September 30 Day/Rule Focus Pix & Discussion

Terry · Sep 20, 2020

b1hart said: ↑

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If you’ve never seen the outer band of an approaching tropical storm, quite impressive sometimes. About 25 miles inland of the Texas coast.

Perfect blue sky behind me...
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Very nice picture, born and lived in Ohio. Seeing it in the rear view mirror would make my day, if I was in Texas.
Thanks Blair!
tp

brit · Sep 20, 2020

Terry said: ↑

Always such nice software to match the hardware.
Nice!
tp
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thank you Terry..a special set up that i don't use often..

Trigger · Sep 20, 2020

jluc said: ↑

SEptember 20th
Razor: RR Hawk V3 OC
Blade: Schick Proline (2)
Brush: Heritage Collection dubl duck/gelled boar
Pre-shave: PAA Mentholated Cube
Soap: Stirling Pumpkin Spice
Stirling Orange Chill Witch Hazel
Stirling Glacial Balm
AS: Stirling Pumpkin Spice

Stirling SEptember

Great shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. One chin weeper and the associated hotspot from the alum.

Much better results from the brush today but still room for improvement. I loaded directly from the puck this morning. Longer load time than usual resulting in enough lather to get the job done with just a bit left to wash down the drain.

Have a great day!

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Despite the cut, that's a nice shave Jim! I am glad that beautiful brush is working better for you. Great picture and gear like always. Have a great day, Jim!

wristwatchb · Sep 20, 2020

After a few years of traditional shaving, I figured out I wasn't using enough aftershave to get the full effect. I now apply a double splash after each shave and whenever I feel like it during the day. The scent usually fades pretty quickly despite the amount I (over)apply, and I really enjoy the cooling effect of the menthol.

I'm finally starting to use up some aftershaves and am restocking a few favorites. I added more Fine L'Orange Noir & Fine Platinum to the den this weekend. I'll eventually add more Alt-Innsbruck, eventually another Bay Rum (currently have CC), and maybe even a Sandalwood (considering TOBS). That'll be my "Top 5" aftershaves and should provide plenty of variety for this old hillbilly.

Trigger · Sep 20, 2020

Paul Turner said: ↑

A nasty cut ruined my shave this morning from being a Topper(TOTWE). Everything was going fine-great first pass(I should have stopped with the first). I got s good amount of soap(CTS Grandpa's Barbershop)loaded on to the Crown King brush. At the second pass I got the cut, right on my upper lip. Looked a little scary, like a boxer had clocked me with a left jab. I continued on with the shave, not wanting to let the cut get in the way of my progress. The rest of the shave went well....The Clubman A.S. was a nice finisher....course there was that extra sting when I covered both ends of Porcupine Alley with it. This one reduces to Pretty Excellent. (That's how nasty the cut was).

On an unrelated note, I broke out the first of my ManHands Soap(s). It's the Cut&Shave-the "Clubman of ManHands". It's nice, but I'm not sure I'd repurchase that one. Meanwhile, Doc Squatch, e-mailed for a comment on my Pine Tar. I told them I haven't yet used it, but look forward to.
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Sorry, about the nasty opening on your lip, Paul. Soap that smells like pine tar wouldn't interest me.

Terry · Sep 20, 2020

wristwatchb said: ↑

After a few years of traditional shaving, I figured out I wasn't using enough aftershave to get the full effect. I now apply a double splash after each shave and whenever I feel like it during the day. The scent usually fades pretty quickly despite the amount I (over)apply, and I really enjoy the cooling effect of the menthol.

I'm finally starting to use up some aftershaves and am restocking a few favorites. I added more Fine L'Orange Noir & Fine Platinum to the den this weekend. I'll eventually add more Alt-Innsbruck, eventually another Bay Rum (currently have CC), and maybe even a Sandalwood (considering TOBS). That'll be my "Top 5" aftershaves and should provide plenty of variety for this old hillbilly.
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Hope everyone is doing great Charlie!

tp

Edison Carter · Sep 20, 2020

jgreenepa said: ↑

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SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Today’s shave deserves to be framed. I spent yesterday afternoon applying some of the honing principles my son, Ben, has taught me. I began with the Imperia La Roccia (ILR) stone I nationalized from Ben’s rock garden. Worked up a slurry on the ILR after first lapping it with Ben’s coarse Atoma diamond plate and followed with a tomo nagura slurry stone and kept gradually diluting the created slurry until I was working with just water and the blade began to stick. I then spent about an hour with the UF side of my jasper stone and plain water until the blade again began to stick. Three pasted stroppings (0.5, 0.25, 0.1) and 30 strokes on the leather paddle strop and the blade began to resemble my Diamond Hayashi Nichiri Tokusen Silver Steel Razor’s edge under 200x magnification. The pattern is not identical because the steel’s different, but the smoothness is evident as is the slightly more acute angle as I did not use tape on the spine.

