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Bravo! 19 shaves on the same blade.

 

I am not sure I will get as many as you did. I hope to nurse it through 21 shaves to make it an even 3 weeks.

 

Thanks very much Mark.

 

Razor: Gillette Goodwill 1930's Ball End Open Comb
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (5)
Brush: Los Tres Amigos Dos Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic LE Jade
Soap: Route 66 The Black Pearl
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shambala

Excellent close comfortable three passes with a minimal clean up around a couple of trouble spots.

 

November 18, 2016
Wolfman WR-01 Ti OC with Hempel Ti
Personna 74 (20)
“Los Tres Amigos Dos” CH 2 Synthetic LE
Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Witch Hazel
Floid Blue

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Another good 3 pass shave this morning. With 20 shaves in on the blade, I can tell the performance has declined. At this point I plan on limping through tomorrow so that I will have a full 3 weeks on the blade. As usual the Route 66 Twisted Tweed was easy to whip into a rich slick lather. I finished off the shave with a splash of Floid Blue. I hope everyone has a great Friday.

 

Clint, do you face lather or bowl lather with the Synt chubby ? How does the knot compare to the plisson style knots ? It looks great BTW!

 

Andrew I face lather exclusively. I have two Simpson CH2 Synthetic brushes that are my favorite synthetic brushes. I have one Plisson Synthetic as well as two other brushes with plisson type knots. I enjoy the plisson type knots in use but I find them to be very different from the Simpson approach to synthetic knots. The Simpson CH2 synthetics take the same approach as their badger brushes. It is all about the density of knot. In badger brushes that gives the wall of badger feel. The Simpson synthetics behave the same way. The knots are very dense with tremendous backbone. That density does use more soap and I find they take longer to dry. The plisson style knots are not as dense and really more on loft and glue bump for back bone. I am not saying this does not work, it just feels different. It really just comes down to what one enjoys more. I will say that with Brexit the LE brush only cost a few dollars more than my original CH2 Synthetic I bought from Straight Razor Designs. If I can answer any other questions, please let me know.

 

Razor: Gillette Goodwill 1930's Ball End Open Comb w/ Hempel Handle
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (6)
Brush: Simpsons CH1 Chubby Best Badger
Soap: Route 66 The Black Pearl
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri

I have a few best badger brushes, however, this is the only one I really like. It whipped up a great lather for a 3 pass shave with a clean up around the chin. Route 66 The Black Pearl worked perfectly. The Folsom & Co. Capri is one of my favorite aftershaves. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Snow storm blowing in from the West on Sunday. We are supposed to get 3 days of heavy snow. I guess I got my last round of golf in today.

 

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November 19, 2016 ​

Wolfman WR-01 Ti OC with Hempel Ti​

Personna 74 (21) ​

“Los Tres Amigos Dos” CH 2 Synthetic LE​

Route 66 Rum Runner​

Witch Hazel​

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This morning was the 21st shave on the vintage Personna 74 blade. I still managed to get a smooth DFS shave. I am sure I could push the blade for a few more shaves but at this point I am satisfied with the experiment. I have one more 74 blade so I will do another such run in the future. I hope everyone has a fantastic Saturday.

 

Excellent picture Clint.

 

It's not. The 2016 models are only medium aggressive.

As always, YMMV.

 

Razor: Gillette Goodwill 1930's Ball End Open Comb w/ iKon Handle
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (7)
Brush: Omega Barber Pole w/Silvertip
Soap: Proraso
Aftershave: Proraso

Ended up with a pretty good shave. Although I like the looks of this brush, I'm not a fan of a floppy knot. The knot in this brush is very floppy. I will put it and install another knot before I use it again. The razor and blade worked well together and 7 days with a blade is a good result for me. Not a bad aftershave. The Proraso soap has a nice cooling effect, however, I don't find it as slick as some of my other soaps.

 

November 20, 2016
Wolfman WR-01 Ti OC with Hempel Ti
Feather
“Los Tres Amigos Dos” CH 2 Synthetic LE
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Witch Hazel

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After 21 shaves with the vintage Personna 74 it was nice to load a fresh Feather into the Wolfman. I did notice that while the Feather was sharper it was also more harsh. When using Feathers all the time I do not notice the harshness. The CH2 synthetic whipped up the RP Dragon's Blood into a rich slick lather. I truly enjoy the way this scent fills the room and lingers long after the shave. After 3 passes and some touch ups I managed to catch the baby. I really can't ask for better. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.

 

Very good setup amigo.

 

Thank you Doug. I am really enjoy the razor and brush. Adding a fantastic soap like Reef Point or Route 66 just makes the shaves almost impossible for me to mess up.

 

November 21, 2016
Wolfman WR-01 Ti OC with Hempel Ti
Feather
“Los Tres Amigos Dos” CH 2 Synthetic LE
Route 66 Rum Runner
Witch Hazel

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A great shave this morning was a perfect way to start the week. Route 66 soaps are easy to lather and with the CH2 the lather just exploded. I really enjoy the residual slickness of Route 66 soaps as well. After 3 passes and minimal touch ups, I ended with a near BBS. On a Monday morning I just did not feel up to chasing the baby. I hope everyone has a great Monday.

 

Good picture and setup Clint.

 

Thank you Doug.

 

Added another grail to the stable today...