August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Primotenore, Jul 31, 2020.

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How are you going to make AUgust your gold medal month?

  1. I am going to choose only the gear that gives me my best shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. I am going to experiment with different gear to discover my gold medal shaves.

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%
  3. I am going to use any gear I want, because I can get a gold medal shave from anything.

    14 vote(s)
    70.0%
  4. I am actually allergic to gold, so I am going to go for platinum medal shaves.

    1 vote(s)
    5.0%
  5. I am going to use Gold Medal flour and bake cookies, which have been noticeably absent recently.

    7 vote(s)
    35.0%
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  1. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Your post reminds me of something my dad used to say when teasing his grandchildren! “You kids are too dang soft! Why in my day I used to walk 50 miles to school. ‘UPHILL’ both ways before I began my job and chores. What’s this allowance crud! Nobody gave me free money!” :)
     
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  2. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Good luck, Joe, ‘wit dem yoots’. Stay safe and healthy!
     
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  3. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Welcome back, James!
     
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  4. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

    Very nice Joe! Hope all goes well with the last first day of school.
     
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  5. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Nice, Joe!

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  6. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Great looking shave Joe. Good luck with the start of school.


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  7. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    August 31st
    Razor: Blackland Sabre L1
    Blade: Gem PTFE (1)
    Brush: Alpha EverGoose
    Pre-shave: PAA Rabid Banana
    Soap: Stirling Glacial Black Cherry
    PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
    Stirling Glacial Balm
    AS: Stirling Glacial Black Cherry

    Menthol Monday

    Good morning!

    Yeah, I'm a day early but today seems as good a day as any to kickoff Stirling SEptember. Not my best shave. Warmer than usual alum along with a couple of weepers. The shave felt harsh. I'm not one to blame my tools but I'm going to blame my tools. I'm going to guess I pulled a rough blade for this morning's shave. I usually give my Gem blades a quick palm strop before their first use, forgot to this morning. Tomorrow's shave is bound to be better.

    Have a great day!


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  8. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    I have been away from the boards for a little while, but I am back in time for SEptember![/QUOTE]
    @jtface, Glad to hear from you James!
     
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  9. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Great shave Joe! Have a great day!
     
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  10. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    Nice setup, and pic Jim! I know that you will have a much better shave tomorrow.
     
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  11. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Beautiful photo and shave Jim. I find a rough Gem PTFE blade often enough that I palm strop the blades the blades as well.
     
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  12. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Thank you, Joe and Clint!

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  13. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Great photo, Jim! Too bad about the rough shave! There’s always tomorrow!
     
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  14. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    It may be overkill, Clint, but I palm strop every blade I use, DE, Gem, Injectors, and AC blades. It works for me! Probably unnecessary, but haven’t had a rough shave since I began doing it!
     
  15. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Thanks, Jeff! The Sabre L1 is such a smooth razor that I should have put two and two together before I finished my shave.

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  16. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

    Great shiny & colors Jim! No fun with rough shaves....I'm sure you'll make a great one tomorrow!
     
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  17. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Thank you, Blair!

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  18. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    August 31, 2020
    Supply Co SE V2 ●●
    Schick Proline
    Alpha Outlaw with 2 Band Finest
    Rocky Mountain Barber Co Sandalwood Shave Cream
    Fine Santal Absolut Aftershave

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    I am with Jim @jluc and starting SE September a day early. This week I will be using the Supply Co SE V2. I got this matte black razor from the scratch and dent section for $49. It looks pretty good to me. For the week, I decided to pair it wit the Alpha Outlaw brush in matte black. This is a beast of a brush with a huge 2 band finest knot from Maggard Razors. During September I will be rotating through various shave creams in an effort to finish at least a couple. Today I went with Rocky Mountain Sandalwood shave cream. The big Outlaw did a wonderful job whipping up a rich lather. The knot is sort of a lather hog. I am hoping the flow through improves with continued use. Three passes and touch ups ended in a wonderful BBS shave. A splash of Santal Absolut and I think I am ready for the day. I hope everyone has a great Monday.

    August 2020 Recap

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    The month of August saw 2 new razors enter the Ten. The Blackland Tradere OC and the Wolfman WR2 SB. Both have turned out to be excellent smooth shavers and will stay in the den for a long time. As usual the highlight of the month was following along and participating in the 30DC thread. The friendship here is something special on the internet. Also it is very nice to have @wristwatchb Charlie & Kathy back home. Thanks again for a good month. See you SEptember
     
  19. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Beautiful B&W shot and great recap, Clint! See you in SEptember!

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  20. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Excellent shave, Joe! I wish you the best of luck on starting your last year of teaching.

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