Thread: Sun March 11th - Sat March 17th

Prep: Hot Shower, Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Strop: Dovo Russian 2"
Brush: Vilfix badger
Soap/Cream: G.F.T. (Violet)
Razor: Genco Red Cross 5/8"
Aftershave: Floid



Note: I never meet a Genco I didnt love and this Red Cross was no exception. Great shaver!!!
Nice job Tom once again!!!

Prep:	Hot Shower / Barbasol Lather soak with Hot Towel / Extra Virgin Olive Oil Rub / Rise Baby Face Gel on 2nd pass
Razor:	5/8 Shapleigh "Shapleigh Barber's" Freshly restored, scaled and honed
Hones:	Pyramid 4/8k, 150 laps Cnat with slurry, 5 Diamond, 10 CrOx, 100 felt, 100 Horsehide, 100 Chestnut
Brush:	24mm Silvertip in American Ash
Uber:	Tabac + 4 drops Glycerine - I finally got the tabac water ratio right and got some decent lather. Usually it is too thin for my tastes. I love the smell, but this is the first time it lathered up very nicely. I think I like it!!
AS:	Alum Block + OBR Limes & Peppercorns
Edc:	Cuba "Gold"
Result:	A quicky polish, disinfected, a new set of scales (peened, not microfasteners this time) and a hone job, then a shave. All in the same morning! Of course the shave had to wait until afternoon, but still . The shave was a good one, not super great, but very passable and pleasurable. I think a few more passes on the CNat might help. I may go back to the 8k and polish it there some more, I'm not sure. I may leave it alone and just strop it a bunch more. It has a slight smile that was giving me trouble at first, but it had a bevel already so I just did the pyramid starting from the 4k. No irritation but some slight burn from the alum and of course, the OBR settles things right down. The Cuba Gold is becoming one of my favorites, and SWMBO doesn't disagree!!

Happy Shaving Gents!!

Mike

Wed.
Brush: Vie-Long Horse/Boar
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor: All Plastic Value DE
Blade: Astra SP
Pre: Hot Towel
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Groom: Gables Cream-Oil
Result: CSS

Originally Posted by danielghofrani

how wide is the chopper?!

Its 31/32 at the widest point and 15/16+ for the most part. No name but feels like a W&B

Wednesday

Gold Dollar 66, Body Shop Maca Root Cream, NF2213, Alum, Pashana Original AS

Shave #8 since honing the GD, still shaving well but the the freshly honed feeling has gone. My best razors will tend to reach this point after about shave #10/12 this one isn't vastly different from my average razors but its clear that it will require a little more attention than some. I would typically give it some attention on a Crox Strop next.

BBS shave yesterday + oversleeping today = No shave today.

= More whiskers to whack tomorrow.

Now...what blade to use... ?

Wednesday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro Sketched
Palmolive Stick
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Original
Old Spice After Shave

Good morning Gentlemens!

Today was a National Day shaving (today is the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 day):

Prep: hot towel + glycerin soap
Brush: Spanish handmade brush handle with supaer badger knot (from TGN)
Shaving cream: Figaró (from Hungary)
Razor: 3/8" Duisy-Steel wedge
AS: Figaró After Shave (from Hungary)

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

Carl,
All you need to remember is "Youth and enthusiasm is no match for Old age and Treachery!"...LOL

Who you callin' old and treacherous! I orta punch you right in the dial!

Originally Posted by baldy

...Well the trip to Sydney Children's Hospital was a little anti-climactic.
The conversation we had with the doctors a few weeks ago was that Jack would be finishing his Chemo on Monday night, having a bone marrow test on Tuesday and that would be the end of his treatment.
When we saw the professor on Tuesday he decided to continue the Chemo for another 8 weeks. Its not a big deal, and I know its in his best interest, but the whole family was mentally prepared to be finished with the Chemo yesterday, we even had celebrations planned for when we arrived home today.
Plus being back in the kids cancer ward was MUCH harder than I expected. Seeing all the new faces, the next generation of kids and their families going down that road was awful, I was fighting tears the whole time.
Sorry to sound so bummed guys, Its just I've been putting on a brave face and a positive attitude for 2 years and 2 days, and some days this shit just gets to you.
...

Hi Grant,
I considered posting this as a PM, but decided not to. I really feel for you. When Bailey was diagnosed last April there was nothing more important that his health, nothing in life had any importance apart from his health any more; I got no joy from anything. I was utterly depressed. It's normal I guess to re-consider priorities. However, the problem was that because I was so focussed on Bailey, and because everything to do with him was utterly depressing, my whole life became obsessed with just all that shit, with nothing nice or happy in it. We 'only' went through it for 9 months. He finished chemo in January. I completely understand how continuing with that and all it means, all the side effects and everything, all the anguish etc would make you feel. I completely get the scenario around the 'new' parents and kids lined up on the waiting room chairs makes you feel. You feel like when you were told Santa doesn't exist. A bright and shiny bubble somewhere in your heart bursts, and it leaves a big black hole in its place. Everything feels bad, nothing feels good. Maybe if you haven't already you should just break down and weep, it's OK to do that, you don't have to put on a brave face or show a positive attitude, what you're going through sucks and it's OK to show others it sucks and that you DON'T feel strong. My thoughts are with you, you have certainly helped me get through but I've now got an eternal feeling of impending doom, but that HAS made me value my years, months, days, seconds or whatever I have left on this earth with those I love.

PM me any time if you need someone to talk to...

Carl