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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. jluc
    Terrific shave and picture, Blair!

    Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
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  2. jgreenepa
    Glad your shave went well, Clint! Sounds like you’re back in stride! Great shot of the Tradere.
    brit, clint64, Droo78 and 2 others like this.
  3. Trigger
    Very nice post and shave Blair!
    brit, clint64, b1hart and 2 others like this.
  4. Trigger
    You are welcome Bill!
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  5. jgreenepa
    Way to go, Paul! Great shave!
    brit, clint64, jluc and 1 other person like this.
  6. jgreenepa
    Thanks, Keith, had a conversation with Jared, but it was far from illuminating. Other than ‘that's the way the Germans have been doing it for the last century’ I didn’t take much away!
    Keithmax, brit, Trigger and 4 others like this.
  7. JACarbone
    Thank you Clint. The brisket was absolutely delicious.
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  8. Edison Carter
    Theory being, that a smaller section of the razor is isolating edge-to-spine contact negating a less than perfect overall geometry.

    You would be correct to assume a straight forward up and down motion would develop a frown. An 'x' type honing motion is required to avoid this from happening.

    I've read about numerous other techniques used to hone wonky razors i.e. - using the corner of the stone, using the side of the stone, using a long narrow stone, and applying the use of alternating honing pressures in the finest sense of 'honing skills'.

    Here is the link for an explanation given by the greatest advocate for the use of a convexed stone.
    https://thesuperiorshave.com/product/convex-hones/
    Many disagree with the author, but he has sold over 20k razors and personally honed most of them of which I have several. No disrespects to any honing aficionados who prefer other methods on my part.

    I have always viewed honing to be a skilled craft in which making one's self happy is far more important than having argument over how to do so.

    I have synthetic stones I lap flat. I have convex stones that will stay that way. If I cave into the weakness and buy one of those nice jasper stones for my birthday, it will stay flat.

    Be well!
    dvdhviid, Keithmax, jgreenepa and 8 others like this.
  9. JACarbone
    Fabulous all around Joe. Thank you my friend.
    jgreenepa, brit, Trigger and 2 others like this.
  10. Edison Carter
    I hear the gals go wild over a guy with stones............ I'm still waiting though.
    Keithmax, jgreenepa, brit and 6 others like this.
  11. Edison Carter
    Excellent system sir!
    jgreenepa, brit, Trigger and 3 others like this.
  12. JACarbone
    Fantastic shave Joe. For the record, I am not keeping track. However, it is a nice thought that I may have motivated you to use the razor a bit more often.
    jgreenepa, brit, Trigger and 2 others like this.
  13. ischiapp
    Thanks, Gents.

    :happy108::happy108::happy108:
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  14. JACarbone
    Excellent find Myles. Very nice shave. How was your first go around with the straight.
    jgreenepa, brit, Trigger and 3 others like this.
  15. JACarbone
    Ah the magnetic qualities of the rabbit hole. Wonderful shave Andrew.
    jgreenepa, brit, Trigger and 3 others like this.
  16. myles wilson
    It was alright, I could get better, Just need some practice.
    jgreenepa, brit, Trigger and 2 others like this.
  17. Droo78
    Excellent shave lineup and photo, Pierpaolo!
    jgreenepa, brit, Trigger and 3 others like this.
  18. Droo78
    Marvelous lineup and photo, Blair!
    b1hart, jgreenepa, brit and 3 others like this.
  19. myles wilson
    Beautiful Brush and shave report Blair!
    jgreenepa, brit, b1hart and 3 others like this.
  20. myles wilson
    No sir, I am using one of those steel sharpening sticks, Idk if that counts or works?
    Keithmax, jgreenepa, brit and 4 others like this.
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