SOTD October 10, 2017 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Schick G1 injector Brush: Semogue boar Lather: Palmolive shave stick Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave WTG, touch up Shave stick focus is back in action. Today's results were quite good. Easy and slick lather was produced with the boar brush and soap stick. Nicely hydrated and stable. Overall nice shave. I'm still experimenting with the pre-shave soap but have to say I'm really enjoying the results I'm getting so far this month. Enjoy your day!
OCtober10, 2017 Timeless OC 0.95mm with Triad Ti Aristocrat Feather Shavemac LE with DO1 2 Band Flat Top Reef Point Test Depth Witch Hazel with Menthol Cool Water EDT Overall a very good shave this morning. The big Flat Top is just a lather making machine. The over the top backbone and scrub are a real pleasure face lathering. I decided to just stick with a traditional 3 pass shave this morning. With touch ups on my jaw line and lower right neck, I managed to catch the baby. However, I did end up with several weepers due to operator error. A splash of witch hazel with menthol followed by Cool Water EDT and I am ready for the day. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.
I haven't heard of freezing a wet boar brush to break it in before. What I have heard about - and done - is lathering the brush and then letting the soap dry on it. That does encourage the ends to split without being too hard on the bristles themselves. With the freezing I would worry that the ice might break off a bunch of bristles or even force the knot apart. Unless you just dip the brush so only the tips are wet... When I tested my vintage DE PAL Gold Thin Hollow Ground carbon blades, I found 8 or so shaves was the maximum I got with normal use. When I stropped the blade with a vintage stropper (called a Stanford 5- second Sharpener) I could run it to 40. I wouldn't be surprised if you get similar performance.
Thank you Clint. I will be trying to get at least 8 shaves from the next blade once I start stropping. That's the test for the month any how. It is not as floppy now, so it is better for me. Now I just got to try and break it in. I wasn't going to put it in the freezer just the fridge. I got the idea from HERE, it's a thread by @BambulanceMan. If I could get a blade to run out to 40 shaves I wouldn't care if the shaves weren't as close as I would like and it would be prove that stropping does help. The reason I'm testing this is someone said it wouldn't help and that the CS blades were not worth buying.
I have no idea who actually made this razor, but it’s a wonderful blade. I’m BBS this morning Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap Jayaruh #84 Brush Air-Mail Razor Lucky Tiger Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber After Shave Have fun!
10 OCtober 2017 Shave Pre: Hot water, soap from the container and a hot towel Razor: Gillette NEW SC Blade: Gillette Silver Blue Brush: JR#161 Soap: Jeff's Soap by Cold River Soap Works Post: Hot/Cold water rinse, alum block, cold towelx2, Dominello Vitali Calming Post Shave Moisturizer After Shave: Speick for Men For today's shave I busted out Jeff's Soap. Since purchasing it, it has become a staple in my rotation. Not only for the cause, but because it's a great soap. It's slick, has a great cushion and the scent, while flowery, has grown on me. If you've got the bucks to spare, it's a great cause and a great soap. My usual weekday 2.5 pass shave yielded another BBS. If I didn't also enjoy using my other razors and blades, I could easily stick to just the NEW/GSB combination. Have a great Tuesday my fellow Denizens and...... HANG TOUGH JEFF!!
I had to reread this a couple of times. Neal is actually favorably comparing Chinese steel to a piece of Russian steel! Will wonders ever cease. This is like my last couple of attempts during MAYhem. No matter what I tried, it actually turned out pretty well.
Oh right, fridge / freezer -- big difference. Do let us know the results if you try it. If chilling a damp brush for a few days helps, my Semogue SOC may go for a trip to the kitchen... Stropping doesn't help with coated stainless steel blades. With carbon steel it most definitely does - which might be the reason so many people did it before the advent of stainless steel blades. For the rest, it seems to me a lot of people still like CS blades, both DE and SE, enough to keep the CS blade lines open anyway. They can't ALL be wrong...
Tuesday morning October 10 - OC at the drugstore Tarnished Gillette Old Type Single Ring / Topaz Platinum (2) Jason's non - 30DC Cypress Badger brush KMF Lavender Shea cream in pump bottle Alum and TSD Lavender Aftershave Milk KMF is a great product, especially for relatively cheap drugstore item. To my shock, the pump even worked today! The badger was a pillowy soft luxury today as it laid on two good, thick coatings of lather. (And had enough left in the brush for about three more when I squeezed it out to clean it.) Two passes with the old Gillette brought me to a BBS. The alum was a bit warm on my throat today but nothing major, and the TSD balm not only soothed any irritation but extended the shaving cream's lavender scent for awhile longer. An excellent start to the day. Hope everybody else has a great Tuesday!
OCtober 10th Gillette Old Type w Feather (1) 30DC LE Soap Commander Endurance Thayers Barrister's Reserve Spice I haven't been posting regularly for the past several days. Tried to just follow along on my phone between work and family visits, screwed up Charlie's name trying to read without full attention and somehow escaped without a Custon Title. Was away for work from Wednesday to Friday, came home in the wee hours Friday night, had a nice shave at home Saturday morning, and then headed to my inlaws a few hours away to spend the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend with family. I am now back home, and looking forward to getting back to relaxing shaves in my own 'den'. I changed out the Nacet for a Feather in the OT. I have had a tuck of Feathers since I got my first blade sampler almost a year ago. I've never used the Feathers. Why? Who knows, but back then I think it was partly out of reputation. Anyway, I actually forgot I had the tuck, and found it moving some shaving stuff around last night. I went to town with the Endurance in a lather bowl and had 3 really nice passes. One weeper on my chin and I would call this a DFS+. The OT has become a very nice, reliable shaver. I finished with the fantastic Reserve Spice and all is good. Have a great day all!
I would have to do some long-term comparison to make any bolder of a statement but, hey, when it works it works. Even with me chanting "turn crappy, turn crappy" under my breath while shaving.
Beautiful razor Brian. Great Picture and lineup. How does KMF compare to CO Bigelow? Great picture and lineup Jason. Maybe things will settle down for you.
I agree, Perry. Palmolive is a good, cheap stick. Gorgeous set up, Clint. What do you think of the Ghost Town Barber, Brian? I did the 'fridge and wipe' treatment on an Omega Pro knot. I haven't put it in a handle yet, but it definitely looks more broken in, fwiw. Thanks, Clint. I'm pretty sure things won't slow down, but I can hope...
