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June 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion
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What "Basics" will you use for "Just the Basics June"?

  1. Basic soaps. Arko, Williams, you know, the good stuff.

    9 vote(s)
    21.4%

  2. Basic razors. Weishi, Techs, Superspeeds, you know, the good stuff.

    10 vote(s)
    23.8%

  3. Basic brushes. VDH boar, you know, the good stuff.

    9 vote(s)
    21.4%

  4. Basic aftershaves. Aqua Velva, Clubman, The Veg, you know, the good stuff.

    8 vote(s)
    19.0%

  5. I'm using a whole bunch of stuff and I don't care if it's basic or not!

    27 vote(s)
    64.3%

  6. Straight razors. Basic enough for you?

    10 vote(s)
    23.8%

  7. Cookies and Ice Cream for me, thank you very much.

    11 vote(s)
    26.2%

  8. I'll tell you at the meet up. Save me a brush.

    5 vote(s)
    11.9%
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  1. clint64
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  2. Hembree
    Feather Weight shave is a good one. Love the B&W picture.
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  3. Hembree
    I love it....fight fire with fire. I understand that a lot of these doctors offices stack appointments. They may have two and three appointments at the same time. I left a nice Google review and they lost their 5 star rating.
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  4. Trigger
    Blair, You might have dulled the blade when stropping. Are your 100 laps a full forward and back for 1 lap or 2 laps? If you are counting 1 lap as one forward and one back, then that's too much! At the most, I do 50 or 60 laps, however, my usual number is between 30 and 40.
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  5. Trigger
    Young people don't pull any punches! Lol!
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  6. Hembree
    Flea mall finds from Monday.

    The Currier & Ives is an empty bottle but I just liked the bottle.

    Full bottle of Yardley of London King Arthur. It passed the wife's smell test after she turned her nose up at it.

    A nice little Gem. She is showing a little brass in some areas on the head. The handle will also fit my lather catcher that I made the wood handle for.

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  7. wchnu
    Alot of times it is shorts and tshirt weather here during winter.
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  8. Hembree
    Never said they were all the same just that this was all "nailed" down years ago. I mean my New Type long comb is bumping my Karve. The Karve is just a prettier razor. True we all like to shave with different razors at times but are we really getting a better shave from a modern vs. a 100 year old razor. That was my point. Gary you have some wonderful razor in your collection and does a modern razor shave better than those? I am not beating up on modern razors by no means. I have a few and I love them. I just have a lot and I mean a lot of respect for the vintage razors.
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  9. Hembree
    Nice shave Matthew and I hope college is going great.
    brit, Trigger, matthewoli98 and 4 others like this.
  10. Hembree
    I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed but I ain't the dullest!;)
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  11. ordinaryshaver
    Basic shave with basic stuff. Even used the cheapest salsa bowl I could find!
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  12. Hembree
    Thanks Joseph..granddaughter is in the house so we are going to have some fun today!
    brit, Trigger, Keithmax and 5 others like this.
  13. mrchick
    Good morning. I know it’s been a while since I checked in. Life has been crazy. I’m sitting in yet another airplane (connecting Vegas to KC). I do miss you guys.
    I did catch the theme this month and every shave has been the same for twelve days. Yes, I’m doing an actual focus. And it’s not a straight
    This morning’s 2:30am shave.
    Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap
    B-400 Brush by Tom
    Gillette Red Tip
    Sputnik Blade
    Ogallala Bay Rum
    It’s been kind of fun getting back to basics. I’ve been having very nice shaves.
    I hope all is well with you guys.
    Have fun![​IMG]
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  14. Hembree
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  15. Hembree
    Great shave and I agree with you on the Slim.
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  16. Hembree
    Thanks Joe.
    brit, Trigger, 9nein9 and 2 others like this.
  17. Hembree
    Great shave and I hope you get great news with your doctors visit today.....and the traffic :angry019:.
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  18. Hembree
    I left a nice Google review and pulled their rating down. I mentioned that I get better customer service from Waste Management about my garbage.
    brit, Trigger, Keithmax and 7 others like this.
  19. Hembree
    Messes my hair up Joe!
    brit, Keithmax, Trigger and 3 others like this.
  20. Terry

    Great post Joe!
    I don't use a mirror either, but I use a safety razor. I just learned how to go over the area's properly. I will say if I use a MMOC or something that efficient, the shave is close and smooth as can be.
    Using an open blade is in the future, but for now I'm not very versed in the dark art.
    tp
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