January 2022 30 Day Rule/Focus and Discussion. All Are Welcome!

Excellent shave Jeff.

 

Yes sir! It is a great hobby with great person to share and learn from. Thank you Jeff.

 

Excellent Jeff

 

Nice shave, Joe!

 

Thanks, Joe!

 

If you remember, I also did the same thing not to long ago. It happens.

 

Thanks Joe.

 

Thanks Jeff!

 

January Injector Focus Shave #9

Razor: Schick J
Blade: sChick
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Cities from Space
Soap: Barrister & Mann Melange
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

A nice face and head shave with the J. I believe this might edge out the G as my favorite. Fourth and fifth use of the sChick blade, still smooth and efficient.

First shave with B&M Melange. If you have not tried their new Omnibus base, it is worth a try. It is like nothing I have used before. I do not look for post-shave performance in a soap, but by golly my skin is feeling so soft, it almost feels like I applied talcum powder.

 

Great shave Eric. Of course, finishing the shave with Clubman doesn't hurt.

 

Nice shave, Eric! I’ve never shaved with a J. Sounds like you have it dialed in nicely!

 

Thank you Joe


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Sucks we lost some members here! Semper Fi!


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Thank you Joe!


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I'd love to see it but it shows the folder as empty. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong?

Another great injector shave! I haven't tried B&M soaps but I'll have to check them out.

 

SOTD January 18, 2022
Pre-shave: None
Lather: Col. Ichabod Conk Lime
Brush: Jayaruh 347 Boar Bristle
Razor: The Winning Razor
Blade: Tatra Paltinum (1)
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Citrus Musk
Post-shave: Nivea Sensitive balm



My second diversionary shave this month was my first shave with a Wet Shaving Club "Winning" Razor. It is a very heavy stainless steel razor with an interesting head design. There is some blade feel but the edge is well protected, making it seem like it would be difficult to cut myself. The Tatra blade was also a first and I am happy to say that it worked perfectly. I can't say if I should give credit to the razor, blade, or both but I had a spectacular shave ending in a solid BBS. Hours later, I am still touching my face to admire the smoothness. If the shave was this good my first try, I can imagine that it will only get better.

 

Congratulations, Eric, on the great shave! I’m not familiar with the company or the razor, but it certainly delivered for you. I love those shaves where one’s hand keeps returning to the shave surface! Enjoy your shaves!

 

That is weird because it works on my browser. I clickd on the link and my pic shows up and I hit it again and the video starts. I think you have to download Google photo app to see it

 

Great shave, pic and post Eric.

 

SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 2022

I’ve had two grail razors that remained for me until yesterday, when one of them arrived. The Iwasaki family is renowned in Japan for the quality of their razors, Mr. Kosuke Iwasaki established Sanjo Works in 1947 after the end of WWII. He began making western style razors from tamahagane steel in 1954, but was frustrated by the inconsistent quality of the steel produced. Those original tamahagane razors have been pretty much snapped up by collectors in Japan and around the world. My son, Ben, acquired one almost 25 years ago.

All Iwasaki western razors were made between 1954 and 1973. They were scaled and finished by Mr Fukutaro Tanifuji in his workshop. He retired in 1973 and there have been no western style razors made since, only Kamisori. Kosuke’s son Shigeyoshi learned steel at his father’s feet, and is the maker of the Iwasaki 33 blade which is crafted from Swedish Sandvik steel hardened to between 62-64 Rockwell. This particular razor was supposed to be presented to me on my 75th birthday in a few weeks, but why wait!

My mug shave was divine. The razor’s edge was buttery smooth and easily swept away my whiskers in two and a half passes. In hand the razor is extremely well-balanced and has good heft in hand. It shaved exactly as I imagined it would leaving me incredibly smooth. And the noggin shave that followed couldn’t be anything but great, given the tool used, my Eclipse Red Ring. This little razor is every bit as efficient as my Shake Sharps, but does require focus during the shave as it will bite if the shave angle inadvertently changes. Fortunately, that was not the case this morning. Two ATG passes left me velveteen smooth from neck to noggin.

RAZOR: Iwasaki 33 (Mug), Eclipse Red Ring (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Custom Blue Resin Handled Two band Badger made for me by my son
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Royall Lyme AS/Cologne.