Thread: Sun July 24th - Sat July 30st

Thursday

Gold Dollar 208 - NF2213 - GFT Limes - Alum - Givenchy Gentleman

I do like my Gold Dollar, but then again I'm rather froward, it was stropped on my home made ash paddle strop, and took one heck of an edge! Result a truly smooth, relaxed shave with a hint of Key lime pie.

Prep:Hot Shower
Scuttle:Dirty Bird custom double
Brush:H.L. Thater 23mm
Strop:SRD PIV English Bridle
Cream:CarrieM's “First Frost”
Razor: Kama
After shave: C.O. Bigelow “Mentha”
EDT: NOIR


Result: The Kama never disappoints. This mornings shave was super comfortable and very smooth. CarrieM's “First Frost” cream and the C.O. Bigelow ASB are just what was needed as the temperature soars into triple digits again today.

Have an excellent day gentlemen!

Glenn

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Truly they aren't certain what the trigger is. They are leaning heavily toward a neuro cause, not a heart cause. The think it is a nerve issue, hence the search of my spine. I have suffered PVC's for years that they can't explain either.

Indeed, one side went more than numb. First at about 3am I woke up in bed with my entire left side on fire. Couldn't hardly walk, was seeing stars and was light headed. I tried to walk it off (this was the second time this had happened, the first time, about 4 months ago, was probably the damage they saw in the radiation/stress test), I was sweating profusely, enough to totaly soak a towel I grabbed. I went back to bed and woke the wife and told her something was wrong. About this time it started easing up. So she was toweling me off and I fell back asleep. Scared all heck out of her. I woke up about 30 minutes later with the same thing, my whole left side on fire only this time my armpit and left chest were included in the 'fire'. It only lasted about a minute. At this point wife wanted to call 911, but I talked her out of. Then it happened again, then again. The last time my chest hurt so bad, and my left side was totally useless, so I caved and had her drive me to the hospital. of course by the time I got there, all symptoms were quiet. They didn't mess around, I was in a chair headed for the cardiology floor with 5 minutes of hitting the emergency room door. Then the real fun began. LOL It was the scariest experience I have had, ever!!

Thank you all for the care and concern. What a great bunch of guys.

My best to all of you!!

Mike

All the best to you Mike, keep fighting the good fight. Your great attitude will help you more than you know.

Best wishes,
Joe

Prep: Hot Water Wash, Baby Oil Gel
Razor: J Wiss and Sons Cosmo
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: VDH Deluxe
AS: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Clubman AS

I have been lazy today.
Just chilling out on the deck, getting some sun on my face

Pre-Shave: A cold shower

Brush: Plisson #16 HMW

Razor: Charlie Lewis 8/8 Custom Frameback

Strop: Neil Miller Cordovan Shell, Custom built

Soap/Cream: L'occitane Cade shaving soap

Scuttle:Schwarzweisskeramik, Large White

Astringent: Thayer's Medicated Superhazel

After shave Balm: L'occitane Cade ASB

EdT: Penhaligon's Sartorial

Results: A good, clean shave. A great razor, great prep, wonderful products and a good focus on the job at hand made this a wonderful half hour.

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Have a grand day Gents!!

Razor:C.T. Bingham Late F. Fenney Tally Ho
Brush:Jade and brass handled boar
Cream:Palmolive Lemon
AS:Thayers Lavender and Brut Attitude
Result:As always a great shave from the Tally Ho. I always look forward to using this razor(or any Sheffield steel for that matter). I am also liking the Palmolive Lemon more and more due to it's great scent and above average lather.

No pic today, (maybe I post one later) had only 30 minutes from I got home from work to shower and shave before going to my mother in law's 70th birthday.

Prep: Cold shower
Razor: Friodur 72 1/2. 6/8
Strop: 30/60 Neil Miller linen/english bridle
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1
Soap: Tabac
Aftershave: Tabac
Result: A very nice, and almost BBS shave, but the ten minutes I had avaliable for shaving made me rush a little and I didn't pay enough attention to the angle which caused a slight burn, still very satisfied though, I didn't shave that fast even when I used cartridges and goo

Good afternoon Gents!

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Soap: Artifact Soapworks Limited Old Spice w a few drops of glycerine
Razor: C. W. Dahlgren, 7/8 wedge barber's notch
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: Lavender spice, house blend
Notes: I got this soap as a gift a while back but have not been able to make it work well for me. For some reason I pulled it out again today and had another go at it. It did not perform with my boar brush, but it did better with a badger, and a few drops of glycerine made a thick nice lather that lasted through my shave. Nice relaxing 1-pass BBS.



Have a great evening guys!

