OCT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

October 30th SOTD
Two days’ growth
Preshave: Hot Shower
Razor: Union Cutlery Spike (near) Wedge, 11/16
Strop: Drygulch Leatherworks Oiled Latigo
Brush: Handturned Tulip Poplar Badger
Soap: Jabonman Lima-Incienso (Menthol)
Postshave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Vintage Avon Deepwoods

Preparing to be death today. I love when Halloween is on a Saturday so you get to dress up twice. I have a linen hooded robe, and a skull mask. Can’t take my scythe to work, but I think they will get the idea. Best part is, I am doing interviews today, so I get to have people interview with Death.
Right, shave stuff. Did a fifteen minutes on the Translucent Arkansas last night, and the razor is smoother. Going to try to take it back a little further with a slurry this weekend. I think this is my favorite soap to use. Its good stuff. Did a two pass, N/S and S/N with no touch up. DFS plus, with B- on irritation. Did have two weepers on the chin. Face, chin, and jawline are BBS, but neck is only DFS. Added some Vintage Avon aftershave, and called it good. Happy Friday!

 

I was looking at this thread yesterday, where distilled water was being discussed. I decided to use distilled water this morning and it definitely makes for a more frothy lather than when I use tap water.

Before I started this 30 day focus I measured out 20 grams (1/10th of a jar) of MDC. After using MDC daily for 30 days, I used a grand total of 9.01 grams. That is just a little over 0.3 grams / shave. Therefore, a jar of MDC should last me about 660 days for an average cost of about 12 cents / day. My conclusion is that MDC is very inexpensive.

After 30 days of practice I am getting great shaves from the Fat Boy. I am not sure I like it better than my Slim Adjustable, but it definitely can give me as good of a shave.


30 day focus - Day 30
Fat Boy set to 9
Dorco 301 Blade
MDC Face Lathered
3 passes

 

You are a funny guy. First, interviewing people dressed as Death? Priceless! Have fun! Second, you have a scythe?

 

Thank you for doing the research on MdC. I have never measured my usage but I knew by just looking that a jar of MdC would last a very long time. I agree that despite the high cost of entry, MdC is very economical to use.

 

My Feathers are always better on day two. Nature of the beast.

 

OCtober - Trick or TREET
October 30

Razor - Gillette New LC
Blade - (2)
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - TSD Lanolin Bay Rum
Post - Cold Water, Alum, Nivea Original

'Twas the night before Samhain (halloween) and all through the house, not a creature was stirring.....oh wait....wrong holiday. Sorry about that. And today's shave was more suited to scary things than fun and happy holidays. Day two on the Treet 7days Platinum and I am far from impressed. Let's go to the replay.

Lather provided by the big boar and TSD Lanolin with that great and powerful bay rum scent. The New LC was loaded and ready to go and the first stroke sent a warning sign. This blade was pretty smooth yesterday but today is a different story. Seems a bit rough. Lather is good so it isn't that. Just a big draggy. Full WTG pass wan't too bad but also didn't get as good a result as I'd hoped. Well, on to the XTG. Still felt pretty rough but not deadly. Well, until I went XTG on the neck anyway. Wow that's rough. Did the edge just fall off the blade? Still barely CCS at the finish of second pass. However, I'm not going to get crazy with the blade this rough. So, just a finish on the neck, some XTG with Gillette Slide. Rough, rough, rough and there it is boys and girls....a nick on the jawline by the goatee. Something told me I'd see that happen. Finished up with a barely DFS and called it a shave. I'm also calling it the last shave on the blade. In addition to the nick I'm nice and red from the irritation again and the alum was a real joy.....NOT!

So, the Treet 7days Platinum? Definitely a TRICK!!! I'll figure out a setup for tomorrow before November starts.

Happy Friday!

 

Well gents,

I'm on 24 hour staff duty again. Which marks exactly one month since I joined. Anybody want to pull an all nighter in celebration?

 

Did the first interview already. "I didn't think this was the interview I agreed to..." He he.

Scythe was my Great-Great Grandfather's. It hung on the side of the shed at my Grandma's house for 50 years, but I ended up with it. Made a new handle for it. Kept the patina and pitting on it, but sharpened it up. Used it once on some weeds, works way better than the machette. Work was very clear on what props could be included as part of a cosutme this year, so I decided not to push it. Will totally have it when I take the toddler trick or treating.

 

OCtober 30 Day Focus -- Cadet Open Comb

October 30

Razor – Cadet Open Comb
Blade – Astra SP
Brush – VDH Boar
Soap – Stirling Spice
Post - Cold Water Splash, Witch hazel, Old Spice

This morning I decided since I have 2 days left in the month, I might as well throw a new blade in the Cadet and see how it goes. I chose the Astra SP. It was not the best blade in my L6, but also not the worst. Set out with my usual 2 pass shave and everything was just fine. It started fine, the shave continued fine, it ended fine. It was a fine blade/razor combination (I really should have used some Fine aftershave). The shave ended up DFS after some touch up. No redness or irritation though the aftershave did have a little bite around the bottom of my chin. Overall just a . . . wait for it . . . fine shave.

Tonight I will have time to peruse the nationwide box tour of goodies so will most likely be trying a new soap tomorrow. Several in the box I would like to try. I also plan to snag a couple brush handles to put my own knots in. One of the handles has already been cleaned out, but the other will require everything to be done. This is something I have wanted to try and think it will be a fun project.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

Ride it!!

 

I'll probably be up late! Sorry about your assignment!

 

Since we went to the field it's been crazy. 3 staff duty shifts in a month. It's not so bad though. I'm a night owl. And last night I ended up with a debilitating migraine and fell asleep at 7:30 and slept for 12 hours. So I should be fine.

 

Glad you're feeling better!! Hang in there!

 

October 30, 2015

SOTD - World Series - Game 3

Morning shave
Hot Shower
Soap: Barrister & Mann Diamond Shave Soap
Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar
Razor: Gillette Goodwill
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
TSD Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Old Spice 1967

Another great shave with this combo - not a Grand Slam but at least a double with the bases loaded to tie the game!



World Series Game 3

Some great baseball teams have rallied back from trailing 2 - 0 in the WS to eventually win the Series. In fact, it’s only happened 11 times, and coincidently, two of those 11 teams are playing in this WS and did it in back-to-back years (KC - 1985; NYM - 1986).

No team has come back from a 3 - 0 game deficit.

Play Ball!
RT

 

Thanks,
Saw the picture of you and your pups, nice to see a friend in overalls. I'd catch some looks if i tried wearing my liberties up here in WA. I miss GA and AL.

 

Thanks! Key brand overalls are super common in My town. It's a ranching, farming, and oilfield community a little bit NE of Denver, CO. People ride horses down the street, and old men still sit and smoke pipes on the courthouse steps.

 

Here's to the NYMets and their date with destiny! Sometimes a well hit double is all it takes!

 

Sounds like my kind of town. The way of life out here is too high strung for me.

 

My last blade of the focus.

This blade gave me a very nice shave. The only comment I have is that it isn't as smooth as some of the others. I would use this blade without complaint, but would probably not keep it in a permanent rotation.
SOTD
TOBS Grapefruit
Rubberset 400
Shark blade (1)
EJ DE89
Pinaud Lime Sec AS
Happy Friday

 

I like it very much. It's definitely a small town, and if I want big-city stuff, Denver is a a half-hour drive away. I am going out with Mrs Samurai to Denver tonight to see the NBA, Nuggets versus T-Wolves. It's one of my fave things!