Instigating, encouraging, cajoling, considering, wondering...

Thanks so much Keith. I appreciate your kind words.

Aaahhhh! I went to edit the Shavey big board, and somehow deleted 2/3 of the post. Lost all the nominees, winners, prizes etc. from most of the the post. If anyone has a way to get that to me, or if any moderators have a way to recover it, it's going to make my day a lot easier!

Yes. She isn't quite aware of that.

@Bama Samurai can you help?

Well good news and bad news here at the Shaveys. The good news is that my old post was on my phone, and I was able to take pictures of all the information before it evaporated. The bad news is that if @Bama Samurai or @RyX can't retrieve the old one it's going to be a long day of typing. Either way, the big board will be saved today, and the show will go on! Speaking of which, it's time for our next category...

While I rebuild the board, and hope to have a moderator miracle, enjoy the next awards presentation. We have a new, young co-host aboard, and we're quite impressed with her and her future in the awards show biz...

The awards winners have been restored!!! Here's the recap so far...

SHAVEY AWARDS SHOW CATEGORIES:

MAYhem Man of Steel
(i.e. most impressive body of work over the entire month of MAYhem)
Nominees:
@wchnu for shaves with the stivette, stivette taped to thumb, band blade, wire hanger razor, Japanese shave stick, etc.
@mrchick for shaves with 6 different instruments of MAYhem.
@Drygulch for shaves with 9 different instruments of MAYhem
The Shavey Goes to: @Drygulch
Shavey Awarded: Omega Boar Brush

MAYhem Trailblazer & Innovation Awards
(i.e. most significant contribution and/or innovation in the field of mayhem)
Nominees:
@Drygulch for his attempt at the "blade taped to finger" shave
@wchnu for development and (reasonably) successful shaves with the blade expoxied to a twig "stivette", "stivette taped to thumb", and coat hanger razor
@mrchick for the development of his "finger shaver 2.0"
@Norcalnewb for the "razorless blade shave"
The Shavey Goes to: @wchnu
Shavey Awarded: Razorock Tobacco Soap
The Shavey Goes to: @mrchick
Shavey Awarded: Partial Soaps & Samples from Stirling Mama Bear

Most Successful Shave with the Item Least Suitable for Shaving
Nominees:
@wchnu for his 2 pass shave with a blade epoxied to a twig
@Drygulch for his attempt at the "blade taped to finger" shave
@RyX for his one pass shave with an eyebrow trimmer
@Norcalnewb for the "finger gripping blade shave" (i.e. no razor needed)
@Drygulch for his binder clip shave.
The Shavey Goes to: @Norcalnewb
Shavey Awarded: Razorock Son of Zeus Soap

Most Inspiring Photo
Nominees:
@Douglas Carey for his "Jeans Factory by the River" Shot
@clint64 for his "Shavemac Serentity" shot
@Norcalnewb for his "Textured Classic Shave" shot
@Boojum1 for his "Fine Baseball Shave" shot
@SharptoothC for his "Submerged Shavette" shot
The Shavey Goes to: @Douglas Carey
Who kindly declined a prize in lieu of me taking out the girls for ice cream and passing on his congratulations for their role in the Shaveys.

Least Inspiring Photo
Nominees:
@Norcalnewb for his accidental and unsuccessful attempt at "Shave Porn"
@mrchick for collateral damage on constructing the "Finger Shaver 2.0"
@Drygulch for stitches from the "shiv shavette"
@SharptoothC for his disturbing possessed avatar post
The Shavey Goes to (tie): @SharptoothC
Shavey Awarded: European Soap & Cream Samples
The Shavey Goes to (tie): @Drygulch
Shavey Awarded: Partial Tub of Razorock Lime

Worst MAYhem Shave Results
Nominees:
@Drygulch for his first attempt at the "blade taped to finger" shave
@mrchick for his first attempt at the finger shaver
The Shavey Goes to: @Drygulch
Shavey Awarded: Maggards Lime Pre Shave Oil

