December 2019 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion | Page 139

jason koonce · Dec 9, 2019

Edison Carter said: ↑

Congrats!
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jluc said: ↑

Congratulations, Jason!!!
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wristwatchb said: ↑

Congrats Jason! That's wonderful news!
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Linuxguile said: ↑

Congrats Jason!
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PLAla said: ↑

Congratulations, Jason!
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Thank you Everyone!! Now for the easy part 9 months of prepping lol.

Terry · Dec 9, 2019

Trigger said: ↑

Niiice, Terry!
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Thanks Joe!
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

clint64 said: ↑

Great shave and photo Terry.

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Thanks Clint!
Best shave in a while!
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

jluc said: ↑

Wow! Awesome shave!
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Thanks Jim!
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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SOTD December 9, 2019

Prep: Cold water and PAA Cube pre-shave soap
Blade: Kai Captain Mild
Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk
Brush: JR #41 badger
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Ozark Mountain aftershave

No shave yesterday, so plenty for the Hawk to mow down this morning. Wonderful lather and easy shaving overall. No weepers, unlike Saturday, and all worked together quite well. Nice way to begin the work week.

Enjoy your day!

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Nice shave Perry!
That V1 is a workhorse, combined with Stirling, magnificent!
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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Good looking gear Terry.
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Thanks Doug!
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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December 9 SOTD:

Razor: Walbusch Humpback Slant
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: I*V 8
Lather: PAA Cold Spices
Aftershave: PAA Cold Spices

It has been a busy few days for me. My oldest got pneumonia last week, and on Friday it got worse, so I left work a bit early to take her to an urgent care center as my wife was also sick. Luckily, the pneumonia wasn't actually getting worse, but she had caught a stomach virus at the same time. I spent the weekend handling things around the house so my wife and oldest could recover. I spent lots of time with he other three kids and a fair amount of time taking trips to the store, so not much time for shaving or checking in here. The good news is that my daughter got up a little after I did and was hungry, so she is definitely feeling better.

Cold Spices is becoming a favorite Menthol Monday shave, as I just love the scent. Two passes with this razor mowed down three days of growth, and I ended with a near BBS. I hope everyone has been doing well and has a great day!
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Wow Jim, hope everything gets better.
Glad that your daughter is feeling better, hope your wife gets on the mend. Hope you don't get down, that would make life rough, take care!
See you got a Walbusch, I dreamt about one, It looks great. Very fine shave there!
Hope and praying everyone there gets better, soon.
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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I put the razor against my face and put enough pressure to engage the pivot. The I use long shaving strokes and let the pivot handle the change in angles. When I pull the razor away from my face, I hear the click as the head springs back into place.
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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Excellent shaves, gents!
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Thanks Daniel!
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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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December 9, 2019
Rex Ambassador
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Thater 4125/3
A&E Frozen Mojitos
Myrsol Agua de Limon

Back to work today after a weekend that seemed way to short. The big Thater loaded and lathered the Frozen Mojitos with ease. The bottom of the container just peaked through so the soap is around 2/3 gone. I dialed the razor up to 4.5 this morning and went with a traditional three pass shave. I did manage to catch the baby after touching up my jawline and buffing my lower right neck. I hope everyone has a great Monday.
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Great shave Clint!
Cranking the Rex up a bit, nice picture!
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MrDaniel's · Dec 9, 2019

jason koonce said: ↑

Well the alternative they wanted to send me to Bahrain and send my family back to the states. So this ended up being a blessing in disguise especially since we found out yesterday we are going to have another baby.
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Congrats!

Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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Day 9 of Decadent December features my gold plated British Gillette Flare Tip Rocket which delivered a DFS to both noggin and face. I know many like a Friday ‘Fat’ day, but for me it’s always a Monday ‘Mitchell’s day. Mitchell’s is my favorite shaving soap, hands down! And when salted with 5-6 drops of M-Bomb is unbeatable for me. Like many of us in this hobby I have collected many soaps, both high end (Martin de Candre) and low end (Williams), but I always keep coming back to Mitchell’s! I feel cool and refreshed, although not quite as smooth as I would like.

