March 2017 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Wow! The entire 30 day crew in one video.

 

I love it when you compose for us. Great job!

 

I vote Voskhod! The pride of the Rodina will not fail you! I love 'em in my SA-109.

 

Voskhod. Most glorious blade of glorious Motherland. Tops in my book.

 

Why don't you just cut to the chase and shave with a Bowie or a Kabar?

 

You guys and your modern razors.

 

March Madness & Spring Cleaning!!

March 14

Razor - Steampunked Gillette New LC
Blade - (1)
Soap - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum

Since I'm going up against the Ides razor tomorrow night I decided to take things nice and easy tonight and enjoy the shave. Head shave first, as is normal on a Tuesday, then the regular shave. I grabbed the Gillette New LC, Delta Echo version, loaded a Perma-Sharp blade from St. Pete and the Wolf and Soap Commander for the lather. I realized tonight that I still have my New LC that is in slight need of a refinish. I haven't touched it since getting the Delta Echo one. I may need to see about having it either replated back to original look or find a compainion Delta Echo finish for it. I love the way the New shaves.

Three passes and they were all glorious. No issue at all with the lather other than adding just a touch of water to the brush as I was face lathering. Slick and very protective. The Perma-Sharp is a nice sharp and smooth Russian that I don't give enough love to. So smooth and sharp that I reopened the cut from two nights ago and didn't even feel it. Just saw the blood. That sealed up quickly and I finished with the baby in my arms and extremely mellow and satisfied. One of those shaves that reminds you why we do what we do.

My weekend has ended. I have until tomorrow night to prepare for the Ides of March shave. May the Ides be kind to you and yours.

 

Beautiful picture, Mark. The flowers and brush pair nicely!

 

I thought I'd try to get through the more primitive stuff first. You know, hatchets, ax heads, tin can lids, that sort of thing.

 

I checked into a hotel room one hour ago and laid out my kit for tomorrow. I have meetings with customers tomorrow, so this better work. I don't want to be hospitalized alone in Central Illinois.
Good luck to all participants

 

We do that daily. This is a little more unstable

 

Calling @Bama Samurai I saw this today and thought of you

Remember it's flare tip, not Flair woooo

 

Tin can lids? I like it

 

I'm all aquiver with anticipation! And, just so you know, not sure where you are for sure but you want emergency transport to Barnes Jewish in St. Louis. Don't try any of the Central/Southern IL hospitals. Trust me on this one.

 

I see the insanity is spreading

 

I can attest to their sharpness. When I was still running restaurants I was helping set up the buffet one morning when we were short handed and our can opener was on the fritz. I managed to get a big can of green beans about half open and grabbed a screwdriver to pry it up and dump it. Well, the screwdriver slipped running my right pinkie right across the can lid. Cut the outside on the knuckle right to the bone. Blood and very colorful language went everywhere, one of my crew chiefs grabbed my hand and wrapped it in a towel, then we set about bandaging it up to hold until I had enough crew there to leave. I wore two rubber gloves over the bandages and just changed them out as they filled with blood. After two hours I made it to the ER where I received the first stitches I ever had in my life. Three of them to close it up.

We opened the doors on time and with a full buffet, with no blood included. I call that a successful morning back then.

 

Too easy. You've obviously haven't tried popsicle stick DE Double Kamisori homemade straights. Not exactly nice and stable like a USMC combat knife.

So. Planning on trying Schick Injectors? Serious question.

 

Beautiful picture, Mark. I love that brush.