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Easter Sunday....
Not yet spring like still have snow cover... so i thought spring with Truefitt and Hill West Indian Limes
Shower
TH WIL shave cream
Shavemac forum special brush
20/30 TM #1 Horsehide strop
WB 6/8 square point, blond horn (very good shaver)
3 full passes
TH WIL aftershave balm
TH WIL EDC
Just cleaned and honed up this e-bite special WB saturday one of the nicest WB i have shaved with.
Of the week is fine, all of the time!!!!!! Just singing here this Monday morning......
Shaved with the lastest recovery razor, RA Whitmore of Portland Maine had a razor made in Germany called a Mack and this is it... A Square Point 11/16 with a nice smooth edge..
Rose Uberlather:
Cryil R Slater Rose Shave cream
Classic Rose Shave soap
Pure Glycerin
Razor: RA Whitmore "Mack"
Coffee Time: Folgers Drip Pack (yeah I was lazy this morning)
Aftershave: SB for men "Real Bay Rum"
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Have a Great Day!!!!!
Monday:
5/8 Clauss
Simpson's Polo#8
Coates Sandalwood sc
Bob's Homemade BayRum a/s
Meehan's Bay Rhum
Mon
Rooney 1/1 Finest
TM RL strop
De Vergulde Hand shave soap
5/8 Revisor
Tabac a/s
Only 1 pass this morning, but still a very close shave.
Jordan
Easter Monday,
Alum pre shave
Filarmonica No. 12
Merkur silvertip
Proraso shave cream
3 passes head & face
Alum post shave
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Filarmonica #13 7/8
AOS Sandalwood SC
CE BBB
Georgetown Scuttle
WTG, XTG x2, ATG
Trumper's Sandalwood Skinfood
SCS Sandalwood EDT
Tue.,
Shower
Alum pre shave
Everglades Shave oil
Favorite Omega BB
Wapi Light :tuThanks Mike R.
3 Passes, Head & Face
Alum post shave
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Tue
AOS Fine Badger
TM RL strop
Trumper Sandalwood Cream
Challenge 5/8 SP
Alt Innsbruck a/s
Floris Limes EDT
Coral Skin Food
Jordan
Hot shower
6/8 Thomas Turner straight razor, my "choppa"
Dovo Russian "Extra Wide" strop
Lee's Best Badger shaving brush
My favorite stainless steel shaving mug
William's shaving mug soap
Dickinson's Witchhazel
Murray & Lanman Florida Water
60 laps on the Dovo strop. 1 pass WTG, 1 pass XTG, 1 pass ATG. a splash of Witchhazel and Florida Water and out the door I go! :y
Ernest
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"Ladwig's Special" 5/8
Chubby 1 Best
Honeybee Old Spice SS
Old Spice A/S
Don't look now, but pirates are absconding with your shaving gear! Aaaarrrrrrrr!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ookla
Wednesday morning shave:
This is the latest restore I did for myself and OMG it can shave.... Robson Shuredge made in the USA
Lavender Uberlather:
Castle Forbes Lavender Shave cream
TOBS Lavender Shave soap
Pure Glycerin
For those that want to see an uberlather here ya go (note the peaks on the sides of the lather)
Attachment 8655
Razor:Custom Scaled in Bocote' Robson 11/16 Shuredge Square Point
Coffee Time: Italian Roast Pressed
Aftershave: TOBS Bay Rum
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Have a Great Day!!!!
Hot shower
6/8 spike straight razor, unknown name
VDH boarhair shaving brush
Derby Lavender shaving cream
Dickinson's WitchHazel
Murray & Lanman Florida Water
Garnier Fructis Leave-in Conditioner, for the hair
1 pass WTG, 1 pass XTG, 1 pass ATG. BBS shave! :y After a few passes on the Norton, this has become a real gentle shaver. A dab of the Leave-in conditioner and off to work I go!
Ernest
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Rooney Heritage Stubby 2
TSD Tea Tree Soap / Coates Tea Tree Cream
3" TM Artisan Strops
8/8 Filly Doble Temple
Pinaud Clubman AS
A Great Shave :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by syslight
Great photo Jim :D Sweet blade and brush too :tu
Jim, what is that contraption in the front of your picture? Looks like a c-clamp?Quote:
Originally Posted by syslight
It is a Micrometer, for precise measurements :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cwrighta70
I cleaned up a George Butler & Co, Sheffield 6/8" full hollow from the resto lot Joe Chandler sent me last night.
It had a nice straight edge and looked like an easy place to start my latest adventure.
Polished the tarnish out with blue magic and then spent an hour or so with the 8/12, .5 3M paper, a little .25 strop and a straight clean paddle strop.
A new definition for sharp for me. I can't get my wapis like this.
Wow. I used my new chinese badger brush and some AOS Lavender, I need to learn to add more water now. This make more, thicker foam than I'm used to (woo hoo).
Complete faceturbation....
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Springtime in Idaho
And 4 inches of snow
Smooth Bay Rum Uberlather:
The Body Shop Shave cream
Ogallala Shave soap
Pure Glycerin
Razor: Ern Crown & Sword #1820 11/16
Coffee Time: Italian Roast Drip
Aftershave: Bois d' Inde Bay Rum
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Have a Great Day!!!!
