August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

clint64 · Aug 23, 2020

August 23, 2020
Blackland Tradere OC
Feather
30DC LE
A&E Dirty Ginger
Shave Soap & Aftershave

The 30DC LE brush loaded and loaded the A&E Dirty Ginger with ease. Lately I have been using either Chel or Star Jelly preshave with menthol each time I use this soap. For some unknown reason, I skipped today. The soap lit me up like a cheap cigar. It must have been the ginger in the soap. I had this reaction early on with Dirty Ginger but it seemed to get better with time. Anyway, the reaction through me off my game. I rushed through the shave and ended up with several weepers. I am just glad the shave is over. There is always tomorrow. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.

b1hart · Aug 23, 2020

August 23rd

Proraso SF & AS- Red
OC Tradere
Bolzano SuperInox (2)

Another very early morning shave. 2 passes, DFS+. No drama. Nice refreshing morning ritual, but no baby chasing. Bolzano blade was tugging, the Proraso shaving foam not quite as slick as Im used to. Probably adopt Terry’s rule of ‘one and done’ for DE blades, as they just don’t seem to hold their sharp smooth edge like freshly stropped straight razor steel I use most of the time.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

jluc · Aug 23, 2020

jgreenepa said: ↑

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SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 2020

Setting the bevel on the Puma was an excellent learning experience. Using the Schechter finger positioning method with the White Chosera stone worked just the way it’s supposed to. Ben lapped the stone before first use. Schechter uses 60 diagonal stroke on each side.

It was clear from the resulting slurry created during the bevel setting process that the heel of the blade was not getting the same exposure to the stone as the rest of the blade. Applying pressure in this area with Schechter’s finger positioning approach resulted in a clean bevel along most of the blade. After Ben examined the edge with the 60x jeweler’s loupe, he recommended another 40 strokes on each side.

With the bevel set, the action moved to the jasper stone where I built a slurry on the rough side with a smooth coarse DMT plate. I began with 80 circles, 40 on each side until the slurry was dark gray. I then rinsed the stone and built a second slurry, this time using back and forth strokes. Three slurries later, I began to notice resistance in the stone.

I then flipped the stone to the fine side, removed the steel feather buildup from the edge by running it gently at 90 degrees across the face of the stone.and began regular back and forth strokes under clear running water (about 20 minutes) until it felt like the blade was beginning to stick to the stone. I finished with 10 strops on Chromox infused linen and 10 strops on leather. At that point the blade was popping hairs and slicing a tomato evenly along its length.

The shave went very well, VBBS above the jawline and DFS++ below. The Puma blade was a bit longer than I’m used to, and I found the XTG challenging on my neck leading to a minor set down error under my left ear. That being the case, I opted to use my twinjector loaded Supply razor to finish the job on my neck. The dome shave with the Supply was a breeze, and again I finished the shave feeling cool, clean, slightly wounded, but still velveteen!

RAZOR: Puma Solingen 5/8 (Mug), SS Supply V2 (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Twinjector
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 WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Chiseled Face Natural AS Splash with menthol and A&E Post-Shave Serum.
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Wonderful picture and great job on the razor, Jeff!

Paul Turner said: ↑

My shave this morning began last night. How can that be. Course it can't, but the reason I say that is that last night I noticed a Stoylin Frost Drops vial on the floor...it was the one I should have used yesterday. THAT one has been used enough times to get the drip...drip...drip persuasion. That was an important discovery-hey Chris Columbus, can you top that??? ANYWAY..........I had the same arsenal this morning as that of yesterday except for a different brush-the Stoylin No-Name. Except for a slight Knick along South Porcupine Alley, I had no negative issues. 0:30 for the load of the No-Name, right after the use of the RIGHT Frost Drops. The first pass produced drier soap, due to the Frost Drops action. It was another one of those "Boy, that second pass will come in handy" shaves. And it did. Again the finisher was Stoylin Glacial Lime...Wow, great chill sensation!! I just wrote a review of that aftershave for the Stoylin website. Course I was careful to avoid saying "Stoylin" or "Doc Ezlovan" in that review!!!! Super Duper Excellent.
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Super duper, Paul!

