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SOTD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 10, 2021
Please accept my apologies for the lateness of this post. Yesterday SWMBO and I receive our second plague vaccine jab. Today Habitat for Humanity picks up most of my in-laws furniture, tools, and electronics. I'm glad its going for a good cause. There's also two or three loads of my stepfather's clothes to be dropped off at a local Christian Charity. But all was not strictly philanthropic. I was also able to sell his gun collection for a very nice profit to a local gun dealer I met a month ago when last here. He almost lost bowel and bladder control when he saw the immaculate 11 Diana Grade Brownings and the 8 Olin Model 21's in my father-in-law's gun safe. My wife was astounded at what I was able to sell them for. All I'll say is the guy took out a second mortgage on his business, and SWMBO and I are South Pacific bound (Bali, Tahiti) Cleaning out my wife's father's home has not been fun, but thank goodness I was able to start this morning with a crackerjack shave!
Every straight razor seems to have its own personality. This little, old Boker French Point is probably my second favorite cast steel razor. It's small and easy to maneuver, and has such a great buttery smooth edge. The only drawback is the old cast steel doesn't hold an edge as long as some of my other razors. But an even better surprise was discovering that I'd never unpacked my G.E. Jones Shake Sharp Model 1.5 safety razor with the black bakelite handle. This little SE beauty is one of the great secrets of the vintage wet shaving world. When loaded with two stacked DE blades - yes, it's an SE designed for DE blades - it'll outshave just about any safety razor around. They are hard to find, but once you have one in hand, loaded with two stacked DEs, you'll get it! It is hands down, my best vintage head shaver, definitely in the top three of all categories. The only modern artisan razors that give it a run for its money are the Supply V2 and the Colonial Silversmith. These three are easily my best head shavers. So after the three pass mug shave and the two pass noggin shave, I'm feeling refreshed, clean, and porcelain smooth.
RAZOR: Boker Sheffield Cast Steel French Point (Mug), G.E. Jones Shake Sharp Model 1.5 (Dome)
BLADES: 2 Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Knurled Aluminum Handled Hybrid Knot #007
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Nancy Boy AS Balm.
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