Most Ill Advised MAYhem Idea of 2017
Nominees:
@Drygulch , for his attempt at the "blade taped to finger" shave
@wchnu for his 2 pass shave with a blade epoxied to a twig
@NCoxSTL for his shave with a haunted razor
@wchnu for his "stivette taped to thumb" shave
@Norcalnewb for his "holding the blade without a razor" shave
@mrchick for the finger shaver 2.0 shave
The Shavey Goes to: @Norcalnewb
Shavey Awarded: European Shave Samples #2

Best Evil Genius Move
Nominees:
@Keithmax for his "doghouse misdirection scheme"
@RyX for his tip allowing female household members to use his shaving supplies in order to reduce "reportable shaving hobby expenses"
@PickledNorthern for purchasing shaving supplies on sale and turning the tables on the "I saved you money" argument usually reserved for women's shoes and accessories when bought on sale.
The Shavey Goes to: @Keithmax
Shavey Awarded: Old Spice Cream + samples
The Shavey Goes to: @PickledNorthern
Shavey Awarded:
The Shavey Goes to: @RyX
Shavey Awarded:

Shavey Supporter Award

Best Shavey Awards Acceptance Speech
Nominees:
@cmorris357 for his Sally Fields/Sharon Stone impression and inspirational efforts to recognize the "little people" (of Oz).
@jtspartan for his thanks to craft beer and accidental lathe projects
@Norcalnewb for his genuine and heartfelt thanks to several 30DC members and his wife
The Shavey Goes to:
Shavey Awarded:

SHAVY PRESHOW AWARDS and 30DC SPONSORED CATEGORIES

Best Pre Mayhem Motivational Act
Nominees: @jtspartan for his 30DC brushmaking project
The Shavey Goes to: @jtspartan
Shavey Awarded: Tabac and Palmolive shave sticks

Least Successful Shave with a Modified Japanese Pain Stick
(Apparently all shaves with the pain sticks were unsuccessful. The nominees here upped the ante for the sake of science.)
Nominees:
@Drygulch for his "modified honing and finger shave attempt" with the pain stick
@cmorris357 for his "replacing the blade jerry rig attempt" resulting in, let's say, a "mild abrasion"
The Shavey Goes to: @cmorris357
Shavey Awarded: CJB Shavette & Feather Pro Blades provided by @Keithmax

"What's the Worst That Could Happen?"
(i.e. best first shave attempt with a "new to you" open blade implement)
Nominees:
@BaylorGator for his multiple pass shave with mutlipe new open blades
@SharptoothC for his first shave with a straight razor
@Screwtape for his pain stick and magic shavette shaves
@Linuxguile for his rolls razor shave
@MR41 for his magic shavette shave
@GarnerPW for his shave after his first attempt at honing a straight razor
The Shaveys Go To: @GarnerPW , @MR41 , @Linuxguile , @Screwtape @SharptoothC , @BaylorGator
Shaveys Awarded: Dirty Deeds Shaving Soap Pucks provided by @Drygulch

Best Results "Living on the Mild Side"
(Seeks to reward the more intellegent among us... if any can be found...who seek learning and accomplishment in May outside the "rubber room" known as MAYhem.)
Nominees:
@wristwatchb, @Fly2High,@RetLEO-07,@PLAla,@John Ruschmeyer, @Boojum1, @clint64, @Paul Turner
The Shavey Goes to: @RetLEO-07
Shavey Awarded: Shick Korona provided by @Linuxguile

"Shave Sensei"
(30DC members nominated by their peers for being most helptul on their Shave Journey)
Nominees:
@Drygulch, @mrchick , @wchnu , @Bama Samurai, @RyX,
The Shavey Goes to: @wchnu
Shavey Awarded: Supermax shave cream, 2 pucks of Williams, and 1 sample of Grey Flannel AS provided by @MR41.