clint64 said: ↑

August 23, 2020
Blackland Tradere OC
Feather
30DC LE
A&E Dirty Ginger
Shave Soap & Aftershave

The 30DC LE brush loaded and loaded the A&E Dirty Ginger with ease. Lately I have been using either Chel or Star Jelly preshave with menthol each time I use this soap. For some unknown reason, I skipped today. The soap lit me up like a cheap cigar. It must have been the ginger in the soap. I had this reaction early on with Dirty Ginger but it seemed to get better with time. Anyway, the reaction through me off my game. I rushed through the shave and ended up with several weepers. I am just glad the shave is over. There is always tomorrow. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.
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Sorry about the rough shave, Clint. Terrific picture though!

b1hart said: ↑

View attachment 233104
August 23rd

Proraso SF & AS- Red
OC Tradere
Bolzano SuperInox (2)

Another very early morning shave. 2 passes, DFS+. No drama. Nice refreshing morning ritual, but no baby chasing. Bolzano blade was tugging, the Proraso shaving foam not quite as slick as Im used to. Probably adopt Terry’s rule of ‘one and done’ for DE blades, as they just don’t seem to hold their sharp smooth edge like freshly stropped straight razor steel I use most of the time.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
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Gorgeous photo, Blair!

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Boojum1 · Aug 23, 2020

August 23, 2020

Wolfman WR2-OC
Wizamet SI
The Varlet
SV Desert Vetiver Soap and Aftershave
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

clint64 · Aug 23, 2020

b1hart said: ↑

View attachment 233104
August 23rd

Proraso SF & AS- Red
OC Tradere
Bolzano SuperInox (2)

Another very early morning shave. 2 passes, DFS+. No drama. Nice refreshing morning ritual, but no baby chasing. Bolzano blade was tugging, the Proraso shaving foam not quite as slick as Im used to. Probably adopt Terry’s rule of ‘one and done’ for DE blades, as they just don’t seem to hold their sharp smooth edge like freshly stropped straight razor steel I use most of the time.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
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Great photo and shave Blair.

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clint64 · Aug 23, 2020

jluc said: ↑

Wonderful picture and great job on the razor, Jeff! Super duper, Paul! Sorry about the rough shave, Clint. Terrific picture though!Gorgeous photo, Blair!

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Thank you Jim. I should have rinsed the soap and started over.

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clint64 · Aug 23, 2020

Boojum1 said: ↑

August 23, 2020

Wolfman WR2-OC
Wizamet SI
The Varlet
SV Desert Vetiver Soap and Aftershave
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

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Beautiful Mark.

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Primotenore · Aug 23, 2020

jgreenepa said: ↑

View attachment 233100
SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 2020

Setting the bevel on the Puma was an excellent learning experience. Using the Schechter finger positioning method with the White Chosera stone worked just the way it’s supposed to. Ben lapped the stone before first use. Schechter uses 60 diagonal stroke on each side.

It was clear from the resulting slurry created during the bevel setting process that the heel of the blade was not getting the same exposure to the stone as the rest of the blade. Applying pressure in this area with Schechter’s finger positioning approach resulted in a clean bevel along most of the blade. After Ben examined the edge with the 60x jeweler’s loupe, he recommended another 40 strokes on each side.

With the bevel set, the action moved to the jasper stone where I built a slurry on the rough side with a smooth coarse DMT plate. I began with 80 circles, 40 on each side until the slurry was dark gray. I then rinsed the stone and built a second slurry, this time using back and forth strokes. Three slurries later, I began to notice resistance in the stone.

I then flipped the stone to the fine side, removed the steel feather buildup from the edge by running it gently at 90 degrees across the face of the stone.and began regular back and forth strokes under clear running water (about 20 minutes) until it felt like the blade was beginning to stick to the stone. I finished with 10 strops on Chromox infused linen and 10 strops on leather. At that point the blade was popping hairs and slicing a tomato evenly along its length.

