside in trying any of them. I would not use oils with toxic components like gun oil. The risk is low, but I'd just use something you probably already have in the kitchen instead.

I actually keep a small container of mineral oil on-hand to lubricate my folding knives. It works great, it's inexpensive, and I often use my knives for food prep.

 

thank you Tim..its growing on me.its my birthyear/quarter razor.but looks wise i prefer the older all brass ones.still a fine shaver with the slim style head.decent balance..

 

fine shave and pic Jeff.have a fine weekend..

 

Sounds good and you're too kind, Joe! My Bride just tells me I flap my gums way too much.

I've got a Parker SRX and a Feather AC SS folder. I'll use one or both of them for my shavette focus once @timabababaluka says go. I may be traveling again in April. I have never used a shavette on a trip, but I'll only be a few blocks from the Mayo Clinic in the event of a boo boo.

 

that is awesome Myles..very cool..

 

fine shave and pic Keith.have a great weekend..

 

Thank you, Gary. No, just got home from a very long day.

 

Feb 7
Good evening guys!
Shavette Shave #135
Dovo Shavette
Personna Hairshaper Blade (1)
Stirling Bay Rum SS and AS
C-Mon Heritage Collection Super HD Badger Brush
Nivea ASB.
I was going to wait until tomorrow morning, but I wanted to shave this evening.
I know that I have sung the praises of this brush, but it produces a fantastic lather without putting too much effort. She is soft with some backbone, but it splays very easily. It is just the right size at 26 mm for my face and I do not believe I need to go larger. The Personna hairshaper blade is almost as long as a traditional straight and is very, very sharp. It is the reason why I prefer this blade over the standard 1/2 DE blade. With that said, I usually get a weeper or two on a fresh Personna blade. Unfortunately, I got a few weeps, but nothing serious. I wouldn't recommend using these blades to an inexperienced shavette shaver because you can easily need bandaids or worse. Despite the weeps, I did get an IBSS++ without irritation. I didn't want to go with the 1/2 pass to get a full BBS because it is not worth chasing with this new blade. The shave was so close to BBS and I didn't want to add to the minute blood loss. Applied the Stirling aftershave and boy does it smell good. The burn was awesome. Finished with the soothing Nivea Balm. I just love shaving. Sadly, my shaves are so close that I don't need to shave every 24 hrs. Before wetshaving, I had to shave every day. I am stumped as to why it is. Anyway, I think that I should stop my chit-chat. Have a great evening, fellas!

Shavettes are designed to be very good travel razors!

 

Thanks, Jason for just reinforcing my own very positive feelings about our gang here at the 30DC. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Great Occam’s shave!

 

Great Rex shave, Clint! What setting were you at?

 

Ouch! I hope it wasn't too bad, Jeff!

 

Great shave, Joe! It’s good to hear that you get as much pleasure from the process as I do. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you but I lopped off the tip of my left pinky finger with a Cutco knife on Thursday.

 

You could use baby oil.

 

That's an A+ shave, Keith!

 

Good evening Gary!

 

Awesome shavette shave, Neal!

 

Thanks, Gary--I can see why

 

Thanks for the kind words, Jeff! Again, sorry about the slice on your pinky.

 

Great shave, Jim! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you!