Thread: Sun January 01st - Sat January 07th

First JaNorton Shave

Prep: Hot Shower with Real Shaving Creamy Face Wash

Razor: W&B 5/8 Bow Razor

Brush: Omega Pro 49

Scuttle: Robert Becker #9 Black

Strop: 100/100 SRD Premium IV/50 episaacs homemade 'roo

Lather: DRH Marlborough Soap

AS: DRH Marlborough

ASB: Trumper's Unscented

Cologne: DRH Marlborough

Comments: My first JaNorton shave wasn't the greatest. The amazing edge I had on my Bow Razor is gone, replaced by one that is much rougher. Since I honed it on Nortons before, I know I can get it back to at least where it was, if not better. Back to the stones. I'll update The Noob Chronicle shortly with the full story. Happy shaving, my SOTD Brothers!

Thursday

Merkur Futur
Shark (?)
Omega Boar brush
Ogallala Bay Rum Sage & Cedar
Booster Bay Rum
Old Spice

Finally got around to posting my morning shave. I've been busy this week.

Originally Posted by Sibban

When i woke up this is how i celebrated my birthday to begin with and later today there will be some Heiniken invovled Cheers!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

After a difficult day it is always nice to come home to a nice shower and shave. I guess when one holds a straight razor to their own throat, you seem to forget everything else.

Well said, and that is one beautiful RW by the way

Grant

Wade & Butcher-Day

Good Morning Friends,

Prep: Shower.
Strop: SRD Premium 1 leather 30,70.
Brush: Thater, SRP 2011 Edition.
Soap: Palmolive, Classic, Stick.
Razor: TI Spartacus, Ebony Scales.
Cologne: Trumper's Eucris.

It's the weekend here, and we have the Semis and Finals of the ExxonMobil Open Mens Tennis Tournament, today and tomorrow. I have managed to blag VIP tickets for both days. I'm hoping that both Federer and Nadal make it through to the final, that will be one to watch.

Oh, the shave, yeah, that was good.

Have a Great Day

Friday!!!

Quite happy it’s Friday, I must say. Not that it’s been a bad first week back to work. Whiled away the time this afternoon by trying to create some code that would display a msg box if any records in a table had a false value for a yes/no check box in the Education centre database I developed. Found a really simple way on the ‘net using DCount that had like only four lines of code. I’ll have to store that one for later use.

This morning’s shave was a pleasure. The second time using the Törnblom (now that I have over 1000 posts I’m allowed to refer to my razors by their last name; in a matey, jokey sort of way “How ya going Törnblom”, “How’s it hanging Berg..Lookin’ SHARP, brother!”...). The edge was very smooth. Maybe it can be sharper; but it was smooth. I liked gssixgun’s comment (I think it was) about the difference between sharp and smooth in the JaNorton thread. That thread is actually an extremely interesting and effective learning mechanism; collaborative group learning and teaching in a supportive environment. An interesting social topic too, how learning and sharing of information is becoming extremely fast and broad and global very quickly.

Anyone agree that Musgo real and Pinaud Clubman go EXTREMELY well together? They both have that baby powderish smell that’s so calming when it’s hot...

I forgot to explain the Southwark, I wasn't drinking for this morning's shave (not that there's anything wrong with that), I take my photo when I get home from work. Southwark is a South Australian bitter beer and is a classic...

Razor: Klas Törnblom

Pre Shave: Proraso

Cream : Musgo Real

ASB: None

After Shave: Pinaud Clubman/Burberry ‘The Beat’ Eau de Toilette

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Bay Rum
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Beau Brummel 44 6/8
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six

A little too fast shave, but clean enough for work.

Originally Posted by eTom

Wade & Butcher-Day

Beautiful knives on display this week Tom

Originally Posted by easyace

It's the weekend here, and we have the Semis and Finals of the ExxonMobil Open Mens Tennis Tournament, today and tomorrow. I have managed to blag VIP tickets for both days. I'm hoping that both Federer and Nadal make it through to the final, that will be one to watch.

I hate when Federer and Nadal play each other, I like them both and dont want either of them to loose.
Enjoy the tennis, VIP seats sounds awesome.

Grant

Strop: Osgar Vintage Shell Horse
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Razor: Unknown Sheffield Wedge
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: C.O. Bigelow Mentha
A/S: David Craig Bay Rum
After cutting myself on my last two shaves I must admit I was actually a little nervous tonight.
I'm pleased to report a 3 pass BBS without so much as a nick.
The L'Occitane is good stuff, I dont use it nearly enough.
I'm feeling great after this shave, and ready for the weekend.

Thanks for all the great posts and pics boys, enjoy your weekend.
Grant

Glycerin soap, Barbon shaving cream, Simpson The Colonel best badger, Edwin Jagger DE87 Ivory + Astra (#2), Geo F Trumper skin food extract of limes, alum block, TOBS Bay Rum

Good day to all
Regards
José Luis