SoS ~ July 4th - July 10th, 2011

Sunday

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original knot
Razor #1: Ever Ready Shovel Head, 1 pass
Razor #2: Gem Jr with the big, fat, Bakelite handle, 2+ passes
Blade: Gem, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops M Bomb, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Made the first pass with the shovel head. Should have known better - one of the front blade stops is broken off. There is an ever-so-slight ridge where it used to be and it held the blade fine last time I used it. Couldn't quite get it to work this time, though. A very rough first pass. It kept this shave from being an over-all 5.

Switched to the Gem Jr to finish up. Much, much smoother. This was heading for a 2-blade shave, but with the coffee, the Tabac, the M Bomb, and a razor that held the blade in the proper position, I'm very happy with 4 blades.

 

10 July

Lord Tech w/ Astra SP (D5)
JM Fraser polar ice
Proraso ASB
Quick two pass shave, SAS.

 

• The End of the Superspeed Week
• Razor: Milord
• Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
• Brush: Vulfix 2197P
• Soap: D.R. Harris Lavender
• Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum

 

July, 11

Sunday shave. Got some courage to finally try my 4/8 Rebell traded from Stefan (herzi). It was my first time when I grab a different straight razor, them my 8/8 W&B. I feel... strange, I have to say. W&B is twice as wide and triple as heavy. Besides, the edge seems to be more thin and delicate.

TSD preshave balm
4/8 Rebell
Paddle strop
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Painted ceramic bowl
Tabac SC
Cold water rag
Brisk splash

I was nicely surprised with DFS+ result from the first shave! Thank you VERY
MUCH, Stefan, this razor is a great shaver!

 

That would be, "You swing Lloyd!" and you certainly do. Thanks.

 

Shave Of The Day ~ July 10th

Super Speed Week

• Hot Shower
• Penworks Butterscotch Ivory Silvertip Brush
• Lea Menthol Shave Cream ~ :freezing :freezing
• NDC Gillette Super Speed Razor
• Gillette Permasharp Blade - Day 3
• Thayer's Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Lea Aftershave Balsalm
• 

The end of a fine week of shaves with the NDC Super Speed, thanks Lloyd.

I've been wanting to try the Lea Menthol Cream for a long time now, and it didn't disappoint me one bit.

Nice and chilly, with a scent that is similar to the Lea Balm, and thankfully no artificial notes come to my nose like it did with the Gillette and Godrej menthol creams.

Gonna have to order me up some more.

 

No Date Code - The first generation of Super Speeds carried no date code.

 

No problem, and I better rephrase that before Jody comes in here and smacks me upside the head...

Not all first generation Super Speeds were NDC, those made from 1947ish - 1950ish were NDC, after that they carried a date code. Info here.

 

Sorry, but it was for my benefit actually, what with Jody always lurking about! :scared001

 

JoAnna, you certainly don't need to apoligize for a "mind freeze" moment...With all the time you spend with menthol making your fabulous ISZ products and M-Bombs, I'm suprised you don't have mind frost-bite...
I'm sure a certain amount of collateral freeze damage must be expected....:happy102
But thats a small price to pay, when your work allows to be quite the menthol enabler for so many in "Need of the Freeze" Keep up your great work...