30 Day Rule/Focus; August 2023. All Are Welcome!

Wonderful mix and match setup and shave Barry. Enjoy your afternoon.

 

Yes, as I just commented to Chris, Semogue is a well-regarded maker that has been around for decades. Their badger brushes, especially the SOC ones, have excellent ratings and reviews on all the shaving boards. So I wrote mine off as an anomalous "Monday morning" QC lemon and moved on. The cherrywood handle is beautifuuly made, so re-knotting just made sense. At the time, the Tuxedo knot was the latest and greatest synthetic out there, so I went with it, and it has been a good choice.

 

Great shave and a lovely blue-themed photo!

Question, Gary: is your current avatar the duck (or goose, I don't remember which) that was Dr. Doolittle's housekeeper in the movie?

Edit: I see you had a video about Embden geese, so I suspect that is the photo. Is that maybe also what they used for that movie role?

 

Great Thursday shaves and photos, gentlemen!

 

Thank you Joe. Have a great start to the weekend...The mill two week shut down/maintenance starts at the end of next week. I'm looking forward to some well earned rest and finishing some home DIY projects that I've put off for a while..

 

Interesting Frankenrazor, Danny!

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Great shave and photo, Gary. Is that Jayaruh brush a badger knot?

 

Finally, I'm back to a top-grade shave . Fine's Knize 10 clone isn't TOO uncomfortable in summertime-a reviewer said it can be an all-year shave and I agree. Wonderful fragrance. I had a little too much water in the soap, so tried to shake some out. Zeroes across the board with cuts, Knicks, Polka-dots. I succeeded with the rough areas(along the jawlines under each sideburn). Blew through all other areas like a lawn-mower does with grass. 2 passes. As Outstanding As It Gets.

 

thank you John..no the emden goose avatar was a randem pic.wife and i are thinking about moving to outskirts Saskatoon,We have family there.we also want a small patch of dirt to have a garden ,and raise some emden geese..B.C is just way too expensive..we are done here.

 

thank you John.yes a 2 band i believe.nice knot.

 

absolutely fabulous gents.

 

-The-Weekender-
super 84/kcg
yaqi silvertip
capt fawcett
burberry



good morning gents.
a shave or 3 with the adjustables then back to serious business..
smooth 2 passer in the usual manner,grand cf lather
thayers and burberry to finish.
awesome
have a fine day everyone.
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That is a nice simple shave setup Gary.

 

Aug 5 SOTA
Good afternoon.
Straight Razor Shave #472
10/8 Max Sprecher (82)
Catie’s Bubbles Tuxedo Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Modessa Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 22.5 hrs



I decided to take my time shaving with Max and was rewarded with a 3 pass BBS shave
However, I did get 2 tiny weeps that the cold water obliterated them altogether.
Here's today's lather.



Did my usual post shave routine with the application of the alum, the witch hazel and the aftershave. Tomorrow, Artie gets the call to get me clean-shaven. Take care.

 

Thanks

 

Thanks

 

thank you Joe.was a fine shave.

 

awesome Joe.love the Max

 

Thanks Gary. I am glad Max in in my den because it such a great performer as well as a looker.