February 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

I had seen this one a couple months back and when I stop back by the little store they still had it. They are some nice looking brushes.

 

Thanks Clint!
Maybe next weekend, I'll do it again.
If I get any quiet time.
tp

 

That’s funny, I ordered the brush about a week ago, but it hasn’t arrived yet. The soap is here, but I haven’t used it yet. It’s on the line-up for next month. My focus this month has been MWF. I’m really looking forward to trying the Imperial. My son bought me the Alpha Shaving 400 Homage brush handle with two empty ferrules which is designed to use as many knots as one buys ferrules for. I just set a synthetic knot I bought from Maggards in one of the ferrules. It should be cured by tomorrow afternoon. I’ll probably take it for a spin in the next day or two.

 

fine shave Dale..

 

SUNDAY 2-22

It was time for some deja vu all over again. Except the Sunday Sunday Shaver instead of the Saturday Sunday Shaver.

Preshave - Proraso green
Brush - Stirling Badger
Bowl - Symmetrical Pottery
Lather fuel - Stirling Blood on Steel 2019 (Tsuka)
Razor - Dovo 91 Sunday Shaver (Yew)
Strop - 30/60 Rasoir Sabre denim/horsehide
Post - alum & rinse, Thayers Unscented witch hazel, Proraso Green Aftershave Balm, Trumpers Lime Skin food, Stirling Blood on Steel 2019 (Tsuka) AS splash



During my 100 days of Straight Razor Boot Camp I came to the point I knew was going to stick with edge forward shaving devices. I purchased this
Razor as my baseline for sharpness to my trainer and it still is for all my straights. It was honed on a coticule by Jarrod at The Superior Shave. It has had some minimal time on pasted strops. The only straight I have that beats it is my Gustave Lalune.

In spite of the fact that the Cocobolo scaled Sunday Shaver did so good yesterday, I'm going to work it on my coticule a bit to see if I can bring it up to this one for smoothness. Not a bad shaver but comparison is the root of all inferiority.

Same shave but stopped at 3.5 passes, relaxing and fun, just a little smoother.

Edison Carter reporting for Network 23 or 20 minutes into the future.
Shave free!

 

fine sunday shave Bill..

 

Nice, Bill!

 

thanks Gary!

 

I worked for a company that ground pigment into nitrocellulose resin which is kept wet with alcohol. Dry.... it easily becomes exothermic. It did so on a mill about once a week. The sprinkler for that mill room went off, including those on the roof, the Fire Dept made their rounds, sirens blaring. A couple of hours later, the mill was running again. 75 years without a related injury.

There was enough nitrocellulose on hand for a wonderful fireworks show not to mention the solvent tank farm.

 

Great shave!
Great report!
100 days going great Bill!
Here, Impressed!
tp

 

Nice shave and bling Keith.

 

i think they are quite rare..probably pricey when new..

 

Wow!
We used to have a dynamite plant near here years ago.
Till one day....
Boom!
Heck of a way to go out of business.
With a bang!
It broke windows really far away from the plant.
tp

 

Congrats on a bloodless shave Terry!

 

Thanks Danny!
Blood letting is not my cup of tea.
tp

 

Nice Dale!

 

Very nice Bill. I really like the scales on the SR.

 

Got to be the mostest unique cufflinks ever!

 

Sounds great....those Alphas are very nice. You will be whipping some nice lather next month but the MWF is great stuff!

 

Awesomeness!