SoD: 'A' is for Adjustable!

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by IAmTheJody, Aug 2, 2021.

  1. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    Today's adjustable shave features...
    • SE Adjustable GEM-style razor made by @SlimGem . Adjustable via changing the guard plates to one of the three that come with it.
    • 1950s NOS GEM Stainless Steel SE blade
    • 1950s Made in Canada Fuller brush, restored 10ish years ago with a TGN 22mm Super-grade 3-band badger hair knot
    • 1960s Gillette Regular Lather Shave Cream
    • 7" suribachi bowl

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    Super crazy how awesome the shave is from this fine razor! A BBS Saturday and did not even have to chase it around the playpen! lol Every time I use this razor, I am literally amazed at the results.

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  2. brit

    brit in a box

    cool razor Tom..:cool:
     
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  3. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    SOD Sunday August 15, 2021
    Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
    Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
    Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
    Blade: Kai Stainless Steel (1)

    What an awesome shave! These Kai Blades are ridiculously good!

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  4. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    SOD Monday August 16, 2021
    Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
    Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
    Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
    Blade: Kai Stainless Steel (1)

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  5. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    You're putting in a lot of work with that Fat Boy! I love seeing when someone finds a razor that "just does it for me"!
     
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  6. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    The more I use it the better! I love shaving with it. The experience I've gained over the last few months shaving with the same razor everyday has been invaluable. I'd say that it all clicked back in early July and this 62 year old razor is giving me the best shaves of my life!

    Paul D
     
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  7. brit

    brit in a box

    monday
    g-4 slim adjustable
    platinum
    bbj 10098
    arko stick pressed into a bowl
    duru limon

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    good day gents,
    nothing to see here..;)
    just a fabulous 2 pass shave with the g-4 slim/platinum combo.
    fantastically slick arko face lather with the bbj 10098 boar.
    duru limon to finish..
    awesome

    the g-4 slim
    so good i will liquidate the rest of my collection..

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    yeah,not so fast:D
    fine shaver.

    have a great day everyone..
    :eatdrink047:

     
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  8. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    Gary I purchased a 1964 J4 slim on the bay that I’ve yet to take for a test drive!

    Paul D
     
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  9. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    SOD Tuesday August 17, 2021
    Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
    Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
    Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
    Blade: Kai Stainless Steel (1)

    A terrific Tuesday Shave!

    Paul D

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  10. brit

    brit in a box

    very cool Paul:cool:.nice shave.slimmer head than the fatboy,easier under the nose..;)
     
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  11. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Never having done a side by side with my two Apollo Mikrons I decided it was time. Brushless shave, homemade oil, BIC blades, both set at five stops (different dial calibration in the two). I've used the bigger 50s model more often than the more svelte 60s model and appreciated the easier handling of the latter. The newer was also a bit noisier. Both smooth and efficient, no third party pickups this day.[​IMG]

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  12. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    Now there is some razors you don't see everyday! Awesome! :git:
     
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  13. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    SOD Wednesday August 18, 2021
    Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
    Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
    Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
    Blade: Kai Stainless Steel (1)

    The last of the Kai's for awhile. Good blades but too pricey for single use.

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  14. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
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    Thursday's Shave
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    Cold Water Rinse
    Palmolive Shave Cream
    Jayaruh #424 Synthetic
    TARMAX by Tom
    Astra SP
    CWR
    Lustray Spice After Shave

    The Palmolive Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the TARMAX Razor by Tom set on 8 with an Astra SP Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
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  15. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    SOD Thursday August 19, 2021
    Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
    Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
    Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
    Blade: Feather (1)

    A Feather blade pairs really nicely with my Fatboy!

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    Paul D
     
  16. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Black Beauty / Voskhod blade [​IMG]

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  17. brit

    brit in a box

    very cool..:cool:
     
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  18. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
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    Friday's Shave
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    Cold Water Rinse
    Palmolive Shave Cream
    Jayaruh #424 Synthetic
    TARMAX by Tom
    Astra SP
    CWR
    Lustray Spice After Shave

    The Palmolive Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the TARMAX Razor by Tom set on 8 with an Astra SP Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
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  19. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Fatboy / Gillette 7o'clock SharpEdge [​IMG]

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  20. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Gillette Aristocrat Adjustable (I1) Razor
    Gillette Nacet Stainless Blade
    Frank Shaving Dense Badger Brush
    Jeeves of Hudson Street Cherry Blossom Soap
    Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Egyptian Musk
    Nivea Deep After Shave


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