October 30 Day/Rule Focus Pix & Discussion

Awesome shave and photo Gary.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Wonderful photo and shave Pierpaolo. What do you think of the Wabbit?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Thank you, Joe. The frankenlather is a good one. It's a great way to use up Shaving soaps & creams that i haven't gave much attention to...Enjoy the rest of the day.

 

Thanks, Clint. It shouldn't be too bad a day. We do have a pump to install. Other than that it'll be listening for calls on the radio.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

thank you Clint,good morning..

 

Very good shave this morning. 0:30 to load the Grandpa's Barbershop(CTS)onto the Stoylin brush. Good first pass, especially over the areas bordering North Porcupine Alley where "slow and steady wins the race". A couple light Knicks around there, but recalling what @Primotenore told me, you end up fine if you can erase them by the end of the shave. And that's what happened with me. Solid 2nd pass, no medical issues for this one. Clubman A.S. to close it off. Nice work. Top Of The World Excellent.

 

Wonderful Williams shave Barry! Prince William would give you a thumbs up!

 

Hey that's great....we'll see the number go down each week. .

 

Great picture Jim! The fall colors are really bright! And yes, you had another typical fine shave!

 

awesome shave Paul,good morning..

 

Awesome shave Joe! Enjoy your day!

 

Thanks, Joe!

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

You are describing a late Jan/ early Feb day on Long Island. Brrr!

 

Hi Gary, thanks. We'll see if that "puddle" returns in the bottom center of the jar. If so, I'll remove the cover again tonight for the repeat tomorrow.

 

That's a fine classic shave Gary!

 

thank you Joe,good morning..

 

Awesome shave Paul!

 

Thanks Joe.....I believe I'm on my way to solving those nasty edges at N. Porcupine Alley. Then I'll focus on some other areas I hope to improve.

 

SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 2020

Although the morning was a bit gloomy and cold, the shave certainly was not. My usual shave prep consists of a bracing, cold water rinse followed by an Argan Oil scrub. This is then followed by brush application of the MWF bloom water to the shave surfaces. The MWF paste follows, and is face and head lathered into the lanolin-rich, protective carpet that leaves behind post shave the incredible skin feel this legendary shave soap is renowned for.The shave proved to be awesome. I attribute it to a combination of both tools and technique.

At TSD the ‘technique trumps tools’ mantra is the theme new 30DC crew members are taught, and there is a great deal of truth inherent in the saying. Good technique is the mainstay of decent, acceptable shaves with basic tools. However, every craftsman will readily admit that the best tools yield better results, or else why is there so much interest in the best DE blade, the best safety razor design, the optimal knot characteristics, the best cream/soap, or the best best edge on our open edge tools. The beauty of this hobby of ours, is its subjective nature! We qualify every review/assessment with YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary).

In that spirit I found this morning’s shave to be exemplary. The Puma 5/8’s jasper stone finished edge was a true delight to shave with. My son has a huge honing stone collection, everything from synthetic water stones, natural water stones, oil stones, slates, jnats, and dry ceramic stones. There are probably many that would provide a better edge, but I like the mug shaves from my jasper stone edges on all my straight razors.. My dome shave with my Supply 2.0 safety razor was every bit as good. Daily shaves with my straight razors and safety razors have definitely improved my technique, but focusing on acquiring the best shave tools has also paid off. I feel cool, clean and smoothly velveteen.

RAZOR: Puma Solingen 5/8 (Mug), SS Supply 2.0 (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Twinjector
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Rooney Ebony Pure Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Chiseled Face Natural AS Splash. Finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum.

 

Nice lab writeup, Jeff .