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Happy Thanksgiving Fellas!

Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!! hopefully most of you don't have to work tomorrow like I do (ahhhh the life of theatre) but if you do know you're not the only one!!! so here is the pre-turkey shave!!!

PREP:

Hot Shower and Proraso PreShave Cream

STROP:

IL #827

SOAP:

Classic Shaving Sandalwood

BRUSH:

Dan Capshaw Custom Silver Tip

SCUTTLE:

G5

RAZOR:

S.R. Droescher "Karbono" Special Steel Extra

POST:

Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Pinaud Clubman, Nivea Post Shave for Sensitive Skin...oh and a nip of Johnny Green while i type

All in all a good shave!!! Have a GREAT THANKSGIVING!!!!!

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BenjaminBarker...nice setup. How do you like that G5?

The turkey is in the oven. I just want to tell everyone HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

My Thanksgiving Shave:
Got up this morning, quick cup of Joe then set about getting the turkey in the oven. Once the bird was secure:
Prep: 3 mile run, lukewarm shower
Razor: C.V. Heljestrand Mk4
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Speick shavestick
AS: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Black Suede ASB
Finish: Black Suede cologne

I've probably completely missed a lot of important tips that life has put right in front of my face but not this one: No matter who you are or what you do, there will always be people with a lot more than you have and people with a lot less than you have. The trick is to be the best animal you can possibly be. Make sure the ones you love know that and be grateful for the blessings you do enjoy, not just on Thanksgiving but every day of the year.

Thanksgiving Day Shave

Hot shower
Stephan's rubbed into the whiskers
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Nancy Boy Cucumber SC
New Forest badger brush
Wade and Butcher, 9/8 Celebrated Barber's Use
Hone:220,1000,4000,8000,12000,Crox, diamond spray, SRDP1 Strop
Razorock Aluminum
Thayer's Lavender
Vaseline for men

I had some time today so I decided to hone this razor. I've had it about a year but it needed some work. A while back when I was at Robert Williams house he fixed it up for me and gave it a quick polish. Told me I should learn how to hone it, so I tried.

After about 90 minutes honing the thing, I showered and gave it a try. I guess the honing job was good because it gave me a nice close shave on a single pass. Got a little nick by my nose because the thing it so large and I screwed up the angle. I hope the polishing, time and hone job removed any little bugs because I don't recall disinfecting it. I guess metal removal would be the best way anyway.

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday today.

Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!! hopefully most of you don't have to work tomorrow like I do (ahhhh the life of theatre) but if you do know you're not the only one!!! so here is the pre-turkey shave!!!

POST:

oh and a nip of Johnny Green while i type

All in all a good shave!!! Have a GREAT THANKSGIVING!!!!!

Nice Choice of Scotch

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Wade and Butcher, 9/8 Celebrated Barber's Use


I had some time today so I decided to hone this razor. I've had it about a year but it needed some work. A while back when I was at Robert Williams house he fixed it up for me and gave it a quick polish. Told me I should learn how to hone it, so I tried.

After about 90 minutes honing the thing, I showered and gave it a try. I guess the honing job was good because it gave me a nice close shave on a single pass. Got a little nick by my nose because the thing it so large and I screwed up the angle. I hope the polishing, time and hone job removed any little bugs because I don't recall disinfecting it. I guess metal removal would be the best way anyway.

Congrats Jeff on a fine job honing. I must say that is one SWEET W&B!!!!!

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Semogue 750 Best badger

Razor: Alcoso 117 13/16 Full Hollow

Honing Regimen: Chosera 1K- Shapton 2-4-6-8-16K CrOx

Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/English bridle

Cream: Vulfix Sandalwood

After shave: 444/Floïd Suave

Results: An almost brand new shave today, finished restoring this girl Tuesday and honed her yesterday, and today the mailman came with a package from Leon The razor took a marvellous, butter smooth edge, DFS++ in two passes. The 750 is not of the top shelf, but I face lather 99 out of 100 times and rarely use creams, but the few times I do I prefer to bowl lather and I find neither the Chubby, Berkeley or Wee Scot to be best suited for bowl lathering. The 57mm loft on the 750 made it a very nice brush for lathering cream in a bowl and it was actually quite a bit softer and had more backbone than expected. Followed Leon's advice and mixed a small dollop of 444 with Floïd and I can certanly say that this is going to be used a lot in the future, just the right menthol kick and the Floïd smells great (And SWMBO loved it which is a big + )

Blitz 14, Truefitt&Hill Wellington superbadger, Cyril R. Salter "Wild Rose", Dr. Harris Pink AS

Thursday

Razors: Merkur Futur; JM Schmid & Son 6/8
Blade: Astra (4)
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum Sage & Cedar
A/S: Royall Bay Rhum

I waited to shave until late in day and I'm feeling lazy today (we're going to the in-laws for dinner) so I did one pass with the Futur and finished with the straight. The result: a very nice BBS shave! The Ogallala soap produced a perfect lather and the Royall Bay Rhum provided a nice finish for the holiday!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!