You just seem to be churning out some great shaves with the new Wolfman. Marvelous setup and photo, Joseph!
I like the natural backdrop that displays your gear so well. Terrific shave and have an Alabama awesome day my friend!
SOTD MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 2020 I’m really enjoying my shaves with these early 19th century Sheffield razors. Setting the bevel on this wavy Frederick Reynolds 5/8 was a challenge, but the two pass mug (WTG, ATG) shave this morning was well worth it. The buttery smooth edge made short work of my 24 hour stubble. I realize given the closeness of these shaves that I could easily get away with shaving every other day, but I just enjoy the process too much. My Ever Ready Streamline took care of my dome shave leaving me with the expected velveteen smoothness I’ve come to treasure in the mornings. I feel refreshed, limey-clean and velveteen! RAZOR: Frederick Reynolds 5/8 (Mug), Ever Ready Streamline (Dome) BLADE: Pella PTFE Coated Gem PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil BRUSH: JR #372 Boar CREAM: Castle Forbes Lime POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Royall Lyme AS Splash/Cologne
OCtober 19th Cooper MonoBilt w Astra SP (1) APShaveCo Gelousy SHD/Cypress Jeeves Key Lime Thayers Dior Eau Sauvage AS Got a new knot into the den on Friday. I brought in a couple more APShaveCo knots and ordered one of their Gelousy SHD bulb knots. I suspect that it is the same as the Maggards SHD gelled knot and also suspect that they are both Oumo knots. This Cypress handle was one that I made for the first 30DC LE in '17, but was a little thinner on the base with an transition edge that wasn't sloped enough. Basically, I didn't think it matched enough. Kept it as a stand alone. I had another Cypress one that ended up with Screwtape as well for the same reason. The wood came from RyX in Louisiana. I had a WD HMBadger in it originally, but yanked it out at least a year ago. One defunking lather yesterday and then straight to it today. It was a very nice 3 pass shave. A tiny bit on my lower neck, but that is being really picky. One problem, though- there is a hairline crack in the top of the handle. That never happens with regular use, so I'm thinking it happened when I pulled the old knot out. Oh well, I know where I can get another one... The Eau Sauvage is a fave, but I think it works best in the warmer months so it may get put away for a bit. Have a great day all!
