June 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

I am going to do this same focus for a little while, but I believe you are correct.

 

If you think you rolled the edge stropping, getting it refreshed could help. The other piece of advice I picked up when learning straights was to hold the razor firmly. I took extra care to use no pressure, and I found this caused me to hold the razor with a loose grip. When I firmed up my grip, the razor cut much better. I am not saying a death grip by any stretch, but a firm grip to keep the blade under control.

 

Happy anniversary from soggy Baton Rouge.

We put Tobascco on everything down here...even icecream.

BULLY!!!!!!

You should try them with Williams. Two products they say don't work

 

The 30DC brush passed a huge test today. One of the best Williams Wednesday lathers ever. This is a cake from around 2000ish with tallow as the first ingredient. Awesomelicious shave with the 1912 and PAL. Life is good!!!! Topped it all off with AV.
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Happy anniversary! Great picture.

 

Substituted some CB Irish coffee in place of the usual Razorock XXX because I needed a scent change up.
Still working the 38c for my focus
Gentleman Jon post as well as a splash of Lucky Tiger
Used the plissoft brush in this soap just for the bigger knot.
Blade of the day was a Personna Red and I'm quite happy with it I must say. Great blade and a great shave almost no sting on the Alum and my face is plenty smooth.

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June 2017!!!

Trials and Tribulations

June 21

Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette Fatboy (6)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Jayaruh #46
Post - Alum

First of all, yes, the dead pig was delicious. A full rack of ribs with grilled corn, homemade potato salad followed by fudge swirl ice cream on angel food. The fact I'm not in a diabetic coma right now is a bit of a miracle.

The trial shave turned a bit into a tribulation shave tonight. The Blue Diamond is not, from what I can tell, the same as the SM Titanium blade. I'm not sure whether the steel is different, the grind, or just the coating, but it is not as sharp as the Titanium blade. And, the Titanium isn't exactly the sharpest blade you'll find. This one, however, is showing its lack of edge pretty quickly.

Normally on the 6 setting I expect a dull blade to perk up from its trial at 3. This one did not pick up much if any. I got to DFS but the cost was irritation. Rather warm alum and the after-effect of that little bit of heat on my neck and face. Add some dragging to the shave even at the prime setting for me and you have a blade that is underwhelming. I'm not really looking forward to finishing this one out but I will. I'm nothing if not thorough. No blood or other issues, just an unacceptable feel and finish to the whole thing.

I received a special delivery from Canada today. Thanks to @Screwtape who sent me the following:



He asked me to try the Topaz Platinum while I was trialing Indian blades (Super-Max of course) and I readily agreed. We both are a bit puzzled by the description of "platinum sputtered edges". What exactly is a sputtered edge?! We'll find out in a few days. He was also generous and sent some Pal blades along that I wasn't expecting. Old timers, these, and I look forward to taking one for a spin. In a suitably vintage razor, of course.

 

Happy anniversary!!!

Use a tiger blade to celebrate

 

No Tiger but the blade I used was no bargain. Ok, clearly not as bad as the Tiger, but still. It counts, right?

 

If setting #3 & #6 were underwhelming, and you expect #9 to bite as well - will you enjoy your vacation and finish your shave with a decent blade?
Please Neal. Think of the children!

 

Sticking to It!
19-20 June 2017



21 June 2017
@MR41 Magic Time


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After sticking to the Arko Challenge, decided to throw in the classic Wednesday lineup. And in order to honor our new Sith Lord, MR41, the Magic....two passes of that automatic WILLIAMS! Tuxedo did it justice and the Alum was good. Sprayed on the AV, and it's pipe time. Both eyes work again! Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a terrific Thursday!
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There are no bargains outside Arko/Williams/Barbasol Axis of Awesome.

Carry on.

(Kidding, sort of!)

 

Arko, Barbasol yes. I can't consider Williams a bargain. Cheap price yes, but that lather and scent is certainly no bargain!

 

Hey hey hey. No crackin' on the Williams goodness.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputter_deposition

It's roughly a way to deposit vaporized metal upon a surface. (such as CD's)

 

2 Thank you!

 

Pour one tbsp on the puck.
@Keithmax load brush, dry synthetic optimal.
Add water teaspoon at time to knot.
Face lather like a boss.

 

For me, pour about the same amount on the puck the night before, if it hasn't been used for a while, and go to bed. Then pour another one on the puck, take a shower, and use a boar (that's all I have in use right now) that's mostly shaken off, and lather on the puck like you're calling someone to dinner. (make that mug ring). Spread on face.

The trick seems to be that it's such a dry soap that you need to make sure it's pre-moisturized.

 

Boar? That's the only way (above) it would work at all for me with my 48.

Shave stick style was next best.

Then synthetic happened. You could probably whip transmission fluid into puffy clouds with good synthetic knots.

The @Keithmax style means "to take a brush and load a soap as it as if it owes you money, and is nearing thirty days late." He was mildly struggling with an enigmatically performing soap, but ultimatelyobtained good lather and blessed us with a new technique description several months back.