The shave went very well, VBBS above the jawline and DFS++ below. The Puma blade was a bit longer than I’m used to, and I found the XTG challenging on my neck leading to a minor set down error under my left ear. That being the case, I opted to use my twinjector loaded Supply razor to finish the job on my neck. The dome shave with the Supply was a breeze, and again I finished the shave feeling cool, clean, slightly wounded, but still velveteen!

RAZOR: Puma Solingen 5/8 (Mug), SS Supply V2 (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Twinjector
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 WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Chiseled Face Natural AS Splash with menthol and A&E Post-Shave Serum.
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Well done, Jeff. While I have all that's needed for honing, I simply haven't the urge...

blondblue · Aug 23, 2020

jluc said: ↑

Wonderful picture and great job on the razor, Jeff! Super duper, Paul! Sorry about the rough shave, Clint. Terrific picture though!Gorgeous photo, Blair!

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Thanks Jim....I was happy when I found the drip-drip-drip Stoylin vial!!

Primotenore · Aug 23, 2020

clint64 said: ↑

August 23, 2020
Blackland Tradere OC
Feather
30DC LE
A&E Dirty Ginger
Shave Soap & Aftershave

The 30DC LE brush loaded and loaded the A&E Dirty Ginger with ease. Lately I have been using either Chel or Star Jelly preshave with menthol each time I use this soap. For some unknown reason, I skipped today. The soap lit me up like a cheap cigar. It must have been the ginger in the soap. I had this reaction early on with Dirty Ginger but it seemed to get better with time. Anyway, the reaction through me off my game. I rushed through the shave and ended up with several weepers. I am just glad the shave is over. There is always tomorrow. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.
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Better luck tomorrow, Clint. When my skin reacts to such a soap, it's "buh-bye".

Primotenore · Aug 23, 2020

b1hart said: ↑

View attachment 233104
August 23rd

Proraso SF & AS- Red
OC Tradere
Bolzano SuperInox (2)

Another very early morning shave. 2 passes, DFS+. No drama. Nice refreshing morning ritual, but no baby chasing. Bolzano blade was tugging, the Proraso shaving foam not quite as slick as Im used to. Probably adopt Terry’s rule of ‘one and done’ for DE blades, as they just don’t seem to hold their sharp smooth edge like freshly stropped straight razor steel I use most of the time.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
Click to expand...

Great photo, ...oops, Blair.

Primotenore · Aug 23, 2020

Boojum1 said: ↑

August 23, 2020

Wolfman WR2-OC
Wizamet SI
The Varlet
SV Desert Vetiver Soap and Aftershave
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

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That's a stellar beehive, Mark.

Edison Carter · Aug 23, 2020

jgreenepa said: ↑

I’ve been shaving with my Supply loaded with a Schick Twinjector blade after a friend down under claimed he was getting 40 shaves on average with each blade.
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Actually..... I've never shaved 'down under' myself!

Sorry.........

Couldn't resist......

Yeah I could......

Primotenore · Aug 23, 2020

AUgust Focus

Floris~~Simpson~~Feather~~Christian Dior
Since I got zero, nil, nada interest for this soap, I have decided to keep it and see if I can live with it.
First the good.
Easy to load.
Easy to create a great lather.
Reasonable slickness and protection.
Delicate and attractive scent.
Now the less good. I didn't say "bad", because it doesn't sink nearly to that level.
There's something in the ingredients that very slightly causes a mild tingle towards the end of the shave.
The post-shave starts out pretty great, but in a matter of a couple minutes, my skin develops
a tightening feeling. Not really "dry", per se, but taut.
I took a splash of witch hazel and "rinsed" off all residual soap and
immediately the tingling sensation disappeared.
The Feather scales look decrepit in this photo. Dried and cracked.
I was baffled, looking at this picture, so I went back to my bathroom
and took a closer look at the razor. Nothing. They are smooth and without fault. Weird.
The Fahrenheit really rocks. Love, love, love this juice.

