September 30 Day/Rule Focus Pix & Discussion

Congratulations, Myles!

 

Terrific shave Andrew!

 

September 14
Shavette Focus Shave # 49

Parker SRX Shavette
Feather Hi-Stainless Platinum Coated Blade (1)
Kent BK8 Silvertip Badger Brush
Mike's Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender Soap
Alum
Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel
Unrefined Shea Butter
Almond Oil
Jeeves of Hudson Street Blood on Steel aftershave

Two passes for a near BBS result, a great way to start the week. Happy Monday!

 

Very, very nice shave Gary! It's always good to have a variety of razors.

 

Wonderful shave Charlie! You're almost halfway home!

 

Lovely shave, Blair, and awesome photo staging! That straight looks incredible. I checked out my Riga and there are a few shiny spots on the edge. So I guess I'll touch things up on the jasper stone and then the pasted strop and regular strop. To think I thought I had no interest in honing when I started this journey. It's a real joy to create a smooth-shaving edge or to touch up one. Many folks have said that the Tungsten Steel in the Riga razors hold an edge for a very long time. I guess that means that the touch up process will take longer. I have my Ben's spare USB microscope to check out the edge I arrive at. I'm just chafing at the bit. I've decided that I'm only doing six days on this focus. I really want to shave with my new Riga. Hope you have an excellent day!

 

Lovely shave, and congratulations on the BBS. There is that about not switching up, Evan, unless you're a dufus like me who spent half a century shaving with the same Schick Krona DE. I love changing things up every day. This focus is definitely challenging. I've already shortened it by one day. Just have to shave with my new Riga razor.

 

If it's Clubman, you ban it, I take it.

 

Just found out now......kinda late, but I'll never disregard aftershave ingredients again.

 

Hey , I just got sent a wristwatch from an apparent new company. I think they're in cahoots with CVS-I took a CVS survey, and the rest was history. It's a Quartz, light blue, no date set, can't see in the dark,-just gold-colored lines to mark every 5 minutes, made in Japan. The glass is like a mirror-I can see my desk lamp in the reflection, . For a freebie, it's quite nice!!!

 

Thanks so much Jeff!

Quick note....might want to look at the spine to see if it shows honing marks, or if it was originally honed with tape. Otherwise, it could be a longer honing session if you don't match how the bevel was set 'last'. I have only stropped my Rigarazor example. It appears to have been honed with tape, but I've not looked at it with magnification.

Sergej's Rigarazor looks and shaves like several razors I'm familiar with. Really hardened steel, like the Japanese examples, but also J3Customs examples. You can see the way the Rigarazor's blade grain lays in my image today. This is common across these hardened steels. I'm no forger or smith, just noting what I see.

 

thank you Andrew..

 

Well, I'm a Celtic fan muhself . I just have to keep piling on the soap and go easy. If that isn't the proper "picture" for your post, my name ain't Paul. It is, so it is .

 

awesome shave and pic Charlie,happy monday..

 

YYYup....ya never know what that Edison fella will be quoted for next!(long lung breath)

 

Thanks, Gary, I hope you will forgive me for dropping out of the focus a day early. I really want to shave with the new Riga razor!

 

thank you Joe..absolutely..i get bored so easily..

 

all good,if my aristocrat showed up tomorrow i would test drive it..nothing is cut in stone and it's for fun..enjoy it... it is a focus and not a rule..

 

I did check, yes. And as I said yesterday, I'm sure it will take a while for me too.

 

Thank you Joe...well, it's in there. There's also a light smell of CLOVES. Yeow. But it's well-blended in with all else.