awesome friday shave Danny,have fun with your parker focus...very cool..

fine katana shave Jason..cool pic..

Sounds like the soap is a winner for you already, Joe. Is that EdT new? They are still being made by Chatillon Lux, right?

Thank you Gary

yes sir,and....good morning Paul..

Very informative post and very generous of you to start a pass around with the razor, Dave. I'm with you- Aggressiveness/Efficiency still needs to be a functional, well-built too. Blade chatter/Loosely held? That's not aggressiveness, that's just bad design.

Very nice, Clint. Is that PAA DOC making the cut on the next purge?

Indeed.

Yep, I'm familiar with them and actually prefer my Long Comb. Trust me that this is a COMPLETELY different bird. Not in the same category with those razors. Pictures can't capture the blade exposure/reveal, twist. torque or clamp point well at all. Chatter Central it is......

Thanks Jason

friday shave
1941 ranger tech
kai
simpson synthetic
simpson unscented
alt innsbruck


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Good morning Gents..Thought i would try the Kai blade in a TTO ,the 1941 Ranger Tech.went with a nice slick Simpson unleaded lather,built with the Simpson synthetic.Check out that label placement....Fine smooth bbs in 2+ passes.definitely felt a little more like a Rocket HD shave with the Kai blade..hard to tell,but very efficient.I have 25 Kai blades in stock from a recent purchase,I will use them from time to time,they are quite pricey compared to my Gillette russians.They will get special shave status like my 7 O clock blues,Sharp Stars and Sunekos....Good splash of fabulously smelling Alt Innsbruck to finish..Awesome..Have a fine day everyone..

very cool,i didn't imagine there would be similarities,it being a slant should help with blade ridgidity..just more of a conversation topic to be honest..

Is this your first use of a Shavette, Danny? I can't remember. When I was learning to use my CJB Kami, Keith gave me some great advice after I filleted my cheek...start with no blade and get the technique down first. Keep everything else the same- lather, etc. That made a world of difference to me.

January Focus

AoS Sandalwood~~Culmak 92~~2011 Mühle R41/Feather~~Cremo Leather and Oud
Focus almost at an end with the R41/Feather combo.
Day 4 with the same blade and the difference between day 1 and today is astounding.
But first, in my ever-continuing quest to vacate all creams from my den, I went back to the AoS.
While the below picture may not appear to be a huge amount of lather,
rest assured, therein lies enough suds to shave a basketball team.

The Culmak 92 currently holds the position of largest knot in my den.
It also competes for my all-time favorite brush. Words cannot describe how wonderful this brush is.
Bountiful buffing with the R41/Feather and while I was successful in achieving a BBS shave,
it was not without a couple of weepers. It should be noted, that irritation was not an issue.
The "weeper" is, after all these years of shaving, an enigma. One would think that a weeper
would appear at the corner of the blade---not the center.
Is the blade slicing off a minuscule amount of skin---just enough to expose the capillary?
Cleaned up with the Dickinsons and the Proraso ASB.
Today's EdT is from a company not particularly known for aftershave/colognes: Cremo.
It came with a Nasomatto Duro, I picked up on Ebay, otherwise, I wouldn't have it.
Before I give it to my daughter's fiancé, I thought I would give it a trial.
While it is made up of aroma chemicals (for about $20, what else can you expect?)
they are well combined and the leather smells quite authentic. The "Oud", again
an aroma chemical, gives the leather a dirty feel. Not fecal, by any means.
This leather is from a leather jacket, which has been worn well, for about 30 years.
Mos def© not the scent of "rich, corinthian leather" **
** That'll date me. ​

Steinhart Ocean One for today:



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Wonderful injector shave Joe. Have fun with the Yutes.

Than you Patrick. You as well.

Ya, ya, ya....everyone and their straight labels.
That really is a nice handle, Gary, and those Kais are getting some attention on the thread these days it seems.

That is very interesting, Gary. I must say, I have never had any blade chatter with any of the LCs I have ('regular' LC and Goodwill) or with a prewar Tech, either.

Ricardo Montalban...we had the '77 Cordoba. Awful rust, but nice leather...
Another great scent review, Joseph.