Adjustable Week 9/3-9/9

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by swarden43, Aug 31, 2012.

  1. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    And so we begin our second full year of THEME WEEKS!

    This year will start the same as last year - with the adjustables. Do you tinker and toy with it? Or do you lock and leave it? And be sure to show off your favorite razor with some pics.









    (nah, I'll leave the line. Someone will pick it up and run with it straight to...)
     
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  2. Neolithium

    Neolithium I am Canadian, eh

    WOO. I have 2 cleaned up vintage Gillettes ready for this theme week!
     
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  3. fishcrow

    fishcrow Birdman of TSD

    That's great because I was going to use my Fat Boy for the week.
     
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  4. Bird Lives

    Bird Lives Future Root Beer King of Turkey

    Cool !! I'll polish up my beautiful '65 Gillette Adjustable.....I haven't used this sweetheart of a razor for awhile .....this should be fun.....
    The first year I rediscovered TWS, I learned to get great shaves on every setting.....it was an education....
    Now I haven't used an adjustable in so long, I don't know where to start....lol....
     
  5. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I'll start it off early, because on the fifth, this razor will be going to a new home.
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  6. battle.munky

    battle.munky Has the menthol.munky on his back!


    Done!

    :happy093:
     
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  7. Smoothy

    Smoothy Well-Known Member

    Excellent! My Vision is all cleaned and loaded up for the week!
     
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  8. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Monday

    Thought I'd take 'em on in chronological order, so up today was my '61 Fatboy, loaded with a Voskhod blade and set at 6.

    Great shave.
     
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  9. Llyr

    Llyr Stay frosty, my friends!

    Monday:
    Merkur Futur ste at 3/Red IP (1)

    Sadly I only have 2 adjustables the Futur and a Gillette Slim,this might be the time to scout out a Mergress or a Fatboy :D
     
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  10. Norseman

    Norseman misunderstood Dark Lord of the Sith

    My Merkur Progress is waiting for me at the post office.
    If I interpret this theme correctly, I will be able to participate. Right?
     
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  11. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    What do think you may be misinterpreting? The Progress is adjustable, this is Adjustable Week. Of course you can participate! :bounce015:
    Just make sure you give us a report on how well you like it.
    Oh, and some pics, 'cause you know ya ain't really got it 'less you show us the pics. :p
     
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  12. Norseman

    Norseman misunderstood Dark Lord of the Sith

    I'm not particularly clever. So I just wanted to make sure :)

    But both a very light report and pictures will probably be posted sometime this week
     
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  13. Neolithium

    Neolithium I am Canadian, eh

    I only have 2 adjustables so I'll just be flipping between the Slim & FatBoy - this morning was my slim! I think me getting used to straights and razors like the R41 have caused me to really need to keep them wide open at 9...
     
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  14. battle.munky

    battle.munky Has the menthol.munky on his back!


    I know Justin, my R-41 has ruined me. Mow I have to have a really aggressive razor to want to shave. The 89 is as low as I'll go. I'm going to use my Slim Adjustable all week though, just to participate though. It'll be cranked wide open.
     
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  15. gms541

    gms541 Member


    I just got a Schick Dial on Friday and today was my third shave with it. WOW!! BBS wth no irritation. Set to 4 with a Ted Pella blade and face lather with Williams, then some Veg. to finish things off. Much better than any DE shave.
     
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  16. fishcrow

    fishcrow Birdman of TSD

    I chose my "Fat Boy" for this theme week. IMG_0023.JPG
     
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  17. lradke

    lradke and doggone it, people like me

    I have my fatboy out and loaded with a crystal blade! That will he the razor/blade combo this week! :)
     
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  18. alpla444

    alpla444 That's sweet!

    Yeah my fatboy will be used in the morning straight after night shift.
     
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  19. wlmcad

    wlmcad cleaning TSD Route 5

    I've got three adjustable razors:
    • 1969 Super Adjustable “Black Beauty” Gillette (Nickel) (O3)
    • 1969 Super Adjustable “Black Beauty” Gillette (Gold) (O4)
    • 1968 Slim Adjustable Gillette (Nickel) N4
    The '69 Black Beauty (Nickel) is on loan to my son-in-law so I will be using the '69 Black Beauty (Gold) and my '68 Slim this week. I started with my favorite razor the '69 Slim.
     
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  20. mondoj

    mondoj Well-Known Member

    Used my 62 slim this morning with a Gillette black for a two pass (set at 7 & 5) with Razorock XXX and a Grosevnor brush. Tomorrow it's Super Adjustable long, followed by SA short, I will finish up with Fatboy Friday.
     
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