Rooney 1/1 Super Badger
Speick SS Stick
Joseph Elliot 7/8 Wedge
Osma alum
Ogalllala Bay Rum

Another round of beautiful SOTDs gents

Originally Posted by mjhammer

It was the scariest experience I have had, ever!!

Mike,
I hope I don't come across as preachy, but I say this because I care. I totally agree with Paul (aka, Str8shooter) in his post...Don't take this lightly. Get this checked out as soon as possible (PLEASE). Especially after reading what you (and your wife) went through. It's not a sign. This forum has lost 2 of its brothers this year alone (almost back to back). It hit us pretty hard...I, for one, am not ready to risk losing another (I do enjoy your company and SOTD too much)...especially if it's something that's preventable. Do it for your family brother.

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

M, I highly encourage you to see a interventional cardiologist and have a heart cath done. The fact that this appears to not have been done is troubling. This is what I do in the civillian world. The low heart rate is probobly due to where the heart attacks happened in the heart Right coronary artery or distal circumflex(or beta blocker medication). If you have any questions please PM me. The heart does not recover similar to the brain. Once it's gone it's gone. The is a reason in medicine we have the phrase"time is muscle".

+1,000,000. This sounds serious

Originally Posted by eTom

Today once again a buddelized Wostenholm.

Buddelicious Wosty for sure Tom

Originally Posted by Earthdawn

Razor: Green Lizard

ED,
That Lizard is a beauty in her green clothing

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

St James Cedarwood & Clary Sage cream
St James cedarwood & Clary Sage balm
St James Cedarwood & Clary Sage Eau de cologne

A lovely smooth and fragrant shave, everthing just falls into place perfectly.

Jamie,
That sounds like the kind of shave worthy of a Saint. Well done

Originally Posted by fonthunter

MAXTERPIECE: Carl Friedrich ERN "ATOR" (w/ Bolivian rosewood scales)

Béla,
I love your beautiful Maximized ERN

Originally Posted by jhenry

Result: A well done shave…

Halleluiah brother...A very nice shave indeed

Originally Posted by Otto

Razor: Gotta 120 8/8 Spike - Mahogny scales
I haven't used this razor for a while.

Otto,
A GOTTA 120 in 8/8"??!! Wowww...I didn't know they made them in that size. Must be a rarity. Well done. I love it

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Puma Silver Steel

Nice Puma Jeff...I see that Spidey is supervising your shave, LOL

Originally Posted by Jacketch

Taylor Eye Witness Razor

Now if I can make it through my early morning dentist appointment, I will be doing great.

Ahhh Jack...The dreaded dentist visit. Good luck. Just show him/her that beautiful Taylor and he'll understand, LOL

Originally Posted by Jeltz

Gold Dollar 208
I do like my Gold Dollar

I like your Dollar too Nic...I also like your paddle strop. Nicely done

Originally Posted by sharp

Razor: Kama
Result: The Kama never disappoints.

She's truly stunning Glenn

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Razor: J Wiss and Sons Cosmo

Nice Wiss GI

Originally Posted by Birnando

Razor: Charlie Lewis 8/8 Custom Frameback
Results: A good, clean shave. A great razor, great prep, wonderful products and a good focus on the job at hand made this a wonderful half hour.

Birnando,
Nice CL frameback buddy. That 30 minutes is probably the best 1/2 hour of every day

Originally Posted by Theseus

Razor:C.T. Bingham Late F. Fenney Tally Ho
Result:As always a great shave from the Tally Ho. I always look forward to using this razor(or any Sheffield steel for that matter).

Who can blame you T.? Great looking piece too

Originally Posted by Zephyr

No pic today, (maybe I post one later) had only 30 minutes from I got home from work to shower and shave before going to my mother in law's 70th birthday.

Razor: Friodur 72 1/2. 6/8
Soap: Tabac
Aftershave: Tabac

Happy Birthday to your mother-in-law Rune. Great choice of soft and hardware. Sorry about the rush and resulting irritation though.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Soap: Artifact Soapworks Limited Old Spice w a few drops of glycerine
Razor: C. W. Dahlgren, 7/8 wedge barber's notch
Notes: I got this soap as a gift a while back but have not been able to make it work well for me. For some reason I pulled it out again today and had another go at it. It did not perform with my boar brush, but it did better with a badger, and a few drops of glycerine made a thick nice lather that lasted through my shave. Nice relaxing 1-pass BBS.

beautiful shot and shave Sten. Congrats on teh soap, but I am not so sure about the name "Artifact" though, LOOOL! Love the blade

Originally Posted by KING2011

Rooney 1/1 Super Badger
Speick SS Stick
Joseph Elliot 7/8 Wedge
Osma alum
Ogalllala Bay Rum

One can always count on a great shave from you King. Well done