Thread: Sun September 25th - Sat October 1st

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

I can proudly (and publicly) announce that a new standard has been set with this blade.

Congratulations Robert, no point keeping all the others now.

I'll can offer safe disposal services,

Edit: Mikael - Great minds eh?

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Casual Sunday Shave

My grandson "got his shave on" afterwards. His SOTD is as follows:
1912 Gem Junior (bladeless)
VDH Boar
VDH
Clubman AS (he's convinced that if he uses anything but witch hazel or Clubman, the flesh will be burned from his face leaving only a skull next to the sink

Lol That is so cool to be doing with your grandson.

Razor – Wade & Butcher blued, “For Barbers Use”
Soap – Cella
Brush – Simpson Chubby#2
AST – Alum Bloc & Thayers Cucumber witch hazel
ASB – The Shave Den – 2X Iced Neroli Shave Milk
Strops – nun2sharp Hemp Strop followed by Neil Miller 3” Buffalo strop.

Good day to all;
The big English wedge glided through a couple days growth no problem-o. Beautiful Black horn scales by Brad “Undream”. Restored coffin cases by me, Hah! The 2X Iced Shave Milk is quite a kick after a close shave. Wheeeee!
Mike

Seems like it Wade and Butcher day!!

Travel shave from college alumni reunion weekend...

Prep: Hot shower
SC: Ingram
Brush: Simpsons Major M1 Travel Brush “Super Badger”
Razor: Merkur 33C Classic w/ Lord Stainless blade
Toner: RazoRock pure alum block
ASG: Visal “Dopo Barba” gel
EDC: J & E Atkinsons I Coloniali “Guajaco Wood”
Result: A great shave…

Originally Posted by mjhammer

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Result: |The face was really beat up from the horrible thing I did yesterday learning to hone. I thought I had a bevel set, and in my inexperience tried to shave a cheek with it. It wasn't sharp and now my cheek is trashed. 3 cuts and many abrasions later I took it back to the hones. I got it right the second (or was it 3rd, maybe 4th) try and was able to have a shave with this little Salamandar. What a great little blade. Overall my second attempt (skipping the cheek of course) went very well. Nice and Clean and Smooth!!! Yay! As always the lucky tiger and black leather set the tone ( or scent ) for the day. HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY!

Ouuuch Mike. I am sorry to hear about this experience, but believe me, in retrospect, you will be better off with is experience than without. The reason I say this is because honing is an empirical exercise, not theoretical. Your 2nd honing (and your butchered face) proves that. We can read all about it until we turn blue, but unless we actually do it and literally fail at it, nothing will come of it. Learning by doing is the best...So, I raise my glass to our failures and drink to our successes.

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Robert, I didn't realize that YOU, as well as all of us, were still on the quest for that 'perfect' shave. If you feel your still always improving then that gives me real hope that I am still on the progression upward, and not regressing, which is what it feels like sometimes.

The quest is what is important, it's the journey that makes it all worth it, not the end. I personally can see no end in this progression.

On another note! I found a barber shop in Golden, CO that gives Shaves and a Haircut. They use a feather of course, since real straights have been made illegal for barbers here. I don't know if that applies to other places as well, but I was told it was the health department and the AIDS issue that made that happen. I guess I can understand. I still want to be shaved by someone else just once at least. It would be so cool

Mike,
This was not just a quest for being BBS. It redefined what BBS really is. I get nice BBS shaves with my other blades, but somehow this W&B left me with such level of satisfaction that I feel I have taken the wrong turn (or right turn). It is many a times a function of the steel and the grind and how one's face reacts to all the variables involved. The beauty of this sport is that it is all evolving. You may like a wedge today only to find out that a year down the road, your face prefers hollows. And what's more, things may change once again. The important thing is to really keep an open mind during this quest. What we know today, may not be what is cracked up to be tomorrow. This was my revelation today.

Have fun in this journey brother...Even though we all share the common goal in this quest, our journeys are personal. Keep pushing the envelop and let your shave evolve with you and you adapt to it. it's a beautiful experience, imho. May there never be an end to this progression.

You know...I have agonized whether I want to spend $30-$50 for someone else to shave me...But at the end, I decided that the only person qualified to give you your BEST shave is YOU. The zen happens when you whip up that beautiful fragrant lather (of your choice) with the brush (of your choice), pick up that razor (of your choice) and do what you do best every morning...YOUR WAY, not some barber who just graduated from school. Choice is another side effect of this sport that is under-appreciated. I, don't want my experience to be limited by regulations that the DHHS puts on the public.

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Oh ya, also, Friggin Stunning blade my friend!!!! (Droooooool).
Have a great Sunday!!! All my best to my Brothers in Blades (as Roy would say!).

