OCT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

beware that Igor one, Master, there is much fear in him...

 

No worries. Fighting the Empire is scary sometimes. But Igor has heart. And he's 7-1, 310. I like his odds.

 

Tried a stand up paddle board today as the sea was like glass. Took a couple of initial falls but managed to figure it out sooner than I expected. Cowabunga!!!
A generic case that fits like a glove. Works great for the Mongoose.

 

I'm the one making popcorn now.

 

Igor us about as ugly as Chewie but his personality doesn't make up for it.

 

"What Hump??"

 

Bleucher!!

 

Traveling in style as usual!

 

i think you might have Igor confused with Eyegor

 

Razor: Gillette Black Tip (X3) 1952
Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated (2)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar
Cream: Proraso Green
Bowl: Yokohama Studio (Hand Painted)
A/S: Lucky Tiger
Day 14
DFS this evening. Working on improving my razor angles this month. A new razor every week takes a shave or two to get the angle correct.

 

Great picture!!!

 

Doug, the Black Tip looks great. Did you have it replated?

 

Thanks Clint. Yes I did at RazorPlate.com.

 

Aw geez. Do were have to kneel and kiss his ring or something from now on?

 

You need to get one of his shirts!

 

Chris Does great work.

 

Mine is waiting back home. Thanks for turning us on to this great deal Herm.

 

"Well now thats just the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard!"

I'm not that stuck up Herm. why would you have to kneel first?

 

Shave today can be described shortly. Yea. . . ouch!

I lathered up some MWF with the WD 20mm synthetic. A little on the wet side but the lather had slickness and held together well so I used it. I bowl lathered but since it was wet I worked it into my face like I was face lathering a few minutes and it seemed to help. I used the whipped dog sight unseen razor a fellow forum member sent me and it pulled some. I stropped about 40 laps on the poor man's strop and it was butter smooth on my face.

If I had stopped there I would have had a CCS. I felt some stubble so I decided to use part of my focus for my later passes. I loaded up a voskhod blade into my triangle hole ball end tech and did a pass and a half XTG with the extra half pass on the neck. At first, I thought it was going very well. I paid attention to angle pressure and stayed slow so I would be able to maintain the angle and lack of pressure. I rinsed off and the pain started. Around the goatee area and lips I was burning and red with several weepers. My neck still felt OK and it had a significantly less amount of hair reduction so I relathered and shaved opposite XTG from the first DE pass and managed a DFS in stubble reduction and a hellish burning sting of defeat on over half of my shaved area. Tomorrow I will try a thicker lather for more cushion and I will pay greater attention to how much water I add into it.

I attempted to put out the flames with Nivea sensitive post shave and it failed miserably.

Voskhod and the tech seperatly dislike me and together they attempted murder.