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January 2018 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion
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Any New Year's Resolutions for your shaves?

  1. Go Dark Side and learn straights this year.

    6 vote(s)
    15.8%

  2. Purchase your dream razor and live happily ever after.

    4 vote(s)
    10.5%

  3. Use up some of the excess soaps/creams I've been stockpiling.

    14 vote(s)
    36.8%

  4. Limit purchases of shaving gear to less than 25% of my gross income.

    10 vote(s)
    26.3%

  5. No Buy 2018!

    5 vote(s)
    13.2%

  6. Cookies. Just going to eat cookies.

    13 vote(s)
    34.2%

  7. I solemnly resolve that I am up to no good.

    19 vote(s)
    50.0%
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  1. blondblue
    That's the one :). Classic yuletide rock.
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  2. Douglas Carey


    Sent from my STV100-3 using Tapatalk
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  3. blondblue
    That's interesting....sometimes Tapatalk works for me, other times I just get a blank screen. I got your "thumbs-up" this time, all right.
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  4. wristwatchb
    Thank you, Doug!
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  5. Linuxguile
    Thank you gents!
    Looks you had a great time, Charlie!
    PickledNorthern, sdguero, wristwatchb and 6 others like this.
  6. Drygulch
    Sounds like the trip of a lifetime. Thank you for the pictures, and welcome back.
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  7. Douglas Carey
    +1
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  8. jtspartan
    Fantastic stuff, Charlie! Sounds like a great trip and I’m glad you made it home safely.
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  9. SharptoothC
    I'm truly happy for you, Charlie. That's a dream trip. Thanks for sharing pics, and I hope you share more!

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  10. PLAla
    Wow, fantastic stuff Charlie! Great pictures. Sounds like an incredible trip.
    Linuxguile, PickledNorthern, Drygulch and 6 others like this.
  11. wchnu
    I have not seen it. So far I have not tried any of the new stuff. That does not mean I will not.
    Linuxguile, PickledNorthern, Drygulch and 5 others like this.
  12. wchnu
    BULLY!!!!! I have a bottle of KMF. I love it but the pump will clog up. I know of which you are speaking of here.

    Just for the record I used a STD-301 in a P-1 Super Adjustable today. Managed to get a little nick on my ear. Probably will not show that video. Lol. Great shave though to be honest!!
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  13. wchnu
    I will catch up later and edit this post if I need to do a multi quote.

    Edit...
    @wristwatchb welcome back. I too enjoyed the pictutes.
    @Linuxguile thank you for the Friday get a smile on picture.
    @Screwtape ...i went and checked out the razor...ahhhhhh No!!! I have seen road kill that looked better then that ugly thing. Someone else will have to try it.
    Linuxguile, mrchick, LOOT and 8 others like this.
  14. NCoxSTL
    January 2018

    Shavettes and Jeeves January!

    January 5- Fatboy Friday

    Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette 195 Fatboy
    Blades - sharp-star.jpg (2)
    Soap - Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
    Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
    Post - Alum

    It's Fatboy Friday so the 195 comes out with the Sharp Star. The Wolf and Jeeves for the lather win and two passes and touch ups for the near BBS. Fine way to go into the weekend. Hope yours is a great One!

    January 5 2018.jpg ​
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  15. Keithmax
    If I do not do a ATG pass I can not catch the baby. My beard grows fast and my whiskers are tough, if I do a ATG pass without enough reduction I get allot of irritation. I do a 4 pass shave, WTG, XTG, XTG opposite direction then ATG. I actual get less irritation doing four passes than doing 2 or 3 because I shave more aggressive when doing fewer passes.

    TGIF!!!

    -39 :Animatedfrozensmily: good think I live in balmy Seoul. We are a nice toasty 25 (F).

    What an amazing trip, thank you for sharing the pics.
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  16. Keithmax
    Finishing stone tournament round 2

    For round I selected 2 J West razors with similar grinds and styles, there both about 1/2 hollow and handle similarly.

    The Shapton finished razor was rough, actually I think it was user error on my part, this razor has always taken a fantastic edge. The edge was not horrible but below expectations. The Gokumuyo 20 razor was super smooth and sharp. This round goes to the G20 stone with easy. The score is now tied, 1-1.

    Irritation A Closeness A Smoothness A- Sharpness A

    Razor: Niles JWest (S16) white scales
    Stop: T Miller
    Brush: Tom B400
    Pre: Nivea
    Soap: Castle Forbes
    AS: Spieck AS, L’Occitane ASB
    Scent: Amouage Memoir Man

    Irritation A+ Closeness A Smoothness A+ Sharpness A

    Razor: J West (G20) green scales
    Stop: T Miller
    Brush: Tom B400
    Pre: Proraso
    Soap: Castle Forbes
    AS: Spieck AS, L’Occitane ASB
    Scent: Tauer L’Air de Desert Marocain

    ID - 1.jpg
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  17. wchnu
    My first pass is always with the grain. That is N/S for cheeks and S/N. Neck. The big ole honking chin I have is kinda every which way. After that I do an across the grain all over in which ever direction that takes. I finish up with a witch hazel pass that is generally a buffing type thing mostly with the grain. I never go against the grain. For me that just risk not feeling as good after the shave.

    BBS is a myth. Why bother with something that is gone in a few hours. I get a DFS++ regularly with this routine. I try to never over think shaving.
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  18. jtspartan
    Great gear and write up, Keith.
    Linuxguile, Drygulch, Keithmax and 7 others like this.
  19. wristwatchb
    Thanks, guys, for the kind words. It was an unforgettable trip of a lifetime for me and my Bride. I'm sorting through about 1300 photos. I'll post a handful of the better ones. In case you're interested, these are the places we visited. There is so much to see. We barely scratched the surface.

    upload_2018-1-6_6-48-47.png ​
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  20. Douglas Carey
    Trip of a lifetime for sure. :happy088:
    Linuxguile, Drygulch, PickledNorthern and 4 others like this.
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