SEPT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Shave School' started by Bama Samurai, Aug 30, 2015.

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How long since the switch to traditional shaving?

Poll closed Sep 29, 2015.
  1. 0-2 months

    15.4%
  2. 2-6 months

    10.8%
  3. 6-12 months

    20.0%
  4. 12-24 months

    7.7%
  5. More than 24 months

    44.6%
  6. I am just here for the cookies

    1.5%
  1. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    An injection is way better than surgery. :happy088:
     
  2. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    Yes, yes it is.
     
  3. Rufus T.

    Rufus T. Late for dinner

    I figured as much. That'll teach me. :angry032:

    Well played sir, well played. :happy088:
     
  4. wmbjr

    wmbjr Duck, duck, cooked goose!

    Looks like I am in excellent company of people having good shaves lately! I have to admit I started out kinda rough, but lately with the time spent on the razor it really has paid off! Hoping to keep it up with different blades and then in October with a different razor for the first time.

    Thanks again for all the advice and encouragement! Hope you keep having excellent shaves too!
     
  5. cmorris357

    cmorris357 catching flies.........

    What he meant to say is, "I have one, it's in sub-cellar 3B vault #2 box 347.
     
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  6. Seabs

    Seabs Well-Known Member

    Got to to keep it fresh. The most recent is in honor of the release of iron maidens newest album.
     
  7. Rufus T.

    Rufus T. Late for dinner

    A HA! Well done @cmorris357

    After much searching we've found evidence of the @Darkbulb Cellar Vaults!

    Next mission, find the location....
    :transport015:

     
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  8. cmorris357

    cmorris357 catching flies.........

    We may find a clue in this surveillance video of him accessing the vault to get a pack of blades.
     
  9. Rufus T.

    Rufus T. Late for dinner

    Great surveillance Agent 357!

    All we need do now is find the last working phone booth in the country!
     
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  10. wmbjr

    wmbjr Duck, duck, cooked goose!

  11. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Razor: Valet Auto Strop/ Red Tip(2 blade)
    Blade: Feather (2)
    Brush: WDC-4 Silver Tip Badger Butterscotch Handle (VIG) 24/67 deep set
    Soap: Proraso Green
    A/S Fine L'Orange Noir
    Day 2

    Second day with the Valet. Went a little bit better tonight, however, I have to do a major cleanup with the Red Tip. The Valet is sure a noise razor. Anyway got through 2 passes okay.
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  12. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Any tips on using the Valet?
     
  13. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    September 2

    Batch 2 Mongoose with Dr. Bomber handle
    Feather Professional blade (4)
    Shavemac two-band silvertip brush
    Trumper's Coconut cream and glycerin
    Two passes plus touch-ups
    Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food


    I really enjoy using this set up, as it consistently delivers great shaves! The Feather blade on day four felt smooth and was still very sharp. Lather explodes off the Shavemac brush. I started using my travel scuttle again after taking a break from it during August, and the warm lather feels great.

    I finished off the shave with Terre d'Hermes parfum. I bet I'm the only guy in Kentucky that used parfum this morning and is brave enough to admit it publicly. :happy068: I hope you all are having a fine week!


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  14. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    Oh how I remember pay phones. Back when I was a kid in New Jersey we'd get in one to keep warm from the blizzard :Animatedfrozensmily: that was well before global warming. :happy005:
     
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  15. Rufus T.

    Rufus T. Late for dinner


    well done Agent wmbjr!
    but I think the phone booth in the surveillance video was located indoors. That crafty Cookie Hoarder!

    This may be a job for Agent RaZorBurn123 who evidently has some past training in this sort of thing. I believe that's him second from the top!
    (or perhaps third from the top with his, um, back facing us.)

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  16. crb81

    crb81 Well-Known Member

    So September 2
    Blade: Walgreens club 35 (2)
    Razor: r41
    Brush: semogue 1250
    Soap/AS: chiseled face ghost town barber
    [​IMG]
    Must've been off my game tonight. Blade seemed to drag a little. More water in the lather. Super super slick but it just seems to drag a bit more than the GSB. Oh well I'll give it another go tomorrow. 3 passes and done. One little tiny blood spot. Not exactly sure how I did that. Might have actually yanked out a hair lol. Felt a real quick tug at that time
     
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  17. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    I've done that before. What a disaster that was. I can't tell how many people are in the phone booth, when I did it back in high school we got 7. I took up most of the space at 6'4" and 220lbs. I was always on the bottom of Pyramids and such. :eatdrink020:
     
  18. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

  19. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    Is anyone claiming fourth from the top?
     
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  20. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    :happy088:
     

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