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How are you going to make AUgust your gold medal month?

  1. I am going to choose only the gear that gives me my best shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. I am going to experiment with different gear to discover my gold medal shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%
  3. I am going to use any gear I want, because I can get a gold medal shave from anything.

    14 vote(s)
    70.0%
  4. I am actually allergic to gold, so I am going to go for platinum medal shaves.

    1 vote(s)
    5.0%
  5. I am going to use Gold Medal flour and bake cookies, which have been noticeably absent recently.

    7 vote(s)
    35.0%
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  1. Great shave and report Jeff. You've become a honing expert.
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  2. Excellent shave and photo Andrew. Lakewood Soap Company is an artisan I have not heard of before.
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  3. Excellent shave and awesome job refreshing the edge Jeff! Can't wait to see how you do with your full dead on honing project.
  4. Great shave, Paul! With no cuts I think you’re talking TOTWE! After all, there’s no such thing as too cold a shave! ;)
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  5. :thanks:

    @ Andrew
    Thanks.
    Police / Sting is one of my favs.
    Will be the theme of the last part of the SV test.
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  6. Super Schick shave Andrew!
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  7. Great shave again, PierPaolo with an interesting brush balance, brush side down! Beautiful handle on the brush!
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  8. Great job on the honing, Jeff! Good luck with your new razor.
    Beautiful picture, Andrew!
    I believe the OC version is thought of as the more aggressive. I may add one to the collection at some point.

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  9. Lovely shave, Maestro! Great lather shot, as usual! Enjoy your day!
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  10. It's a very cool razor. I am glad that I got it.
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  11. thank you Jim..it is..and for $8..was worth the gamble..:)
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  12. :)..ok
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  13. awesome l1 shave Andrew,i find the upstroke passes trickier with long handle razors,probably due to using only short handled ones 99% of the time of course..:)
  14. August 22nd
    Razor: Blackland Tradere SB
    Blade: Wilkinson Sword (1)
    Brush: Stirling Finest
    Pre-shave: PAA Rabid Banana Cube
    Soap: Stirling Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
    Stirling Orange Chill Witch Hazel
    Stirling Glacial Balm
    AS: Stirling Pharaoh's Dreamsicle

    Citrus Saturday

    Good morning!

    Awesome shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. Nearly silent alum.

    I bowl lathered this morning using the method described by @Primotenore . Slow addition of water, which is the norm for me but clearing the lather from the brush was something new. I did it three times and finished with a wonderful lather. I'll be experimenting more with this method in the future.

    Have a great weekend!

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  15. awesome tradere shave and pic Jim..the sb version looks cool as well..
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  16. Thanks, Joe! Redoing the edge was my second honing baby step! The guy who sold me the Puma said it was a bad blade, and he felt guilty selling it, thus the low price. The guy claimed he’d set the bevel several times, but was never able to get a shaveable edge. I like a challenge. When I tested the blade as per Ben’s tutelage, it failed the tilt n’ wobble test indicating that there wasn’t a true bevel set. Maybe I’m off base, but Ben claims that the guy didn’t know how to set a bevel on a slightly warped blade. He explained the technique, and said that with this razor I would do better setting the bevel on a 1000 grit Chosera stone first before moving on to my jasper stone. So that’s the plan, and I’m sticking to it! :) Tomorrow the rubber hits the road, or rather the steel hits the stone. Ben said that Puma’s are great razors, and that if I can salvage this one, I won’t regret it! He owns two.
  17. Thanks, Jim! It’s a fun project to spend today on!
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  18. August 22 SOTD

    Good morning guys!
    Today is a Schick/Stirling Citrus Saturday Shave Day!

    Schick E3 Injector
    Schick Injector Blade (1)
    JR # 290 Synthetic Brush
    Stirling Coconut Lime SS and AS

    The JR #290 is really a pleasure to use because it makes a very quick and easy lather. Do I really need to go on about the awesomeness of Stirling? Lol! I put a brand new blade in the Schick E3 because the previous blade dulled while hearshaving. For you folks that aren't into straight shaving, but would like one. This razor brings that straight shave result! Two passes with minor buffing and touch ups gave me a BBS shave without any unwelcome visits from Nick, Capt. Blood and the Town Crier. Irritation Man was no where in sight. Splashed on the aftershave and did get a nice burn. I am very happy with the shave. Have a fantastic Saturday my friends! 20200822_105806.jpg
  19. Thank you, Gary!
    Good morning..

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  20. Great shave, Jim! I’m glad Primo’s lathering technique worked so well for you! Enjoy your day!
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