August 2021 30 Day Rule/Focus & Discussion. All are welcome!

Thanks Jeff!

 

Thank you Joe..and you just may have chosen the alternative to "OOTW"

 

We must find out their REAL reason.

 

Thanks Joe....it's been nice....sweaty!(although it could be cooler this week-end).

 

Thank you Joe.

 

Thank you Jeff.

 

28th August 2021.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men Power Fresh Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
FatFace Ocean Escape Soap Bar.
Brush: APShave Co 24mm Cashmere Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather : The Body Shop Maca Root & Aloe Shaving Cream.
Blade : Mers SuperShave X Platinum. (D1)
Razor: Muhle r89.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezings, Cold Water face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.+3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./ L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB./Milton Lloyd America Night EdT.

Greetings,
A new shave set up to start the bank holiday weekend.. I have mentioned in many of my postings the Muhle r89 is a superb all round razor....It was one of the first DE razors along with the Merkur 34c that i instantly bonded with when i first started DE shaving and have always had wonderful irritation-free shaves each time i have used it, today yet again was no exception.

A pleasurable 2 pass + pickups close comfortable shave with no errors to report...Finishing to the shave off with a few small squirts of Milton Lloyd America Night EdT to the pulse points.

My face is feeling silky smooth & smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the bank holiday weekend ladies & gentlemen.

 

Saturday shave
Brush: WCS Infinity
Razor: 1970 Gillette Super Adjustable level 5
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum
Soap and aftershave: Razor Emporium Element 47

 

Thanks, Joe!

 

I knew about Jim and Clint, but not Dave! Thanks, Joe!

 

Another superb shave and commentary, Barry! Hope all is going well at work!

 

Thank you,Jeff...Work is still progressing, we've still got orders until the end of the year, after that it's uncertain. However we've got a few "hot prospects" for the coming year, but nothing has been written in stone..Enjoy your weekend.

 

Gary.

 

Excellent shave. Enjoy your holiday weekend.

 

Wonderful shave Angelo

 

Lovely shave, Angelo! Enjoy your day!

 

Here’s hoping your sales staff are successful in closing those deals!

 

SRS # 554

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Martens HDW Co. 11/16” Kingwood scales
Brush: MrEE Limited Edition #017 Cashmere 24 mm
Lather: Ginger's Garden Obsession Type
Aftershave: Obsession A/S Balm
Osage Rub
Additional Care:
Stirling Alum Block
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original

Happy Saturday gentlemen. Finally the heat and humidity has subsided. It will be a comfortable day here on LI.

This morning’s shave continues with the theme of stellar shaves over the pass few days. The Marten’s straight, masterfully honed by Glen, @gsixxgun, delivered an exceptionally close and comfortable shave. The 1508.5 Project marches on.

My agenda for today consist of some errands and prepping for another BBQ tomorrow. Chef Giuseppe’s work is never done.

Hpe you all have a relaxing Saturday gentlemen.

 

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 2021

It’s been a while since I shaved with one of my favorite wedges, the H. Hobson 6/8. The razor had begun to tug on my last shave with it, and I admit I put off touching it up because of the time required. It’s probably just my stiff old fingers, but having to apply three layers of tape to this old wavy girl is kind of a pain, not to mention the time spent rebuilding the edge on my Norton 4/8. What I really found pleasing though was the gorgeous, mirror-like finish I arrived at on the 9 Ball slate. A really sharp wedge is ghostly silent compared to the full and extra full hollows I regularly shave with. No “Buttering Toasr” tune for this shave, but the result spoke for itself, three passes to a porcelain smooth finish.

My G.E. Jones Shake Sharp had been neglected far too long. For those of us clued into this amazing little shaver, I have a relatively rare Bakelite Model 1.5 that sports the attached sliding lock head that later came to become the norm for the metal handled gold a nickel plated Model 2.0 that most of us see popping up on the wet-shaving BSTs and the big auction site. The original Bakelite Model 1.0 features a detachable sliding head. These razors were designed during the depression era to allow self sharpening of the thicker carbon steel DE blades of that era with the built in hone, and thus save money on blades, a real concern in those days.

The problem was that WWII intervened and thus the razors weren’t manufactured and made available until after the war in 1946 or so. Unfortunately, this was also the time that SS DE blades began to replace the thicker carbon steel blades of earlier days. These new blades were thinner and sharper. The prosperity and less expensive SS blades following the war did away with the need to concern oneself with reshsrpening. In any case I was introduced to this spectacular little razor by the resident TSD obscure razor historian and fellow dome scraper, Jeff Mudrick, who also recommended stacking two SS blades. I do wonder whether it’s even possible to nick oneself with this little beauty. My usual two ATG passes left your happy narrator smiling and put the baby to bed!

RAZOR: H. Hobson 6/8 Full Wedge (Mug), G.E. Jones Shake Sharp Model 1.5 (Noggin)
BLADE: Two Stacked Suneko DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin Handled Omega Pro48 Boar Knot
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.

 

Beautiful shave, Joe! Glad to see you upholding the MOLC ethic!