NOV 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic&Discussion Thread

Welcome to the thread. It looks like you picked a great setup.

 

Welcome to the thread. Very good setup you have. Many others have given very useful tips that should help.

It could be a bad blade that is causing the ATG issue. If so that will be easy to identify. However, it sounds more like there has not been enough reduction on the prior passes before going against the grain. If this is the case, perhaps increasing the setting on the FB for WTG and XTG passes and then dialing in down for the ATG pass might be worth considering. Just a thought and as always YMMV.

 

I am finally making progress Today I managed a two pass shave with no real damage. I got one little weeper while trimming around the goatee. I lathered up and did a WTG pass and then lathered again and cleaned up with an ATG pass. I actually have what I would call a DFS.
It is amazing what can be accomplished with a, "This #%?! thing isn't going to beat me" attitude. These focuses have helped me immensely.


SOTD
TOBS grapefruit cream
Rubberset 400
Feather AC SS
Feather Professional (5)
Pitrulon Swiss AS

 

Congrats on the improvement. I think you'll be surprised how far you come in mastering the pain stick by the end of the month.

 

Thank you. I think I might not hate this thing by then

 

@NCoxSTL and I ordered two expamples of quality Soviet engineering in straight razor form. As soon as I get them they will go out for professinal honing. What could possibly go wrong?

 

Those guys are from Tokyo... They run a fraternal organization and operate a concrete "business". Nice Gents!

 

Nothing at all...perfectly safe.


(must order more popcorn)

 

The proof of the lather is in the shave!

 

Thank you but I will pass. I will just continue to enjoy following along as you guys master the art.

 

Love the matching outfits

 

That is actually an integral part of the Yakuza subculture, and verifies that they are who they say they are. It is possible to transfer in between groups and cities in Japan, all that is required is a letter from your sponsoring boss, and the requisite ink. Ink indicates rank and function, and new arrivals are required to join in a tea ceremony while shirtless on day one. Tattoos have made it virtually impossible for Japanese LE to infiltrate.

Ergo, tattoos are very taboo in Japan, even today.

 

So then Kill Bill needs to modify their take on the meeting with Lucy Liu, right? Just for the sake of accuracy of course.

 

Never seen it, but probably. Yakuza associated women are tattooed as well.

 

I'll try that, thank you!

 

11/5/15

Gillette Super Speed Y3
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
Proraso Sandalwood cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Running late this morning so I couldn't post then. Still have 100 posts to go through today. Boy, y'all been busy!

Shave #2 with the Gillette Silver Blue in my Birth Quarter Super Speed.
Face lather and 1 pass XTG. Great reduction. Wet my face and neck and did a small amount of touch up where I could easily feel stubble. A near BBS at that point, but opened up a weeper just above my jaw line by my goatee. A cold water rinse followed by moderate amount of touch up and I had the BBS. The Aqua Velva stung a bit, but settled down pretty well.

An awesome one pass BBS from the Gillette Silver Blue in my Birth Quarter Super Speed. I had intended to do a second pass, but after feeling how close the first was, I decided to go to my touch up instead. Wonderful shave. I hope we all experience ones like this!

 

Congrats on taming the pain stick.

 

I know this place is fsmous for the cookies, but thanks to my new CT...i brought wings...lol

 

A nice 2 pass shave before work, the B1 is working well. The chick blade is going strong on shave #4. I think the Pinaud bay rum has a burn close to the Cat O Nine Tails I really like it. The B is easy to use and delivered a fine shave today!