January 2021 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread- All are Welcome

Thanks Jeff...it is loved.

 

thank you Matt..

 

Thanks Myles!

 

Awesome shave Jason. Glad you are enjoying the razor. I may break mine out tomorrow. Great reply to you son.

 

Excellent shave Paul. I cannot wait until the Red Tip is in your den. Take care.

 

Excellent shave and enjoy your day off Joe.

 

Very nice shave Andrew and congrats on the new Simpson.

 

Awesome shave Joseph and I say wing it on the shaves for a week. You have remained faithful to your focus. Congrats!

 

Great solid shave Matt! Take care.

 

Thanks Gary. Have a great day!

 

Excellent shave Pierpaolo. Which do your prefer? The Hawk or the General.

 

Beautiful Gary! Great picture as well.

 

Thanks, Danny!

 

Understood! I like smaller more svelte straights in the same way I enjoy heavier yet compact safety razors. For example, I was one of the first purchasers of the Oren AC razor from Classic Shaving, a razor out esteemed Clint loves, but I always found it to be too bulky and clumsy, so I sold it. I understand that people like to shave with axes and post 8/8 width shave hatchet razors. I have no interest in moving in that direction. My issue with the Riga is that although the blade width and honed edge hits my sweet spot, I have other smaller vintage 7/8 razors that don’t feel clumsy and bulky in hand. I’m planning on acquiring a new artisan 6/8-7/8 width SanMai Damascus razor in the next month or two. It won’t be oversized. At my point in life, one year away from three quarters of a century, I have no interest in accommodation, but rather seek what I know I enjoy! Ben has a Sprecher, a Riga , an Artrazor, and a Sparks, all oversized. He enjoys shaving with them now and then, although he has the Sprecher up for sail on Worthpoint. Just not for me!

 

You’re shaving with my kid sister’s birth year razor . Great shave, Andrew! Enjoy your day!

 

Great shave, Maestro! Although I wouldn’t, you should probably stick with that drying soap, or as I’m sure you’re aware from your post, the Chief Shennanigator will be on you like white on rice!

 

Marvelous Monday shave Gary!

 

Lovely shave and photo, Matt! Enjoy your Monday!

 

Thanks, Gary!

 

Oh gotcha, so you don't have the mentholated vintage soap but are adding something. Yes I have the 444 cream that is mentholated I could use or I have some WS powder which is a synthetic cooling agent so that's the route I was going to go to join you.