Thank you buddy. This and her Monster cousin (1/4 hollow) were two of the best buys I had this month. As someone much wiser than me once told me: it's better to be lucky than good, LOOOL

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Prep: Easy 2 mile run (those 5 mile runs sure aren't as invisible as they used to be)

LOOOOOOOOL. I wonder why?

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Razor: Imperial Extra Hollow Ground
Great two pass shave, this is another one of those razors that just seems to get sharper every time I use it.

My grandson "got his shave on" afterwards. His SOTD is as follows:
1912 Gem Junior (bladeless)
VDH Boar
VDH
Clubman AS (he's convinced that if he uses anything but witch hazel or Clubman, the flesh will be burned from his face leaving only a skull next to the sink

Great shave GI, but I must give the biggest kudos to your grandson. Well done GI jr. That's too funny about his fear of Clubman, LOOOOL

Originally Posted by Jacketch

Very classy, very elegant SOTD Robert. I wonder after each of your posts how you will out-do your last shave but you always manage. You really set the bar.

Thank you Jack...but, I am still evolving and I feel that I have a long way to go. I really enjoy every detail of every shave.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Cheers Robert! It's a sweet blade, a smoth talker and operator If your brush is in the same place as the one Törnblom wedge in pink ivory custom scales I sold to a guy in Cigaco (been laying there since 5th of September, I bet you they're very clean shaven in that office

You know...That's exactly what I was thinking too, LOOOOOL

Originally Posted by Mikael

Congrats Robert, sounds very nice! Does this mean I can have your other razors now?

She is more than just nice (I think). She's an artifact, perfectly preserved, LOOOOL. As to my other blades: Haaaaaaaaaaaa, LOOOOOL. Not because I don't want to, but every one of them has had a history in my book which I cannot shake all that easily. I have sold one razor and I still long for her sometimes. I am not opposed to however, sharing them with you if you want to try them out.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Razor: Henckels Friodur 72 1/2
Results:A great Sunday afternoon shave! [/Table]

Forget the shave Rune...I can't get over this stunning photo. Love the theme and background. Work of art.

Originally Posted by KING2011

dopo Cream

King,
How's the Dopo? never ran across it before. Sounds nice

Originally Posted by amb

Thanks Robert. I think also she needs honing, but I have a problem, I don't know how to hone a SR. My attempts in this area have been a deep failure.

Angel,
Believe me...I totally understand your frustration. I 9and most of us) have been where you are right now. But, as I was telling Mike, if it wasn't for my failures at honing, I wouldn't have been here (and I am only maybe 10% there). I still learn stuff from Max, Glen, Lynn and others.

So, grab those darn stones, take your blade and keep failing brother. In those failures, the winning ticket will reveal itself. Trust me. But do me a favor...fail on practice blades, not your real gems. At the end, you will not regret this journey (+ the satisfaction that comes with it).

Originally Posted by Titivillus

I bought her in Argentina. She was really cheap. Thanks!

Stunning and gorgeous Wade & Butcher Robert!

Ahhh..You lucky dawg, LOOOOL . She's a beauty Antoni.

PS: Thanks for the kind words my friend

Originally Posted by Jeltz

Congratulations Robert, no point keeping all the others now.
I'll can offer safe disposal services
Edit: Mikael - Great minds eh?

Disposal services, eh Nic? Don't trust 'em, LOOOOOOL.

I smell conspiracy brewing between you and Mikael here...Hmmmm!!

Originally Posted by MODINE

Razor – Wade & Butcher blued, “For Barbers Use”
The big English wedge glided through a couple days growth no problem-o. Beautiful Black horn scales by Brad “Undream”. Restored coffin cases by me, Hah! The 2X Iced Shave Milk is quite a kick after a close shave. Wheeeee!

Another beautiful W&B. Nicely done Mike.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Seems like it Wade and Butcher day!!

You pulled the words right out of my mouth buddy. That's exactly what I was thinking going through today's SOTDs.

Originally Posted by jhenry

Travel shave from college alumni reunion weekend...

Monroe...Enjoy your time buddy. I bet you'll be the cleanest shaven fellow there

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Cheers,
Robert

Wadw&Butcher - Kimson - Aramis - Royall Bay Rum

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

But do me a favor...fail on practice blades, not your real gems.

Thank you for your comments, Robert.
I'll do it on practice blades.
Angel.

Just poking in and saying hello my brethren!! I should be back for a Fri SOTD. The W&B day is awesome!!

Paul

Sunday
RazoRock Fresco/Edwin Jagger Barley with Astra/Omega 10275/Alum/RazoRock wax balsam