DEC 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Oh boy, now you've done it. Tempting the shaving gods is risky!

 

Got it thanks

 

I know I almost didn't but that's how sure I am I've got it... We shall see

 

I totally agree. Many of us recognize each other because of our avi, maybe if Paul changes his we will all be thrown off

 

Congrats Tom! You've made a great deal of progress so far, and it will be fun to follow your adventure with the 1924.

 

I have 2 friends on watsapp with no avatar other than that everyone has it makes me want to delete them

 

Look at my baby kitten. I think she needs glasses.

 

Reminds me of my mum, who refuses to wear reading glasses

 

And the Survey Says...
@Paul Turner

 

Love the cat...the packers have issues though...

 

I was very concerned for Rodgers well being. She sits up there because it's warm, and has the best view in the house

 

Don't sell the Veg short....it repels blizzards, tornadoes, and guys who wear pleated pants!

 

He's getting hit way too much. It started in the Denver game, but things are falling apart in Wisconsin.

 

It is a nice brush. It has a bit of scritch to it, but it does a good job a face lathering. I find I like it better with my creams than my synthetic brushes.

 

14 hours post Soviet shave. I think the whiskers are scared. My chin and jaw are still BBS. Neck would be a SAS. Not bad for a bad razor.

 

One of the hardest parts but my favourite part of straight razor shaving is that the shave is completely customisable:

You cam make the shave as aggressive or mild as you want even mid stroke, just change the angle of the blade. I found that mild DE razors were the most frustrating to shave with because the angle where the razor shaves is such an narrow band. A straight will shave at any angle(which can lead to blood).

You can change the characteristic of the edge depending upon how you hone/maintain it.

Enjoy the journey and welcome again to the dark side

I am doing the same focus in January as Adam. I am curious to see how different treatments affect the blade.

 

Dec 28 Shave 2.19

It's Sunday and I have plenty of time so I decided to get a jump start on January's focus, I decided to touch up my Hart Steel 7/8 on my new J Nat stone. I did not use any pasted strops after using the stone. I always used a pasted strop after touching up a blade on a stone. This was my first time to use the stone so not sure if I did good or bad. I did stick with the cream theme for December and Razorock Mudder Focker got it's second go round. The lather was good as expected.

The shave felt rough but I felt like I had to do all four passes to get a good comparison. The alum test was surprising, despite the rough feeling there only the slightest feedback. On closeness I consider this a fail. A solid SAS but no more, I usually get DFS or better. Clearly I need to experiment more with this stone.

Irritation A Closeness C+

Razorock Mudder Focker
Simpson Duke 3 Best
Hart Steel 7/8
Dry Gulch strop
Speick AS
Chanel Antaeus ASB
Chanel Antaeus