Thread: Sun September 05th - Sat September 11th

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Corn Huskers, I have been using that on my hands in the winter time for years. An old tile man told me about that stuff years and years ago. Never thought of the face!!
Going to try it tonight. Thanks!!

Yeah, I heard about using it for the face awhile back, and it's suppose to have almost the same ingredients as skinfood , some people complain about the smell but i actually like it(reminds me of aloe Vera gel) alittle goes along way , but seals up my skin great! Hope it works for u!!

I read about using Cornhuhsker's lotion on B&B when I first started using my DE. Now I mix a 3 oz. bottle of cornhusker's with a little coconut oil and grapefruit and lime essential oils. Very good and VERY cheap! Next I am going to find some sandalwood essential oil and see if I can close to duplicating the smell of Trumper's sandalwood skin food.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Well i tried again with the 2 razors that didnt make the cut. Rehoned them last night. Man this sucks. Still not shave ready. Felt really sharp off the 1k norton. Grabbed the GD as backup only because it was still out from my last shave. Couldnt even get through one pass on the first cheek. So i had to do the full shave with the GD. BBS but still not how i wanted it to happen.

Srd Strop
Thrumpers Violet
Henckles, Waterville Cutlery and GD
Thayers Witch hazel
Skin food
TAOS Balm

Don't worry Rene,
It'll come together soon enough...just keep at it. I know how you feel though. I am not an expert but seems like if you were getting a sharp/cutting edge from the 1k, then you probably over honed and lost the edge somewhere subsequent to it. I don't think you'll need to redo 1K, just maybe (carefully) honing on 5k, 8k and 12K or whatever progressive stones you have. Don't go overboard. There is such a thing as too much.

But, then again, my advice is like "the blind leading the blind"...I am getting my feet wet in honing as well (I like it so far)...What you really need is see what Max, Glen or Lynn (or some others much more experienced in honing) have to say.

Time: 0136
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Soap: Knize Ten
Brush: Old Trumper's Badger in Ivory
Razor: Greaves 13/16 Full Hollow
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum

Late Evening Bliss

Wednesday, 9.8.10

Aura Glow as a Pre Shave Oil
Gibbs Marine Fresh Shave Cream
Vulfix 660 Pure Badger
G.H. Pumacker Black Diamond 11/16ths
SRD Premium I Strop .. 50 Linen/200 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Spanish Floïd Suave AS

This Pumacker blade is like brand new! The bluing on the tang is perfect, as is every other aspect of this razor. Following the advice of gssixgun, I stropped it to within an inch of it's life, after about sixty laps on the 12K Naniwa alone. This razor delivers the goods! And smoothly..
The backdrop for today's SOTD is an old photo of my Mom and Dad, taken somewhere in Wales. My Mother was a Welsh girl, and my Dad an American soldier staging for the D-Day invasion of occupied France. They made a handsome couple, and I must say that I miss them both quite a bit..

Originally Posted by ganboyi

Time: 0136
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Soap: Knize Ten
Brush: Old Trumper's Badger in Ivory
Razor: Greaves 13/16 Full Hollow
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum

Late Evening Bliss

Great to have you back Brad

Nice G&S

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Pre-Shave: Hot shower + Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme

Razor: 7/8" Le Grelot "P. Hospital & Co.", Half Hollow, Round point

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: Al Raz Custom Semi-dense Formulation Shave Creme

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

Facial Moisturizer: Trumper's Facial Moisturizer

Cologne: Penhaligon Opus 1870

Picture: This was at taken at Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona.

Result: Today is our 3rd anniversary and being a special day, I had my angel pick out the SOTD hardware for today, which you see listed above. Who am I to argue, right ? The Le Grelot is one of Max' masterpieces , rescaled in butterscotch micarta. Well, the combination of Al's custom scent Bomb (which my wife loves) and the Le Grelot (which I love) was a recipe fit for kings. I wanted to spend the entire day shaving . Tonight (since I can't take the day off...too many fires to put out at work), my wife will enjoy a special dinner fit for a Queen: Moroccan fish with Couscous (probably with a 2006 bottle of Seven Deadly Zins Zinfandel). And yes, in case you are wondering, I am making dinner. And, judging by the feel of my face, I get the impression that I'll still be sporting this BBS look way into late night.

Attachment 48465

A closer view at the SOTD gear:
Attachment 48466

Enjoy your Wednesday gentlemen .

Congratulations to yourself and your lovely wife on your third Anniversary, Robert!

Enjoy the day to the fullest, my friend...

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

Wednesday, 9.8.10

Aura Glow as a Pre Shave Oil
Gibbs Marine Fresh Shave Cream
Vulfix 660 Pure Badger
G.H. Pumacker Black Diamond 11/16ths
SRD Premium I Strop .. 50 Linen/200 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Spanish Floïd Suave AS

This Pumacker blade is like brand new! The bluing on the tang is perfect, as is every other aspect of this razor. Following the advice of gssixgun, I stropped it to within an inch of it's life, after about sixty laps on the 12K Naniwa alone. This razor delivers the goods! And smoothly..
The backdrop for today's SOTD is an old photo of my Mom and Dad, taken somewhere in Wales. My Mother was a Welsh girl, and my Dad an American soldier staging for the D-Day invasion of occupied France. They made a handsome couple, and I must say that I miss them both quite a bit..

Bill,
Beautiful blade amidst a beautiful backdrop. That's one heck of a photo. I enjoy old photos very much.

Nice SOTD my friend. Thanks for sharing

Thanks Robert. Congratulations on your anniversary.

Originally Posted by thewatermark

Yeah, I heard about using it for the face awhile back, and it's suppose to have almost the same ingredients as skinfood , some people complain about the smell but i actually like it(reminds me of aloe Vera gel) alittle goes along way , but seals up my skin great! Hope it works for u!!

Originally Posted by Milkylee

I read about using Cornhuhsker's lotion on B&B when I first started using my DE. Now I mix a 3 oz. bottle of cornhusker's with a little coconut oil and grapefruit and lime essential oils. Very good and VERY cheap! Next I am going to find some sandalwood essential oil and see if I can close to duplicating the smell of Trumper's sandalwood skin food.

I used the Huskers oil because my hands would dry up and crack in the winter. I kept the stuff in the police car all the time because I would not wear gloves and the huskers oil kept my hands from cracking and bleeding. it was and is super cheap also, so I will give it a try tonight. I always have it in the house.