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August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion
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How are you going to make AUgust your gold medal month?

  1. I am going to choose only the gear that gives me my best shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%

  2. I am going to experiment with different gear to discover my gold medal shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%

  3. I am going to use any gear I want, because I can get a gold medal shave from anything.

    14 vote(s)
    70.0%

  4. I am actually allergic to gold, so I am going to go for platinum medal shaves.

    1 vote(s)
    5.0%

  5. I am going to use Gold Medal flour and bake cookies, which have been noticeably absent recently.

    7 vote(s)
    35.0%
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  1. Droo78
    Spectacular shave and photo, Clint! The face lathering is one of my favorite parts of the shave as well. Enjoy your Saturday!
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  2. FaceScraper
    Thank you!
    Don't sugar coat it, Joe. It wasn't a bold move - it was a stupid one. :D
    Some time back, I did 100 consecutive shaves with this razor. However, it's been sitting in the back of the drawer way too long, and my technique got rusty. Having said that, never before have I attempted an inverted pass, and why I decided that I would today is beyond me. Again, stupidity.
    Fortunately for me, and despite the attempt at injury this morning, it turned out to belittle more than a superficial scratch. Whew.
    Needless to say, the inverted pass will be put on the back burner, and may not be attempted again. Simply stretching the skin has worked well enough in the past.
    I'm just pleased as punch that it's coming back to me so quickly, now that the Parker has come back out to play. I'm no Dave Card (and probably never will be). Just being able to attain good shaves with an open blade is good enough.
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  3. FaceScraper
    Thank you very much, Andrew!
    It's not the first attempt at something dumb, and won't be the last. ;)
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  4. brit
    awesome shave and pic Joseph ,good afternoon..badgers took better care of themselves in the old days maybe?..:D
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  5. brit
    fine saturday shave Joe,good afternoon..
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  6. clint64
    Thank you Joe. ;)
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  7. clint64
    The drainage project is finished. I will seed the back lawn with fescue in September. That way the it can grow a little while its cool and establish some good roots before next spring.
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  8. jluc
    Lovely B&W shot and fun report, Bruce!
    Gorgeous picture, Clint!
    I don't have trouble getting three passes worth of lather out of my badgers either. I must be an overloader myself.

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  9. FaceScraper
    Wow, Clint! That Triad handle is hot! Or maybe it's the ginger on the soap label. Fuzzy would go bonkers for that soap, for the label alone.

    Awesome setup, and some great thoughts on badger brushes (that one is beautiful, by the way). Your feelings on badgers mirror Jared's @PickledNorthern (I sure do miss him around here). As he told me some time back, synthetics are great, but they lack personality. Very good point. I do love synths, and they're so "reliable". Badgers each have their own personality, and each one performs like no other. Two identical knots, set ever so slightly different, will become two distinctly different brushes.
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  10. FaceScraper
    That's great. I'm sure you're happy to have that headache behind you. Now it's just a matter of getting the lawn back to normal again. And painting, and....
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  11. FaceScraper
    Thank you, Jim!
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  12. brit
    saturday shave
    french rfb/tech handle
    platinum
    ds cosmetics tuxedo
    handsome grouse
    proraso [​IMG]
    good afternoon gents..an "Awesome August Gold Standard" shave today,bbs in 2+ fabulous passes.tuxedo brush,handsome grouse wild mint soap,brit/french new rfb,platinum blade,proraso green..cool,crisp,refreshing,simple..if i were a minimalist this would tick all the boxes..have a fantastic weekend everyone..:eatdrink047:
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  13. b1hart
    Great report Bruce, glad the little mishap was nothing special. Nice black and white image too!

    Awesome image and report Clint! I'll try super soap stuffing my 'lather hog' badger one more time....:D
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  14. brit
    awesome shave and pic Jeff,good afternoon..
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  15. FaceScraper
    Most excellent setup and photo, Gary! I hope you have an awesome weekend!
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  16. b1hart
    Rare weekend off. No shave day. Adult beverages and smoking brisket in the works...
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    And....just have to show off the best Father’s Day gift ever. Wifey and the girls, 3 weeks of trips to the home improvement stores and work. Complete surprise. Mounted directly above our BGE.

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  17. Trigger
    I just try to keep it real Bruce!
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  18. FaceScraper
    Thank you, Blair! :)
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  19. Trigger
    Thank you Gary and you also!
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  20. clint64
    Thank you Jim. Being an soap overloader helps use up the inventory faster.


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