Thread: SOTD - Sun August 15th - Sat August 21st

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Robert! Sounds like a great experience all around. Great blade you have there.

Thank you maestro...the DD perform better than they look and they look amazing.

Originally Posted by thewatermark

PREP: Warm Shower with face scrub
RAZOR: DublDuck Goldedge
BRUSH: Custom Nib
SCUTTLE: G5
SOAP: Sandalwood overload: Kell's SW soap, KD creations SW , Glycerine
ASB: KD creations AS milk
ASTRINGENT: Thayer's Superhazel
AS: NONE
EDT: EA Sandalwood
RESULT: Awesome!!!! Love these Ducks, Love CarrieM's Sandalwood shave cream, the smell is amazing, one of the best sandalwood scents Ive smelled, and loved my shave this morning!

GENTS ,GREAT SHAVES THIS WEEK!!!!!

Go "Ducks" ...it was great meeting you (and David) yesterday.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Go "Ducks" ...it was great meeting you (and David) yesterday.

Great meeting you sir! and cant wait to see your new Max'd out Goldedge in upcoming SOTD's! Oh and your Satinedge is superb BTW.

Originally Posted by thewatermark

Great meeting you sir! and cant wait to see your new Max'd out Goldedge in upcoming SOTD's! Oh and your Satinedge is superb BTW.

Sir??? what is this "sir" stuff. I appreciate your politeness immensely, but c'mon...I am only twice your age (well, almost) . But, your sentiment is much appreciated Matt

We should do this meet-up this upcoming Saturday/Sunday again.

Oh...I can't wait to receive my Max-ed out W&B Bow and Goldedge from Max either. You bet you're going to see them in upcoming SOTDs (and drool ).

[QUOTE=BladeRunner001;644374]Thank you maestro...the DD perform better than they look and they look amazing.

Seeing that really makes me want to take my ducks out for a spin.

5/8 Panamex Blue Bell
RupRazor "El Toro" Strop
Prairie Creations "Old Spice"
Penworks Finest
444 ASB
Ivy Club Spice AS

Great pics gentlemen!!

So, here it goes...
Shave cream: The Bomb "Bodega" (thank you Matt)
Razor: Wacker "Wickinger" (thank you Robert)
ASB: Proraso
Result: Very smooth shave with lots of nicks. I don't know if its the size of the blade (since I never shaved with anything this big before), the fact the razor is not mine and i was trying to be very careful with it (thanks again for this opportunity Robert), or the fact that the lather tended to dry out way too quick compared to my usual Proraso lather, but i managed to nick myself about 10 times. I never noticed any of the nicks until after the ASB got applied, and none of them where painful in any way so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and also partially blame my technique... next time I'll be more careful.
All in all it was nice to try something I hadn't tried before, it fortifies my current beliefs and shows me that i still have tons to learn.

Originally Posted by nubskillz

So, here it goes...
Shave cream: The Bomb "Bodega" (thank you Matt)
Razor: Wacker "Wickinger" (thank you Robert)
ASB: Proraso
Result: Very smooth shave with lots of nicks. I don't know if its the size of the blade (since I never shaved with anything this big before), the fact the razor is not mine and i was trying to be very careful with it (thanks again for this opportunity Robert), or the fact that the lather tended to dry out way too quick compared to my usual Proraso lather, but i managed to nick myself about 10 times. I never noticed any of the nicks until after the ASB got applied, and none of them where painful in any way so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and also partially blame my technique... next time I'll be more careful.
All in all it was nice to try something I hadn't tried before, it fortifies my current beliefs and shows me that i still have tons to learn.

You're welcome David...that Wacker ain't for the faint of heart (John puts a mean edge to it)...but it is only a 6/8", which I don't consider big. Considering the fact that you are used to (and comfortable) using mostly <5/8", I would say it has a bit of learning curve associated with it.

If you think this is big, wait 'til you try the Fili DT 14 (that is a 15/16") and twice the size of anything you're used to.

Have fun with them.

Interesting start for your Saturday, heh?

Absolutely, I'm now en-route to the beach for some R&R and some vitamin D.
I think what really threw me off with it is the point. Most of my favorite shavers are spike point, the round point is deceiving.

I actually can't wait to try the Fili, I truly think I will do much better with that beast. For the Fili I'm gonna go fully Proraso like I usually do, so I can minimize the unknown factors.

Thanks again for the opportunity to try such nice razors Robert. They will be here waiting for you... along with my Rolls and the Case and Justice that you NEED to try

Saturday, 8.21.10

Duty Day at the T&S Club... Early shave... Late Post

Aura Glow as a Pre Shave Oil
Williams Shave Soap .. Neat!
Semogue SOC NanoBoar
R. Helliwell Crystal 9/16ths
SRD Premium 1 strop .. 45 Linen/85 Leather and luvin' it!
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea As Balm
Pinaud Clubman

The diminutive little Helliwell Crystal proves once more that It's not the size of the dog in the fight... It's the size of the fight in the dog... It takes a back seat to no razor!

Williams "Neat," and by that I don't mean neat as in "neat-o," nor neat as in uncluttered... More like "Neat" and in "I'll have Scotch please... Neat..." Unfettered, unadorned and uncomplicated!

New Forest 2201 : Merkur 33C+Lion : Lavanda SC : B.Kamins Bio Maple ASB