Thursday,
Bengall Cadman 6/8
Alum pre shave
Standard Proraso
Men U Pure BB, needed coarse brush this morning
Alum post shave
No Cologne.....
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Today was the best shave yet (as I have outlined in the Newbie's Corner)
Razor: Geneva 5/8 Spike
Pre-Shave: AoS Pre-Shave Oil & Steam Towel!
Super-Lather: AoS Unscented Shave Cream w/ TGQ Cavendish Black Soap
1 WTG, 1 WTG (scything), & ATG on chin/upper lip
Aftershave: Steam towel, Witch Hazel, AoS Unscented Balm, and a little Aqua Velva for scent!
I'll post up a picture when I get home tonight!
My BBBS Shave kit... Barely Baby Butt Smooth! Still a noob, but working hard.
Glen's J Barlow & Son's restore (sharper than the sun still!!!)
Vintage Blades Soap Mug
TGQ - Lavender Soap (Great product Colleen)
Vintage Blades brush holder
Vintage Blades Rooney "Best Badger" (hey! I am still starting out, the silver tip is still in my dreams! haha)
Col. Ichabob Conk's Alum Stick (free sample from Vintage Blades... Thank goodness!)
Clubman Pinaud for that last step.
Thanks guys for all your wealth of knowledge and help!!!
Well Gentlemen while most of you are kicking back enjoying Springtime, here in the north country of Idaho we have a Winter storm warning in effect thru Sunday, at least... My question should you chose to answer, is why the :cen do they call it a Winter storm warning, shouldn't it be a Spring storm warning????? :roflmao :roflmao :roflmao
Patchouli Superlather:
Kiss my Face Peaceful Patchouli Shave cream
Mama Bear's Patchouli Shave soap
(Upon Mama Bear's recommendation I left out the Glycerin and made SuperLather)
Razor: Beau Brummel 11/16 #34 Spike point
Coffee Time:Italian Roast Drip
Aftershave: Royall Bay Rhum
Attachment 8816
Have a Great Day!!!!
Friday:
5/8 Thiers Issard
Simpson's Special best
Coates Tea Tree sc
Booster Mosswood a/s
Penhaligon's English Fern Edt.
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6/8 Hejelstrand frame back
TM latigo linen strop
Simpson PJ2 super
QED Violetta
Proraso ASB
Dominica Bay rum
Shower and proraso pre post
Lather
strop 25/50
Re-lather
Shave 2 passes with some touch up
10 passes on the swaty before shave and this thing was hummin.
Rooney 3/1 Finest
Penhaligon's English Fern Soap
3" Handamerican Old Dog Strop
7/8 Mastro Livi ATS34
Alt Innsbruck AS
Penhaligon's English Fern EDT
Nice shave :)...soap is kind of drying...:(
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not bbs, but close, razor needs honing.
Hot Bath
Razor :IXL
Soap:Bay Rum scented mug soap bought off of ebay
Brush: no name Silver Tip
No after shave, just Nivea for sensitive skin.
Friday...
Change up,
W&B 7/8
C&E BBB
Kiss my face key lime
Thayers Lemon
Armani code
2 passes head and face
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Hot shower
5/8 Campbell Mfg. Co. Spike straight razor
Wars shaving cream
No name pure badger shaving brush
Dickinson's Witchhazel
Old Spice Pure Sport aftershave
Garnier Fructis leave-in conditioner for the hair
1 pass WTG, 1 pass XTG, 1 pass ATG. Very smooth shave! Love that Old Spice!:) A dab of Garnier through my hair and off to work I go!
Ernest
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"I Think it was the fourth of July" Just singing here this Saturday morning.... Watching the wonderful springtime snowstorm :thinking:
But at least a had a great shave this morning ";"
Been awhile since I posted a full version of my shave so I figured I would today since I am ahead of schedule..... One thing I have changed in the last month or so is the strop count I have really added to the shave comfort by almost doubling the amount of stropping.......
Steaming hot towel prep x 4
Hot water rinse
Build the Uberlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac
Almond Uberlather:
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shave crème
Crabtree& Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shave soap
Pure Glycerin
Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: JA Henckles Friodur
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
30 laps linen
60 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
25 laps leather
XTG on the cheeks
ATG on the neck
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
Cold water rinse
Coffee Time!!!! Italian Roast Pressed
Write in the SOTD, Relax
Hot Shower
Cold water rinse
Aftershave: Old fashioned Original Scent Old Spice
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Have a Great Day!!!!
I had the most marvelous shave today...
3p shave prep. Never used preshave before...May have some bearing on results. More shaves without prep will tell
Ever Ready vintage Badger brush
Dovo 5/8 Special Faux Tortoise. WOW!!! 50 licks on Tony Miller Starter strop
Tryphon Permafrost...what an awakening refresher!!! I like it
Alum block
Pinaud clubman talc.
Vintage brush I use for talc. What else can it be for?
Nivea ASB
Floid Blue. First time and I think I like it better than the regular italian. (yellow)
Dunhill EDT
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Tom
6/8 Tongwha Frameback
Simpson "Chubby" 1 Best
C&E Sienna SS
Pinaud Clubman A/S
