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03-27-2017, 08:44 AM
Thread: Sun March 26th - Sat April 01st
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Wm. Elliot VDH Badger Greek scuttle Arko soap...
Wm. Elliot
VDH Badger
Greek scuttle
Arko soap
Nivea ASB
English Leather
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11-15-2016, 10:18 AM
Thread: Pipe of the Day
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Been there, done that, got the tshirt. No fun at...
Been there, done that, got the tshirt. No fun at all.
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11-15-2016, 10:17 AM
Thread: Pipe of the Day
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Cornell and Diehl Billy Budd in a Peterson...
Cornell and Diehl Billy Budd in a Peterson Kinsale. It had been a good long time since I'd smoked this tobacco. I found about a pouch worth in a mason jar in my pantry. It was like a visit from an...
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10-12-2016, 05:30 PM
Thread: Pipe of the Day
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IMHO, Cornell and Diehl Old Joe Krantz is, and...
IMHO, Cornell and Diehl Old Joe Krantz is, and has for several years been the finest pipe tobacco on the market. After a long break from smoking a pipe I recently ordered up a pound. Not...
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05-12-2016, 11:39 AM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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A 20 miler down to Palm Harbor before work. The...
A 20 miler down to Palm Harbor before work. The maiden voyage for my genuine, imitation Chinese Brooks seat. It did well and the ride was wonderful.
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05-06-2016, 11:53 AM
Thread: Sun May 01st - Sat May 07th
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Razor: Maggard MR8 Blade: Feather Brush: VDH...
Razor: Maggard MR8
Blade: Feather
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Trumpers Eucris
AS: Stetson
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05-06-2016, 10:55 AM
Thread: Feather DE Blades
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I'm with ya brother, I've since given my Fatboy...
I'm with ya brother, I've since given my Fatboy up to my son but when I had one it was never off the 9 setting. I'm a huge fan of a very aggressive shave. Come to think of it, my wife has...
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05-03-2016, 11:28 AM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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26K (16 mile) ride down to Tarpon Springs on...
26K (16 mile) ride down to Tarpon Springs on Flo-Grown. Average speed was right 13 MPH. I think I've got to the point where it's the engine, not the bike. Apparently a fat old man can only pedal a...
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05-03-2016, 01:03 AM
Thread: Most underrated soap/cream under $20
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And of course, I'd be remiss if I failed to...
And of course, I'd be remiss if I failed to mention Arko Shavestick. The smell is a bit off putting to some but here in Florida, the citronella smell helps keep the state birds (mosquitoes) at bay...
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05-03-2016, 12:51 AM
Thread: Most underrated soap/cream under $20
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Funny, I stopped by specifically to mention the...
Funny, I stopped by specifically to mention the VDH line of soaps (both standard and luxury) both are fantastic performing soaps that can be had at any Walmart or drug store for not very much money. ...
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05-03-2016, 12:42 AM
Thread: Feather DE Blades
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Feather DE Blades
I began wet shaving in 2006 (DE and SE safety razors). It took me years of reading the effusive praises of Mitchell's Wool Fat and dismissing them as hype to finally break down and try "The Fat"...
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05-02-2016, 11:23 AM
Thread: Sun May 01st - Sat May 07th
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Razor: RazoRock TTO
Blade: Feather (Where have these been my whole life?)
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04-29-2016, 09:18 PM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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So the bike fun continues. I decided to go...
So the bike fun continues. I decided to go skinny on my rust rod project. I stumbled over a set of Bontrager Road Warrior slicks (26x1.25) and a buddy of mine had an old pair of alloy rims that fit...
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As has been said ad infinitum, take your time. ...
As has been said ad infinitum, take your time. Your initial efforts aren't very likely to be BBS but stick with it. Once you establish some muscle memory it will turn into just the way you shave...
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04-24-2016, 04:32 PM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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04-24-2016, 04:02 AM
Thread: Wm. Gilchrist?
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Wow! I'm really excited about this razor. Even...
Wow! I'm really excited about this razor. Even more so after reading Gilchrist's story. I often wonder where, when and with whom these old razors have been it seems that this one at least gives me...
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04-24-2016, 02:49 AM
Thread: Wm. Gilchrist?
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Aha! So my research was correct. And since this...
Aha! So my research was correct. And since this one was made in Jersey City New Jersey it was probably made prior to 1861? The old guy still has a bit of an edge, in fact it bit me this afternoon...
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04-23-2016, 11:56 PM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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No real official ride today, but I did putz...
No real official ride today, but I did putz around and run a couple errands on the bike. More (handle) bar hopping on The Codger. Turns out the weight forward position seems to be irritating my...
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04-23-2016, 11:31 PM
Thread: Wm. Gilchrist?
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Wm. Gilchrist?
Just picked up a frameback/ mini meatchopper labeled "Wm. Gilchrist Jersey City NJ" My research says the company left Jersey City in 1861 and moved to Philidelphia. This razor does have a bit of...
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04-21-2016, 11:34 AM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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Pre-dawn 20 miler on Flo-Grown. Took a detour to...
Pre-dawn 20 miler on Flo-Grown. Took a detour to St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tarpon Springs. It's a beautiful old church, built in 1943. It was modeled after St. Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul....
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04-10-2016, 07:37 PM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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23 mile ride down to Wall Spring Park in Palm...
23 mile ride down to Wall Spring Park in Palm Harbor on The New Guy. It was screaming to be a cruiser complete with white walls and all the sheet metal. I put on a 3 piece crank, whitewall tires...
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04-06-2016, 11:47 AM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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Maiden voyage on the NOS (New Old School) cruiser...
Maiden voyage on the NOS (New Old School) cruiser bike. It's a 1972 AMF Tradition. I picked it up on Craigslist the other day for next to nothing. The vision here is kind of a cruiser/off road...
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04-03-2016, 07:45 PM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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They are indeed upside down. Although it does...
They are indeed upside down. Although it does look a little funky, it is amazingly comfortable and provides about four good hand positions. The classic upright cruising position (all the way back...
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04-03-2016, 07:37 PM
Thread: Sun April 03rd - Sat April 09th
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I've been on a bit of a shavette kick for a spell...
I've been on a bit of a shavette kick for a spell but just so y'all know I haven't forgotten how to use a "real" straight-...
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04-02-2016, 09:39 PM
Thread: Today's Workout Thread
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Fresh back from a 38 km ride down to the Primate...
Fresh back from a 38 km ride down to the Primate sanctuary and Wall Spring Park. The monsoon arrived this morning when it quit raining a little after lunchtime I decided to get while the getting was...
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