Thread: Righty Tighty; Lefty Loosey

Thanks engine,

Yep, in truth shaving with a straight razor feels as natural as shaving with anything else. Usually the results are similar too. Though if I really want a true BBS on my neck from a straight razor shave, I need to monkey around quite a bit. It is doable, just not simple. That's the main reason I like a DE shave sometimes, it is very easy to do a shave stroke paralleling the floor, which cleans up my neck nicely. But, over the course of this year of straight razor shaving (it has been about a year) the process has transitioned from terrifying novelty to just a normal ablution.

Cheers

Originally Posted by TaipeiJake

Thanks engine,

Yep, in truth shaving with a straight razor feels as natural as shaving with anything else. Usually the results are similar too. Though if I really want a true BBS on my neck from a straight razor shave, I need to monkey around quite a bit. It is doable, just not simple. That's the main reason I like a DE shave sometimes, it is very easy to do a shave stroke paralleling the floor, which cleans up my neck nicely. But, over the course of this year of straight razor shaving (it has been about a year) the process has transitioned from terrifying novelty to just a normal ablution.

Cheers

You're very welcome my friend.

Shave #121.5 - Pre-Sinquefield Cup Shave

Planning to watch the Sinquefield Cup online, so I wanted to grab a shave before starting.

C&E West Indian Lime Shave Cream
TOBS Badger Brush
Edwin Jagger DE89L + Personna Precision (1)
Captain's Choice Bay Rum

Now that was a good smelling shave, I love the combination of West Indian Lime and Bay Rum. The shave itself was my normal 3 passes on the face and 4 on the neck. I have a lovely BBS and smell great.

Now I'm going to hunker down for 5 1/2 hours of balls to the wall chess action.

Shave #121.6 - Twitchy

So, the throttle on my motorcycle seized, with the throttle in the open position, on my daily commute today. What could have been a quite awful accident, fortunately, was a minor spill. Still, I was a bit shaky when I got home. I had planned a straight razor shave, but decided to go with something a bit more child proof.

QCS Vostok Shave Cream
TOBS Badger Brush
Edwin Jagger DE89L + Personna Precision (2)
Styptic
Hulk's Smash

Despite my discretion, I did manage to give myself a bit of a ding on the upper lip during the ATG pass. It required styptic. Other than that, a nice shave.

I'm glad you were ok from the motorcycle spill. I know how that can be, especially if the throttle stuck! I ride a Harley & sure don't want that happening to me. I usually lube my cables & such during a routine maintenance. I was a certified Harley Davidson service tech until medical problems forcerced me into an early retirement I'm glad it wasn't any worse.

Amen to no SRs when "shaky", and very glad you were OK.

Many years ago I was hit a glancing blow while on a Triumph 650. I was young and skin grew back quickly. However, that winter when it got very cold and sometimes slick, I sold out and have been on 4 wheels surrounded by car or truck bodies ever since.

Thanks for the concern. It was a minor dust up, but I should definitely have been more aware of the state of my throttle cable. Smarter next time, I guess.

Originally Posted by TaipeiJake

Thanks for the concern. It was a minor dust up, but I should definitely have been more aware of the state of my throttle cable. Smarter next time, I guess.

It is a good idea to keep all cables lubed. It helps & afterward you can tell the difference. I use a home made attachment for my spray oil can with a needle inserted into the tobing & when I take the cable housings loose, I have access to the cables & I lube them that way for a few times until I know it is coming out the other end. It makes a big difference. You might check that cable to make sure it isn't frayed anywhere. It isn't your fault, things like that can happen, especially when you least expect it & then when it happens you just have less than a second to make a decision but try to cut off the machine if possible if it ever happens again or if you have a clutch, pull in on the clutch & hit the brakes. We want you to stay around & post more comments, we don't want to lose you my friend.Also be aware of what is around you at all times so that you can have an escape route in mind.Good luck & I'm glad you are still with us.It could have been disastrous.

Thanks engine, good advice.

Shave #121.7 - The Agony

So my wife has been in Canada on business for the last 2 weeks, and I have had my lazy butt on the sofa watching TV and smoking cigars for 2 weeks, only occasionally moving to get a fresh beer or snack. This morning I decided enough was enough, and headed out for my normal morning bicycle ride. Oh boy, talk about losing your wind - something in my recent lifestyle definitely took the edge off my conditioning. I really suffered this morning.

When I got back I just stumbled into the shower and sat in the tub and sprayed myself with cold water for a good long time. As you might guess, this is the exact situation that the PWSS was designed for.

Proraso Green Shave Cream
TOBS Badger Brush
Mach III

It made me feel human again.

Shave #121.8 - New Playthings

My wife is back from Canada, while there she stopped by my parents, where she picked up a package I had sent myself from the Italian Barber. So, I have a few new things...

RazoRock Captain's Choice Bay Rum Shave Soap
Limited Edition 2012 Semogue (Boar) Brush
Edwin Jagger DE89L + Personna Precision (3)
Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I really wanted to shave with my DOVO, but the wife is in the bedroom sleeping off her jet lag, and I can't get to my straights. Still, the allure of my new toys was irresistible, so it was a DE shave today. Everything performed admirably, the new soap was nice and the brush worked great straight out of the box. It had a bit of a dead cat smell, but was not too scritchy, nice back bone, and just plain worked great. I'm sure it will be awesome when it is actually broken in.

I did a 4-pass shave. My first 4-passer with a DE. I have a very comfortable BBS and I like the new toys that I have tried so far. I have a few more things to try yet.