March Madness & Spring Cleaning!!

March 15

Razor - Bulldog Hardware Carriage Bolt
Blade - (1)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Semoge 620
Post - Alum

Beware the Ides of March. And anyone posting stunt shaving YouTube videos. Some of us are dumb enough to try them. However, this time around only three brave souls (that I have seen) built this most awesome of personal shaving tools. And the first two shaved without blood or incident. How? Because they are Technique Masters!

My own foray into this wasn't quite as dramatic as I thought. Not sure why but I wasn't nervous when I picked up the razor after lathering the Arko up. I lined it up and looked and thought to myself that if I'd align the blade by touching the top nut to my face and angle the blade to touch it should be close. And, it was. So, instead of riding the cap, I rode the nut. Go ahead, make your crude remarks, I can take it.

The first pass, WTG, was slow and NOISY. It was also surprisingly effective. Corners, jawline, areas like that were a bit of a challenge but it wasn't terrifying as long as I kept angle adjusted on the top nut. I lathered again, thinking I'd bail to my New LC to finish but decided to do some XTG.

XTG was very nice on the face, actually. Still noisy but less so as I worked the beard down. In my neck it was a bit dicey at first as I adjusted to keep the pressure off. Finished that pass with a passable CCS, but barely. Well, time to grab the New LC and finish.

But......what if......could ATG work? Lathered again and started on the right cheek. Set the angle upside down and worked it up. Then another stroke, then another and finally down to the neck where I completed the ATG without incident. Now, on to the left side and my hopelessly weak left hand. I managed the cheek fine, the neck with a bit of patience and finally called it. A better CCS, something I could go to work with if I had to. Nice!

Grabbed the New LC with Perma-Sharp aboard to do a finishing pass to DFS. Talk about irony. Went XTG on the right side and somehow nicked myself near my ear. With the New. Not with the bolt. Yeah, oops on that eh? That was the only problem with the entire shave.

Alum was quieter than I thought it would be, hotter than usual. But......once again Technique Trumps Tools, as proven by Fools!!! That was fun!!!!

Thanks to the other brave souls who dared to join me!

​

Thanks Chris.
Steve

03/16/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
Billy Jealousy Hot Towel Pre-Shave Treatment
RazoRock XXX LE Shave Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Blackland Blackbird Closed Comb Polished Razor with 85mm Handle
Feather New Hi-Stainless Blade - 2nd Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
RazoRock Mr. Pink After Shaving Splash
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

Nice job Neal. Three passes is impressive. More nuts than I had

Awesome. That is about OC as you can get. I think you need the polished version!
Steve

Did you follow Adam's lead and follow it with some Osage Rub?

It's gonna be three. I haven't shaved today... kudos to everyone who dared, as it is truly testament to angle and pressure control. This one was impressive.

It also come in galvanized, black carbon, and stainless, or mix and match!

I may be an idiot, but indeed I am no fool!

@Norcalnewb
@mrchick

Heroes.

Neal, Nice write up. I guess I missed the challenge, but it certainly is interesting!
Steve

I guess at least you get perfect blade alignment every time!

There is no way I would have done this successfully without what I've learned in the 30 day thread. Thanks guys.

Thursday Planned SOTD

Schick C3 repeating razor
Restored Ever-Ready brush
Henri et Victoria Bergamot - Vetiver soap
Henri et Victoria Beramot - Vetiver aftershave
Guerlain Vetiver edt

Date: 16 March 2017

Brush: - Semogue Special Edition 2012 Badger/Boar knot 24/55mm
Lather: - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor: - Irving Barber Company (IBC) Shavette
Blade: - Kai Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (Guard) #3
Post Shave: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / Nivea Sensitive Aftershave Splash
Fragrance: - Rochas Man EDT

How much extra did you have to pay for the scalloped base on that wolf whiskers brush?

Good Morning Everyone! SOTD 03/16/17

Gem Micromatic Clog Pruf
Gem Personna (4)
Cremo Cooling Shave Cream
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Gillette After Shave Gel

A Fine Shave Was Had This A.M.!

Have A Great day Everyone!

Thank you! I did see that they had a stainless version, but it was a bit more $$.

Excellent shave
Dr. Jon Eplin makes some high quality software. Easy, thick slick lather that allows my Futur to glide comfortably as it completes it's grim duty. Three drama free passes on the face, 1.5 on the neck. The aftershave leaves my face smooth and smelling great. The scent is a pleasant combination of fruit, floral and woody notes.


Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

March 16 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Cremo Sandalwood
Gem Junior
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman Special Reserve