JACarbone · Aug 23, 2020

Boar Month - Shave #23

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Wade & Butcher 5/8 French Point
Brush: Jayaruh 410 with Omega #48 Boar
Lather: Stirling Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Aftershave: Stirling Pharaoh Dreamsicle
Additional Care:
Barbero Alum Block
Thayer's Witch Hazel - Aloe Vera
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Wonderful shave for the beautiful Sunday family BBQ. First and foremost, the brisket went in the smoker last evening at 6:00. I was up several times during the overnight to check on the progress. At 3:00 AM, it was in the “Stall” period. At 7:00 AM I wrapped it in pink butcher paper. As of this posting, approximately one hour to go, sitting at 195 degrees.

Needless to say I have been busy all morning. In between I manage a nice shower and wonderful shave. The missus is extremely happy as she loves this scent. A fantastic three pass with no issues.

Enjoy your Sunday gentlemen.

Edison Carter · Aug 23, 2020

jgreenepa said: ↑

View attachment 233100
SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 2020

Setting the bevel on the Puma was an excellent learning experience. Using the Schechter finger positioning method with the White Chosera stone worked just the way it’s supposed to. Ben lapped the stone before first use. Schechter uses 60 diagonal stroke on each side.

It was clear from the resulting slurry created during the bevel setting process that the heel of the blade was not getting the same exposure to the stone as the rest of the blade. Applying pressure in this area with Schechter’s finger positioning approach resulted in a clean bevel along most of the blade. After Ben examined the edge with the 60x jeweler’s loupe, he recommended another 40 strokes on each side.

With the bevel set, the action moved to the jasper stone where I built a slurry on the rough side with a smooth coarse DMT plate. I began with 80 circles, 40 on each side until the slurry was dark gray. I then rinsed the stone and built a second slurry, this time using back and forth strokes. Three slurries later, I began to notice resistance in the stone.

I then flipped the stone to the fine side, removed the steel feather buildup from the edge by running it gently at 90 degrees across the face of the stone.and began regular back and forth strokes under clear running water (about 20 minutes) until it felt like the blade was beginning to stick to the stone. I finished with 10 strops on Chromox infused linen and 10 strops on leather. At that point the blade was popping hairs and slicing a tomato evenly along its length.

The shave went very well, VBBS above the jawline and DFS++ below. The Puma blade was a bit longer than I’m used to, and I found the XTG challenging on my neck leading to a minor set down error under my left ear. That being the case, I opted to use my twinjector loaded Supply razor to finish the job on my neck. The dome shave with the Supply was a breeze, and again I finished the shave feeling cool, clean, slightly wounded, but still velveteen!

RAZOR: Puma Solingen 5/8 (Mug), SS Supply V2 (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Twinjector
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 WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Chiseled Face Natural AS Splash with menthol and A&E Post-Shave Serum.
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Excellent write-up, enjoyable reading.

Congrats on your success. Great work!

Did some reading on jasper stones. In an earlier history slot, I'd have ordered one.

jgreenepa · Aug 23, 2020

Paul Turner said: ↑

My shave this morning began last night. How can that be. Course it can't, but the reason I say that is that last night I noticed a Stoylin Frost Drops vial on the floor...it was the one I should have used yesterday. THAT one has been used enough times to get the drip...drip...drip persuasion. That was an important discovery-hey Chris Columbus, can you top that??? ANYWAY..........I had the same arsenal this morning as that of yesterday except for a different brush-the Stoylin No-Name. Except for a slight Knick along South Porcupine Alley, I had no negative issues. 0:30 for the load of the No-Name, right after the use of the RIGHT Frost Drops. The first pass produced drier soap, due to the Frost Drops action. It was another one of those "Boy, that second pass will come in handy" shaves. And it did. Again the finisher was Stoylin Glacial Lime...Wow, great chill sensation!! I just wrote a review of that aftershave for the Stoylin website. Course I was careful to avoid saying "Stoylin" or "Doc Ezlovan" in that review!!!! Super Duper Excellent.
Click to expand...

