Thanks Jim.....I'm sure I'll make a play for the Bill Neumann Heartwood in the future.

SOTD WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020

After receiving my free Schick Type F, I spent a few days cleaning it up. While doing so I read extensively on what I could expect shave-wise. The most extensive practical thread was on B&B. It was started by a guy with two Type Fs, a user and what he described as a NOS model. Now I realize given the adage we all know (YMMV), different skin types and beard growth patterns yield different results. He described the F Type as a moderately aggressive shaver. That has not been my experience at all. Yesterday’s shave was extremely mild with a Chinese Schick Blade. So much so that after 4 passes I barely had what could be characterized as a CCS. The B&B writer was either a downy cheeked boy, or there were technical issues afoot. I suspected and hoped for the latter.

So for today’s shave I loaded a Schick Proline blade. The shave was slightly better, but only because I changed the shave angle such that the razor handle was perpendicular to the shave surface and applied a fair bit of pressure. This is not the way my E Type, G Type or L Type Shave. The F Type did shave, but again only a CCS, and a very uneven one at that. It was so frustrating that I pulled out my Shake Sharp and finished the shave after two frustrating ATG passes. The Shake Sharp sheared through the remaining very uneven stubble right down to the skin line. The two positives about this shave were the Nancy Boy Signature shave cream I used, and a surprisingly capable little Kent Synthetic shave brush I ignored for months after receiving it as part of the TSD Secret Santa last year.

Mantic59 described Nancy Boy as one of the best premium shave creams available in his 2019 end of year review. And he wasn’t kidding. I’ve never experienced as thick, shiny, slick and luxurious a lather from a shave cream before. This is right up there with MWF. Perfect for a nasal barbarian den, as there is no overpowering scent resulting in a happy fragrance-sensitive SWMBO. The little Kent Synthetic had great backbone which proved quite effective as it performed beautifully throughout the shave. The 6 drops of M-Bomb set the stage for a spectacular finish with Krampert’s Frostbyte AS. I feel clean, very cool, smooth and refreshed. Tomorrow I’ll be loading a trimmed down Feather Super AC blade in my quest to achieve a decent shave from this razor.

RAZOR: Schick Type F
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline Injector
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Kent Infinity Synthetic
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Krampert’s Frostbyte AS Splash.

fine set up and pic Jeff..hope you get the f type sorted..

Super picture, Jeff. I hope you get the F dialed in. I find Injectors to be a little more finicky on angle than DE razors.

Thank you, Patrick!

Sorry the F Type isn't working out for you, Jeff. Sounds like a great finish though!

May 20, 2020

Colonial AL General
Feather Pro
Shavemac ATG LE Silvertip D01 Flat Top
Saponificio Varesino Opuntia
Fine Platinum
Creed Aventus

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True that!

Not looking to be moot anytime soon

This was the song that hooked me--I want to say around 5th or 6th grade

I used a Polsilver Super Iridium for the 1st time yesterday--very impressed. 12 shaves with the same blade is also impressive. Awesome report, Venkat!

I’m rather frustrated at this point, Jim. It’s not that I don’t know my way around a safety razor. I’ve been wet shaving since 1963. Tomorrow I load a cut-down Feather Super. We’ll see, hopefully it’s not too wide for the razor.

Wizamets are one of my favorite blades, Tim. I suspect you would like Polsilvers as well. They’re very similar in blade profile.

Great idea, just the application was lacking.

I'd have used these instead; slightly creepy, sure, but still fairly innocuous...

Fantastic, sir!

Roll tide!

That’s the thing with this razor, Jim. My E Type, G Type and L Type all shave fine for me. If I still have problems tomorrow, I’ll speak my F Type apostasy to the masses. I may go on B&B to do so in the F Type thread.

Working on it, Gary! Tomorrow I’ll shave with a cut-down Feather Super AC blade.

I saw the Division Bell tour in Dallas! My only stadium concert experience. It was boss

Great shave, Evan! I’m interested in how many shaves you get out of that blade.

Great shave, report and B&W photo. Not sure how the Fine soap worked out for you, but their Snake Bite soap lathers beautifully.

Now that, my friend is one gorgeous blue-themed image! Good afternoon, Gary!