Thread: Sun April 24rd - Sat April 30th

Originally Posted by jhenry

My niece--a student at the University of Alabama--was right in the middle of the monster storm and two tornadoes that ripped through Tuscaloosa, Alabama Wednesday evening. She escaped without any injuries, thank God, but the apartment complex she lives in was heavily damaged. All of the victims of this devastating natural disaster are in my prayers.

God Speed to all in that area, horrible storms. I am glad she is OK. I would imagine she lost much of her belongings. I have two college age daughters. If she needs something I can provide, please do not hesitate.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

How many JNats do you have now? Your collection of stones muct be more impressive than that of your blades by now, LOL.

BTW: my colleague and I will be looking at the edge of a blade (that Rene sent) under SEM today. I decided to do a Naniwa regimen (up to 12k). Yesterday, we looked at the "Shapton edge" and it looked a bit "unclean" (lots of pitting, electron dense areas...I think that's because I asked Rene to send me a crappy blade he didn't care about). Scratch patterns looked bizarre. We'll see what the results say today. I will post pictures in the "Edge" thread I started soon

Not enough Robert, Not quite enough But as I say to the Mrs; Almost done now, almost done...

Cool stuff buddy, can't wait to see those images. Thanks for sharing all this, and being so thorough about it too
With the truly impressive range of honing systems you possess now, and with your access to such fine equipment, this will be really good reading!!

Friday Afternoon shave:

Hot shower as the wife sleeps from watching the Royal Wedding from 3AM.
Warm Oil
Hannah Ceramic Bowl
Nancy Boy Shave cream
Custom Badger Brush
Joseph Allen and Sons, no XXL Barbers Notch
Honed by me, 1,4,8K progression 12K Naniwa finish
AOS Aluminum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Vaseline for men

I picked this razor up cheap a while back and never honed it. It cleaned up nicely with 0000 steel wool. It had some spine wear so I put on two layers of tape and honed away. It was a tough one but finally shaved arm hair and then I went on to finish and shave with.

It was a nice shave but following a razor honed by Max is not an easy task. So, I think it was sharp enough but probably needs more time on the 4/8/12 as it was a bit harsh. Anyway, least I learning this stuff.

It was not the best shave I have had, but a very satisfying one indeed.

I am off to visit with Rene in the morning!!

File photo:

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Friday Afternoon shave:

Hot shower as the wife sleeps from watching the Royal Wedding from 3AM.

Yours too, eh?
My wife have been completely bonkers all day!

Great shave! Have a great trip to Rene's!

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

I am off to visit with Rene in the morning!!

I cant wait Jeff. My daughter will be coming. For the food of course! LOL! If its a bit harsh you might have to go back and work on the bevel.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Yours too, eh?My wife have been completely bonkers all day!

Yes, she enjoys this stuff.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I cant wait Jeff. My daughter will be coming. For the food of course! LOL! If its a bit harsh you might have to go back and work on the bevel.

My daughters often come with me just for the food and they are a bit older than your daughter. For me, whatever the reason, I enjoy their company.
I guess I'll go back to the 1K and start again, thanks for the advice.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

God Speed to all in that area, horrible storms. I am glad she is OK. I would imagine she lost much of her belongings. I have two college age daughters. If she needs something I can provide, please do not hesitate.

Jeff,

Thank you for the kind words and the offer of assistance. I think she'll be fine. She saved what was nearest and dearest to her at this point--the only draft of her Ph.D. dissertation. Whew!

New Forest 2201 | Fitjar Telemark | Filarmonica DT13 | Alum | Institut Karite Balm | Encre Noire

Originally Posted by thewatermark

RAZOR: Otto Duetsch

Matt,
What a beautiful Hollywood shave for a gorgeous Friday. Well done

Originally Posted by du212

.Razor: Wade&Butcher The Diamond Edge razor
Brush: Truefitt&Hill Wellington Superbadger
Lather: Truefitt&Hill 1805 shaving cream
AS: Truefitt&Hill 1805 Lotion
EdT: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

José,
What a nice "All English Shave" today. What a beautiful shot too. Excellent my friend

Originally Posted by Teiste

Friday
D.R Harris lavender SS/Edwin Jagger DE87 with Astra SS/New Forest 2201 brush/Weleda Lotion/Weleda Balsam

Teiste,
Another beautiful photo in a portfolio of photos. Well done buddy

Originally Posted by Arrowhead

Just for a change, I shaved with one of mine
William Revitt 4/8
Today's shave is as English as I could manage, part of a little coordinated shaving exercise organised by Ralfy.

Andy,
That is a nice English shave. I love the thumb notch(es) on that blade. I bet it handles well, despite her small size.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Not enough Robert, Not quite enough But as I say to the Mrs; Almost done now, almost done...

Question is: Does she buy what you tell her, LOL? Women are waaaaay smarter than us.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Cool stuff buddy, can't wait to see those images. Thanks for sharing all this, and being so thorough about it too. With the truly impressive range of honing systems you possess now, and with your access to such fine equipment, this will be really good reading!!

Thank you Birnando...The pleasure is all mine. Once a scientist, always a scientist. You want to take everything to the extreme and see where the edge of that envelope is (literally in this case, LOL). Those impressive honing systems won't mean jack squat if I can't use them right. Today, my friend and I spent almost an entire afternoon taking some "OK" EM images. Problem is that the razor becomes magnetized under all those electrons bombarding the surface and some of the images are a little out of focus ( not as crispy as they should be). But, it's the best we could do under the circumstances. Keep your eyes posted in that thread. I am going through the images as we speak and will select a few that look good, and posting them soon.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

...the wife sleeps from watching the Royal Wedding from 3AM

And I thought I felt alone in this group. Phewwww!!! My wife slept just a couple of hours. I couldn't give a rat's &%$#@...well you know, LOL.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Joseph Allen and Sons, no XXL Barbers Notch
Honed by me, 1,4,8K progression 12K Naniwa finish

It was a nice shave but following a razor honed by Max is not an easy task. So, I think it was sharp enough but probably needs more time on the 4/8/12 as it was a bit harsh. Anyway, least I learning this stuff.

I am off to visit with Rene in the morning!!

Jeff,
Not bad, not bad at all. Congrats on the honing and judging your honing edges to Max' (or another pros edges) are the way to go. That's what I do, but it's hard sometimes as the different grinds and steel provide a different feel. Keep playing...it will come together.

Have fun with Rene. Don't let him convince you to do P90X without a Voodoo doll (he can fill you in as to what I mean, LOL).

Originally Posted by Birnando

Yours too, eh?
My wife have been completely bonkers all day!

LOOOOOOOOOL...Gotta love them though

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I cant wait Jeff. My daughter will be coming. For the food of course! LOL! If its a bit harsh you might have to go back and work on the bevel.

I, for one, am jealous. Wish I was there. Sounds like fun. +1 on the bevel

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Filarmonica DT13

Frank,
That's a great looking "Maximus Filarmonicus"

Good morning friends,

again I'll use a beautiful Wade & Butcher (bow) today

soap: Calani
brush: Muehle travel brush (synthetic)

AS: Brut



Have a nice weekend and/ or
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