NOV 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Shave School' started by Bama Samurai, Oct 31, 2015.

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What is your preferred method of making lather?

Poll closed Nov 30, 2015.

  1. Scuttle

    7 vote(s)
    12.3%

  2. Bowl, warm water

    19 vote(s)
    33.3%

  3. Bowl, cold water

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%

  4. Face lather, warm loaded brush

    27 vote(s)
    47.4%

  5. Face lather, cold loaded brush

    5 vote(s)
    8.8%

  6. Shave stick, warm water

    5 vote(s)
    8.8%

  7. Shave stick, cold water

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%

  8. Aerosol Foam

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%

  9. Lather is for the weak, I dry shave.

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%

  10. I am just here for the cookies

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    (I am not an MD)

    Sounds kinda like essential oil sensitivity!
     
    Bama Samurai, Nov 17, 2015
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  2. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus


    My Month with Utopia/GSB so far...

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    Bama Samurai, Nov 17, 2015
    #1202
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  3. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    It's amazing how sometimes a slight strategic change yields big dividends. Very nice!
     
    Bama Samurai, Nov 17, 2015
    #1203
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  4. DDuckyMark

    DDuckyMark Ducky Duck and the Hiding Bunch

    It may not be theory alone. For me I can use different types of blades for different amounts of time comfortably. Its a range but for this I'll stay at the lowest end of that range. If I figure up the amount of blades I can get for $20 with the amount of shaves I can get from each type of blade I get something like this.

    $20 DE blade (Kai) 150 shaves ($0.13 a shave)
    $20 injector blades (Schick) 112 shaves ($0.18 a shave)
    $20 SE blades (GEM) 80 shaves ($0.25 a shave)
    $20 cartridge (Gillette fusion) 20 shaves ($1 a shave)

    Sure we spend more on razors now but we save so much on blades that most of our razor purchases are bought using our savings. Some people wetshave using carts and disposables and some use canned foam with the vintage types of razors so I couldn't count soaps brushes and aftershaves as part of this switch. Straights are a different beast. Sure one blade can last multiple lifetimes but strops, Hones. . . .
     
    DDuckyMark, Nov 17, 2015
    #1204
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  5. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    This was my approach also. Don't rush through and miss a potential fave.
     
    Bama Samurai, Nov 17, 2015
    #1205
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  6. DDuckyMark

    DDuckyMark Ducky Duck and the Hiding Bunch

    Then we have guys like @Bama Samurai who can use 2 DE blades a month. That same $20 could get him 750 shaves or 2 years and 20 days as long as one of those isn't a leap year.
     
    DDuckyMark, Nov 17, 2015
    #1206
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  7. RaZorBurn123

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

    It is. It took me over 3 years to figure it out.
     
    RaZorBurn123, Nov 17, 2015
    #1207
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  8. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    ;)

    IMG_3145.jpg ​
     
    Boojum1, Nov 17, 2015
    #1208
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  9. Drygulch

    Drygulch Snowballs

    Or some kind of sensitivity. I can't use Arko becuase it makes my face red and angry, and it kind of burns.
     
    Drygulch, Nov 17, 2015
    #1209
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  10. Epimetheus

    Epimetheus Well-Known Member

    What type of bowl is that? There are many lovely styles- Polish, Talvera, Turkish. Never seen that style
     
    Epimetheus, Nov 17, 2015
    #1210
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  11. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    Mexican Terra Cotta Bowl
     
    Boojum1, Nov 17, 2015
    #1211
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  12. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    clint64, Nov 17, 2015
    #1212
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  13. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    Thank you!
     
    Boojum1, Nov 17, 2015
    #1213
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  14. CyanideMetal

    CyanideMetal Wild and crazy guy

    Poetry at its finest. :D Wonder if I can get all that on my tombstone? LOL
     
    CyanideMetal, Nov 17, 2015
    #1214
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  15. CyanideMetal

    CyanideMetal Wild and crazy guy

    Beautifully and accurately stated. I want this on my tombstone too.
     
    CyanideMetal, Nov 17, 2015
    #1215
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  16. CyanideMetal

    CyanideMetal Wild and crazy guy

    This cannot be emphasized enough, I think.
     
    CyanideMetal, Nov 17, 2015
    #1216
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  17. CyanideMetal

    CyanideMetal Wild and crazy guy

    Every time I see this soap, I hear that sax in the background...
     
    CyanideMetal, Nov 17, 2015
    #1217
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  18. CyanideMetal

    CyanideMetal Wild and crazy guy

    I have a Feather folding shavette. I hold it like a Kamisori. Wish I had gotten the staright handle like yours.
     
    CyanideMetal, Nov 17, 2015
    #1218
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  19. CyanideMetal

    CyanideMetal Wild and crazy guy

    CyanideMetal, Nov 17, 2015
    #1219
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  20. wmbjr

    wmbjr Duck, duck, cooked goose!

    Absolutely gorgeous bowl! I would be scared to death of dropping it or knocking it off.
     
    wmbjr, Nov 17, 2015
    #1220
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