January 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by NCoxSTL, Dec 31, 2019.

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What year did you join our happy band of shavers?

  1. 2015 - CHARTER MEMBER - I was here the day we began!

    6 vote(s)
    10.7%
  2. 2015 - February or later

    4 vote(s)
    7.1%
  3. 2016

    4 vote(s)
    7.1%
  4. 2017

    7 vote(s)
    12.5%
  5. 2018

    8 vote(s)
    14.3%
  6. 2019

    17 vote(s)
    30.4%
  7. I'm brand new in 2020

    5 vote(s)
    8.9%
  8. I don't remember. I've inhaled too much shaving soap for my brain to function.

    8 vote(s)
    14.3%
  9. Not sure but it's been longer than a day

    6 vote(s)
    10.7%
  10. So we still get cookies, right? And ice cream? I heard rumors.

    16 vote(s)
    28.6%
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  1. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Fantastic looking shave, and that brush handle is awesome. Love the pics of the fam ;)
     
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  2. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

    I'll try to explain....this blade is an 'extra full hollow'. Super thin grind. This blade's last 1/4 inch or so before the cutting edge is thinner than a GEM PTFE blade, and more flexible. It's not as thin and flexible as a DE blade. I won't explain how to test this flexible quality...but I have (without the GEM or DE blade in a razor). You can look down the shaving edge of each, and thinnest is the DE, then Drew Dick extra full hollow, then the GEM blade being the thickest.

    When stropping this blade, lightest pressure....you can slightly feel the blade flex. I honed it once (Shapton Ceramic 12k), maybe 12 strokes to remove a slight deflection/ding in the cutting edge. I touched the edge with, I think a brush handle while putting things away (when doing the daily photo). Just setting this razors' blade on the stone, leveling it between spine/edge, and prepping yourself for the lightest of strokes, you can see & feel it flex before moving it for a stroke.
     
  3. brit

    brit in a box

    saturday sneak peak.. 20200110_093905_edited_edited.jpg
     
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  4. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

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  5. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Thank you, Jim!
    It was expected of him to act like he was drunk. The comedian Foster Brooks also portrayed himself to be a lush. It was part of their act.
     
  6. kjbarth

    kjbarth Well-Known Member

    Thank you Joe


    - Ken
     
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  7. brit

    brit in a box

    thank you Tim,the soap and splash are mentholated as well..:)
     
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  8. kjbarth

    kjbarth Well-Known Member

    Thank you Perry




    - Ken
     
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  9. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer



    NeverGiveUp_large.jpg

    Wel......
    tp
     
  10. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Thanks, Andrew! Had a chance to try the Suneko yet?
     
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  11. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

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  12. kjbarth

    kjbarth Well-Known Member

    Thank you. Two pass shave - first pass WTG was messy, lots of misses. Second pass XTG got everything and left me DFS.


    - Ken
     
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  13. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Thanks, Jason! Yes, I always put the balm over my splashes. Nivea is a light balm and it doesn't interfere with the scents. I am 64 and my skin gets dry in the winter months so I make it a habit to moisturizer my face with Nivea at the end of my shave. I am blessed with very few wrinkles and I want to keep it that way as long as possible. Lol!
     
  14. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Thanks, Gary! Not a real Fatboy fan.
     
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  15. kjbarth

    kjbarth Well-Known Member

    Thank you Clint




    - Ken
     
  16. kjbarth

    kjbarth Well-Known Member

    Thanks Jim


    - Ken
     
  17. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Thanks, Gary! I like to mix my soaps up because it is Juggling/Jumbling January!
     
  18. brit

    brit in a box

    thank you Jeff..:)
     
  19. kjbarth

    kjbarth Well-Known Member

    It feels great! I was starting to look and feel like Santa Claus and that season is over now.




    - Ken
     
  20. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

    Awesome image and everything as always Jim! Briar is a great fragrance. You can pick out a few other PAA undertones (Cavendish, Atmotic, etc.)....but it stands alone quite nicely without ever having been exposed to either. Nice longevity, past lunch for me. Definite repurchase.

    Very nice Gem shave Dale!

    Man....I'd be itchy 3 days in....can't imagine 2 plus weeks. Great gear and shave Ken!
     
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