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

Beautiful Razors!

 

I bought Blanton's before I found Woodford Reserve

 

Thanks, Joe! As time has passed I find myself shaving 90% of the time with MWF and the rest with either Castle Forbes Lime/Lavender or Nancy Boy.

 

Sign me up! I wonder how long it’ll take to arrive? When it arrives let’s do that!

 

yes, they cleaned up nice. I have already shaved with the long Tech.

 

Almost a Freudian brassiere!

 

Thanks, Joe!

 

Wow two of the same!

 

That's why I jumped on it for $5.95

 

very cool.the head on the short handle is from the 1950s..53-6..

 

My Simpsons Chubby 2 Synth is one of my favourite brushes. Looking forward to seeing your blue handled Chubby 3 when it arrives!

 

both are very nice razors and cleaned up really nice. I should look at the codes on each.

Z1 and N2

Isn't Z1 first quarter of '54?

 

Thanks, John! I’ve only heard good things about the brush! Looking forward to its arrival in a few weeks.

 

I knew the master would chime in with the correct ID! Kudos!

 

Correct! N2 is 1968 2nd Qtr.

 

Monday, May 16, 2022 - tribute to a fallen classic



Razor: Supply matte black 2.0 injector with SE plate / Supply Black Label (1st shave)
Bowl: maple/walnut by Jason @jtspartan
Brush: burled cypress with Maggards 24mm 2-band badger knot, also by Jason @jtspartan
Cream: J.M. Fraser's Shaving Cream
Alum and no balm or splash

I had a couple days' stubble to mow today. After showering, I lathered up with the J.M.Edwards shaving cream (more about it below). An almond-sized dollop in the bowl gave enough for my two passes with quite a bit then squeezed out of the brush or rinsed out of the bowl and down the drain.

The Supply injector was its usual efficient self. I started a new Black Label blade today so that I can accurately track how long this blade lasts.

Two passes -- WTG on the face and ATG under the chin, then across the grain on the face and WTG under the chin -- left me near BBS. Alum was virtually silent. I didn't use any aftershave products because I wanted to see if the shave cream was at all drying on my face. (Nothing noticeable.)

And now, I would like us all to bow our heads for a moment in respect for the passing of a Canadian shaving classic, J.M.Fraser's Shaving Cream. It was developed and first marketed by a Canadian barber, J.M.Fraser, in 1956. IIRC, he was from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally and for years, it was available in drugstores all over Canada. It came in a 450ml (1 lb) jar for the princely sum (most recently) of about $17 Canadian (about $13 USD). Which made it not quite as cheap as Arko or Williams (but then, what is?) ... but close.

It's an excellent cream, lathering quickly and easily, providing good glide and protection, and leaving a clean, not-too-dry face feel behind it. The scent is a pleasant, mild, non-industrial lemon.

This fine old classic was available from 1956 until 2021. What killed it? The Covid-19 pandemic. Apparently manufacturing difficulties during the pandemic led to the line being closed. And now, the conglomerate that owns the label and recipe has no plans to reopen it again. I suspect it was one of those products that, with its manufacturing startup and equipment costs long since amortized, contributed only a small amount to the corporate bottomline but enough to be worth making. But not enough to be worth investing in startup costs again now that it is discontinued.

My tub should be enough for about a year of shaving. Then onto the memory pile...

 

Thanks Joe!

 

Really funny. I was an avowed "ride the cap" shaver. Right from the beginning, I had many TSD members advise me to "Ride the cap". (Someone's signature has that...)
I was a good student. Until I realized, that riding the cap has a very wide range of variables and is prone to "swerving off course". Layman's terms, I would stray off of the optimal blade angle. Then I switched gears and...beginning with the R41, I began to ride the safety bar. I found I was able to more easily control the correct angle--- but more importantly, I absolutely stopped nicking myself. Not sure I would try that with the De-Vette!
Happy shaves, Terry.

 

I agree! I have never rode the cap. I find it easy to find the correct angle. Even with the Razorine Flatboy it was easy. I too ride the safety bar or teeth of the open comb. Maybe a little past because I don't leave lines of soap with the open comb. I really don't nick myself with a safety razor anymore unless I am not paying attention/distracted. It helps that now I have windows open so the cat doesn't bother me!

 

I would put the other head on the short handle but, it has a couple of corrosion pits on underside close to the threaded stud. I do like how the newer one looks.