I just can’t stop grinning after today’s mug shave. Yesterday’s shave was ok, and many would be happy with it. Maybe it’s just the fact that I rebuilt the edge by increasing the angle slightly and smoothing it out. Despite the slight stubble, the blade floated through the MWF lather both above and below the jawline. The weep from yesterday reopened, but the MWF lather did its thing and by the end of the first ATG pass was no longer bleeding. The second and final XTG pass put the baby in the velveteen cradle. My greatest learning which was truly freeing was recognizing that my straight shave was just that and need not mirror many of the straight shaving exemplars on YT. It was Jared Connerty’s video and his unconventional - at least according the others I’d viewed - two handed blade hold on an ATG neck pass that helped me realize it's my shave, freeing me up to use a variety of unconventional holds.

After that great mug shave, I loaded the RR Hawk V3 with a fresh palm-stropped Feather Super and had at it. The huge 26mm Two Band Badger ferrule in the Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute brush worked up a rich, yogurty, slick lather. Applying the lather with this huge rush really felt good and just contributed to what turned out to be a truly paradigm-shifting shave. Particularly so when my mug shave feels so much closer than my dome shave. I had this same experience two days ago with the Feather DX. Now don’t get me wrong, I do believe that technique trumps tools. It just appears to me in retrospect that the infinitely flexible angles afforded the open edge shaver do provide a leg up technique wise when compared to the fixed angle built into a safety razor. I’ll have to think some more on this recognition. Maybe I just experienced my first Kuhnian Shaving paradigm shift! In any case I feel velveteen, clean and refreshed on this beautiful morning in Philadelphia!

RAZOR: Riga Razor 7/8 (Mug), RazoRock SS Hawk V3 (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute w/ 26mm Two Band Badger Ferrule
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Alt-Innsbruck and A&E Post-Shave Serum.
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Great going Jeff!

That is some high fallutin verbiage that I'm liberally interpreting as... Great safety razor shaves may be a more difficult accomplishment than that of the open edge.

What scope setup are you using? You get great pictures. I have a cheap USB setup, that gives cheap USB results.

Edison Carter · Sep 20, 2020

Terry said: ↑

Good morning 30DC crew, that's everyone.
Received a new tool in the mail yesterday and thought it might be good form to let you in on what I think of it.
It's a YAQI Katana SE razor that takes 1/2 DE blades.
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I used some Razorock soap for the fact I can't remember the last time I swirled a brush in this puck. I used Bay Rum for the last week trying out the Wabbit pass around.
I got great lather as always and the scent isn't bad.
The brush is a red headed step child of sorts to say the least.
The handle is from the Dollar Tree that had a terrible knot in it.
I simply pulled out the knot out, then epoxied a Maggered $6.00 synthetic knot in. Not bad for a $7.00 brush.
It works great, If you like lite brushes, I didn't add any weight.

Now the razor, loading it is easy enough.
After breaking a blade in half I just sat it on the top cap and set the bottom plate on top of that. Twisting the handle on and it was ready to use.
It has small protrusion to align the blade and keep it correctly set.
The razor has a 6-7 out of 10 rating of aggression on the Yaqi web site, but with a Feather blade it is probably a 7-8.
I feel it might be a tad more efficient than given credit for.
I noticed it responds well when ridding the cap.
It seems to respond well when you adjust the angle of the handle.
I was able to smooth out the blade and still get good cutting action.
Cleaning between strokes was easy and quick.
For those of you who like a heavier than normal razor, this one surprised me when I first picked it up.
It's heavier than it looks.
Removing the blade was simple, it just fell out after I removed the handle and separated the cap and plate.
For those who care, the shine is good on both and seems to be quality coated.
All in all I like it, it's gonna be used here now and again or as they say, it will be in the rotation.
I'm glad I bought two, just in case I damage one or loan it out.

I was able to get a full shave head and face with one half blade. Although the end was getting a tad weak.
A nice smooth 3 pass with only one weeper on the neck just right of the Adams apple. It was very small and required no attention to stop it's leaking.
Being on blood thinners that means it's nothing at all.

Well that's my two cents worth.
Hope everyone is doing great and getting great shaves.
Till next time....
Enjoy!
tp
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Nice report Terry.

1/2 blade, head & face....... Hmmm, I'm selling my Feather stock.

