Good to hear and hopefully she will not have a reaction. Glad you have been feeling better and I hope it continues. You and Swati treat yourselves to a nice lunch somewhere. Take care.

Thank you Joseph.


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SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 2021

The new-to-me F. Herder 49 15/16 spent some time on the Naniwa 12k with a final polish on the jasper stone yesterday afternoon, which removed the harshness I’d experienced with the first shave. All I can say is I now understand why these bone handled “Ace of Spades” razors are held in such high regard. You would think that such a chunky blade might be awkward, but the balance in hand feels just right. With the newly refined edge, it sailed through my regular three pass shave with aplomb leaving behind a porcelain smooth surface, and in the process hooked me! I really like this razor.

I selected my favorite Gem safety razor for this morning’s noggin shave. I consider the Streamline to be the BEST single edge Gem razor (YMMV). The build, production quality, and style is very sleek and well balanced, but a lot heavier than most other Ever Ready and GEM razors at 45g. They were produced between the early 30's and up to the late 50's. My set includes the Streamline Razor, a Streamline Auto-Strop and the leather strop. Some consider the Streamline to be aggressive. I prefer to think of it as highly efficient. It swept away the dome stubble in two very smooth ATG passes and left me refreshed, clean, cool and velveteen smooth.

RAZOR: F. Herder 49 15/16 (Mug), Ever Ready Streamline (Dome)
BLADE: Pella PTFE Gem
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin Handled Omega Pro48 Boar Knot
SOAP: Fine Snake Bite
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Snake Bite AS Splash.

Fantastic photo and shave report Joseph.


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March 18th
Razor: Blackland Tradere OC
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Brush: MrEE LE #008/Simpson Sovereign synthetic
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum
Stirling Bay Rum Witch Hazel
PAA AA Bay Rum Star Jelly
AS: Ogallala Bay Rum

Good morning!

Fantastic shave to start the day! Three passes for near BBS. Nearly silent alum.

First use of my MrEE LE. Simply beautiful! Thanks again, Evan! The extra few millimeters of loft added to the Simpson T2 knot did make a noticeable difference in the effort needed to splay. Wonderful combination!

A lotta Bay Rum this morning. I'm feeling good and smelling good!

Have a great day!




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Awesome shave report and photo Jeff. Congrats on two gorgeous razors.


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Simply beautiful Jim.


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all good, the storm seemed to break up once it hit Georgia.

Thanks, Clint!

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Good to hear....have a great day.

Very, very nice shave Danny! That's an easy assignment. I am with the middle schoolers today so it is easy to laugh!

Nice shave Dave. Glad the razor worked out for you. I stand ready to nickel plate that handle when you're ready.

Please keep me updated on setting the knot. I guess I like my knots set pretty shallow. If I need to drill deeper in the future I will. It's easy while the handle is in the machine. It's a lot harder to fix later.

Silicone doesn't bond well to Aluminum which is why I leave the hole a little rough. I use a lot of silicone and it's generally not a problem. In fact I have a couple handles where I have pulled the knot and just pressed it back in place without adding fresh silicone.

Beautiful shave and fabulous write up Dave.

Very nice shave Joseph.

Fabulous shave Danny. Hope you have an enjoyable day.

Thank you Danny.

Awesome shave Pierpaolo.

Thank you Joe.

March 18th
Canadian Gillette Old Type
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Stirling Gin&Tonic
Thayers
Maol Frosted Frankinlime

Another very good shave with the OT this morning. Took pics early in the week and thought I'd switch out the blade to a Sharp Star, but as I moved the GSB along on Monday this became the 3rd and final day for this GSB. Whipped up the usual quality Stirling lather and I'm smooth enough after 3 passes with no touch ups this morning. Finished with the highly mentholated Maol splash that matches the citrus of the soap very well. 15C here today, the last of the snow banks have disappeared in the yard and Spring is in the air.
Have a great day all!

Very nice Jason. The "Soap Destroyer" should make a dent in the soap.