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

Thanks Jeff. My mom would have been 92. I remember when they were my age and looking older than I am presently. I attribute it to the fact that they were smokers and mom being a type 2 diabetic.

 

Daniel @MrDaniel's inspired my shave this morning. He has been using the Razorock Jaws and Palmolive shave cream so I decided to imitate one of his
shaves.

Imitation is the best from of flattery.

Daniel's typical awesome shave.


My interpretation.

Razorock Jaws.
Astra SP (fresh).
Yaqi synthetic brush.
Palmolive Sensitive shave cream.
Yaqi ceramic shave bowl.
Stetson aftershave splash.

It has been a while since Jaws came out.....man what a razor. It is very smooth and efficient. The Palmolive has not been squeezed in a while and I had forgot what a great soap it is.

Three very nice passes this morning with a finish of Stetson.

Take care everyone and thanks to Daniel for inspiring me to get some neglected gear out.

 

Excellent shave and interpretation of Daniel's shave Danny. Enjoy your day!

 

SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 2022

Sorry for not posting yesterday, but I've unfortunately come to occupy the role of “poor decrepit spouse” to my dear bride. That’ll teach me to marry a woman ten years my junior! I'm convinced that the two Bellini’s she’d had at our Easter dinner affected her perceptions early yesterday morning. But SWMBO is SWMBO! She called my paramedic son, Sam, who pretty much strong armed me into his car, and as a result I spent all day Monday as a learning tool for three UPENN medical students who mistook my affable demeanor as cooperation. Anyway, chalk up one perfectly wasted day.

Today's mug shave featured my Dubl Duck Goldedge 11/16 which I touched up on Naniwa 12k Super Stone and the new-to-me Suehiro 20k after my return from the Kildares last evening. My son, Ben has been lusting after my 9 Ball Slate. So we traded, the 9 Ball for the Suehiro 20k. Part of the deal is for me to get access to his garage and my old automotive tools which now reside there. I’m replacing the clutch and transmission in my TR6 with a new clutch kit from Moss Motors and a rebuilt transmission from Foreign Car Enterprises out of Kansas City, Mo. The work will be done at Ben’s.

My 20 yr old grandson, Kevin, bless his heart, trashed my original transmission while I was being rehabbed! He’s volunteered to do the heftin’, totin’, and wrenching necessary to replace it under both his dad and my guidance. His dad helped with the last install about 30 yrs ago in the early 90’s. Got the clutch kit on Saturday. The rebuilt transmission arrives today. Work will begin this evening. Anyway the mug shave was excellent. Two and a half passes left my face wonderfully smooth. The Dome shave featured my French Spadson OC. This safety razor dates from the 20’s or 30’s and supposedly featured two different levels of aggression, depending upon which side of the DE head was used.

For years I shaved with it during “Mayhem” month at my home site, the “Shave Den” and used to describe the shaving experience as “assaultive” as opposed to “aggressive”. There was always copious amounts of red fluid involved in its use. That was until my retired tool & die breakfast buddy, Pete, took a look last year. Apparently the handle that came with the razor wasn’t the correct one. After I replaced it with an extra French Famex handle I had lying around the problem was solved. The shave is amazingly close, and honestly I can detect no difference in aggression between either side of the head. The two pass ATG dome shave left me velveteen smooth from noggin to neck!

RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge 11/16 (Mug), French Spadson Safety Razor (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: BG Custom Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Fine Accoutrements’s Platinum AS Splash.

 

Thank you very much, Danny! That is a great shave.

The Jaws is a fantastic razor, I'm glad to see that you are using it! I'm kind of curious about the closed comb versions, because the Jaws is such a great razor. Smooth and efficient, as you say!

Palmolive cream is excellent too, great bang for the buck.

 

Fantastic shave, Jeff!

Sorry to hear about the wasted day, and about the trashed transmission on your TR6!

 

Shavette Shave # 169

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Parker SRX
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Ever Ready 200T
Lather: Palmolive Classic Stick
Aftershave: Floid Genuine
Additional Care:
Stirling Alum Block

Just another great shave. A new GSB blade in the Parker. Super close and comfortable shave. Picked up a few delayed weepers post shave. Chalk it up to a new blade. The Palmolive soap stick produces a nice slick lather.

I hope you all have a great day gentlemen.

 

Thank you Jeff

 

I have a closed comb plate (0.84) and I find it closed to the Jaws with a little less blade feel. It is a very smooth and efficient plate.

Take care.

 

Beautiful shaves with a great lineup Jeff! Well at least you can enjoy the day. Good luck with the new tranny.

 

Great shave Joe.

 

Fine shave, Joe!

 

That sounds good! I'll probably buy a new razor later this year, I'll have to consider that one too.

Enjoy your day!

 

That's me Danny, an East Coast Guy With a West Coast Frame of Mind . Thank you, the shaves have been going well of late. Coupla Knicks or PolkaDots here and there, but no serious Cuts.

 

Thank you Jeff....y'know, I reviewed my Bill Neumann account yesterday. I ordered the two aftershaves in Dec. 2020...here we are April 2022 and there is still well over a half a bottle left(in both). Prior to the full bottles, I had ordered samples of each aftershave(meaning ALL aftershaves). They were fine, but it was like one use and done.

 

Thank you Danny.

 

Rest up my friend.

 

Jeff, you're helping advance Fine variety here. Seems like all I've been seeing of late is Snake Bite, now you come busting through with Platinum.

 

Did you enjoy your Nor’easter?

 

Fabulous shave Joe.