January 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

I get great shaves with the Feather and often use them for five days. Keep in mind I usually do two passes each day.

 

Jan 10 Focus Shave 8

Today's razor is a Hart Steel finished with Shapton 12k, CrOx then Fe3O2. The shave felt smooth and the blade sharp. I did 4 passes and just one small weeper on the 4th pass right on the jaw line. The shave felt smooth so I was surprised when the alum stung a little bit, just missed BBS but oh so close.

Irritation B+ Closeness A- Smoothness A- Keenness A-

Tabac
Thäter 2 band Silver Tip
Hart Steel 6/8 Shapton 12k CrOx, Fe3O2
Dry Gulch strop
Lucky Tiger AS
L'Occitane Cade ASB
Tabac EDC

 

That is an eclectic mix of razors..... I like it. True variety.

 

I wonder how they collect it?

 

Thanks billy that's exactly what I'm doing as I clamp down the blade bounces ever so slightly. Meaning the blade isn't straight. Sometimes I get it right but not every time. It's definitely operator error as the razor Is perfect all straight and tight

 

Those are some beautiful scales! Thanks for sharing.

 

Great pic love the razor

 

@clint64 thanks for the help. I had log in issues last night preventing me from responding.

 

I had the same problem last night after a WEE Swally...

Billy..

 

I am glad Billy was able to provide the help.

 

What do you use for polishing? Everything definitely came out looking great.

 

1/10/16

Phoenix Double OC
Feather Hi-Stainless (3)
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Georgetown G12 Scuttle
Pinaud Clubman Original



Third shave with my Phoenix DOC loaded with a Feather.
2 full passes: Pass 1 XTG. Pass 2: ATG. Both with very good reduction. A cool water rinse and a light amount of touch up in a few of my trouble spots brought home the baby. The Pinaud Clubman stung a great deal today, but settled down pretty quickly. The MWF left me with enough lather for at least another two passes.

A nice comfortable BBS from the Phoenix DOC, the Feather and the MWF. Today took a lot less touch up than yesterday. Yesterday, I complained that the blade’s sharpness may have fallen off from the first shave because of how much touch up I needed to do. Thinking about yesterday's shave, I now realize that I broke my usual pattern during my second pass. I had done it before because it appeared the new pattern was more ATG in the center of my neck than my usual pattern. But it seems that yesterday, like before, it resulted in a lot more touch up to get the stubble that I normally take care of during my second pass. Since I suspect that it was my behavior that caused the blade to appear less sharp, I'm going to give the Feather another 3 day trial. I’ll do that later this month. Tomorrow, I’ll break out the Raperia Super Stainless and see how that does in the Phoenix Double OC. I hope it does as well as the Feather and the Gillette Silver Blue.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Lord's Day!

 

This razor was in pretty good shape before I started. I used Barkeeper's Friend, and when that wasn't enough, I used a cloth wheel with greaseless red compound. If the spots hadn't come out with the buffer, I would have started to sand the blade with fine grit wet dry sandpaper before polishing it again.

 

It does look great. Hearing about the care and maintenance involved with straights makes me really want one. It seems you have to be much more involved with how it performs and I like the idea of that.

 

I must admit it seems I had one to many ciders. as this morning I realised I was putting .comm at the end of my email.

 

Great pic I've never heard of one blade it's a looker.

 

01/10/2016
Razor – AlumiGoose with Triad Ti
Blade – Feather Super Pro (3)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather – TSD Yin Yang
Post - Witch Hazel followed by Fine L’Orange



My third shave with the AlumiGoose and Feather Super Pro. The blade has started to smooth out some which helped with today's shave. The results of the shave were the usual near BBS but I guess I'm just having an off day. I never really got the lather correct which made the shave rougher. Oh well, there is always tomorrow. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.

 

Straights Focus January 10:

Homemade PS Oil
WD High Mountain Badger 30 mm
TSD Lavender Rose Wheat SC
Ralf Aust 5/8
Stirling Unscented PSB -- Mentholated
The Veg

It was a decent shave this morning, but the razor seemed a bit tuggy. I bought a WD strop kit a while ago that came with a pasted balsa strop. I am thinking it may be time to use it. I have never used a pasted strop of any kind. Any advice?

 

I take it you sand by hand? If so, how does sanding around the edge work?

 

Very carefully