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

Joe.

 

thank you Joe.

 

Just a quick shave today, all went well.

Enjoy your day!

 

Fine shave, Joe!

 

Very nice Daniel

 

Here's the V1 Blackhawk without the safety bar.
I always get a great shave using the Feather super pro.



I can get 2 full shaves head and face with this blade too.
Nice!!

Enjoy

tp

 

Nice shave Daniel! Have a good day too!

 

Thanks Joe! Have a nice day!

 

Very cool Terry! Have a super day!

 

Nice 3-pass shave today.

 

Thank you, gentlemen!

 

Fine shaves, gents!

 

Second winning shave in a row (are we talkin a streak here?). Razorock Lime Burst has done me well with each use-and there are plenty more left. Just less than a minute of loading time. Felt great going on my face and neck. Razor glided(glid? glode? glud?)across my face and neck with comfort. No cuts, Knicks, or Polka-dots. Again, I had to be careful going up North Porcupine, as it gave me that "cut" warning,, but I was careful enough to avoid it. It was sort of "Ahhh, just shave carefully and let's see what happens. Don't be scared, just shave". And I did. The only area that needs special focus tomorrow is North Central Cactus Nation(middle of neck). I just noticed now, a little too much astroturf. That Stoylin Glacial Lime gave me the sensation of snow falling on my face and neck, but oddly it didn't shock me as much today as in last year's uses(when I was still trying to get used to it). I'm clean, refreshed, and set for Friday. Super Duper Excellent..

 

Heat indeed this weekend. Mid 90's. Just 3 days after it was 59.

 

awesome gents.

 

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 2022

Woke up to an overcast morning! What better way to brighten things up than to have a great shave! Since it was day two with the French Vib’Raz, on loan from my namesake, @jmudrick, I decided to give it another go on the dome. Yesterday’s effort led to a nick on the back of the head when I rode the cap. Riding the bar eliminated the issue. Unlike most of you out there, I never used carts with the exception of the Omnishaver, which resulted in a whopping case of ingrown hairs. So pressing a cutting tool into my scalp seems counterintuitive to a guy who spent close to half a century shaving with the same Schick Krona. Although in those days shaving consisted of a single WTG pass using canned Barbasol.

In thinking about yesterday’s shave, I thought that perhaps the issue was using a Feather blade. Since that’s mostly what’s readily at hand, I had to go digging for my Voskhods, a very smooth shaving, medium sharp DE blade. Loaded it up and started riding the cap. Well it wasn’t the blade! One small nick in the same vicinity on the back of the noggin, and aching shoulder joints probably just implicates “old man-itis”. The French Vib’Raz is definitely a very interesting design, just not for me. A return again to riding the cap on the sides and top of the noggin resulted in no issues. I confess to grabbing my faithful Bakelite handled Shake Sharp for a third ATG pass resulting in the kind of closeness I like in my noggin shaves.

The custom extra hollow 7/8 Kravchenko Zodiac was just the ticket for this morning’s shave. I’m happy that Yurii has reopened his business and is again producing the straight razors so many in our international shave community know and love. Many of his current production consist of blades exceeding 8/8 in width, which just aren’t for me. This particular razor was built to my exact specifications at 7/8, extra hollow with a pinch grip in the tang that I really like. A touchup on the Gokumyo 20k last night, and all was right with the world! Three passes with this wonderful straight razor delivered a blissful state of dolphin smoothness to match my dome. Velveteen smooth from neck to noggin!

RAZOR: Kravchenko Custom Pinchgrip 7/8 (Mug), French Vib’Raz (Dome)
BLADE: Voskhod DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE LE #005 Aluminum Handled SynBad Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime (Indian Version).

 

friday work shave
french new rfb/re handle
nacet
rr 400 synthetic
taconic lime
c&e lime balm



good morning gents
fabulous 2 passer
lovely lime lather
lime balm to finish
awesome
have a fine friday everyone
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How did Doc Ezlovan handle the clove situation in that Bay Rum?

 

fine shaves Jeff.

 

Lovely shave kit, Daniel, although I’ll never understand how anyone goes for that Tabac scent. Again, it’s your shave! Charlie’ll (@wristwatchb) probably PIF you a puck of the vile stuff from his several hundred puck stockpile! Just kidding!