SOTD 12/09/19

RAZOR: British Gillette Flare Tip Rocket
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold Water rinse followed by a face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Snake Bite.
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Great shave Jeff!
Nice setup too.
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kjbarth · Dec 9, 2019

jason koonce said: ↑

Well the alternative they wanted to send me to Bahrain and send my family back to the states. So this ended up being a blessing in disguise especially since we found out yesterday we are going to have another baby.
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Congratulations!

- Ken

kjbarth · Dec 9, 2019

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Nice shaves with top notch gear, Andrew and Ken!
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Thanks Perry

- Ken

Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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Good afternoon, all
View attachment 212143 Very comfortable, uneventful shave. I tried a Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless blade, which worked well for me. Could be a little sharper though, so maybe i should try the yellow one at some point.

Have a great day!
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"Very comfortable, uneventful shave."

That's where it's at!

Great shave Daniel!

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Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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Excellent shave, Terry!
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Thanks Perry!
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Trigger · Dec 9, 2019

jason koonce said: ↑

Well the alternative they wanted to send me to Bahrain and send my family back to the states. So this ended up being a blessing in disguise especially since we found out yesterday we are going to have another baby.
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Congrats on all fronts, Jason!

Terry · Dec 9, 2019

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SOTD:
Some great shaves over the last week, the Supermax blade is still going strong, but starting to lose sharpness. I'll have to use it with my slicker soaps for its last few shaves, looking at retiring it at around the 15 mark so far.

Fantastic shaves from the fatip piccolo, all these shaves were two pass shaves, i only need two passes with super agressive razors.

Shave 1:
Razor: fatip piccolo
Brush: Omega 49
Blade: supermax blue diamond (8)
Soap: Arko shave stick
Aftershave: Old spice whitewater

Shave 2:
Razor: fatip piccolo
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: supermax blue diamond (9)
Soap: Wilkinson sword
Aftershave: Ego Bahama mist

Shave 3:
Razor: fatip piccolo
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave
Blade: supermax blue diamond (10)
Soap: bundubeard Coffee
Aftershave: Status for men

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Great report, pictures and shave Mathew!
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clint64 · Dec 9, 2019

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Beautiful shave Clint. The new razor is a looker for sure!
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Thank you Danny.

clint64 · Dec 9, 2019

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Monday DECember 9

Up today is a razor I'm using for the first time, a 1921 Gillette Bostonian. Definitely a DECadent shave.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - MWF
Brush - Rubberset 400-3
Blade - Feather HI SS (2)
Razor - Gillette Bostonian 1921
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Pinaud Lilac Vegetal A/S

Shave rating 5 of 5

This razor has been sitting in its case for a while unused. Not sure why I didn't break it out for OCtober, well here it is. Paired with an almost new Feather blade and this is, surprisingly, a pretty aggressive shave. It gave me a 2 pass (WTG, XTG) BBS shave with 1 small weeper and a small amount of neck irritation. The MWF provided a nice thick, slick, lather as usual for the shave. The Rubberset 400 is a little floppy and a little like using a paint brush but I like using it once in a while. The alum was vocal on both sides of my neck. Finished up with the Veg!

Happy DECember and great shaves everyone.

- Ken

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Fantastic classic shave Ken.

What's the most decadent item in your den?

A really decadent DE - we're talking top of the line, gold plated over the top DECADENT!

A really decadent straight razor - we're talking top of the line, incredibly DECADENT!

A really decadent SE razor - vintage baby and shines like the sun because it's DECADENT!

A really decadent soap that lathers up like DECADENT whipped cream!

A really decadent brush that feels so soft yet makes such DECADENT lather!

Cookies, man. I mean seriously - is there anything more DECADENT than cookies??

Ice cream, man. Seriously. Without DECADENT ice cream - cookies are just hard bread!