Wednesday May 9 - Gem SE razor trials concluded
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Gem Damaskeene / Gem PTFE ( 7)
JR #276 white ash and boar brush
Vitos Eucalyptus shaving cream
Alum and Osage Rub
Today's shave was with the Damaskeene. I believe it was the immediate ancestor of the 1912 models. Good smooth shave wth 2.5 passes for a drama-free DFS. For now, this one and the 1912s are still honorary members of my razor rotation and therefore not definitively in the Tradesies Box.
Btw Jason
@jtspartan, you asked what was in the Tradesies Box. Basically everything in my rather amorphous collection that doesn't get shaved with regularly, particularly the razors ( and soaps I suppose ) that I have tried and don’t much like using. I originally joined the shaving boards in October 2016 intending to use them as a way to value and sell off my shaving collection, which had sat stored in a closet without even being looked at for between five and ten years. Then I stumbled into the 30DC and learned how to use all that old stuff properly... Despite the best efforts of the Enablers here though, I have in fact gotten rid of some things. I have PIFed a few things, sold a couple on BST, sold a couple others when I noticed someone had a Want ad for something I had, and if I am trading with someone, I ask what they are interested in and then rummage around to find a few possibilities. I'm afraid it's not an actual organized box with a list attached though. More like Mr. Dressup's Tickle Trunk and I just poke around in it to see what I find...
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