August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Very nice image and setup Jim!

Fingers crossed for you on a couple days off also, that many full work days in a row is rough.

 

Thank you, Blair!
Twelve hour shifts doesn't leave time to get much else done. Hoping to get out of here after eight hours today.

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Did someone say Brisket? And hoping the doctor visit goes perfect for y’all!

Awesome setup for your shave!

 

Wow that is rough Jim. You do need a hard earned weekend off.

 

SOTD FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020

Glad to be able to post a shave again after having lost power from a local tornado this past Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Isaias. We were notified that power wouldn’t be restored until this Sunday. After three days my neighbor called our local Congressman and lo and behold about an hour later a power crew showed up to clear the two trees blocking our neighborhood’s sole access. Power was restored shortly thereafter. The shave was extremely enjoyable. With all the talk lately about Gillette New models, I selected one of the best vintage shavers I own, my New LC for the dome shave and neck cleanup.

Before my shower I soaked the Rooney Badger brush and bloomed the MWF in warm water. The shave began with a cold water rinse and a good scrub of both mug and noggin with the Rabid Banana Preshave Cube. The Rooney brush whipped up a great, cooling, wet lather to the mug and a thick protective lather to the noggin thanks to the 6 drops of M-Bomb added earlier to the shave bowl. My straight razor technique is slowly improving. I can easily achieve a VBBS above the jawline. It’s that danged, saggy, old-man neck that presents issues.

My safety razor technique has improved immeasurably, thanks to the skin-stretching and attention to shave angle learned from using straights. Despite that it seems that I’ll never achieve a VBBS below the neck with the straight razor alone. One thing I have noticed is that Ben’s new 30k grit jnat finishing stone has resulted in incredibly sharp straights. His hair pinging demo yesterday on this Damascus straight used this morning scared the bejeezus out of yours truly. His talk of “velvet, buttery” edges didn’t help! But it did give the notion of ‘negative pressure’ new meaning.

So despite a glasslike finish above the jawline, below is a challenge. There’s my terror about using the scary sharp straights my son is returning to me. His new honemeister guru from up around the Boston area doesn’t believe in stropping. He apparently advocates for a weekly touch up on the 30k stone. I will say that the razors he returns to me are very sharp. It did feel like I was just brushing away the lather above the jawline. The New LC did a tremendous job on my neck cleanup and was a joy to use on the dome. I'm on my 10th shave with the Suneko DE blade, although I think it’s coming to the end of the trail. After three days without a shave I feel cool, clean and amazingly velveteen!

RAZOR: CKA Damascus Koa Wood Scales 6/8 (Mug), Gillette New LC (Dome)
BLADE: Suneko (10)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Rooney Ebony Pure Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash.

 

Great shave Joe. I am glad to hear the missus is doing well. The brisket sounds wonderful. I have never tried to smoke a brisket. I need to get one on the BGE soon.

 

I am glad your power was restored. Excellent shave report Jeff. The CKA Damascus SR looks fantastic.

 

August 7, 2020
Wolfman WR-1 OC Ti with Triad SS
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Antica Barberia Boar
SV Felce Aromatica Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Happy Friday everyone. I decided on the SV Felce Aromatica for Fougere Friday. The scent of the soap is simply intoxicating. As expected the SV soap was very easy to load and lather. Three passes and touch ups didn't quite catch the baby. So I went for a fourth pass on my lower right neck ending in a wonderful BBS shave. A splash of witch hazel with menthol followed by Felce Aromatica aftershave left me chilled and smelling great. I hope everyone has a great Friday.

 

Great SV Fougère Friday with that Wolfman Clint. Cool image!

 

Nice report and shave Jeff, glad that the power and other issues are back to normal!

 

Thank you Blair. Happy Friday

 

Wow! Simply stunning, Jim!

 

August 7, 2020

Wolfman WR2-OC with WRH7 SS
Wizamet Super Iridium
Heritage Collection Shaving Klenzo Maggard Mixed Badger/Boar
LASSC Topanga Fougere Soap & Aftershave
ADP Cipresso di Toscana

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You, my friend, need some time off to say the least.

 

Here's to a relaxing weekend, James.

 

Great shave amigo! TGIF!

 

Have a great weekend and I am sure the brisket will be a success.

 

Happy to hear that your power has been restored, Jeff.

 

Sweet set up Blair!

 

Excellent, Clint. Welcome to the weekend.