Great shave, Paul!

jgreenepa · Aug 23, 2020

JACarbone said: ↑

View attachment 233106

Boar Month - Shave #23

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Wade & Butcher 5/8 French Point
Brush: Jayaruh 410 with Omega #48 Boar
Lather: Stirling Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Aftershave: Stirling Pharaoh Dreamsicle
Additional Care:
Barbero Alum Block
Thayer's Witch Hazel - Aloe Vera
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Wonderful shave for the beautiful Sunday family BBQ. First and foremost, the brisket went in the smoker last evening at 6:00. I was up several times during the overnight to check on the progress. At 3:00 AM, it was in the “Stall” period. At 7:00 AM I wrapped it in pink butcher paper. As of this posting, approximately one hour to go, sitting at 195 degrees.

Needless to say I have been busy all morning. In between I manage a nice shower and wonderful shave. The missus is extremely happy as she loves this scent. A fantastic three pass with no issues.

Enjoy your Sunday gentlemen.
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Great shave, Joe! Enjoy your BBQ!

jluc · Aug 23, 2020

Primotenore said: ↑

AUgust Focus

Floris~~Simpson~~Feather~~Christian Dior
Since I got zero, nil, nada interest for this soap, I have decided to keep it and see if I can live with it.
First the good.
Easy to load.
Easy to create a great lather.
Reasonable slickness and protection.
Delicate and attractive scent.
Now the less good. I didn't say "bad", because it doesn't sink nearly to that level.
There's something in the ingredients that very slightly causes a mild tingle towards the end of the shave.
The post-shave starts out pretty great, but in a matter of a couple minutes, my skin develops
a tightening feeling. Not really "dry", per se, but taut.
I took a splash of witch hazel and "rinsed" off all residual soap and
immediately the tingling sensation disappeared.
The Feather scales look decrepit in this photo. Dried and cracked.
I was baffled, looking at this picture, so I went back to my bathroom
and took a closer look at the razor. Nothing. They are smooth and without fault. Weird.
The Fahrenheit really rocks. Love, love, love this juice.
Click to expand...

Great picture, Joseph!

JACarbone said: ↑

View attachment 233106

Boar Month - Shave #23

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Wade & Butcher 5/8 French Point
Brush: Jayaruh 410 with Omega #48 Boar
Lather: Stirling Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Aftershave: Stirling Pharaoh Dreamsicle
Additional Care:
Barbero Alum Block
Thayer's Witch Hazel - Aloe Vera
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Wonderful shave for the beautiful Sunday family BBQ. First and foremost, the brisket went in the smoker last evening at 6:00. I was up several times during the overnight to check on the progress. At 3:00 AM, it was in the “Stall” period. At 7:00 AM I wrapped it in pink butcher paper. As of this posting, approximately one hour to go, sitting at 195 degrees.

Needless to say I have been busy all morning. In between I manage a nice shower and wonderful shave. The missus is extremely happy as she loves this scent. A fantastic three pass with no issues.

Enjoy your Sunday gentlemen.
Click to expand...

Ooh! Brisket! Sounds delicious!
Have a wonderful day, Joe!

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blondblue · Aug 23, 2020

jgreenepa said: ↑

Great shave, Paul!
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Thanks Jeff....I'd say I'm covered to combat the heat&humidity now, but y'know, I look forward to bringing out the cold-weather ones...probably in late September. You know me, the Yippy-Dippy Weatherman of TSD!

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August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

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

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

I am going to experiment with different gear to discover my gold medal shaves.

I am going to use any gear I want, because I can get a gold medal shave from anything.

I am actually allergic to gold, so I am going to go for platinum medal shaves.

I am going to use Gold Medal flour and bake cookies, which have been noticeably absent recently.

clint64 Blind Squirrel

b1hart Speed Racer

jluc smelling pretty

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August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

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

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

I am going to experiment with different gear to discover my gold medal shaves.

I am going to use any gear I want, because I can get a gold medal shave from anything.

I am actually allergic to gold, so I am going to go for platinum medal shaves.

I am going to use Gold Medal flour and bake cookies, which have been noticeably absent recently.

clint64 Blind Squirrel

b1hart Speed Racer

jluc smelling pretty

Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

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JACarbone The Oud Dude

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