December 2018 30 Day Rule/Focux Pix & Discussion

You're actually early for December but the gang got an early jump on it. Can't slow this bunch down!

 

Wow over 100 posts already, I'm in too. Going to randomly pick stuff then shave and post pics. Maybe add a few comments too.

 

I sent Natalia his direction just to check up. Either he's a plant or he's working for the resistance. You know, come to think of it, we haven't heard from @BaylorGator since he showed up. Hmmmmmmmmmm............

 

Have a Rockwell myself....love it . And welcome aboard from Canada eh.

I had an 09 Camry, now I roll in 05 gmc sierra

Yeah, I'm still banned from the cutlery drawer since last May

Should fit in here well

 

Onto page 7 already... Jeez guys! I'm in with my TOBS creams then (I'll shelve Palmolive due to price )

I'll be working on creating silly amounts of lather - whipping it up with @Linuxguile 's incredible Ever Ready Tuxedo... That thing really gets the TOBS going!
I'm going to be giving my almond cream a shot too - I've gotten over any previous neck irritation, and I am keen to see if I really am allergic to the stuff before I get rid of it.

Other than that it'll be the EFBT w/ Astra SP all the way

 

pics rock...

 

absolutely ,welcome and hello

 

glad you are here..

 

ask @Terry ,he just tamed one..

 

welcome aboard...

 

awesome..

 

page 7 and just turned dec 1st..here we go...

 

The thing is, it seems to me it cuts at a different angle than most DE's or SE's. Once you figure the thing out, its smooth sailing. Two weeks into a 30 day focus with one, I like!
tp

 

Well wonderfull Saturday morning for all I hope!


This morning I got a 4.5 star 3x3 with some touch up on the neck with my R41 (Monster ). I wont give it 5 stars because things just get better and I have about 2 weeks left.
Thats a 3 pass face shave with touch up on the neck and a 3 pass head shave. I can tell the blade is starting to fade on the last pass.
My face is nice as ever.
The 3 pass head shave is super smooth, nice!
On ward and up ward!


Enjoy!
tp

 

Great shave, Terry!

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Good morning all... Ok... been promising to post some of these knives and things and get back in the game for a while now.

Decadent December sounds just about right to me. How's this for a start... Some of the favorite things I've used this morning... Shaved and then cooked...

I'm still using my Fatboy face / Black Beauty neck routine and have not deviated from Astra blades .... but I'm getting the itch.. I have a Merkur slant I've been meaning to have a go with... Just about getting confident enough to give it a try.

Now for the good stuff...

Vespers, Vespers, Vespers... the lather this soap produces comes out like slippery marshmallow fluffernutter with almost no effort on my part. It accepts water willingly but doesn't seem to need as much as other B&M bases I've used. The scent is wonderful. All of my ladies love it --- even the one with 4 legs a wet nose and shaggy tail!

Slick glide and plenty of residual slickness. When Will makes more stuff in the Excelsior base I'm a buyer.

As promised for a couple of months now here's another one of my (decadent?) knives.

This is a pure custom 270 MM Ktip gyuto Tim Johnson of Blackstone Knife made for me. It's laser thin at 2.5 mm at the thickest part of the spine. Steel is san mai 52100 clad in 400 SS. It's about 50mm tall at the heel and dead flat for 95 mm from heel forward. Its tip is raised 12 mm from the board.

The handle is a dove-wa construction. Scales are C.I.T.E.S. compliant old stock Honduran Rosewood. Frame is 3600 year old Ukranian Bog Oak. Spacers are musk ox horn legally and ethically sourced through Mark Knapp of Fairbanks, Alaska. The saya is Brazillian Kingwood from Greenberg Woods -- also C.I.T.E.S. compliant.

The board on which the shot was taken by the way is Amori Hiba -- responsibly cultivated and sourced.

My start to a Decadent December. I'm not given to saying things like this is the best stuff I've ever shaved with or this is the best knife I've ever used... But you know what? I'm having a very hard time finding reasons not to..

 

Very nice!

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Hi @Hembree welcome to the 30DC! I already shaved 12 hours ago while you guys were still in November. Busy day so I’ll post my shaves tomorrow.

 

Great shave Terry.

 

Beautiful knife.