March '16 - 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix and Discussion Thread

YIKES!

 

Day 66 - 90 Day intro to SR
5 March 2016



Whipped Dog 5/8
Route 66 - Lumberjack
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
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Back to the light smiley blade just to see how it goes! I've been doing a consistent 50 on poly and 25 on leather strop regimen, and the edges are doing great. Though Jabonman was truly a great soap and an interesting detour, the familiar spent of the R66 Lumberjack seemed especially nice today. Did the NBSP for two passes. A little touch up on the chin and we can call it DFS. I believe the lighter blade and smile made me apply a bit of pressure. The Alum reminded me I was a noob when it made contact with my chin. That's ok, I'll get it right tomorrow! Awesome weather on the prairie, wasted away the day with the dogs. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a super Sunday!
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File this away in your bag of tricks...only bring out the alum when needed, or whenever you try a new razor in the future. It will tell you instantly how well you judged the angles. Good day! You're getting this really fast.

 

Kudos to Mike ( @entropy1049 )! That dude has a taste for nice steel. Hope that multi pass goes automatic for you!

 

When my orthopedic surgeon told me I have a right knee of a 90 year old I kinda went And after a year in bed I was

 

I know you've said before, but how'd you manage to break it to begin with?

 

I fell in a parking lot around Christmas time in downtown.

 

It's almost unbelievable how little stuff like that can happen, and end up being quite severe. How long you gonna hold out?

 

Had an automatic two pass DFS with a razor I had never used before this morning. This is the last of the three I got bake last week. Union Cutlery co Gold Coin. Had a bit of surface rust on the blade and tang, so it got polished out. Unfortunately, most of the gold plate on the tang is gone now. Smooth easy to use shaver.

When to a wet shaver meet up in KC this afternoon. Got a demonstration on honing, did some trading, and won a new EJ DE. Have a few new soaps to try, and met the people that keep beating me to the estate sales. It was a good time.

 

It's an issue about weight right now, unfortunately knee replacement or hip replacement don't favor us bigger guys. Im 6'4" so I'd need to be at 200-210lbs which means I'm looking at losing 50lbs, I'm not sure I could get down to 210lbs and maintain that weight for good. I do know I haven't see that number since I was 17.

 

March into Artist Club Blades

March 5

Razor - Feather SS
Blade - (5)
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold Rinse, Alum, Nivea Original Balm, The Veg

The Kai Mild is doing great for five days now. No noticeable difference in sharpness or feel. So far it seems the only problems I've had with it were more my mistakes than anything that can be blamed on the blade. If it has a weakness that I can detect to this point it is the impression I have from previous shaves with the Feather Pro that the Kai Mild is not as effective due to being less sharp. It's an impression that I will get to compare in the next few weeks against all three of the "sharper" blades that are in store for it. It would makes sense that while the shaves are more forgiving and less risky for cuts etc. that they would also be less effective and require a bit more effort.

As for today it took three passes to achieve a very nice DFS and that was with minimal burn from the alum. Rather than go ATG on the neck I chose to use the pain slide technique in its place. I'm not sure if I will continue to get away with that or not once I go to the Kai Original, but we shall see! The Veg for a great finish and a busy day at work.

 

I can't imagine how much that must have hurt. A dislocation doesn't seem so bad now.

 

Thank you! The amount of help and encouragement I find here is incredible.

 

Alum drys me out too much for regular use. I only pull it out to check my skill on irritation free days and to stop bloodloss on the opposite kind of day.

 

Have a safe trip!

 

It's like an infirmary in here some days. Take it easy, glad to hear it's a bit better. March Madness 2016...

(you're gonna love straights.)

 

You're most welcome. We love this stuff. We wanna help you love this stuff.

 

How long are you back in the 'motherland'? maybe we can get the Bunny razor pass-around to you....

 

He's baaaaaaaaaack!

After a short hiatus for trying out the homemade injector razor of TSD member @twhite , I'm back for my 10th straight Focus/Rule.
I cut the end of my February focus by one week and the beginning of March Focus to chronicle my sweet experience with the homemade injector known as the Bunny razor.

I'm back now and ready to continue my 2016 focus on all the injectors I accumulated after a habit-forming SE September last year.
After two successful Focus months of January (Schick Type C1) and February (Schick Type D), I'm continuing my march through the alphabet this month with a focus on Schick E types. With about four weeks remaining in March, I will spend the rest of the month alternating between my Schick Canadian E and my Schick US E2.

Cheers!
RT

Canadian E on left, US E2 on right.

 

No shave. I was too excited about my other hobby, pipesmoking.