Thread: Sun October 16th - Sat October 22nd

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

That blade looks like the work of someone I know! Nice pipe too!

Thanks but it's just the product of my meager effort.

We should have some more fun, Jacketch!

Simply unbelievable! What a way to start the day!

Prep: Hot Shower, Proraso pre-post creme
Brush: AOS Pure Badger
Soap: Nancy Boy (Signature scent)
Razor: Beau Brummel #18, 11/16" square point
Post: Nancy Boy AS gel / AOS AS balm unscented
Result: Very smooth...I received my Nancy boy stuff (no comments guys...lol) yesterday evening and used it for this mornings shave. I have to say that the shaving cream really impressed me and lived up to it's hype. Not mounds of lather, but more of a thick peanut buttery feel that had a most unbelievable cushion. The scent is subtle which is great for work, and I wasn't impressed by it at first, but it's kinda growing on me as time goes on. The after shave gel was different in how it went on, I will have to use it some more, the jury is still out. Overall a really close smooth BBS shave and my skin feels really good after.

Have a Great Friday Gents! WOOT! I am so ready for the weekend!

Friday

iKon H2O Spinner
Gillette Super Thin
Frank Shaving Synthetic Badger
VDH Luxury Scented Shave Soap
BEA After Shave Balm
Captain's Choice Bay Rum

First time using the VDH luxury scented (shea & mango butter) shave soap. Very nice makes loads of wonderful lather with little trouble. Nice light fragrance.

MWF Hand Soap,
Founders Reserve Cedarwood & Clarysage SC,
Simpson Special in Best,
Merkur 33c/Gillette 7 O'Clock(3),
L'Occitane Alum,
GFT Coral SF,
Lanvin Vetyver EdT.



That Cedarwood & Clarysage certainly wakes you up in the morning!

Great way to start a day. First when i got out of the shower i had a Red Head waiting for me. Fromm Red Head that is and the wonderful scent of Bay Rum. What could be better. Hmmm.... Well i could think of a few things.

Pegasus Strop
TGN 24MM
Fromm Red Head 8/8
Ogallala Bay Rum + Calypso
WH
Skin food
Ogallala Bay Rum
Calypso ASB

Hi Guys!
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. We had some water damage at the house and I've been tearing up and replacing flooring for the last week. I finally got a chance to have a decent shave this morning.

I'm off to a Victorian Rifleman Provincial Shoot this weekend so I broke out my Victorian Wade & Butcher. With about 4 days worth of growth I almost had a bbs shave in one pass! I haven't used this razor in a while and her heavy weight just sliced through my beard with no pressure applied from my end. I just let her "drop" down my face and I can't believe how well she shaved ") I'll be shooting this Martini Henry in a competition on Saturday.

Pre-Shave: A shower

Brush: Simpson Polo 12, 2 band Super

Razor: Joe Chandler Custom

Strop: C-Mon Vel-edge, Cordovan Shell

Soap/Cream: Penhaligon's Endymion

Scuttle:Schwarzweisskeramik, Large White

Astringent: Osma Alum, rinse, Thayer's Medicated SuperHazel

After shave Balm: Penhaligon's Endymion

EdT: Penhaligon's Endymion

Results: That was more like it. A full half hour in the shave cave is how to start a new day

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Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Now THAT is a heel to love!!!!
Mammoth Ivory? Really? Are you serious? How much of that stuff is there? Is that like a gazzilian Euros an ounce?

You know, technically, one could pluck the tusks out of the elephants and they'd grow back; they're actually overgrown incisors. Heard that on a radio show about the illegal ivory trade the other day. Of course plucking them out is a little tricky, apparently it's easier just to kill the poor thing...

Thanks mate
You know, I was a bit surprised that this material was available at all when I first started looking into customs.
I've seen quite a few makers offer those scales as an option, so I guess it is somewhat easy to find.
And it can cross borders more easily than the Elephant variety
I'm really not sure as to how expensive the material is, but I suppose it is somewhat more expensive than G10 and more common materials used these days.

Thanks for the info on the elephant tusks. I didn't know that.
It really is too bad they have to kill 'em to get to the Ivory.
I ain't volunteering to cut them off a live elephant though..