Thread: Sun January 01st - Sat January 07th

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Good job Mike. Honing 3 can be tough. I would suggest going back to your 1k again and 20 circles 20 x on both sides a few times. Then repeat that on the 4k/8k

No 1K allowed!!

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

No 1K allowed!!

Oh really? WOW! Ok sorry. 100 circles 100 x then. LOL!

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Oh really? WOW! Ok sorry. 100 circles 100 x then. LOL!

Yup. JaNorton 4K/8k only. Lol. The wosty 1/4 hollow with micro chips had me wishing for my 1K!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year SOTD Brothers!

Prep: Hot Shower with Real Shaving Exfoliating Scrub

Razor: Thiers-Issard 6/8" Le Canadien Snakewood

Brush: PC Woodcraft 24mm Snakewood Super Silvertip

Scuttle: Robert Becker #9 Black

Strop: 25/50 SRD Webbing/episaacs homemade 'roo

Lather: TOBS Shaving Shop

AS: TOBS Shaving Shop

ASB: TOBS Shaving Shop

Cologne: TOBS Shaving Shop

Comments: A trip to the Shaving Shop before a New Year's Day dinner with the family was a pleasure. I am shave-testing this razor so I have a point of reference before diving into JaNorton, so this was a great way to get a feel for it. This was the first razor I ever honed and it is shaving quite nicely with an edge off the Norton 8k. I am loath to blunt the edge and start over, but it should be fun! I will have The Noob Chronicle updated shortly. Happy New Year, SOTD Brotherhood!

SPLENDID shaves gentlemen...What a show .

2012 will be the year of DROOL

Tom: That Herder is one beautiful chopper buddy. Use her in good health

Theseus: I forgot to mention it: Congrats on your 1000th post. Quite an accomplishment

This JaNorton honing is becoming quite the sensation it seems. Will follow all your progresses diligently.


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Cheers,
Robert

Good Morning

Prep: Shower
Strop: SRD Premium 1 Leather, 30,70
Brush: Muhle, Badger
Cream: TOBS, Eton College Collection
Razor: TI Spartacus
Finish: Alum
AS: Nivea After Shave Gel

Have a Great Day

Thank you all for the congratulations on my 1000th post. I thought that it was only fitting to share it with the SOTD brotherhood. I also want to thank you all for making me insanely jealous on a daily basis with your beautiful photos and shaving hardware/software. I look forward to the new year and sharing post 2000 with you all with a nice custom(hopefully).

1000 is a milestone, it's amazing me how quickly I'm approaching the same point, my other obsessions tapered out way earlier than this. I see you've changed your Avatar, as have I. There should be a place you can introduce your new Avatar, 'cause sometimes we get used to 'seeing' someone, don't we?

My new Avatar is a doodle by Kranz Kafka...

Monday

Dovo Best Quality 6/8
Altesse Badger brush
Omega Soap
Aqua Velva Ice Sport

Tuesday

Dovo Bismarck 6/8
Men-U Boar brush
Taback soap
Royall Bay Rhum

Yesterday was the last day of my Holiday break and I was too busy/lazy to post. To great shaves back to back!

Back To Work

Prep: Hot Shower with Real Shaving Exfoliating Scrub

Razor: Yama-Masa Kamisori (semi-rescued by Nagakichi Kamisori)

Brush: Bryce C 24mm Silvertip Ironwood

Scuttle: Robert Becker #9 Black

Strop: 25/50 SRD Webbing/episaacs homemade 'roo

Lather: T&H Trafalgar

Astringent: Witch Hazel

ASB: T&H Trafalgar

Cologne: T&H Trafalgar

Comments: I still haven't had the time to sit and get on the hones for JaNorton, though the night is still young. I had this Yama-Masa kamisori that I've been meaning to test for a while, so today was the day. Well, either I don't have the knack for a kamisori yet, or this one needs to be honed properly, because it wasn't nice. The Nagakichi sort of saved the shave, though my ingrown problem on the neck reared its ugly head. Too bad, because the Trafalgar is such a sweet product line. Oh well, I'm still learning! Anyway, I'll be hitting the hones tonight or tomorrow and then it's JaNorton time. I'm already working on updated The Noob Chronicle with my neck woes and kamisori foibles. Happy shaving, my SOTD Brothers!