Trigger · Sep 20, 2020

jgreenepa said: ↑

View attachment 235378
SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Today’s shave deserves to be framed. I spent yesterday afternoon applying some of the honing principles my son, Ben, has taught me. I began with the Imperia La Roccia (ILR) stone I nationalized from Ben’s rock garden. Worked up a slurry on the ILR after first lapping it with Ben’s coarse Atoma diamond plate and followed with a tomo nagura slurry stone and kept gradually diluting the created slurry until I was working with just water and the blade began to stick. I then spent about an hour with the UF side of my jasper stone and plain water until the blade again began to stick. Three pasted stroppings (0.5, 0.25, 0.1) and 30 strokes on the leather paddle strop and the blade began to resemble my Diamond Hayashi Nichiri Tokusen Silver Steel Razor’s edge under 200x magnification. The pattern is not identical because the steel’s different, but the smoothness is evident as is the slightly more acute angle as I did not use tape on the spine.

I just can’t stop grinning after today’s mug shave. Yesterday’s shave was ok, and many would be happy with it. Maybe it’s just the fact that I rebuilt the edge by increasing the angle slightly and smoothing it out. Despite the slight stubble, the blade floated through the MWF lather both above and below the jawline. The weep from yesterday reopened, but the MWF lather did its thing and by the end of the first ATG pass was no longer bleeding. The second and final XTG pass put the baby in the velveteen cradle. My greatest learning which was truly freeing was recognizing that my straight shave was just that and need not mirror many of the straight shaving exemplars on YT. It was Jared Connerty’s video and his unconventional - at least according the others I’d viewed - two handed blade hold on an ATG neck pass that helped me realize it's my shave, freeing me up to use a variety of unconventional holds.

After that great mug shave, I loaded the RR Hawk V3 with a fresh palm-stropped Feather Super and had at it. The huge 26mm Two Band Badger ferrule in the Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute brush worked up a rich, yogurty, slick lather. Applying the lather with this huge rush really felt good and just contributed to what turned out to be a truly paradigm-shifting shave. Particularly so when my mug shave feels so much closer than my dome shave. I had this same experience two days ago with the Feather DX. Now don’t get me wrong, I do believe that technique trumps tools. It just appears to me in retrospect that the infinitely flexible angles afforded the open edge shaver do provide a leg up technique wise when compared to the fixed angle built into a safety razor. I’ll have to think some more on this recognition. Maybe I just experienced my first Kuhnian Shaving paradigm shift! In any case I feel velveteen, clean and refreshed on this beautiful morning in Philadelphia!

RAZOR: Riga Razor 7/8 (Mug), RazoRock SS Hawk V3 (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute w/ 26mm Two Band Badger Ferrule
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Alt-Innsbruck and A&E Post-Shave Serum.
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Wonderful shave Jeff! I always have said, it's your shave, do it your way! You have found what works for you and that's one of the joy's of straight shaving.

b1hart · Sep 20, 2020

Terry said: ↑

Very nice picture, born and lived in Ohio. Seeing it in the rear view mirror would make my day, if I was in Texas.
Thanks Blair!
tp
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Oh....it’s about to be! I’m 2/3 packed. 10 minutes before the rain starts I’m rolling!

brit · Sep 20, 2020

b1hart said: ↑

Oh....it’s about to be! I’m 2/3 packed. 10 minutes before the rain starts I’m rolling!
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stay safe Blair..

Trigger · Sep 20, 2020

Terry said: ↑

Good morning 30DC crew, that's everyone.
Received a new tool in the mail yesterday and thought it might be good form to let you in on what I think of it.
It's a YAQI Katana SE razor that takes 1/2 DE blades.
View attachment 235392
I used some Razorock soap for the fact I can't remember the last time I swirled a brush in this puck. I used Bay Rum for the last week trying out the Wabbit pass around.
I got great lather as always and the scent isn't bad.
The brush is a red headed step child of sorts to say the least.
The handle is from the Dollar Tree that had a terrible knot in it.
I simply pulled out the knot out, then epoxied a Maggered $6.00 synthetic knot in. Not bad for a $7.00 brush.
It works great, If you like lite brushes, I didn't add any weight.

