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

A tuck refers to either a 5 or 10 pack of DEs.

 

Great shave Jason. When it comes to injectors I prefer something like an E . Nice and agressive . My milder ones got passed on and some are going to my nephew when he makes the jump from DE , which he just began around Christmas time.

 

I find it interesting when people tinker with razors and change stuff up .

 

Oh wow...all right. Think I'll open with a 5-tuck of Astra's.

 

Thank you Joe. I am usually pretty good during the day. My problem is I can't shut work down after work. I keep running all the things through my head all night. With Covid, I really didn't take time off last year. I really need to take some days off and get away.

 

My tinnitus gets much worse with stress. It is extremely annoying.

Thank you Patrick. You can keep the snow.

 

Great looking photo and shave Danny. I use the 2 dot plate and Feather Pro blades. The V 2.0 has a floating blade so I add pressure like I do using a OneBlade.

 

She says same thing. It can drown out all other sounds because it gets so loud. Some days she suffers terribly.
As for the snow ....you can always make snowballs and throw them . That relieves stress.

 

Thank you Jeff. I have been on blood pressure meds for the last 2 years. I have been taking my BP several times a day and recording the information. I will schedule an appointment with the doctor. He wanted this information before changing the dosage of my meds.

 

Thank you Joe. I hope you have a great Wednesday

 

Thank you Jeff. I better stay away from the Dark Side.

 

Great looking shave Jason. Sounds like that razor is on the way out!

 

Oh she is right. My ears are ring so loudly, I can't hear or think. My tinnitus is due to hearing damage from loud noises. I guess I need to go back to the Ear Nose and Throat Doc and see about getting hearing aids. He said several years ago that hearing aids would help with the tinnitus. I just didn't want to admit I needed them at the time. Damn getting old sucks.

If your body is a temple, I would certainly be guilty of vandalism and more likely arson. I spent a lifetime living for the day and ignoring the consequences. At least I had a damn good time.

 

I agree with you there . Looking back I could have done alot of things differently but then again life wouldn't have had any luster. No regrets here .

 

January Focus

Vintage Williams~~Simpson CH3~~2011 Mühle R41/Feather~~Aramis Havana
Really "Jonesing" for a tallow Williams shave and seeing that today is Wednesday, went for it.
Eschewed the bloom and loaded the CH3, creating the lather mostly on the puck,
then I transferred to the Aesop bowl and with only one breach-clearing ,
I was left with this bountiful, beautiful, breathtaking lather:

That's a shine, fellows. Not from some unicorn tears, or castor oil, or whatever today's artisans
are using, just the real deal tallow soap.
Mic drop.
This lather was slick enough for some good old-fashioned buffing. Yes, buffing.
With a 2011 R41 and a Feather blade!
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Enough self-aggrandizing...maybe, but suffice it to say, the shave was veddy nice.
De-soaped the epidermis with some Dickinson's in the never-ending bottle.
A 1/2 t. of Proraso aftershave balm, followed by about 7-8 spritzes of...
Aramis Havana (1994)
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Yup, I love my E and G as well, Patrick. If you like an aggressive injector, you should try a PAL Injectomatic. It was a meat grinder for a younger Spartan still working on his technique...There is one cheap right now on Canadian eBay, fwiw. There are modern Injectors that are aggressive obviously, but aren't 'cheap like borscht' a la the Injectomatic.

 

Thanks, Clint. Yes, after tomorrow I'll make a call- either this or the I1 will be free to a good home.

 

Had? Should be Having...get out the road bike, get the lathe set up and quite working Sundays. So says Dr Spartan. Please don't ask to see my credentials, they are written in crayon on a bar napkin...

 

Joe, sounds like you are almost a full time teacher. Awesome shave on the big Island! Take care.

 

Awesomeness shave Joe and a great first run with the Trafalgar. I really love mine and SDM is an excellent choice. Take care.