Thread: Sun October 17th - Sat October 23rd

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Razor: 6/8" Wacker "Wickinger", Near Wedge, French Point

Brush: 25mm Vestavia Silvertip Badger

Soap: Tabac + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayer's Witch hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Dr. Hauschka's Quince Creme

AS Splash: Tabac

Result: Today is finally Tabac day; both start and finish. Boy...Max, Frank (aka, Fbones) and Matt (aka, thewatermark) and the rest of you (you know who you are, flying under under the radar) were right. This soap is (and smells) awesome!!! I ordered all 3 (soap, cologne and AS from eBay). So good in fact, that I didn't have the heart to mix it with any other creme for my usual über-formulation. I think I will need to get myself the creme for that and complete the set (I can already see the genesis of one heck of an überlather). Nevertheless, I got a pretty nice, thick lather with soap + glycerin. I don't know why, but with the Tabac, it only seemed fitting to reach for the Wacker. As usual, I got an incredibly smooth and comfortable shave to finish the work week. The finale/finishing touch was with my new Tabac AS...Wooowwwww!!! absolutely incredible.

...And continuing on with the yesterday's "semi-theme" of posting pictures of our "younger years", here's one of me when I was 3-ish (in a bow tie...which, I still love wearing to this day).



Fantastic SOTDs gentlemen . Have a great Friday.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Nice Friodur Mark...John Crowley (I forget if I asked you this before)?

Thanks Robert. No I got that one on Ebay.. Had it rescaled by Glen.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Mikael,
That's one heck of a beautiful blade buddy. Is that a frameback or are my eyes playing tricks on me as I am getting older (and in denial)? Love the etching on the blade too and sounds like you've got yourself a winner brush there

Thanks Robert, since I can´t shot as nice pics as you, I have to go for nice blades instead, lol. It´s a fuax frameback though, so in a way your eyes are playing tricks, I guess The NF brushes aren´t the biggest brushes out there (22 mm), but really niffty and with great precision. I´ve got three and will have two more custom made in a couple of weeks. Lather monsters.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

The shave today was better than yesterday, but I'm in a real slump as I could not get the SRD soap to lather at all. I just got foam even though I probably only added 10 drops of water...

But, I'm focusing on the positive - I've thoroughly enjoyed all of your shaves this week! Have a great day, gentlemen!

That's too bad about the soap. Is the brush picking up enough soap in the first place? If you're using a drier brush, try a slightly wetter one to see if it helps pick up the soap better. If it's a wetter brush, try a drier one. If it keeps not working, I'd contact Don for some tips.

Hey, 'Runner

'Been waiting to hear about how that wedge shaved. 'Don't know if you honed, or if it's the edge as delivered by John. The stosser edge just flat amazed me, but didn't last (nor did the edge on the 1/4 hol). I re-honed, but in doing so, it lost much of it's amazing level of feedback for a wedge. 'Still shaves wonderfully, but not as much communication. The bevel size as delivered was TINY. I don't know how it was done. I honed w/out tape, and the bevel size at least doubled. Took a fine edge, but the audible and tactile feedback took a hit - something to think about if you re-hone. As it, it remains #2 on the 'most favored' blade list. JimmyH also loved his wedge, which is what prompted me to get the stosser. I'm betting you're gonna love that blade for a long time.

Frank Shaving Silvertip | TOBS Avocado + Musgo | Gillette SS + Astra SS | Alum | Musgo Real Balm | Alt Innsbruck Cologne

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

I ordered all 3 (soap, cologne and AS from eBay). So good in fact, that I didn't have the heart to mix it with any other creme for my usual über-formulation. I think I will need to get myself the creme for that and complete the set (I can already see the genesis of one heck of an überlather).

Robert,

I love how you went all out and purchased the Soap, Cologne and the Aftershave! No messin around huh? I'm glad you enjoyed it! I love the Tabac logo, scent and packaging, it is so.............retro.

PREP: Hot shower with face scrub
RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge
BRUSH: Simpson PJ3
SOAP: Dr. Harris Marlborough
ASTRINGENT: Booster Mosswood
ASB: Trumpers Skinfood
AS: Carven vetiver
EDT: Guerlain Vetiver
RESULT: NICE, QUICK WTG PASS, FOR A REFRESH OF YESTERDAYS ALREADY CLOSE SHAVE. GREAT WAY TO START MY FRIDAY

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND GENTS!

O.K. Gentleman
Here you get a picture from 1961. You realize, I'm armed already in this time.



And here I am in the academy (1th year) 1975

Originally Posted by pinklather

Hey, 'Runner

'Been waiting to hear about how that wedge shaved. 'Don't know if you honed, or if it's the edge as delivered by John. The stosser edge just flat amazed me, but didn't last (nor did the edge on the 1/4 hol). I re-honed, but in doing so, it lost much of it's amazing level of feedback for a wedge. 'Still shaves wonderfully, but not as much communication. The bevel size as delivered was TINY. I don't know how it was done. I honed w/out tape, and the bevel size at least doubled. Took a fine edge, but the audible and tactile feedback took a hit - something to think about if you re-hone. As it, it remains #2 on the 'most favored' blade list. JimmyH also loved his wedge, which is what prompted me to get the stosser. I'm betting you're gonna love that blade for a long time.

Thanks Pinklather...this animal still harbors the edge that John gave it. I've used it several times and still feels like the original, sharp edge. John hones without tape (as far as I know). I have a feeling that this edge will last awhile before it needs to go back to the hones. I will probably refresh it as soon as I feel a bit of tug/pull.