Now the razor, loading it is easy enough.
After breaking a blade in half I just sat it on the top cap and set the bottom plate on top of that. Twisting the handle on and it was ready to use.
It has small protrusion to align the blade and keep it correctly set.
The razor has a 6-7 out of 10 rating of aggression on the Yaqi web site, but with a Feather blade it is probably a 7-8.
I feel it might be a tad more efficient than given credit for.
I noticed it responds well when ridding the cap.
It seems to respond well when you adjust the angle of the handle.
I was able to smooth out the blade and still get good cutting action.
Cleaning between strokes was easy and quick.
For those of you who like a heavier than normal razor, this one surprised me when I first picked it up.
It's heavier than it looks.
Removing the blade was simple, it just fell out after I removed the handle and separated the cap and plate.
For those who care, the shine is good on both and seems to be quality coated.
All in all I like it, it's gonna be used here now and again or as they say, it will be in the rotation.
I'm glad I bought two, just in case I damage one or loan it out.

I was able to get a full shave head and face with one half blade. Although the end was getting a tad weak.
A nice smooth 3 pass with only one weeper on the neck just right of the Adams apple. It was very small and required no attention to stop it's leaking.
Being on blood thinners that means it's nothing at all.

Well that's my two cents worth.
Hope everyone is doing great and getting great shaves.
Till next time....
Enjoy!
tp
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Congratulations on the new toys, Terry! You had an excellent above-the-shoulder shave!

MrDaniel's · Sep 20, 2020

Trigger said: ↑

Voshkhod blades give great shaves and yours is no exception, Daniel. Ming Shi's are pedestrian razors at best. They are equivalent to Van Der Hagen razors.
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Thanks, Joe. Bic Chrome platinums are my favourites, but Voskhods are still very good.
It's not a bad razor, but i wouldn't use it regularly.

Trigger · Sep 20, 2020

brit said: ↑

sunday shave for Sergio @AlfredoT
canadian rocket
platinum
bbj boar
sv felce
acqua di selva

good morning gents..up early today..coffee'd and shaved.fabulous sv shave this morning with a favorite razor,the Canadian Rocket.this was sold in England as the second gen Aristocrat Jr..the BBJ custom built a fine sv lather,smooth bbs in 2+ passes.second go on the platinum.touch of twisted thayers and acqua di selva cologne to finish..nice to smell like unburned forest..i love Italian products and this covered most of the bases..have a fine day everyone..
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Super Italian Sunday shave, Gary!

jluc · Sep 20, 2020

FaceScraper said: ↑

Wow, Jim! That is freakin' awesome.
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Thanks, Bruce!

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JACarbone · Sep 20, 2020

FaceScraper said: ↑

Nice shave and setup, Joe!
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Thank you Bruce.

jgreenepa · Sep 20, 2020

Droo78 said: ↑

Saturday's Shave
#SEptember

GEM Jr 1912
GEM S/S PTFE
Wild West Brushworks Tuxedo
LEA Shaving Soap Stick
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Williams Aqua Velva (Spanish)

I am WAY behind on this thread and I know I've missed responding to a a lot of posts. I'll try to get back in the mix soon.

3 passes today with the GEM Jr provided a comfortable shave and no irritation.

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Great 1912 Gem shave, Andrew! A.V. is great stuff!

JACarbone · Sep 20, 2020

Droo78 said: ↑

Saturday's Shave
#SEptember

GEM Jr 1912
GEM S/S PTFE
Wild West Brushworks Tuxedo
LEA Shaving Soap Stick
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Williams Aqua Velva (Spanish)

I am WAY behind on this thread and I know I've missed responding to a a lot of posts. I'll try to get back in the mix soon.

3 passes today with the GEM Jr provided a comfortable shave and no irritation.

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No worries Andrew. Hope all is well. Excellent shave.

jgreenepa · Sep 20, 2020

FaceScraper said: ↑

Wonderful shave with the Riga Razor, Jeff...even given the little weeper. You're off to a great start with it, my friend!
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Thanks, Bruce! It’s a fine razor! Really like the new edge!

jgreenepa · Sep 20, 2020

MrDaniel's said: ↑

Great shave. I really like and use the Spanish Aqua Velva.
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I’m a Spanish A.V. fan myself, Daniel!

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September 30 Day/Rule Focus Pix & Discussion

Will you use a single edge this month?

Yup, that's all I will use...

Of course... I always use one single edge...at a time.;-)

My SE razors are Cutthroats, so natch...

I think I'll mix up my gear...

I am going to use all of my razors, both single and double edge...

Where do I pick up the medal I won from last month?

Must we suffer another month of Primo's introductions? He doesn't even provide cookies.

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Will you use a single edge this month?

Yup, that's all I will use...

Of course... I always use one single edge...at a time.;-)

My SE razors are Cutthroats, so natch...

I think I'll mix up my gear...

I am going to use all of my razors, both single and double edge...

Where do I pick up the medal I won from last month?

Must we suffer another month of Primo's introductions? He doesn't even provide cookies.

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