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Will you be using Adjustables and/or Arko for August??

  1. Yep. Adjustables and Arko both!!

    9 vote(s)
    21.4%
  2. Adjustables yes - Arko no.

    10 vote(s)
    23.8%
  3. Arko yes - Adjustables no.

    5 vote(s)
    11.9%
  4. Some of both, some of other stuff.

    11 vote(s)
    26.2%
  5. Still just here for cookies and ice cream.

    13 vote(s)
    31.0%
  6. Straights - because they re the original adjustable.

    8 vote(s)
    19.0%
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  1. Adjustable Arko August!!

    August 11

    Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette 195 Fatboy (9)
    Blade - [​IMG] (2)
    Soap - Arko
    Brush - I*V 10 Hybrid - The Moreau
    Post - Alum

    Had a pretty relaxing day after being out most of last night. Time to take care of that two day beard I have every Sunday. The Fatboy and Voskhod are still loaded up as is the Arko. Just had to figure out a brush. Staying with my natural brushes and I got the hybrid out again. This brush is amazing. Great look and feel with the mesquite handle and the boar/badger knot is almost too luxurious. I went looking for one of these for the project I bought the TGN Silvertip for but they didn't have it in the right size.

    The brush turned Arko into lather faster than some synthetics. Seriously, this thing eats soap and just shoves out lather. The Fatboy is wide open, obviously, and each pass was just as smooth and easy as the one before it. Three of those passes brought the baby home and left me with no irritation or burn at all from the alum. Good way to end the day. Hope you're ready for your Monday and the week beyond!

    August 11 2019.jpg
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  2. Par for the course here in my neck of the woods. :D
    Hembree, RyX, Linuxguile and 9 others like this.
  3. I know how that is.
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  4. I think I am going to get the mixed knot for a handle @9nein9 made for me. Should me awesomelicious.
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  5. \

    It is the differences that make life interesting. If we all liked the same thing that that one razor and brush would cost a fortune. While I primarily use modern straights I do like to see the pics and read about everyone's shaves with other tools.
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  6. thank you Terry..have a restful evening..
    RyX, Linuxguile, PLAla and 5 others like this.
  7. You won't regret it. It's quickly becoming my favorite knot.
    Frijolero, RyX, Linuxguile and 7 others like this.
  8. :)
    Linuxguile, PLAla, clint64 and 2 others like this.
  9. Yup, agree on the performance and scent of the CF Lime, Keith. Just straight up, quality Limes.
    Frijolero, RyX, Linuxguile and 8 others like this.
  10. Awesome to inherit the gear, Perry! Very cool.
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  11. Thanks terry!
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  12. Thank you. Enjoy!
    Linuxguile, PLAla, clint64 and 4 others like this.
  13. Glad the Yellows worked, Clint. I have yet to encounter a St Petersburg Gillette blade that I didn’t find decent.
    Any idea whether those knots are hand-tied?
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  14. Likewise. The exception for me is the MonoBilt, but if you meant Gillettes only, agree completely.
    RyX, Linuxguile, wristwatchb and 6 others like this.
  15. There’s that razor again, Gary! Wow, what a stunner.
    RyX, Linuxguile, PLAla and 5 others like this.
  16. Welcome to the thread, Paul!
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  17. Monday
    August 12, 2019


    1966 Gillette L-2 Slim Adjustable
    Feather HS
    Doug Korn D-7 Omega Boar
    Stirling Iced Pineapple Soap and Aftershave
    M-Bombed Witch Hazel & Aloe
    Creed Aventus

    [​IMG]
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  18. That looks like a 5 year old typed it. I fat finger the keypad and do not proof read.
    Frijolero, RyX, Linuxguile and 7 others like this.
  19. Are those the now unobtanium Russian Blues, Clint? @Keithmax sent me a few tucks of those a year or two ago. Great blades.
    Frijolero, RyX, Linuxguile and 7 others like this.
  20. Looks like that slim is turned up to 9. Bravo!!
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