SOS: December 2018

Tuesday, December 11

RazoRock XXX~~Mondial 26mm~~1955 A4 Gillette Red Tip~~Polsilver SI
Have a great day!​

 

Tim, I got both and use the big one most, the smaller one photographs better, but the big bowl is so easy to get results with quickly. I will say though, these were my first foray into scuttles and I have my eye on Georgetown Pottery's G12 model.

 

Foggy Northern California Morning
TIMELESS/PSI :: PALADIN :: BARRISTER & MANN​

 

Yeah, I love the scuttle. I like my aqua-blue custom 2-piece scuttle more though because the top bowl is removable and can be used as a lather bowl with a smaller sink footprint. If I were able to make scuttles by hand, I would design a 2-piece scuttle with a custom rubber ring (bound with adhesive) around the contact point. My current 2-piece has to be handled with care since there is no protective bumper in place. And it's a little noisy with the 'clank, clank' when I move the scuttle around. So, I tend to lather in the bowl first, then put the bowl on top of the scuttle to keep the lather warm.

 

Could you treat the underside mating surface of the top piece with a think layer of silicon calk and create your own isolator/gasket?

 

Perhaps a large O-ring would do the trick. If it fit snug enough, no need for adhesive. I believe some home water filtration systems use large O-rings.

 

I suppose I could. but there is potential for the product to dry unevenly and cause it to look odd when resting. The layer would need to be thin to prevent an odd height. I've tried a few DIY ideas and found that the barrier would have to be pretty thin for it to look right.

 

SOTD DEcember 11th


GEM Micromatic OC
GEM Industrial CS (2)
Cella of Hagen Street
Yaqi Ruby Red (24mm, Frigate Class)

 

Pre: Warm water splash
Brush: Vie-Long 13052 Horse
Soap: MWF/Schafmilch
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Proline B
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Pashana Original ASL

I find the E2 requires one hundred percent of my attention, unlike my other injectors.
Good fun and blood free, what more can I ask for?
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

I'll look into it and do some measurements.

 

Thank you. I was shooting for a Christmas Card effect with this one

 

Ever-Ready Little Lather Catcher
Gem Stainless PTFE Blade
Frank Shaving Badger Brush
Tabac Shave Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Tabac After Shave

Felt good to get rid of this four day growth. Two passes with some touch up for a very smooth BBS shave.

 

All I saw was the shiny FB!

 

Cold Water Shave
Omega 10049 Boar
‘56 Gillette Red Tip
Arko Shaving Stick (forgot for the photo...)
7 O’Clock Super Platinum
Thayer’s Original Witch Hazel
Fruit of the Earth 100% Aloe Vera Gel
Proraso Red Lozione

First shave using a Red Tip. Quite pleased and DFS with no irritation!

Today’s music provided by:
Pink Floyd ~ Delicate Sound of Thunder (Live), 1988

 

Razor: Gillette SS 1947 (Birth Razor)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super PLatinum
Brush: Simpsons CH1 Chubby Best Badger
Soap: Route 66 Sweeny Tood
A/S: Floide Blue
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery Blue & Lt. Purple

Great getting back to an old friend the Gillette SS. I'll bet a razor like this one was my first shave. It still provides one of the best shave I have.

 

LOL, thanks Andrew!

 

Beautiful shot, Doug! I hope that Floid wasn't too chilled when you applied it!

 

Cooper-Fine frankenrazoring . That works.

 

Nice. spirit shave!

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