OCtober 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

You are right on schedule. Many on this thread think the "accomplishment" of a successful straight shave is a big part of the draw. Straights really put the skill into shaving.

 

Keeping the faith in OCtober!

29 October 2016



How about a Fatip close-up? Got you covered! This razor produced the grail today! A Grail Shave for me is DFS on one pass. Went full skin stretch mode and treated it like SR and was rewarded! Gonna cruise on the Fatip until November, then back to the shavette for a real rule to commerate two years of shaving shenanigans. No other scheduled activities to cause me to deviate next month. Did make a minor switch to La Toja today, by accident actually. I've been busy lately and a bit tired, so I just went with the mistake...note a post photo, water droplet on razor. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a superb Sunday!

 

"Accidental" La Toja. Not sure I'm buying that but hey.....whatever you say. The plisson? GSB? Veg? Looks like fate may be more to play than an accident.

 

Day 4 and the last day with Castle Forbes. It's Sunday so I have plenty of time to go all out. I used warm scuttle, not hot and added lanolin today to see if there would be any change to CF. The hardware today was a Takehana Feon 172 and Simpson Polo 8.

Ah the joys of warm lather on a cold morning. I did not feel any difference adding the lanolin either in performance or aftershave feel. Then again CF always performs great for me. Mu usually 4 pass shave and the Feon is just of the finishing stones (touch up) and felt like silk. No blood, no irritation and smooth face, a great start to Sunday.

Irritation A+ Closeness A Smoothness A+ Sharpness A

 

My stepson is at the University of Granada, Spain, studying Immersive Spanish abroad for his degree in hospitalities/management. My wife knew La Toja was from Spain, and sent him a pic of the label because it reminded her of him when she saw it on the counter. She left it next to my razor, and I honestly just used it through thoughtless action.

Or fate, your call.

"The accidental la tojist"?

 

Does Japanese steel take a keen edge like Sheffield or Solingen stuff? Dare to compare for us?

 

Now who can we get to play you in the movie?

 

Very nice setup.

 

Can't compare it Sheffield as I don't have enough experience with them. The edge seems similar to vintage American steel like Genco.

 

Sunday OCtober 30, 2016

Doug Korn D-7 Omega Boar
Nuavia Verde
Timeless OC .95mm Gap with Stork Aristocrat 2 Titanium
Personna 74 #24
Folsom & Co. Shambala

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Great picture, Mark!

 

Beautiful brush and razor amigo.

 

October 30, 2016
Wolfman WR-01 Ti OC with Hempel Ti
Personna 74 (1)
Elite Razor “Tres Amigos” Beehive with Envy White
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Witch Hazel
Fine Platinum Aftershave

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While continuing with OC October, I am starting part of next month's focus today. @Boojum1 , Mark sent me a couple of vintage Personna 74 blades to try. Thank you Mark for the opportunity. They were made from Tungsten Steel and many report them to be exceptional long lasting. So with that in mind, I loaded the Personna 74 into the Wolfman OC with increased blade gap and proceeded with my normal morning shave. The blade had a similar face feel to a modern Feather while being perhaps a touch smoother. Sticking with traditional 3 pass shave and minimal touch ups ended in a my normal near BBS. Overall I would grade the shave as a solid "A" for smoothness and closeness. Finished with a splash of Fine Platinum. I hope everyone has a fantastic Sunday

 

Being able to back off before it bites helps make SR shaving a lot easier. Glad you were able to catch that.

 

Second razor in the rotation after yesterday's honing session. I'm going to like this razor as it was a very nice shave. I'm becoming a big fan of the old Sheffield blades.
SOTD
Route 66 Rum Runner Soap
B-400 Brush by Tom
Wade and Butcher Razor
Alum
Thayers
Azzaro Chrome Cologne
Have a blessed Sunday!

 

Great setup and photograph Brian.

 

Thank you Doug.

 

OCtober Focus Refreshed

Proraso White & B-400 Tuxedo
Fatip/Muhler89 & Generic Israeli
Alum & Vintage Old Spice AS


New forum member Tom @TADIII set me on to an idea about handle options for the Fatip. I swapped the Muhle r89 top cap and handle onto the Fatip base plate. Fit is good, blade alignment good. So I lathered up using the suribachi bowl. Three passes later, rinse and alum tells me this rivals my shave standard of a FatBoy at 7. Less alum heat than the Piccolo handle. Splash of Old Shulton AS and I'm feeling fit for the B-day party for my 2nd cousin. I haven't seen him or his father in months so I'm bringing a PIF package in case the birthday boy is a young shaver.
Good day Y'all!

Edit; Love the close up Chris @Bama Samurai . Here's mine from another thread.

 

October 30 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
MdC
Gillette Old Type
Stirling Unscented PSB
Wholly Kaw Chypre Rose Concerto

We'll, it looks like 8 shaves is the max for the Gillette Platinum Plus blade, at least for me. It was definitely a little tuggy today. If I absolutely had, I could probably get one more shave, but I am not going to push it. As I said yesterday, I am fairly impressed with this blade. Given the longevity, it isn't that bad of a deal, considering you pay retail for it.

I broke out the MdC for today's shave, and it performed very well. Nice and slick with good cushion. It was a breeze to lather. The Wholly Kaw Chypre Rose Concerto is a great finish for a Sunday shave. I hope everyone is having a great day!

 

Razor: Gillette Goodwill 1930's Ball End Open Comb (Made in Canada) w/Hempel Handle
Blade: Feather Platinum (3)
Brush: Elite Razor "Tres Amigos" Desert Ironwood Beehive w/Envy White
Soap: Route 66 Cavendish
Aftershave: Floid After Shave.

OCtober Focus
Today is my final shave in my OCtober focus. It's been a great month using some OC razors that haven't had much attention and my Timeless OC. The Gillette OC and Gillette Goodwill 1930's Ball End both turned out to provide excellent shaves. My blades where Gillette Silver Blue, Platinum, and Feather Platinum. The blades all performed outstanding. The extra work with the Timeless OC, not to mention some good advice from members went from good shaves to great shaves. The using of different handles provided excellent feeling and feed back between stainless steel, aluminum, and Titanium and how they helped or took away from great shaves with different heads.

All in all learned very much and had a good time reading posts and getting advice. Thanks one and all.