May 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Thanks, Jim!

 

Very colorful Gary. Bravo.

Evan, you should be proud making a shave ready razor.

Fantastic shave and report Jeff. The Kant Rust is a very cool looking razor.

Excellent shave lineup and report Joe.

 

thank you Clint..

 

Very cool Jim. What diameter hole did you order.

 

Thanks, Clint, and not a half bad shaver either!

 

Lovely shave with the usual impressive kit, Joe! Enjoy your weekend!

 

May 16, 2020
Gillette 1947 SS
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
B&M Bay Rum
Dominica Grand Bay Rum Aftershave

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A very relaxing Saturday morning here at the homestead. The "Soap Destroyer' ate through the B&M Bay Rum whipping up a rich slick lather. Three passes and touch ups ended in a drama free BBS shave. The 47 SS is so smooth. A splash of Dominica Grand Bay Rum and I am ready to fire up the grill a little later on today. I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday.

 

Congratulations, Evan! Building a BBS capable razor on your first try is quite an accomplishment! Good bye, high tech, hello custom razors and knife making! Forging needs to be next on the agenda!

 

awesome shave and pic Clint,have a relaxing weekend..

 

Looking good, Joe!

Thanks, Clint! It's a completed handle made for a 26mm knot.

 

sunday sneak peek..

 

Lovely, Clint!

 

Awesome report and pics, Jeff--sounds like a fantastic shaving experience!

That Cooper Kant Rust is a beautiful razor!

 

What a great shave, Joe! That Jack Skully brush is awesome

My memory is absolute crud--was it you who had the Minion brush?

 

I geek out easily. Doesn't help that I learned by watching the best...

 

Fantastic set up and photo, Clint! That's a great looking Super Speed

 

”May 16--In the Mix-it-Up-of-Mystery May”
Shavette Shave #69

Gear

• Razor: Max Headroom Focus R21 Shavette
• Blade: Personna Red--not a bad blade, and pretty smooth.
• Brush: Stirling Synthetic (2 band)--just an awesome, no-nonsense brush with a super soft feel. If I were asked to suggest a cheap brush for a non-enthusiast, it’d be one of the Stirling or RR synthetics. Simple and bomb proof.
• Soap: Stirling Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle & Stirling Tea Tree (chilled with ice water, 6 Frost Drops added)
• Menthol: Stirling Frost Drops
• AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue (2 Frost Drops added)
• Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented

The Shave
Because I'm easily influenced and Jim's @jluc shave looked so wonderful, I raided my sons' shaving drawer and took their Pharoah's Dreamsicle. And because it's Mix-It-Up May, I took my youngest shaver's Tea Tree. And because if I'm in for a Penny, I'm in for a pound, I appropriated his Stirling synthetic brush as well. Hmmm. Looking back now, I probably should have grabbed one of their Q-shaves and just gone all-out.

3 pass shave today: WTG, XTG, and ATG. The Personna Red allowed me to stick to the plan. I found it to be a very smooth shaver, but not quite as sharp as the Astra SP’s. They got the job done, but I had to work a bit harder, and the results were not quite as good. Still, if I were to open the drawer, and the Reds were the only blades left, it definitely would not ruin my day.

If you are considering mixing Tea Tree soap with another because you want to see what the two smell like, you better use very little Tea Tree. It completely drowned out the Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle. I will say this, though: it dies down pretty quickly after the shave, and now I’m catching almost all of the Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle. That’s a good thing, because I like Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle.

No issues, blood, or complications that would set any one pass apart from any of the others. All of them enjoyable. I’d say I’m solidly in the DFS range, and no irritation

Hope your weekend is a relaxing one!

69 down, 31 to go!

 

cool shave and pic Tim..

 

Thank you, Gary! After looking at your Sunday sneak peek, I'm looking forward to your report tomorrow