Most Competitive Shaver
Nominess: @Drygulch
The Shavey Goes to: @Drygulch
Shavey Awarded: Shavette provided by @wchnu

Worst Shaving Scar
Nominees: @mrchick
The Shavey Goes to: @mrchick
Shavey Awarded: Artisan soap provided by @SharptoothC

"30DCOG" Award
(Not sure it the OG refers to "Original Group" or "Old Guy", but either way, these guys are definitely deserving of an award! Those founding members of the 30DC that are in their 30th consecutive 30 Day Focus/Rule. Note: Honorary members making significant contributions to the group during that time frame are also included. Kinda like the Pirate Code - the rules are more like guidelines around here.)
Nominees/Recipients: @Bama Samurai, @NCoxSTL, @clint64, @Boojum1, @Drygulch & honorary members @wristwatchb, @mrchick, @Keithmax.
Shaveys Awarded: Dirty Deeds Shaving Soap Pucks provided by @Drygulch

Too cute!
Congratulations @Norcalnewb

Congratulations @Norcalnewb

OOORAH Douglas Carey. Very nice gesture!

A huge thanks from the Academy to @RyX for restoring the lost files on the big board. In the meantime I had updated the award winners listed on this page, so it is the most current listing.

Still to come: @Norcalnewb claims his second shavy prize, two more Shavey Categories are yet to be announced, along with special Awards from the Academy, the opportunity for any "dissenting awards" or "supplemental awards" to be announced and awarded by 30DC members and fans as they see fit, and the "Closing Ceremonies". Stay tuned, plenty of Shavey excitement is still to come!

videos are too cute.

Congrats to all those who participated and congrats to the winners!!

And a Big Thank You to Randy for doing this!

The Current Prize list has been rebuilt below. This is the live master list!

AWARD PRIZES (SOME NOT PICTURED)

1. Ball-end Gold Tech (NDC '46-'50) & 20Voskhod blades by @jtspartan (not pictured).
2. Chrome Shaving/Brush Stand (new)
3. Thayers Rose Witch Hazel - Rose Petal (95%)
4. Fine AS Samplers - Italian Citrus, Snakebite (new)
5. DSC Shave Butter (90%) & Shave Lather (60%)
6. Ever Ready Vintage Brush re-knotted pure badger that sheds (I'd reknot it with something really good instead if it were me).
7. VDH Soap Puck (new)
8. Semogue Boar Brush - ask if interested.
9. Omega Synthetic Brush (only used once)
10 Classic Razor Handle - fits, Techs, Razorocks, etc. (new)
11. 1966 Travel Tech in gold plastic case with vintage blades
12. Blenheim Boquet Soap - 3 oz
13. Lime sampler - 7 lime creams & soaps & 1 lemon cream.
14. Dapper Dragon Signature 1/2 full
15. Simpson small travel brush holder - brand-new, but is too small for my Stirling travel brush
17. Harry's Razors Pack (picture attached below)
18. Retail Shave Pack (picture attached below)
19. MAYhem Recovery Pack (picture attached below)


Additional Prizes Shown below:

Detailed Descriptions of Prize Packs Listed Above

European Cream & Soap Sampler PLUS - samples of Proraso Green, & Speick creams; Razorock XXX, Razorock Classic soaps + your choice of another prize.

#13 Sample Lime Creams - Godrej Lime Fresh, Taconic Tequila Lime, Maggard Limes & Bergamot, Colonel Conk Lime, Coates Superior Lime, Dapper Dragon Coconut Lime Verbina, Musgo Real Lime Oil, Palmolive Lemon.

#18 Harry's Razor Pack (picture attached) - Razor Handle, cartridge, travel protector for cart, and Canned Shaving Gel. PLUS - Partial of Balm (The gel smells fantastic and was only used once, but I swore off of canned goo.)
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#19 Retail Shave Pack (picture attached) - 1/2 full Can of Barbasol, Unused Edge Gel and Unused Everyman Jack Moisturizer
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#20 MAYhem Recovery Pack (picture attached) - Multivitamins, MSM, and dramamine to help those faint from blood to recover quickly. (My den is in my medicine cabinet - told you I was clearing it out).
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No worries, guys. It's turned into something bigger and more involved than I expected (which seems to be a trend for me), but also a lot of fun. Glad folks are enjoying it.

Now on to the next category. Best Evil Genius Move. Here's a peek at the kind of event that most likely motivated our nominees...

I can't believe I won a second Shavy! I thought one was unobtainium, but two is just unbelievable!

Congratulations Jim. Your on a roll. Go buy a lottery ticket.
I think you meant unobtainable, but I understand as you overcome with excitement.

I agree. Nicely done Douglas!